Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 3-9

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“Off the Wall: Halloween Variety Show,” Johnson Hall, Gardiner

Oct. 4-6, Friday-Sunday, 5pm/Fri.-11:30pm/Sun, “3rd Annual Maine Luthiers Showcase,” behind every guitar is a luthier. A luthier is someone who makes or repairs stringed instruments. The name “luthier” originally came from lute making, but today includes makers of acoustic and electric guitars, banjos, violins, cellos and basses. Expect great live performances at auditoriums, restaurants and pubs, a gallery exhibition of Maine made instruments, demonstrations & lectures on the craft of instrument making and much more in the most charming, and rocking, downtown north of Portland. “We’re really excited to be hosting the luthiers again this year at multiple downtown locations.” said music coordinator Chris Poulson. “There will be music at all live music venues, with something for everyone. From instrumentalists and a singer songwriter showcase, Master Classes and concerts, to evenings of raucous guitar lick exchanges by local veteran guitar heroes including Stevie Jones, Robby Coffin, Rog Sampson, Denny Breau and other great musicians.” Music performances will be hosted in venues throughout downtown Hallowell including the City Hall Auditorium, The Harlow, the Second Street fire station and in restaurants and pubs on Water Street. The weekend features exhibitions of Maine-made acoustic and electric guitars, violins, and other stringed instruments at the Harlow Gallery, demonstrations of the luthier craft and musical techniques and performances by musicians playing these instruments on-stage at multiple venues all over town. See site for full schedule, Downtown, Hallowell. FMI: 207-430-4403, hallowell.org.

Oct. 5, Saturday, 2pm and 6pm, “Off the Wall: Halloween Variety Show,” world-renowned jugglers and comedians, Jason Tardy and Steve Corning have performed all across the US and beyond, with highlights including Disney Cruise Lines, the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, and the White House in Washington, DC. Now they are combining their talents to create Off The Wall, a brand new variety show of ultimate proportions. Featuring fast paced juggling routines, off-the-cuff comedy, escape wizardry, dangerous props, and insane stunts, this show is non-stop entertainment for the entire family, $8, Johnson Hall, 280 Water Street, Gardiner. FMI: 207-582-7144, johnsonhall.org.

Oct. 5, Saturday, 5pm, “Vanessa German,” Renowned visual and performing artist German opens her exhibition Miracles & Glory Abound with an open-ended song/poem that explores love, vulnerability, intimacy and power, free, Olin Concert Hall, Bates College, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6158, www.bates.edu.

Oct. 5, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Colby Jazz Collective,” Drummer Max Roach’s We Insist! (subtitled Freedom Now Suite) was one of several jazz compositions from the early years of the civil rights movement that explicitly addressed the topic of racial inequality. First recorded in 1960, the work consists of five movements centered around the Emancipation Proclamation and the growing African independence movements of the 1950s, free, Colby College, Page Commons Room, Cotter Union, Waterville. FMI: 207-859-5670, www.colby.edu.

Oct. 5, Saturday, 8pm, “Max Weinberg’s Jukebox,” an American drummer and television personality, most widely known as the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, and as the bandleader for Conan O’Brien on Late Night and The Tonight Show. Max Weinberg’s Jukebox: A truly interactive experience, Weinberg invites the audience to create the set list, in real time, that he and his four-piece group will play that night. Audiences have thoroughly embraced the idea of picking and calling out the songs that the band plays! With over 200 songs to choose from, each concert is different, $32-$43, Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville. FMI: 207-873-7000, www.operahouse.org.

Oct. 6, Sunday, 2:30pm, “47th Annual Barbershop Harmony Show,” the Kennebec Valley Chordsmen Barbershop Chorus of Waterville will hold their Annual Show. This year’s theme is Malt Shop Memories. The show will also include our featured quartet Port City Sound, from the greater Portland area, guest chorus Major Lift Acapella Chorus form Gardiner, ME as well as chorus quartets, $15, United Methodist Church Fellowship, 61 Pleasant Street, Waterville. FMI: 207-437-9274, www.pleasantstreetumc.com.

Oct. 6, Sunday, 4pm, “The Humor Poets,” Crockerbox Concerts presents amazing local talent in a home-based concert setting. 4 concerts per year, each supporting a local charity. The October 6th performance features 4 reknown Maine poets who call themselves The Humor Poets: Bob McLaughlin, Robin Merrill, Claire Hersom and David Moreau. Their performance-based presentations will be full of irony and wit. Smiling is guaranteed, free/donations appreciated, Crockerbox Concerts, 31 Summer Street, Hallowell. FMI: 207-213-8725, www.facebook.com/crockerboxconcerts.

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