Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine March 15-21

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine March 15-21

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine March 15-21

“80th Annual Eastern Maine Sportsmen’s Show,” UMaine Field House, Orono

Mar. 15-18 and 21, Thursday-Sunday and Wednesday, 7pm/Thurs, Fri. and Wed, 5pm/Sat, 3pm/Sun, “Ugly Lies the Bone,” experimenting with a pioneering virtual reality therapy, a wounded young veteran returns to her small hometown on Florida’s Space Coast where she must confront her scars and the changes that have occurred in her absence. She builds a breathtaking new world where she can escape her pain, she begins to restore her relationships, her life and, slowly, herself, a Maine premiere, see site for ticketing details, Penobscot Theatre Company, 131 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-3333, www.penobscottheatre.org.
Mar. 16-18, Friday-Sunday, 4-9pm/Fri, 9am-8pm/Sat, 9am-4pm/Sun, “80th Annual Eastern Maine Sportsmen’s Show,” more than 120 exhibitors of canoes, fishing & fly-tying equipment, hunting dogs, trapping and taxidermy, boat and marine supplies, outdoor wear, bowhunting, family camping, backpacking, ATVs and firearms, UMaine Field House, Long Road, Orono. FMI: conservationassociation.org.
Mar. 16, Friday, 7pm, “Explore!,” Mars… For centuries it’s been an object of human fascination. Once mysterious, soon this red world may become our new home. This became possible due to daring individuals like Johannes Kepler: fascinated with the world, striving toward discovery and embracing challenges it may bring. It is our duty to continue their work… Explore, Dream Discover. Take an adventurous journey with humankind: from ancient Mesopotamia to modern space exploration! Experience the fascinating history of astronomy, geocentric and heliocentric models, Kepler laws of planetary motion, and discover the principals of orbital maneuvers which enable satellites and space travel, $6/adults, $4/under 12, Emera Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1341, astro.umaine.edu.
Mar. 17, Saturday, 5:30-9pm, “St. Patrick’s Day Supper and Show,” our famous boiled dinner, with ham and corned beef, homemade rolls, and pies. Then, an evening of great traditional Irish and country music from Carolyn and Paul of Long Journey, and Cornell Mac and Judy, supper at 5:30pm and show at 7pm, $8/supper, $7/show or $14/supper and show, Bangor Grange Hall, 1192 Ohio Street, Bangor. FMI:  www.visitbangormaine.com.
Mar. 17-18, Saturday and Sunday, 6pm/Sat, 4pm/Sun, “10th Annual Symphony Soiree,” skip to the Emerald Isle and join us in the Emerald City for an Oz-themed Soiree. Always a spectacular event, the Soiree supports the mission of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra and its education programs, including the Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestras. Enjoy featured entertainment by guest vocalists from the BSO’s presentation of POPS: The Wonderful Music of Oz, and take part in one of the most exciting auctions in town! Heavy hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and complimentary drinks make for the perfect night out celebrating classical music and music education in the Bangor region, $70, Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono. FMI: 207-942-5555, www.bangorsymphony.org.
Mar. 17, Saturday, 7-11pm, “EMC Auxiliary’s Twelfth Annual Winter Beach Ball,” Motor Booty Affair, the Ultimate Disco Tribute Band, will be providing music from the 70’s that we know and love. Put on your St. Patrick’s attire, tropical attire or your bell bottoms and flip flops and join us for an evening of music, dancing, and the opportunity to participate in our 50’50 raffle, Chance Auction, Silent Auction and delicious refreshments, $35/per person, Anah Shrine, 1404 Broadway, Bangor. FMI: 207-973-5055, www.emmcauxiliary.org.
Mar. 17, Saturday, 7:30-9:30pm, “Maine Science Festival: An Evening with Radiolab’s Robert Krulwich,” Robert Krulwich is co-host of Radiolab, WNYC’s Peabody Award-winning program about ‘big ideas’ now one of public radio’s most popular shows. It is carried on more than 500 radio stations and its podcasts are downloaded over 7 million times each month. “There’s nothing like it on the radio,“ says Ira Glass of This American Life. “It’s an act of crazy genius.” Robert is also the author of the “Curiously Krulwich” blog, featured on National Geographic, where he illustrates hard-to-fathom concepts in science using drawings, cartoons, videos, and more. For 22 years, Krulwich was also a science, economics, general assignment and foreign television correspondent at ABC and CBS News, and a frequent host/reporter on the PBS investigative series, Frontline. Robert’s curiosity and ability to explain complex subjects has made him, as the New York Times said, “a storied figure in public radio history.” TV Guide described him as “the most inventive network reporter in television.” He has won two Peabody Awards and Emmy awards, the AAAS Science Journalism Award, The Extraordinary Communicator Award from the National Cancer Insthttp://www.mainesciencefestival.org/wp-admin/nav-menus.phpitute, and an Alfred I. Dupont-Columbia Award. “I like talking about big ideas, and I especially like creating images that will keep those ideas in people’s’ heads for hours, days, even months,” Krulwich says, Gracie Theatre, Husson University, 1 College Circle, Bangor. FMI: 207-262-7200, www.mainesciencefestival.org.

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