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Art
BANGOR:
• “1575 to 2200 Degrees: University of Maine Sculpture Unearthed Glass and Steel,” work of University of Maine advanced sculpture class, through March 16, The Sohns Gallery, The Rock & Art Shop, 36 Central St. 947-2205.
• Art @ Noon, Feb. 4, Education Coordinator Eva Wagner discussing featured artists Deborah Cornell and Barbara Putnam’s exhibit, “Global Change: The Dance of Contingencies,” and featured artist Rachel Hellman’s exhibit, “Infra/Structure,” University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St. 561-3350.
• Create a Valentine, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 7, University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St. Free. supplies provided. 561-3350.
BREWER:
• Paint ‘n Sip with art teacher Garrett White,,noon-4 p.m. first Saturdays, Between Friends Art Center, 39 Center St. Learn to paint with acrylics. $25, includes all materials. RSVP, 989-7100.
HOLDEN:
• Exhibit of watercolor paintings by the late Roger W. Svedberg Sr., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, through February, Fields Pond Audubon Center. 989-2591.
Children
BANGOR:
• Family Engineering Night: Catapults, 6-7 p.m. Jan. 29, Challenger Learning Center of Maine, 30 Venture Way. $3, $10 family maximum. To register by Jan. 28, 990-2900, ext. 1, or challenger.org.
• Maine Discovery Museum, 74 Main St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. $7.50. Closed Mondays unless school holiday. Free to museum members and those under age 1. 262-7200.
• Story Time, Bangor Public Library: ABC Kids, 11-11:30 a.m. Saturdays; Chapter Chums, 4-4:45 p.m. alternate Tuesdays; Creative Crafts, 4-4:45 p.m. third Thursdays; Crochet Club, 4-4:45 p.m. Fridays; Goody Gang, 4-4:45 p.m. Mondays; Maryann’s Night Story Time, 6-6:30 p.m. Thursdays; Mother Goose, 10:15-10:35 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; Tiny Tots, 11-11:30 a.m. Wednesday and Thursdays.
BREWER:
• Kids’ Karaoke for children ages 5 to 14, 1-3 p.m. Jan. 31, Between Friends Art Center, 39 Center St. $5 per child. 989-7100 or nextgentheatre@gmail.com.
Classes
HOLDEN:
• Yoga and nature workshop, 1-5 p.m. Feb. 8, Fields Pond Audubon Center. $30 center members, $40 others. To register, maineaudubon.org. 989-2591.
ORONO:
• Beginning bridge, 2-4 p.m. Jan. 29, Inn at Dirigo Pines, 9 Alumni Drive. To register, Gateway Seniors, 889-3131.
• Debbie White sharing apps for smart devices and offering hands-on help with tablets and ereaders, 3-4 p.m. Jan. 29, Orono Public Library, 39 Pine St. Free. To register, Gateway Seniors, 889-3031.
Clubs, groups
BREWER:
• Saturday Nighters monthly dinner-dance for couples, Feb. 14. Reservations needed one week before each dance. Information about joining club, 989-6282.
Dance
BANGOR:
• Soul Movement with Suzanne Kelly. Dance, 6-7:30 p.m. first Thursdays, through May 7, Maine Holistic Center, 81 Main St. $10. Benefits the center. suziekrm@gmail.com or 745-3157.
• Line dance class, Tuesday 6-7:30 p.m., Sunbury Village, 922 Ohio St. Beginner through advanced. 922-2459.
BREWER:
• Bangor Area Recovery Network chem-free dances 8-11:30 p.m. Saturdays, BARN, 142 Center St.
• Bangor Singles Club dance, 8 p.m.-midnight Fridays, Brewer Eagles Club. Doors open, 7 p.m. Guests may purchase tickets at the door.
NEWBURGH:
• Newburgh Recreation committee Family Valentine’s Dance, 7-9 p.m. Feb. 7, Newburgh Town Office, 2220 Western Ave. Line-dance lesson, 6:30. p.m. Photo area, snacks and beverages provided. $5 couple, $2 each additional person, family maximum, $10. Tickets, Town Office or at the door. 234-4151.
Events
ORONO:
• Star shows, 7 p.m. Fridays, Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27 for adults and 2 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 1, 8, 15 and 22, for children, Emera Astronomy Center, University of Maine. $6. Seating limited. Reservations, 581-1341 or Astro.UMaine.edu. Private shows and school field trips can be arranged.
Film
BANGOR:
• “Growing Local,” sponsored by Bangor Area Food Council and Maine Farmland Trust, noon and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29, COESPACE. Followed by discussion. Free and open to all. Advance registration required at surveymonkey.com/s/GrowingLocalMFTBANGOR. Heather Omand, bangorareafoodcouncil@gmail.com.
• Banff Mountain Film Festival, hosted by Epic Sports, 7 p.m. Feb. 3-4, Gracie Theatre, Husson University. Tickets, http://epicsportsofmaine.com/.
ORONO:
• “Kiss Me Kate,” noon-2 p.m. Feb. 5, Orono Public Library. Musical starring Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson. Based on Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew.” Free.
• Regis Tremblay film, “The Ghosts of Jeju Island,” 7 p.m. Feb. 5, 140 Little Hall, University of Maine. Part of Socialist and Marxist Studies Series, 581-3860 or douglas.allen@umit.maine.edu.
Lectures, books
BREWER:
• Opera talk on “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” with Steven Evans and Jennifer Moxley, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 4, Brewer Public Library, in partnership with Collins Center for the Arts. Attendees will be entered into a drawing to win a pair of free Met Live tickets to be drawn at the end of the program. 989-7943.
OLD TOWN:
• Mike McCarron of Eastern Area Agency on Aging talking about Repair Program; services for caregivers; food programs; counseling for benefits such as Medicare, Social Security and Maine Care; Furry Friends Foodbank; Falls Prevention Program and more, 1-2 p.m. Feb. 4, Old Town Public Library. Free. To register, 827-3972.
ORONO:
• “The 1927 Project” with Orono High School students and Stephanie Harp, about early 20th-century lynching in Little Rock, Arkansas, 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 5, Orono High School-Middle School library. Free and open to all. ninthstreet@stephanieharp.com.
• University of Maine Socialist and Marxist Lecture Series: 12:30-1:45 p.m. Bangor Room, Memorial Union: Feb. 5, “U.S. Capitalism and Militarism from the Birth of the Nation to the Present,” Regis Tremblay, filmmaker. 581-3860 or douglas.allen@umit.maine.edu.
Meals
BANGOR:
• Breaking Bread soup kitchen, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays, Apostolic Lighthouse Church, 517 Hammond St. Free. 570-8107.
• Free community meal, 4-6 p.m. Thursdays, First United Methodist Church, 703 Essex St. 945-9567.
• Free community meal, 12:30 p.m. Sundays, Columbia Street Baptist Church, 63 Columbia St. 945-6616.
• Saving Grace Thrift Shop, Grace United Methodist Church, 193 Union St. Fresh produce, frozen meat, deli products, bread, bakery items. Free to those who struggle to make ends meet. Low-cost clothing, household goods, books, craft supplies, furniture, knick-knacks. Warming center with free coffee, tea and snacks. Hours, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Supports church ministries.
• Free community soup supper, 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesdays, through March 25, Redeemer Lutheran Church, 540 Essex St. Open to all. 945-3166.
CASTINE:
• Cabin Fever barbecue, 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 6, at the church, 68 Main St. $15. Benefits ministries of Trinitarian Congregational Parish of Castine. Reservations, Kay Hightower, 326-8932, or khightower59@msn.com.
CLIFTON:
• Clifton Community Food Bank, 10 a.m. first Monday; 5 p.m. third Monday, Clifton United Baptist Church, 742 Airline Road. 843-5441.
• Seniors’ lunch, 11:30 a.m. third Thursday, Clifton United Baptist Church, 742 Airline Road. 843-5441. Free.
HAMPDEN:
• Baked bean supper, 4:30-6 p.m. Feb. 7, Hamden Kiwanis Civic Center. Features John’s chili. $7, $4 children. Benefits Hampden Kiwanis charities.
HERMON:
• American Legion baked bean supper, 4:30-6:30 p.m. third Saturday, Hermon Rescue Squad building, $7, $3 children. 848-5597.
• Neighbors Supporting Neighbors Food Pantry, 9-11 a.m. first and third Thursdays, Penobscot Snowmobile Club, Bog Road. 299-5186.
ORRINGTON:
• Baked bean supper, 4:30 p.m. Feb. 7, East Orrington Congregational Church, 38 Johnson Mill Road. $7, $3 children.
Museums
HAMPDEN:
• Hampden Historical Society’s Kinsley House and Katherine Trickey Archives, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays, April through October, or by appointment. 862-2027.
Music
BANGOR:
• Country Jam, 6:30-9 p.m. first and third Thursdays, Sunbury Village, 922 Ohio St. Door prizes, 50-50 raffle. Admission by donation at the door. 942-0802, 262-9600.
• Heart of Maine Chorus, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, corner of Essex Street and Grandview Avenue. Bette, 989-4110, or Charlene, 827-4825.
• Penobscot Fiddles amateur musicians group, 6:30-8 p.m. Mondays, 21 Main St., No. 202. Open to all ages, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo, bass, piano, accordion, whistles, percussion.
• River City Harmonizers, women’s a cappella, barbershop chorus, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Lutheran Church, 540 Essex St. Seeking all harmony parts. 947-3128 or 848-5354.
• “The Brick” open mic, all acts, all ages, 7-10 p.m. Thursdays, Union Street Brick Church. Sign-up, 6:30 p.m. $2 donation. 945-9798.
BREWER:
• New Renaissance Singers, four-part community chorus rehearsals, 6:30 – 8:30 Tuesdays, First Congregational Church of Brewer, 35 Church St.
• Bluegrass Jam Session for local musicians and those who enjoy music, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Next Generation Theatre, 39 Center St. Food and beverages available. $3. 989-7100.
Outdoors
BRADLEY:
• Horse-drawn sled rides, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 8, Maine Forest and Logging Museum, Government Road. 974-6278 or sherry@maineforestandloggingmuseum.org.
HOLDEN:
• Scat and Tracks with naturalist Gudrun Keszoecze, Hirundo Wildlife Refuge, 1-3 p.m. Jan. 31, Fields Pond Audubon Center. $5 members, $10 others. To register, maineaudubon.org. 989-2591.
• Moonlight snowshoe, 6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 2, Fields Pond Audubon Center. $5. Bring snowshoes or reserve a pair at the center. To register, maineaudubon.org. 989-2591.
• Yoga and nature, 1-5 p.m. Feb. 8, Fields Pond Audubon Center. Also snowshoeing. Warm soup and hot drinks available. Bring extra clothing and snowshoes. $30 members, $40 others. To register, maineaudubon.org. 989-2591.
OLD TOWN:
• Groundhog Day Celebration: Finding Penobscot Phyllis, 1-4 p.m. Feb. 2, Hirundo Wildlife Refuge. Learn about the secret life of the groundhog, go on snowshoeing excursion to find her burrow and complete a scavenger hunt. Bring snowshoes or reserve a pair at the refuge. Meet at Parker Reed shelter accessible through Gate 1, Route 43. To register by Jan. 31, 394-2171. $5 donation.
ORLAND:
• Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust moonlight hike, Jan. 31. Leaving at 6 p.m. from Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery. Easy to moderate trek, depending on snow and ice conditions. Boots, creepers, snowshoes or skis may be needed. 469-6929 or info@greatpondtrust.org.
Theater
BANGOR:
• Penobscot Theatre Company production of “Guys on Ice,” manly ice fishing musical, Jan. 29-Feb. 15, Bangor Opera House. Showtimes and ticket information, 942-3333 or penobscottheatre.org.
ORONO:
• Stillwater Community Arts first public reading of new play by author of “One Blue Tarp,” “Hair Frenzy” by Travis Baker, 7-10 p.m. Feb. 3, Keith Anderson Community House, 19 Bennoch Road. $5, benefits Stillwater Community Arts Youth Scholarship Fund. Post-show discussion, Woodman’s Bar & Grill.