“Scottish Fish,” Next Generation Theatre and Between Friends Arts, Brewer

Feb. 19-22, Wed. and Thurs. 10am/start, Fri. 6pm/start, Sat. 1pm/start, “MPA Basketball Tournament 2025,” pricing SINGLE SESSIONS: Adult- $10.00 Student/Seniors 60+ – $5.00 Entrance Renewal by Andersen (General Doors will be scheduled to open one hour prior to the start of the game.) Parking LOT A – $5.00 *Available to purchase on the day of the event[CASH ONLY] Schedule Tournament Info Visit mpa.cc to view up-to-date bracket and tournament schedule. Parking Lot Map CIC SECURITY POLICY, Cross Insurance Center, 515 Main Street, Bangor.  FMI:  1-800-515-21721, www.boxofficeticketsales.com.

Feb. 19-21, Wednesday-Friday, 1pm. “Vacation Movie: IF,” a 2024 American live-action/animated fantasy comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by John Krasinski. Combining live-action and animation, the film follows a young girl who goes through a difficult experience and begins to see everyone’s imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life children have grown up, $1, The Grand, 165 Main Street, Ellsworth.  FMI:  207-667-9500, grandonline.org.

Feb. 20-23, Thurs.-Sat. 7pm, Sat. 2pm, Sun. 3pm, “Dial M for Murder,” stage performance of the Hitchcock classic has all the pieces for a perfect thriller – the jealous husband plotting to get rid of his wife, frame his rival, and set himself up for life, presented by Penobscot Theatre Company, $48/adult, $43/seniors, $21.75/students, additional charges may apply, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor.  FMI:  207-947-3333, www.penobscottheatre.org.

Feb. 21, Friday, 7pm, “Scottish Fish in Concert,” Scottish Fish present a fresh take on traditional and contemporary Scottish and Cape Breton music. Their lively and unique arrangements are woven together from session music handed down from generations of the tradition’s finest players, $30, Next Generation Theatre and Between Arts Friends, 39 Center Street, Brewer.  FMI:  207-249-1976, betweenfriendsartcenter.com.

Feb. 22, Saturday, 2pm and 7pm, “International Dance Festival,” an annual celebration of culture and dance. There will be performances and performers from across the globe, showcases an array of traditional music, dance and costumes, free, Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono.  FMI:  207-581-1804, umaine.edu/international.

Feb. 23, Sunday, 2pm, “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, $15-$25.50, free/12 and under, an additional $2.50 handling charge, Gracie Theatre, 1 College Circle, Bangor.  FMI:  207-941-7888, gracietheatre.com.