Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 10-16

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 10-16
October 9, 2019
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October 9, 2019

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 10-16

“Music@Noon: Lehmann & Perry,” Farnsworth Museum, Rockland

Oct. 10-13, Thursday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Thurs.-Sat, 2pm/Sun, “The Producers,” Once called “the King of Broadway”, theater producer Max Bialystock is down on his luck. He’s had a string of flops, all funded by “lonely little old lady investors” that gladly write him checks in return for “sexual favors”. His latest show “Funny Boy: A Musical Version of Hamlet” is so bad that it closes after one night. Mousy accountant Leo Bloom arrives the next day to audit Max’s books and discovers that under the right circumstances “a producer can make more money with a flop than a hit”. Max proposes a scheme: “Step 1: We find the worst play ever written. Step 2: We hire the worst director in town. Step 3: We raise two million dollars… One for me, one for you. There’s a lot of little old ladies out there! Step 4: We hire the worst actors in New York and open on Broadway, and before you can say Step 5: We close on Broadway, take our two million, and go to Rio.” Leo very reluctantly agrees. Everything seems to be going perfectly, except for one problem: the show turns out to be a smash hit. “The Producers” is in many ways considered Mel Brooks’ masterpiece, bursting at the seams with his signature brand of comedy made famous in classic films like “Blazing Saddles”, “Spaceballs”, and “Young Frankenstein”. Some adult language & situations, $15/advance, $18/door, Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington Street, Bath. FMI: 207-442-8455, www.chocolatechurcharts.org.

Oct. 12, Saturday, all day events, “Bath’s ‘Autumnfest’,” during Columbus Day weekend every October, Downtown Bath comes alive with the sights, sounds and smells of autumn during AutumnFest. The entire family will find a wide range of seasonal, fun things to do while taking in the crisp fall air in the City of Ships, Downtown, Bath. FMI: visitbath.com/events/autumnfest.

Oct. 12, Saturday, 1pm, “Met Opera Live in HD: Turandot,” Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Franco Zeffirelli’s celebrated production of Turandot, which stars Christine Goerke in the title role of the icy Chinese princess who has renounced all men. Yusif Eyvazov sings Calàf, the suitor who risks his head for her hand and sings the famed aria “Nessun dorma.” Eleonora Buratto is the slave girl Liù, and James Morris is Calàf’s long-lost father, Timur, $27/adults, $15/18 and under and with college ID, The Strand, 345 Main Street, Rockland. FMI: 207-594-0070, rocklandstrand.com.

Oct. 12, Saturday, 5:30-8:45pm, “Fright at the Fort,” 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of Fright at the Fort! Experience the most terrifying frights and scariest sights from the past 20 years as you wind your way among the darkest corridors and deepest recesses of the century and a half old Civil War era Fort on the Penobscot across from Bucksport. This annual “haunted house” is a major fundraising event held by the Friends of Fort Knox going toward the conservation, preservation, restoration and operations of the original Fort Knox. Arrive no later than 8:30 pm to experience the full 20+ minute tour through some of the scariest displays over the past 20 years. MEDICAL WARNING: Uneven surfaces, low ceilings and numerous sets of stairs along the tour. High use of fog machines and strobe lighting effects. Any individuals with light or sound sensitivity, are pregnant, are less able, have lung, heart, allergic or other serious health conditions should precede with extreme caution, $12/adults, $5/5-11, Fort Knox, 740 Fort Knox Road, Prospect. FMI: 207-469-6552, www.fortknoxmaine.com.

Oct. 14, Monday, 6:15pm, “Full Hunter Moon Hike and Sing,” the hike will be approximately 1.5-miles round trip and is open to all ages and abilities. Please bring a flashlight and a mug. We will provide a hot drink and will teach some moon songs for the moonrise. Directions: Park on Water Street and meet at the Armistice footbridge on the Belfast Rail Trail in Belfast. Please email info@coastalmountains.org to register for this free event and so that we can contact you if the hike is cancelled due to inclement weather, free, The Rail Trail, Belfast. FMI: 207-236-7091, www.coastalmountains.org.

Oct. 15, Tuesday, 7pm, “Gordon Bok Concert,” Gordon Bok is well-known for his folksongs from all around the world, but often featuring the themes of the sea. He has the ability to create an intimacy between himself and the audience, drawing them away from their daily pressures into his songs. Come be inspired, $20, Lincoln County Community Theater, 2 Theatre, Street, Damariscotta. FMI: 207-563-3424, www.lcct.org.

Oct. 16, Wednesday, 12pm, “Music@Noon: Lehmann & Perry,” Kimberly Lehmann, viola; Robert Lehmann, violin and Martin Perry, piano Kimberly and Robert Lehmann have performed duo programs all over New England, as well as in Mexico and throughout Europe, most recently two recitals in Germany. They are both Faculty at USM School of Music and are joined for our Opening Concert by pianist Martin Perry, a native Californian of Armenian-American heritage who has appeared with orchestras from the Boston Pops to the Moscow Philharmonic. PROGRAM: Mendelssohn Trio in C Minor MWV Q3; Bjarne Brustad Capricci for violin and viola (1931); Max Bruch Double Concerto in E Minor, Op. 88, include freshly-prepared soup provided by Atlantic Baking Company plus free admission to the museum, $30 +$3/ticketing fee, $10/under age 25, Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum Street, Rockland. FMI: 207-236-2823, baychamberconcerts.org.

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