Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 4-10

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Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Apr. 4-10

“Woodcock Watch,” Wells Reserve, Wells

Apr. 4, Thursday, 7-8:30pm, “Woodcock Watch,” walk at sunset with Reserve director Paul Dest to watch the aerial courtship sky dance of the famed timberdoodle,” reservation required, $5, Wells Reserve, Laudholm Farm, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells. FMI: 207-646-1555, www.wellsreserve.org.
Apr. 4, Thursday, 7pm, “Poets: Julia Bouwsma & Richard Foerster,” Two award winning Maine poets will present their latest collection in our celebration of National Poetry Month. Julia Bouwsma will read from “Midden,” a lyric narrative about the events on Malaga Island and over one hundred years of silence that surround this particulary shameful incident in Maine’s history. Richard Foerster will launch “Boy on a Doorstep” a collection of new poems and some selected poems from over 40 years of his work. These poems explore childhood trauma, love and loss, the stains of the past,and the quest for the solace of a “home” within a wondrous yet indifferent natural world. Julia and Richard will read from their work and answer questions from the audience. Light refreshments will be served, free, York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Road, York. FMI: 207-363-2818, www.york.lib.me.us.
Apr. 6, Saturday, 10am, “Kennebunkport 5 Miler,” beautiful 5 miler running along the ocean, USATAF certified course, Consolidated School, 25 School Street, Kennebunkport. FMI: www.nerunner.com/events/kennebunkport-5-miler.
Apr. 6, Saturday, 8pm, “John Popper,” One of the most iconic harmonica players in history, John Popper is a virtuoso musician who has expanded the possibilities of the instrument for future generations. He is best known as the frontman and creative force of seminal jam band Blues Traveler, which he formed with high school friends in Princeton, NJ in the late ‘80s and led to mainstream success with 1994’s Four. With skills honed both classically, at New York University’s The New School, and in the crucible of the 90s New York City jam scene, John has perfected the ability to cross all musical boundaries and genres. Over an illustrious 30-year career, he has sat in with acts as diverse as Phish, B.B. King and Metallica among many others. John’s solo show, with piano accompaniment from fellow Blues Traveler Ben Wilson, is an opportunity to share in this wealth of experience in an intimate setting. Pull up a chair and enjoy as John tells some of the stories he’s picked up along the way, and plays beloved Blues Traveler hits as well as other original and traditional songs, $47.50-$88.50, Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-4777, jonathansogunquit.com.
Apr. 7, Sunday, 2pm, “Breaker Morant,” the 6th film in Ogunquit Performing Arts’ 18th Annual Classic Film Series is the award-winning Australian film, the 1980 film is a dramatic, controversial war film, compellingly directed by Bruce Beresford and starring British actor Edward Woodward. The film inspires audience sympathy for its three, soldier protagonists, who are in fact guilty of the act for which they are condemned. Beresford shaped the story to place the focus not on their guilt or innocence but on the far more universal theme of the extreme acts soldiers are driven to commit and the two-faced military politics of the time. The film is based on an actual incident from the Boer War in South Africa (1899-1902), in which three Australian soldiers fighting on the side of the British wee court-martialed for executing enemy prisoners. The film also stars Bryan Brown and Jack Thompson, free, The Dunaway Center, 23 School Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 207-646-6170, www.ogunquitperformingarts.org.
Apr. 7, Sunday, 3pm, “BMCC Community Concert,” Peter Mezoian brings his skills in playing and storytelling to Bar Mills Community Church. His style is that of a modern-day bard, mixing storytelling with mesmerizing fret work on the banjo. Music has always been the warmest and most-effective bridge to break down social barriers and insecurities, and bring people together to support a good cause. It unites ideas and efforts, and in the case of world-renown banjoist Peter Mezoian, it allows him to use his skill to help those who are paralyzed to walk again. The South Portland, Maine-native has played all over the world, with shows in more than 50 countries — even playing in Antarctica — and has a passion for the interaction between audience and performer. For many, the banjo conjures up images of smokey Appalachia and foot-stomping, high-energy bluegrass around a campfire high in the mountains. But the versatile instrument also has a more classical four-string side that spans the gamut of musical tastes and lends itself to jazz, big band, rock and roll, and blues flavors. Mezoian walks the audience through a musical history of the instrument, transitioning from early Irving Berlin and George Gershwin numbers, into ragtime, some Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe, then on to jazz numbers from Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane, and all the way to the classic age of rock and roll with the Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel, $10, Bar Mills Community Church, 13 Hermit Thrush Drive, Buxton. FMI: 207-807-0821, www.barmillscommunitychurch.org.
Apr. 7, Sunday, 5:30-8:30pm, “Curt Besette & Jenn Kurtz,” relax and rejuvenate with the soulful harmonies of local duo, Curt Besette & Jenn Kurtz in the lounge, Clay Hill Farm, 220 Clay Hill Road, Cape Neddick. FMI: www.clayhillfarm.com.

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