On Friday in Bangor, dueling pianos returns to the Downunder Club at Season, itās vinyl night at Nocturnem Draft Haus and itās also the final weekend of both the Penobscot Theatreās big holiday musical āMatildaā and the intimate holiday improv show āA Kick In Your Dickens,ā though tickets might be hard to come by; call the box office at 942-3333 and see whatās left. On Saturday night, jam band Merther is at the Bangor Arts Exchange, Celtic musicians Gus LaCasse and Mathias Kamin play at Paddy Murphyās, Allison Bankston and Hippie Soup play at Nocturnem, and on Sunday evening, down in Ellsworth, the Grand Theatre hosts a concert featuring two of the best bands in Maine: the Ghost of Paul Revere and Ellsworthās own Chris Ross and the North.
We are aware that New Yearās Eve is on a Tuesday, which is not a weekend. But itās close enough, right? And lots of people get the following day off, so itās weekend-esque, donāt you think? As usual, there are several fun community New Yearās events around eastern Maine, including the Downtown Countdown in Bangor, which features family events at the Maine Discovery Museum, the Bangor Public Library and Queen City Cinema Club, live music all over the place and, of course, the famous āball dropā in West Market Square at midnight. In Belfast, thereās the 23rd annual New Yearās By the Bay, with a wide array of entertainment for all ages all afternoon and evening ( a full schedule can be found at nybb.org).
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In movie theaters this weekend, Greta Gerwigās refreshing take on the classic āLittle Womenā hits screens, as does kidās movie āSpies in Disguise.ā On TV, season eight of āLetterkennyā premieres on Hulu, as does a Netflix series about Kevin Hart, documentaries about Duran Duran and New Order on Showtime, and the Lifetime series āYouā moves to its new home on Netflix.
