Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 17-23

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Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 17-23

“The Magic of Lyn Dillies,” Collins Center for the Arts, Bangor

Oct. 17-20, Thursday-Sunday, 7pm/Thurs.-Sat, 2pm/Sun, “The Sunshine Boys,” Al and Willie as Lewis and Clark were top-billed vaudevillians for over forty years. Now they aren’t even speaking. When CBS requests them for a History of Comedy retrospective, a grudging reunion brings the two back together, along with a flood of memories, miseries, and laughs. The story follows the attempt by a young theatrical agent to re-unite his elderly uncle, a former vaudevillian great, with his long-time stage partner for a TV reunion. Despite their celebrated reputation, the two old men have not spoken in twelve years. Besides remastering their sketch, the two men have numerous issues to work out before they are ready to return to the public eye, see site for ticketing details, Ten Bucks Theatre, 663 Stillwater Avenue, Bangor. FMI: 207-884-1030, www.tenbuckstheatre.org.

Oct 18, Friday, 7pm, “The Magic of Lyn Dillies,” Lyn’s spectacular, eye-defying illusions have been astounding audiences for over two decades. In 2013 she was the first female illusionist in history to receive the prestigious Milbourne Christopher Award – the Academy Award of magic – from the Society of American Magicians (past recipients have included David Copperfield, Penn and Teller and Siegfried and Roy), and the Merlin Award for Female Illusionist of the Year from the International Magician’s Society in 2009. Lyn has made numerous television appearances and has shared the stage with such notable entertainers as Marvin Hamlisch, Jeff Dunham, Bill Engval and Mikhail Baryshnikov. “We were completely spellbound! Lyn stole our hearts and captured our imagination” – Lincoln Center, NYC, $24/Orchestra, $15/kids, Collins Center for the Arts, UMO, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, collinscenterforthearts.com.

Oct. 18, Friday, 7pm, “Spooky Space: Cosmic Connections to Halloween,” looking for cosmic fun this Halloween season? Space has its monsters: black holes, zombie stars, and spectacular ghostly nebulae! Explore these “spooky” wonders of the night sky and explore the celestial origins of Halloween as an astronomical holiday. The program includes a tour of October night skies! $6/adults, $4/under 12, Emera Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1341, astro.umaine.edu.

Oct. 18 and 19, Friday-Saturday, 7:30pm, “The Hit Men, Musicians Hall of Fame Rock Supergroup,” not a tribute band, The Hit Men are the actual musicians and singers you heard on the original records, listened to on the radio, watched on TV or saw in concert. Take a star-studded journey through rock & roll history with these legendary performers who sang, played or recorded with some of the biggest names in the music biz: Elton John, Carole King, Cat Stevens, Jim Croce, Carly Simon, Frankie Valli, as well as members of Journey, The Rascals, Three Dog Night, The Turtles and The Who. In this fantastic Hit Men Live multi-media show, they bring on the hits by artists they have performed with on stage and in the recording studio — songs like “Don’t Stop Believing,” “Who Loves You?,” “Pinball Wizard,” and “Joy to the World.” Plus, they’ll take you behind the scenes with “insider” stories about what it was like on the road and in the recording sessions with rock royalty. Relive the greatest years of rock & roll with The Hit Men. You’ll leave the theater feeling like you are twenty three years old again, see site for ticketing details, Gracie Theatre, 1 College Circle, Bangor. FMI: 207-941-7888, gracietheatre.com.

Oct. 19, Saturday, 8pm, “Comedian Bob Marley,” Bob loves being a comedian. He’s wicked good at it! He lives in Maine which is the best state in the world maybe even the universe. He’s featured regularly on Sirius XM radio and he even won their Superbowl of Comedy! He has put out over 20 comedy CD’s and DVD’s! He was inducted into The Guinness Book of World’s Records for “the longest stand up comedy show by an individual” at 40 hrs of straight stand up! He’s been on over 100 tv shows including Leno, Letterman, Conan, Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson and Comedy Central to name just a few. He co¬starred in “Boondock Saints” I and II “All Saints Day” playing Detective Greenly. He has toured the U.S., Europe, Canada, Kuwait and Iraq. That’s about it! **Show contains mature content**, $40.50/orchestra, $37.50/balcony, Collins Center for the Arts, UMO, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, collinscenterforthearts.com.

Oct. 20, Sunday, 10am-12pm, “Fall Foliage Paddle,” join us on the east side of Lake George Regional Park for a fall foliage paddle around the lake. We’ll put in at the boat launch on the East Side. This is a great event for all ages and experiences. Please bring your own boat and water to drink, free, Lake George Recreational Park, 10 Main Street, Canaan. FMI: 207-612-2571, lakegeorgepark.org.

Oct. 20, Sunday, 3pm, “Broadway Broadcast-42nd Street,” one of Broadway’s most classic and beloved tales, 42nd Street, comes cinema screens in the largest-ever production of the breathtaking musical. The musical, set in 1933, tells the story of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes who gets her big break on Broadway. Filmed in 2018 at London’s Theatre Royal the production is directed by the original author of the show, Mark Bramble. This eye-watering extravaganza is full of crowd-pleasing tap dances, popular musical theatre standards (“Lullaby of Broadway”, “We’re in the Money (the gold digger’s song), “42nd Street” and more), and show-stopping ensemble production numbers, $20/adult, $17/senior, $9/student, $9-$20, Collins Center for the Arts, UMO, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, collinscenterforthearts.com.

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