Intertribal Pow-wow
BRADLEY — The Maine Forest and Logging Museum will hold an exciting and educational Intertribal Pow-wow noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13-14, at Leonard’s Mills on Route 178.
Music, dancing, and storytelling will begin with the Grand Entry at noon each day. Gates will open at 10 a.m.
Participants from throughout New England and the Maritimes will gather and celebrate. The Host Drum for this event is Two Feathers from Maine.
Birdie and Kunaway, flutist and storyteller, will travel from Laconia, N.H. Timbered Lake on acoustic guitar and hand drum will present vocals and indigenous percussion rhythms from Blue Hill. Several important tribal community members also will be in attendance.
Vendors from New England will have beaded, leather and feather goods for sale, as well as CDs.
The public is invited to this gathering. Admission fees are $5 adults, $3 ages 2-12. Members of the Maine Forest and Logging Museum attend free.
For more information, call the MFLM office at 974-6278 email info@leonardsmills.com.
Moonlight viewing
PROSPECT — The Friends of Fort Knox will staff the Penobscot Narrows Observatory 8-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, to offer visitors an opportunity to view the area in the moonlight. This will be the only time this season that the observatory will be open during a full moon, and those interested in this unique experience are encouraged to take advantage of it.
Admission to the moonlight viewing in the observatory is $5, and tickets may be purchased the evening of the event (clouds or rain would result in cancellation).
The Penobscot Narrows Observatory, located at the Fort Knox State Historic Site, is the tallest bridge observatory open to the public in the world. Visitors board an elevator for a quick trip up 420 feet above the Penobscot River and U.S. Route 1, for extended views of Waldo-Hancock counties and the Penobscot Bay area.
The Penobscot Narrows Observatory is owned by the Maine Department of Transportation, which jointly manages the facility with the Maine Department of Conservation’s Bureau of Parks and Lands for the people of Maine. The Friends of Fort Knox provide staffing for the observatory is under a separate contract with the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands.
Musical duo
BANGOR — Kit Soden will perform with violinist Aliza Thibodeau 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, in the Story Room at Bangor Public Library.
Thibodeau, a native of Bangor, has traveled throughout Europe with her partner, Kit Soden, as they performed songs from Soden’s CD, “Like a Dancer Unstrung.” Thibodeau is a 2008 graduate of Bangor High School.
Soden, who found inspiration in Malazan Book of the Fallen, a series by Canadian author Steven Erikson, took the poems from the fantasy books and interpreted them as songs. Erikson discovered Soden’s musical creations on YouTube and the two artists began to collaborate in 2009.
Delighted with the musical interpretation of his poetry, Erikson began to send unpublished poems to Soden, who sent demos in return. Erikson listened to the music and said he found that “this was a serious artist putting heart and soul into his performance.”
During their European tour this summer, Soden and Thibodeau visited Steven Erikson in England and were finally able to play their music for their muse. Soden plays the guitar and sings while Thibodeau shows her skills on the violin.
The duo create a variety of musical styles for each piece, “from classical to modern art-music to folk,” Soden said. “I take what I experience and work at interpreting it musically.”
Stop by the library for a unique performance from two up-and-coming artists. For more information, contact the library at 947-8336 or visit http:// www.bpl.lib.me.us.
Plato reading
BANGOR — Plato’s “Gorgias” will be performed in an open reading by members and friends of the University of Maine Classics Club at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, in front of Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St.
Last Cool Sounds
BANGOR — Downtown Bangor Partnership will welcome The BArSTuARDS to the Cool Sounds stage 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, in Pickering Square.
The homegrown rock-folk group from Bangor plays rowdy, rollicking, heartfelt rock from the banks of the Penobscot — a little traditional roots here, a little Celtic influence there, but always rocking. Come join the party for the last Cool Sounds concert of the season.
The Outdoor Market will be held 5-8 p.m., with 35-40 vendors selling Maine-made fine arts, crafts, food items and produce in West Market Square and along Broad Street.
Organ concerts
BANGOR — The St. John’s Organ Society is holding its Summer Recital Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at St. John Catholic Church, 207 York St.
These programs continue the celebration of St. John’s E&GG Hook organ, Opus 288, the 150th anniversary of which was marked last October by “A Hook Holiday,” a four-day tour of historic organs in midcoast Maine attended by organists and organ enthusiasts from coast to coast.
Called by organ builder and historian George Bozeman “a truly magnificent ensemble,” the St. John’s instrument is the largest 19th century pipe organ in northern New England.
The schedule is:
• Aug. 11: Steve Burgess.
• Aug. 18: Douglas Beck.
• Aug. 25: Kevin Birch, organ; Anatole Wieck, violin; Peter Handford, cello.
“A Hook Holiday” was the largest project to date of the St. John’s Organ Society, an organization dedicated to the preservation and appreciation of Opus 288. Founded in 1993, the society has sponsored regular concerts, including the summer series, as well as other forms of education and community outreach.
Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. For more information, contact Kevin Birch, director of music, at 942-6941, or visit http://www.hookopus288.org.
Hawaiian luau
BANGOR — A luau featuring Hawaiian food, dancing and music will be offered 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, at Winterberry Heights, 932 Ohio St.
Music will be provided by the Ukulele Club from the University of Maine at Machias. Mary Beth Hewitt & Friends will present dancing.
Admission is $10, with proceeds to benefit the Hammond Street Senior Center and Eastern Area Agency on Aging.
For information, call 942-6002.
Summer music series
BANGOR — Bangor Public Library’s Summer Music Series features free concerts at 7 p.m. Wednesdays in Peirce Park next to the library.
• Aug. 17, 7 p.m. Jonee Earthquake, a walk on the wild side with an energetic and enjoyable punk band. Irreverent and fun, the band retains its joy of sharing punk and rockabilly music with audiences of all ages.
• Aug. 24, 7 p.m. Heart of Maine Chorus of Sweet Adelines International, local women sharing their love of singing in four-part harmony, barbershop a cappella style.
• Aug. 31, 7 p.m. Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Maine, performing the works of Gilbert and Sullivan since 1976. The singers share their love of the operettas from the 1800s.
The series is sponsored by Gross Minsky and Mogul Law Office. For information, call 947-8336.
‘Sweeney Todd’
ORONO — The University of Maine Summer Music Theatre Festival will present Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s macabre musical masterpiece, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12-13; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, at Hauck Auditorium, Memorial Union, University of Maine.
Returning to London from a long exile for a crime he didn’t commit, barber Sweeney Todd finds only broken fragments of his once happy life. Pitted on vengeance and aided by an eccentric meat pie vendor, Sweeney resumes his barber business, offering his victims the last shave they’ll ever have.
Tickets are $14, $7 students. The play is for mature audiences.
Photography workshop
HOLDEN — Professional photographer Andy Anderson will present “From Camera to Print — Secrets of the Pros,” a photography workshop, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, at Fields Pond Audubon Center.
A basic working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop or Elements is recommended, but not required. Bring a few photos (on a card), and lunch. All levels of expertise are welcome.
The cost is $35 for Fields Pond members, $40 others. Advance registration and payment are required. Call 989-2591.
Children’s Day
HAMPDEN — The Hampden Children’s Day Committee invites everyone to attend the 32nd annual Hampden Children’s Day on Saturday, Aug. 20.
The day will start with a pancake breakfast 7-9 a.m. at the Kiwanis Civic Center. There will be road races, a bike decorating contest and the parade at 11 a.m.
After the parade there will be events happening behind McGraw School and in the gymnasium with plenty of food and games for kids of all ages. To end the day there will be spectacular fireworks. The Children’s Day program will be available at several locations in Hampden, so mark your calendars.