Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Nov. 8-14

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“Hello, Dolly!,” Opera House, Waterville

Nov. 9-11, Friday-Sunday, 7pm/Fri, 2pm and 7pm/Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Makin’ Whoopie-Ida LeClair’s Guide to Love & Marriage,” is your “happily ever after” in need of a little fine tuning? It’s Ida to the rescue! The funniest woman in Maine returns with a show plumb-chucka-full of hilarious stories and down home advice on how to keep your marriage sweet, simple and easy. Well, she is a Certified Maine Life Guide, after all. In Makin’ Whoopie!, Ida tackles the big questions like, “What does a whoopie pie and marriage have in common?” “How do I get my sexy back?” and “You want me to do what with your ashes?” Get the inside scoop on senior tattoos, staycation do’s and don’t, and the latest adventures of the Woman Who Run with the Moose. As Ida says, “Charlie and me have been married for over forty years. That don’t make me an expert. But it certainly gives me a lot to talk about!” Inspired from her book, The Sweet Life, Ida LeClair, Maine’s funniest woman, offers a fresh view on love, marriage, and dating with a delightful mix of sassy stories and common-sense advice. As always, Ida strikes the perfect balance between humorous and heartfelt, whip-smart yet down to earth. Spending time with Ida is like talking to an old friend – one with plenty of experience and a wicked good sense of humor! Selected by Portland Magazine as one of the “Ten Most Intriguing People in Maine,” award winning writer and performer Susan Poulin is the author of eleven plays, six of which star her alter ego, Ida LeClair. A regular collaborator with her husband Gordon Carlisle, their critically acclaimed plays, In My Head I’m Thin, Shutting Up Peggy Lee, Spousal Deafness…and Other Bones of Contention, Pardon My French!, Ida: Woman Who Runs With The Moose!, Ida’s Havin’ a Yard Sale!, A Very Ida Christmas!, I Married an Alien! and The Moose in Me, the Moose in You have broken box office records throughout the Northeast, $20, The Public Theatre, 31 Maple Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-782-3200, www.publictheater.org.
Nov. 9-11, Friday-Sunday, 7pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “The Secret in the Wings,” presented by the Lisbon High School Drama Club, is a theatrical experience which explores the complicated relationship between love and fear through a series of lesser-known fairytales. Love and fear both have similar symptoms: a pounding heart, sweating palms, a heightened perception of reality. People love to be scared, and people are scared to be in love.The production is both nightmarish and charming in its execution. Set in a basement, it centers on Heidi, a young girl whose parents go out to dinner and leave her with a babysitter, their next-door neighbor, Mr. Fitzpatrick, who just happens to be an ogre. Mr. Fitzpatrick repeatedly asks Heidi if she will marry him and proceeds to tell her a series of alternately frightening and comic fairytales, which are brought to life onstage by the actors and technical team using minimal props and costumes, lighting and sound creating images and feelings that render the fairy tales in all their elemental and enduring power. As the babysitter reads from a book, the characters in each of the tales materialize, with each tale breaking off just at its bleakest moment before giving way to the next one. The central tale is told without interruption, after which each previous tale is successively resumed. The fairytales featured in The Secret in the Wings cover decidedly dark topics, but despite the uncomfortable material, there is some innocence and humor in it as well. The whole play is filtered through the lens of a child’s eyes, although may not be appropriate for young audiences, $8/adults, $5/students, Lisbon High School, 2 Sugg Drive, Lisbon Falls. FMI: 207-353-3030, www.lisbonschoolsme.org.
Nov. 9-11, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Hello, Dolly!,” the romantic and comic exploits of Dolly Gallagher-Levi, turn-of-the-century matchmaker and “woman who arranges things,” are certain to thrill and entertain with humor, romance, high energy dancing, and some of the greatest songs in musical theater history, $24-$27, Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville. FMI: 207-873-7000, www.operahouse.org.
Nov. 10-11, Saturday-Sunday, 9am-4pm, “37th Annual Augusta Arts & Crafts Show,” presented by United Maine Craftsmen, featuring Aroma Rice Bags, Cabin Pottery, Brigitte’s Stitch and Squiggles, DMG Designs, Framed Garden Company, Maiden Maine, JA Designer Collections, Lakonia Greek Products and much more, $2, free/children, Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta. FMI: 207-626-2405, www.augustaciviccenter.org.
Nov. 10, Saturday, 7:30pm, “From Ella, with the Colby Jazz Band,” tour Ella Fitzgerald’s musical life, from her audition at the Apollo Theater to her work at the helm of the Chick Webb Band, and give a special nod to her Live in Berlin album. “A Tisket A Tasket,” “Black Coffee,” “Angel Eyes,” “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” “Mack the Knife,” and other classic tunes will be featured. We’ll also touch on hits from Nelson Riddle, Ray Brown, Joe Pass, the Duke, and the Count, and some of the other artists she influenced, free, Colby College Bixler Art and Music Building, 10 Water Street, Waterville. FMI: 207-859-5670, www.colby.edu.
Nov. 11, Sunday, 10am-4pm, “Maine State Museum Marks 100th Anniversary of End of World War I,” the Maine State Museum officially marks the closing of its exhibition, Over There and Down Home: Mainers and World War I, while commemorating the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day and the end of the Great War. The museum will feature a one-time-only Sunday opening for the event, which will honor veterans and include special programs. The day’s special program begins at 11:00 a.m. with World War I re-enactors demonstrating military drills and inspections. Following a welcome by museum curator Angela Goebel-Bain, Maine Adjutant General Douglas Farnham will speak, along with Maine National Guard historian Capt. Jonathan Bratten. A ceremonial wreath-laying will conclude the program, free, Maine State Museum, 230 State Street, Augusta. FMI: 207-287-2301, www.mainestatemuseum.org.
Nov. 13, Tuesday, 7:30pm, “Bates College Presents: The Bad Plus,” the Olin Concert Series presents a piano trio famed for its relentless search for rules to break and boundaries to cross. The Bad Plus bridges genres and techniques in its exploration of the possibilities of exceptional musicians in perfect sync, $25, Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-866-6135, www.bates.edu.

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