Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Oct.31-Nov.6

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Oct.31-Nov.6
October 30, 2019
Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Oct.31-Nov.6
October 30, 2019

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Oct.31-Nov.6

“Beatles for Sale,” Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham

Nov. 1-2, Friday-Saturday, 7pm, “The Threepenny Opera,” everyman Rep and Bay Chamber Concerts co-production of this modern day translation of Bertolt Brecht’s and Kurt Weill’s most famous work, as relevant today as it was when it was written in 1930s Germany and for many of the same reasons. This production features 12 actors and seven multi-instrumentalist, a stunning set and lighting, incredible costumes and brilliant performances, $10-$20, Rockport Opera House, 6 Central Street, Rockport. FMI: 207-236-0173, www.rockportoperahouse.com.

Nov. 1, Friday, 7:30pm, “Beatles for Sale,” fun, energetic performance with original instrumentation and vocal harmonies that sound like original Beatles’ recordings. Beatles For Sale has performed throughout New England since 2007 with a repertoire of over 150 Beatle songs, $17/advance, $20/door, $18/student, Orion Performing Arts Center, 66 Republic Avenue, Topsham. FMI: 207-729-2950, www.orionperformingartscenter.org.

Nov. 1-3, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Middletown,” Middletown is a deeply moving and funny play exploring the universe of a small American town. As a friendship develops between longtime resident John Dodge and new arrival Mary Swanson, the lives of the inhabitants of Middletown intersect in strange and poignant ways in a journey that takes them from the local library to outer space and points between, $5-$30, The Theater Project, 14 School Street, Brunswick. FMI: 207-729-8584, theaterproject.com.

Nov. 2, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Comedian Juston McKinney,” the Camden Opera House welcomes back comedian Juston McKinney, with multiple appearances on The Tonight Show, his own Comedy Central Specials and consistently selling out theaters Juston McKinney is at the top of his game, $20/advance, $25/day of show, Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street, Camden. FMI: 207-236-7963, www.camdenoperahouse.com.

Nov. 2, Saturday, 8-10:30pm, “Standup Comedy Night with The River Comics,” Ground Floor and The River Comics bring COMEDY to Freeport! Come enjoy 4 great comedians and have an epic GF experience. For those of you who’ve been here, you know what that means. For those who haven’t, come find out. It’s BYOB, too, so we’re not sure it could get any better! The River Comics are a group of comedy writers and comedians in Southern Maine that get together to write jokes, do stand-up comedy, and laugh! This show features, Brian Brinegar, Tuck Tucker, Julie Poulin, & Nick Gordon. BYOB, we provide glasses, ice and buckets, $10/online, Ground Floor, 13 School Street, Freeport. FMI: 207-370-2590, groundfloorfreeport.com.

Nov. 3, Sunday, 2pm, “DaPonte String Quartet Concert: All A-Twitter,” the program will include Haydn”s String Quartet in C Major Op. No. 3 (“The Bird”), Sculthorpe” String Quartet No. 8, and Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor Op. 132, $22.50-$25, Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Middle Street, Brunswick. FMI: 207-529-4555, www.daponte.org.

Nov. 3, Sunday, 3pm, “Ed Trickett & Sara Grey,” having collaborated at the start of their long musical careers, the two performers – each now in their fifth decade of performing – will reunite for a program that will feature ballads, sea songs, songs of love, and tunes from both sides of the Atlantic, $15, $12/advance, $8/students, Phippsburg Congregational Church, 10 Church Lane, Phippsburg. FMI: 207-389-1770, www.phippsburgucc.org.

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