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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine May 3-9

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine May 3-9

“Bangor ArtWalk,” Downtown, Bangor

May 3 – 6, Thursday – Sunday, 7pm/Thurs, 8pm/Fri.- Sat, 3pm/Sun, “Spitfire Grill,” music and book by James Valcq, lyrics and book by Fred Alley, based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff, a feisty parolee follows her dreams to sleepy Gilead, Wisconsin, and finds a place for herself working at Hannah’s Spitfire Grill, the diner is for sale but with no offers on the table, Hannah decides to raffle it off, whoever submits $100 and the most compelling essay will win the grill, soon, mail is arriving by the barrel and things are definitely cookin’ at the Spitfire Grill, $15, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St., Bangor. FMI: 207-942-3333, www.penobscottheatre.org.
May 4, Friday, 5-8pm, “Downtown Bangor Friday ArtWalk,” join us as we celebrate the 2018 Downtown Bangor Artwalk season! The Downtown Bangor Arts Collaborative is pleased to announce the 2018 Downtown Bangor First Friday Artwalk series. The 10th anniversary series will begin in May and continue through October on the first Friday of each month from 5-8 pm, free, downtown, Bangor. FMI: 207-992-4234, www.downtownbangor.com.
May 4, Friday, 7pm, “Bangor Area Children’s Choir Spring Concert,” our talented BACC singers will present a concert on the theme of building bridges. The program includes a poignant composition by Swedish composer Jan Sandström, Across the Bridge of Hope, a touching piece about the bridge between generations – The Bridge Builder, by Canadian Eleanor Daley, the hilarious Mom-isms about the bridge between mothers and their children, and of course, Paul Simon’s great Bridge Over Trouble Water, St. John’s Episcopal Church, 234 French Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-947-0156, www.bangorareachildrenschoir.com/2018SpringConcert/.
May 5, Saturday, 10am-3pm, “Kid Central Festival,” presented by BangPop! with the help of local businesses, museums and other arts organizations, families will enjoy a wealth of fun and free activities both indoors and outside. From music to crafts, face painting to the annual superhero costume contest, there are activities for everyone ages 12 and under, downtown, Bangor. FMI: 207-941-0255, www.KidCentralFest.com.
May 5, Saturday, 10am-12pm, “Spring on the Streams: Perch Pond Paddle,” explore Hirundo’s streams in spring during high water. Canoe, paddles and life jackets are available for your use, Hirundo Wildlife Refuge, 1107 West Old Town Road, Old Town. FMI: 207-394-2171, www.hirundomaine.org.
May 5, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Swing Dance with Alumni Jazz Band,” whether you love to dance or just love to listen to good music, come on out and enjoy yourself! We’ll be playing Big Band era music as well as newer pop, waltz, swing tunes and Latin numbers, Next Generation Theatre, 39 Center St., Brewer. FMI: 207-989-7100, www.nextgenerationtheatre.com.
May 6, Sunday, 3pm, “Bangor Symphony Orchestra presents: Masterworks VI Pines of Rome,” The Masterworks season will conclude in spectacular style with Italian masters: Rossini, Busoni, Puccini, and Respighi! The program starts with Rossini’s iconic Barber of Seville Overture and Busoni’s rarely performed Violin Concerto No. 1, featuring the incomparable Frank Almond as soloist. Then we return to the passionate music of Puccini with his Capriccio Sinfonico before concluding with Respighi’s Pines of Rome, see site for ticketing details, Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.

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