Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 4-10

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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 4-10

“Wizard of Oz, the Musical,” Opera House, Waterville

Apr. 4, Thursday, 7:30pm, “Bates Jazz Band,” directed by Larry Williams, the Bates Jazz Band performs music in diverse jazz styles, free, Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6135, www.bates.edu.
Apr. 5-6, Friday-Saturday, 7:30pm, “Avenue Q,” this puppet-filled musical comedy (for adults), with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and book by Jeff Whitty, Avenue Q is an “autobiographical and biographical” coming-of-age parable, addressing the issues and anxieties associated with entering adulthood. Winner of the Tony “Triple Crown” for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q is “part flesh, part felt, and packed with heart,” $12-$20, Lewiston-Auburn Community Little Theater, 30 Academy Street, Auburn. FMI: 207-783-0958, www.laclt.com.
Apr. 5, Friday, 7:30pm, “Turkish Music Concert,” evening of Turkish music (classical and folk) featuring Amos Libby (oud) and Sarah Mueller (violin), free, Given Auditorium, Bixler Art and Music Center, Colby College, Waterville. FMI: 207-859-5600, www.colby.edu.
Apr. 5-7, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “The Wizard of Oz, the Musical,” the beloved tale of a Kansas farm girl who travels over the rainbow to discover the magical power of home, please be aware that this production includes flashing lights, haze, and fog effects. $24-$27, Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville. FMI: 207-873-7000, www.operahouse.org.
Apr. 5, Friday, 7:30pm, “Bates Brass Ensemble & Steel Pan Orchestra,” it’s a metal concert, but it ain’t heavy: Alan Carr directs the Bates Brass Ensemble and Duncan Hardy directs the Steel Pan Orchestra, free, Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6135, www.bates.edu.
Apr. 6, Saturday, 10:30am, “Robert Nash, Rediscovering an Augusta Poet,” presented by Francoise Canter, Robert Nash, a mysterious figure and local poet, lived in Augusta in the 1980s and disappeared into the Maine woods in 1995. His body was never found, but in 2016 a suitcase of his poems were discovered in a basement in France. Join Seattle poet Francoise Canter on Saturday, April 6th at 10:30AM for a reading and discussion of her book, Maine, an interpretation and translation of these rediscovered poems, touching on themes of the Maine woods, the Atlantic coast, life, death, and fatherhood. The poems found in France were written in French, and Canter was approached for the work of translating them into English. According to Francoise, translating the poems was an intense and absorbing process that not only bonded her to the writer, but also caused new aspects to emerge from the poems. Canter reports, “What interests me is the poetry that emerges between the two languages during translation – a poetry that is created by translation…A translation is not just a translation, it is a rendition.” Join us for an intimate reading and discussion of his life and work, free, Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop Street, Augusta. FMI: 207-626-2415, lithgow.lib.me.us.
Apr. 7, Sunday, 3pm, “A Cappella Festival,” this Festival features a cappella ensembles from UMF, Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin Colleges as well as a Farmington-based host group, Northfield, $10, University of Maine at Farmington, Nordica Auditorium, Main and Academy Streets, Farmington. FMI: 207-778-5074, www.artsfarmington.org.

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