“Eastern Maine Model Railroad Club Show,” Jeff’s Catering, Brewer

Nov. 17, Thursday, 7pm, “Tanner Olin Smith & Tonic Engine,” Tanner Olin Smith writes Folk Songs and Instrumental Folk Music to be performed on the street, in houses and other intimate settings— improvisations and variations on pre-existing melodic/harmonic structures are written for each audience and venue; these modal pieces are presented on the 12-string guitar, the Buzzing/Appalachian Dobro guitar, Sung, on the Cittern, and the Harp-Zither, Tonic Engine is the Colby College Community Radio Association’s (WMHB Waterville) house folk/rock band, they enchant audiences with their up-and-coming attitude and folk/rock inspired songs, informed by gigantic books, Irish drinking songs and a predilection for grungy rock, a night with Tanner Olin Smith and Tonic Engine is a night you won’t want to miss, $12, Unity College Center for Performing Arts, 42 Depot St., Unity. FMI: 207-509-7132, www.unity.edu.
Nov. 17-19, Thursday-Saturday, 7:30pm, “Constellations,” A spellbinding, romantic play by playwright Nick Payne, hailed by Vogue magazine as “one of the MOST DAZZLINGLY GIFTED DRAMATISTS OF A NEW GENERATION—SHARP, FUNNY, WISE, HUMANE.” This play features a cast of two and will be performed in the immersive Emera Astronomy Center at the University of Maine. Directed by Marcia Douglas, $6, Emera Astronomy Center, UMO, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, astro.umaine.edu.
Nov. 19, Saturday, 8am-2pm, “Holiday Fair and Luncheon,” featuring handmade baskets, braided rugs, scarves, mittens, primitive crafts and more. There will also be baked goods, fudge, jams, jellies, candy and turkey pies. Gift baskets for all occasions, attic treasures, and collectibles will be offered for sale. There will be a cookie bar where people can fill a tin with a variety of cookies. The Simply Soups and Pie Cafe includes a variety of homemade soups, bread and pies. Proceeds of the fair benefit the church, First Congregational Church of Brewer, 35 Church Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-989-7350, www.amcmaine.org.
Nov. 19, Saturday, 10am-3pm, “Eastern Maine Model Railroad Club Show,” 40th annual show will feature operating layouts, a silent auction, vendors and the Train Doctor. There will be food on site as well, $4, free/under 12, Jeff’s Catering, 15 Coffin Avenue, East West Industrial Park, Brewer. FMI: 207-374-2786, emmrc.freeyellow.com.
Nov. 19, Saturday, 7pm, “The Skyliners,” This 13 Piece Big-Band is back and will be performing classics from the 40′ s, 50’s and now! Come on down and join us for a night of fun, and don’t forget your dancin’ shoes! Beer and Wine available for purchase (21+), $10, Between Friends Art Center, Next Generation Theatre, 39 Center Street, Brewer. FMI: 207-989-7100, www.nextgenerationtheatre.com.
Nov. 19, Saturday, 7pm, “When Particles Collide,” The music of When Particles Collide includes Southern Rock choruses, New Wave a la Blondie vocals, lightning speed Green Day-esque drumming, classic Motown grooves, and Queens of the Stone Age-style riffs — and yet somehow it all sounds like Chris and Sasha, $15, Unity College Center for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot Street, Unity. FMI: 207-509-7132, www.unity.edu.
Nov. 19, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Aztec Two-Step 45th Anniversary Celebration,” Celebrating their 45th Anniversary as a duo, Rex Fowler and Neal Shulman will perform a special concert of their original songs plus a sprinkling of their renditions of Everly Brothers and Simon & Garfunkel classics. After forty-five years, Rex and Neal continue to impress audiences with their intelligent songwriting, dazzling acoustic lead guitar and soaring two-part harmonies, and are considered one of acoustic music’s most beloved and enduring acts, $25-$35, Gracie Theatre, Husson University, 1 College Circle, Bangor. FMI: 207-941-7888, www.gracietheatre.com.