“Somerset Snowfest” Somerset

Feb. 20-22, Thursday-Saturday, see site for schedule, “Somerset SnowFest,” a celebration of all things winter! A range of activities including an ice-fishing derby, kite-flying derby, downhill kayak race, winter triathlon, and one of the Northeast’s only equestrian skijoring competition , this is a not-to-be-missed winter festival. SnowFest takes place in southern Somerset County, Maine, in the heart of the beautiful Kennebec River Valley, coordinated by Main Street Skowhegan and Lake George Regional Park, various locations, Skowhegan.  FMI:  www.somersetsnowfest.org.

Feb. 21, Friday, 12pm, “Jawas Al Fatlawi, Oud: A Tour of Musical Scales,” Colby music instructor Jawad Al Fatlawi performs a solo oud recital that will include improvisation on musical scales, Iraqi-heritage and Andalusian songs, and a number of his original compositions. The performance will offer a deep vision of the human soul of emotion, sadness, love, and peace, free, Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill, Waterville..  FMI:  207-859-5600, www.watervillecreates.org.

 Feb. 21-23, Friday-Saturday, 7:30PM, Sunday, 2PM, “The Love Seat,” a two act comedy written by Sam Havens in 2018. Ned is uncomfortable with girls, women, and ladies. He also discovers he has a difficult time with females, too. So, his older brother, Alex, while trying to impress his own girl, tries to help him navigate the dating ritual. Their magician neighbor has something to offer to help—a magic love seat, $12-$15, Gaslight Theater, Hallowell City Hall, 1 Winthrop Street, Hallowell.  FMI:  207-626-3698, www.gaslighttheater.org.

Feb. 22, Saturday, day event, “Kid’s Only Fishing Derby,” ice fishing event on Cochnewagon Pond, sponsored by Jack Traps Inc., 12 and under, Monmouth.  FMI: 207-933-9499, www.maine.gov.

Feb. 22, Saturday, 2pm, “Screendance Roadshow,” a special showing of Screendance Roadshow! New England’s only traveling short film dance series, Screendance Roadshow showcases contemporary creative voices and their explorations of choreography for the camera across six diverse films.  Followed by a Q+A with curators Ali Kenner Brodsky and Andy Russ, free, Maine Film Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville.  FMI:  207-873-7000, www.watervillecreates.org.

Feb. 22, Saturday, 5pm, “Unbought,” features the dramatic stories of three African American women played by Tiffany Terrell: Ida B. Wells, journalist and women’s suffrage activist; Sally Hemings, the slave with whom Thomas Jefferson fathered six children; and Shirley Chisholm, the first African American Congresswoman from New York and first African American woman to run for President. The title of the show derives from Shirley Chisholm’s memoir, “Unbought and Unbossed”. The musical score features jazz, folk, popular and classical works by African American composers as interpreted by a cellist, pianist, and percussionist, presented by ArtsFarmington, $20 recommended, free/students, Emery Arts Center, UMF, 111 South Street, Farmington.  FMI: 207-778-7862, www.artsfarmington.org.