Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 14-20

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 14-20
Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 14-20
March 13, 2019
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Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Mar. 14-20

“The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra ‘Magical Movie Music’,” Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham

Mar. 15, Friday, 7:30pm, “Daymark,” In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, the international trio will offer a concert of traditional Irish music. The trio is composed of Will Woodson on bellows pipes, wooden flute, and tin whistle; Eric McDonald on vocals, guitar, and mandolin; and Dan Foster on fiddle. Each member of Daymark is well established in their own right, and collectively the three have lived, played, and studied traditional music across Ireland, Scotland, England, America, and Canada, in the cities of Limerick, Glasgow, Newcastle, Montreal, Boston, and New York, $12/advance, $15/general, $8/students, Phippsburg Congregational Church, 10 Church Lane, Phippsburg. FMI: 207-389-1770, www.phippsburgucc.org.
Mar. 15, Friday, 7:30pm, “Miners Creek at Camden Opera House Blue Cafe,” Miners Creek puts a modern spin on Bluegrass music, fusing traditional Bluegrass with pop, rock, jazz, folk, Latin, Appalachian, gospel and blues. Their rich three and four part harmonies, infectious music, driving rhythm and humor will make you smile, tap your feet and feel a happy glow long after the concert is over. Bar by 40 Paper, free, Camden Opera House, Blue Café, 29 Elm Street, Camden. FMI: 207-236-7963, www.camdenoperahouse.com.
Mar. 16, Saturday, 2-4pm, “DaPonte String Quartet: Through the Looking Glass,” the program for “Through the Looking Glass” includes: Haydn’s String Quartet No. 1 in B flat Major Op. 1 No. 1 “La Chasse”; Shostakovich”s String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor Op. 110; Bartók’s String Quartet No. 4 Sz. 91, $22.50/online, $25/door, free/under 21, Rockport Opera House, Six Central Street, Rockport. FMI: 207-529-4555, www.daponte.org.
Mar. 16, Saturday, 6-8pm, “British Mystery Madness,” it was a dark and stormy night. A piercing scream fills the night with terror. A dead body…who done it? Reserve your seats for the March 16th British Murder Madness at the UUCB! Dinner will be served with style and British humor beginning at 6 pm, $25/per person, $175/8 place table, reservations at 207-322-3441, Belfast Unitarian Universalist Church, 37 Miller Street, Belfast. FMI: 207-789-5279, www.uubelfast.org.
Mar. 16, Saturday, 7-9pm, “St. Patrick’s Day Party,” live Irish music, dancing, sing along, raffle and silent auction, Irish soda bread, desserts, coffee and tea, to benefit the Teen Mission to the Adirondacks, $10/adults, $5/12 and under, $25/family, St. Charles Borromeo Church, 132 McKeen Street, Brunswick. FMI: 207-725-2624, www.allsaintsmaine.com.
Mar. 16, Saturday, 7:30pm, “UUCB Concerts for a Cause: Cheryl Wheeler,” Cheryl Wheeler is a very popular and gifted songwriter with a beautiful voice. If you are not familiar with her, you have probably heard her music. She is very respected as a songwriter by her peers, which can be seen by how many of them record her songs. Cheryl’s songs have been covered by artists as diverse as Dan Seals, Peter Paul and Mary, Kenny Loggins, Garth Brooks, Suzy Boggus, Melanie, Bette Midler, Maura O’Connell, Sylvia, Kathy Mattea, and Holly Near. If they think she is great, then you owe it to yourself to learn more if you aren’t familiar with her. It has always seemed as if there were two Cheryl Wheelers. There is poet-Cheryl, writer of some of the prettiest, most alluring and intelligent ballads on the modern folk scene. And there is her evil twin, comic-Cheryl, a savagely funny social critic. The result is a delightful contrast between poet and comic, $22/advance, $25/door, $10/students & children, Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle Street, Brunswick. FMI: 207-729-8515, www.uubrunswick.org.
Mar. 17, Sunday, 2:30pm, “The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra ‘Magical Movie Music’,” In our third series of the season the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of conductor Rohan Smith, presents “Magical Movie Music,” a program of movie music over the years. The program begins with music written for silent films by the famous silent film actor Charlie Chaplin. It continues with music from “The Adventures of Robin Hood”, “Casablanca” and “Gone With the Wind.” More recent scores include the suite for “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and the “Star Wars” suite, both by John Williams. More with Midcoast, will present a special event at 1:15 before the Sunday concert at the Orion Performing Arts Center. Come and “Meet the Instruments” where you can learn about, and find out what it is like, to play many of the instruments. Budding musicians may find an interest in what instruments they might like to learn to play, $20, free/18 and under and college students with ID, The Orion Performing Arts Center, 66 Republic Avenue, Topsham. FMI: 207-846-5378, midcoastsymphony.org.

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