Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Sept. 27-Oct.3

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“Birds of Chicago,” Camden Opera House, Camden

Sept. 27, Thursday, 5pm, “Wiscasset Art Walk,” a summertime celebration of art, music, and local history. Located along the Sheepscot River, the charming 19th century Village is walkable and chock full of beautiful things to see, great sounds to hear, tasty bits to nibble, and high spirits to enjoy! Open Doors invite you into galleries of contemporary and historic art, one-of-a-kind shops, and exquisite venues for antique shopping. Look for special events everywhere: live music in the galleries and on the sidewalks, food trucks, flower cart, historical displays, magic, body painting, and performance, free, Downtown, Main Street, Wiscasset. FMI: www.wiscassetartwalk.org.
Sept. 28-30, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “I’ll Be Back Before Midnight,” a scary, fun show. A superb cast mixed with cool special effects brings this thriller, with a touch of comedy, to life. You’ll be jumping in your seat, $12, Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook Street, Freeport. FMI: 207-865-2220, fcponline.org.
Sept. 28, Friday, 7:30pm, “Birds of Chicago,” led by JT Nero and Allison Russell, Birds of Chicago are known for their seamless combination of rock n roll meets “near perfect Americana” (No Depression). Their new album, Love in Wartime is a rock and roll suite with impressive cinematic sweep. Co-produced by Nero and Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars), it evokes epic efforts of the 60’s and 70’s, with love as the undeniable through-line, and finds Nero and Russell continuing to create joyously urgent rock songs with deep lyricism, gut-punch singing and fevered musicality, $32, Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street, Camden. FMI: 207-236-7963, www.camdenoperahouse.com.
Sept. 29, Saturday, 9am, “The Great Inflatable Race,” Seeds of Independence and Family Focus host The Great Inflatable Race, Maine! Designed for all ages, this family fun event will have you and your friends running, bouncing, bumping and LAUGHING your way to the finish line! The Great Inflatable Race is a fun run with inflatable obstacles spread throughout the running course. You and your friends will feel like kids again as you jump, dive and bounce on our custom-designed inflatables. Get fit, support a good cause and create epic memories that will last you a lifetime! All proceeds support youth development programs and services in our area. So, what are you waiting for? Join us for The Bounciest Fun Run on Earth, $25, The Brunswick Landing, 29 Burbank Avenue, Brunswick. FMI: 207-406-2365, www.thegreatinflatablerace.com/maine.
Sept. 29, Saturday, 7:30pm, “The Contenders,” the legend Levon Helm said that if you give it good concentration, good energy, good heart, and good performance, the song will play you. If that’s true, then Jay Nash and Josh Day are well and truly played by the set of songs in their debut EP, “Meet The Contenders.” The collection breathes with musicality and grit in the tradition of heroes—The Band, Tom Petty, The Dead, Dylan. Thrumming and heady, with a steady heartbeat and a hint of honky-tonk, this EP speaks of wanderers and highways, lovers and losers, good times and missed chances,swimming pools and movie stars, all with a ferocity born of hard work and honed skill. Nash and Day have been players and poets for the better part of two decades. Jay Nash’s music is like the river that raised him—strong and deep, with a little bit of lullaby and a big damn current. Twenty years ago, he played loud in bars along the Saint Lawrence River, in the reaches of New York so far-flung they’re almost Canadian. For the last decade, he’s journeyed the US and Europe solo, selling over 60,000 records without ever putting ink on a conventional record deal. Hailing from the sweet, sticky hill country of North Carolina, Josh Day brings a percussive virtuosity that shapes the music and supports the vocals. With shining creativity and fine-boned craftsmanship, Day has that special something that resonates with audiences and always feels like a party. Be it playing bluegrass with the Kruger Brothers, touring with Sara Bareilles, or drumming for Jennifer Nettles, Day keeps it busy and honest, just what one would expect from a man who plays with so much heart, $20-$25, The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. FMI: 207-633-5159, www.boothbayoperahouse.com.
Sept. 29, Saturday, 7:30pm, “The Last Waltz,” the original configuration of the Band ended it’s touring career in 1976. This show is a re-creation of the full concert. This 100 minute concert features guest appearances by local performers in character, such as Dr. John, Neil Young, Ronnie Hawkins, Joni Mitchell…join us on this musical time travel, $15/advance, $17/door, Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington Street, Bath. FMI: 207-442-8455, www.chocolatechurcharts.org.
Sat. 29, Saturday, 7:30pm, “UUCB Concerts for a Cause: Ellis Paul Returns,” back by popular demand, Ellis Paul, one of Maine’s most lauded singer-songwriters, will perform again. Born and raised in Aroostook County, Paul has a literate, provocative and urbanely romantic folk-pop style that helped ignite the folk revival of the 1990’s. Not only has Paul won 14 Boston Music Awards, but he is an artist/cartoonist, has published 3 books, played thousands of shows and released 19 albums and a documentary film. His pop music songs have appeared in movies and on television, bridging the gap between the modern folk sound and the populist traditions of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, $20/advance, $22/door, $10/students, Unitarian Universalist Church, 15 Pleasant Street, Brunswick. FMI: 207-729-8515, uucbellis.brownpapertickets.com.

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