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Bangor Daily News
Calendar Listing of Local
Events for the Week of
February 4-11, 1999
Categories of events for this week: Art, Auditions, Books, Call for Entries, Children, Classes, Dance, Film, Fundraising, Lectures, Meals, Museums, Music, Outdoors, Singles, Theater, and Etc.
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Augusta - "Arts in the Capitol," acquisitions from University of Maine Museum of Art, through March 12, Blaine House and Maine Arts Commission offices. 287-2750.
Augusta - "Contemporary Prints," 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, through Feb. 11, Jewett Hall Gallery, UMA. 621-3243.
Augusta - Artwork by Nancy Bryant Trider, through Feb. 28, Senate president’s office, State House.
Bangor - "Maine: A State for All Seasons" photographic exhibit, through February, Lecture Hall, Bangor Public Library. 947-8336.
Bangor - Acrylics and watercolors by John Hubbard, through Feb. 19; Winter Blahs Kids Art program for ages 6-10, 4:30-6 p.m., through Feb. 22, Art Studios of Bangor, 31 Central St. 942-0869.
Bar Harbor - "Sketches of Life" 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-midnight, Sunday, through Feb. 6; reception, 4-6 p.m. Feb. 4, Thorndike Library, College of the Atlantic. 288-5015.
Blue Hill - "Images of a Shared Spirit," through Feb. 26; opening reception, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Feb. 6, Blue Hill Library. 374-5515.
Brunswick - Exhibitions devoted to Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14-March 17, ICON Contemporary Art. 725-8157.
Brunswick - "A Tale of Two Cities: Eugene Atget’s Paris and Berenice Abbott’s New York" and "Occupying the Street," 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2-5 p.m. Sunday, through March 21, Kresge Auditorium, Bowdoin College Museum of Art. 725-3275.
Camden - Dorothy Hayes paintings of sub-Saharan Africans, through February; reception, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Jean Picker Room, Camden Public Library. 236-7319.
Damariscotta - Watercolors by Jan Kilburn, through Feb. 19, Miles Memorial Hospital.
Damariscotta - Faculty exhibition, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday, through Feb. 7, Round Top Center for the Arts. 563-1507.
Ellsworth - Artwork of Helen Rundell, oil and egg tempera, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, through Feb. 19, The Center Gallery, University of Maine Ellsworth Center. 667-3897.
Farmington - Exhibits of Jonathan Bailey’s "Tekhne" and Amie Oliver’s "Beautiful Burdens," noon-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, through Feb. 25, UMF Art Gallery.
Gorham - "Carolee Schneemann: Drawing Performance," through Feb. 27, USM Art Gallery. 780-5005.
Lewiston - "In Black and White: Landscape Prints" by Claire Van Vliet, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sundays, through March 19, Bates College Museum of Art. 786-6158.
Lewiston - "North to Freedom: Maine’s Vital Role in the Underground Railroad," 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, through Feb. 28, Hall Gallery, Lewiston-Auburn College. 753-6554.
Machias - "InterArt Show," through Feb. 26, Powers Hall, UMM Art Galleries. 255-0720.
Machias - "Works On Paper Way Downeast: Contemporary Art from the Sunrise County," through Feb. 25, UMM Art Galleries.
Old Town - Artworks of Florence Wheeler, through March 8, Old Town Public Library. 827-3972.
Orono - "Race and Masculinity: Paul Robeson and the Modernist Aesthetic," 12:30-1:45 p.m. Feb. 10, 110 Little Hall, UM. 581-1228.
Orono - "Evelyn Hofer: Interiors and Emerson in Italy," 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, through March 17, UM Museum of Art, Carnegie Hall. 581-3255.
Portland - "Mainers in Love," through Feb. 27, Robert Clements Gallery, 81 West Commercial St. 775-2202.
Portland - "Lesley Dill: The Poetics of Form," through Feb. 21; "Caring for a Collection," through March 19; "New Acquisitions 1998," through March 19; "Louise Nevelson: Structures Evolving," 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, through March 21, Portland Museum of Art. 800-639-4067.
Portland - "From Performance Artists to Donut Makers to Hip Hop," photography and nonfiction writing, 2-6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, through Feb. 22, Salt Center for Documentary Field Studies, 19 Pine St. 761-0660.
Portland - "heARTWORK," Feb. 4-March 1, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. 772-2693.
Portland - "Friends Downeast," noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, through Feb. 13, Davidson & Daughters Contemporary Art, 148 High St. 780-0766.
Portland - William Manning, through Feb. 13; Greg Parker, through March 20, June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 112 High St. 772-1961.
Portland - "The Moonrakers Advise," by Astrid Bowlby, through Feb. 11, USM Area Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center. 780-5008.
Portland - "Sand Casting: Nature’s Mold," through March 10; "Images From Nature," March 15-April 30, The Stein Gallery, 195 Middle St. 772-9072.
Portland - "Paul Caponigro: a talk about his work," 7 p.m. Feb. 4, "Annie Rose and Jock Montgomery: approaches to photgraphing people," 7 p.m. Feb. 11, Danforth Gallery, 34 Danforth St. 775-6245.
Portland - "Van Der Zee On My Mind," photographs by Sean Alonzo Harris, noon-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday; noon-7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, through Feb. 28; reception, 6-8 p.m. Feb. 5, Hinge Gallery, 576A Congress St. 761-9552.
Portland - American student talks on Vietnam art experience, 7 p.m. Feb. 4; MECA Faculty Exhibition 1999, through Feb. 5, Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, Porteous Building. 775-5098.
Portland - "Amistad," 4 p.m. Feb. 4, Law Building; "Remembering Maine’s Past: African-American Portraiture as Historial Text, 1885-1925," by Maureen Elgersman, through March 28, with slide show and lecture, 7 p.m. Feb. 11, Luther Bonney Auditorium; talk on Bayard Rustin, 6 p.m. Feb. 26, Luther Bonney Auditorium; "Sankofa," 6 p.m. Feb. 12, Room A, Woodbury Campus Center; Romona Africa speaks on police brutality and racism, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17, Luther Bonney Auditorium; "Beloved," 7 p.m. Feb. 24, 10 Bailey Hall, Luther Bonney Auditorium. Part of Black History Month at USM. 780-4200.
Presque Isle - "Exploration India," through Feb. 16, Reed Art Gallery, UMPI.
Rockland - "Mood Poems: Selected Photographs by Kosti Ruohomaa, 1939-1960 (Black Star)," 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6-April 4, Craig Gallery; lecture, 2 p.m. Feb. 6, Farnsworth Art Museum, Museum Street. 596-6457.
Rockland - "Fairfield Porter from the Permanent Collection of The Parrish Art Museum," 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday, through Feb. 21, Farnsworth Art Museum. 596-6457.
Rockport - "Traditional African Art: Selections from the Hamill Gallery of African Art," and "A Matter of Perception, Second Annual Juried Exhibition by Artists with Disabilities," through Feb. 27, Maine Coast Artists. 236-2875.
South Portland - The Mad Hatter’s 12th Annual Tea Party, tattoo art, all day Feb. 12-14, Merry Manor Inn, 700 Main St. 774-6151.
Unity - Vivien Russe paintings, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday or by appointment, Feb. 10-March 14; reception, 4-6 p.m. Feb. 10, Unity College Art Gallery. 948-3131.
Waterville - Paintings by Garry Mitchell, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 2-4:30 p.m. Sunday, through Feb. 21; prints of the Charles Hovey Pepper Collection, same time Feb. 14 through March 21; oil paintings by Bevin Engman, same time Feb. 14 through March 28, Colby College Museum of Art. 872-3228.
Winterport - Auditions for "A Shaina Maidel," 7 p.m. Feb. 8-9, Wagner Middle School.
Augusta - The Rev. Kevin Emery, "Combing the Mirror," lecture and discussion, 7 p.m. Feb. 4; poet Allan Foley, signing, "Just Because I Love You," 1-4 p.m. Feb. 6; book fair, benefit Hall-Dale PTC, 1-4 p.m. Feb. 13; Olga Pastuchiv, signing "Minas and the Fish," and demonstrating illustration, 2-4 p.m. Feb. 13, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 9 Market Place Drive. 621-0038.
Bangor - "Picking Bangor’s Best," through Feb. 19, Bangor Public Library. 947-8336.
Bar Harbor - Reading, poet William Carpenter from work in progress, "Wooden Nickel," 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4, Ethel H. Blum Gallery, Colege of the Atlantic. 288-5015.
Belfast - Writers’ Coffee Break, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Belfast Co-Op. 338-5360 or 236-4678.
Waterville - Book signing by Greg Rossel, author of "Building Small Boats," 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 6, Re-Books, 65 East Concourse. 877-2484.
Bridgton - One or more pieces of artwork for interior and exterior locations at new elementary school, for prospectus send SASE to Percent for Art Competition, SAD 61, RR 2 Box 554, Bridgton 04009, by Feb. 10.
Augusta - American Girls Club, making old-fashioned Valentines, ages 7 and older, 2 p.m. Feb. 6, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 9 Market Place Drive. 621-0038.
Bangor - 4-H rabbit demonstration, 10 a.m. Feb. 6, Children’s Room, Bangor Public Library. 947-8336, Ext. 111.
Bangor - "Neighboring Arts," 9-11:30 a.m. Feb. 16-18, Grace United Methodist Church, 193 Union St. 942-8320.
Bangor - Continuing classes: karate, ages 6-12, 9:45-10:45 a.m. or 10:45-11:45 a.m. Saturdays; drama club, ages 7-14, noon-2 p.m. Saturdays; sign language, ages 6-12, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays; kindermusik, to age 7, Bangor-Brewer YWCA. 941-2808.
Bangor - Art classes, 3:30-5 p.m. daily, Isaac Farrar Mansion, Union Street. 941-2808.
Bangor - Winter Blahs Kids’ Art Program for ages 6-10, 4:30-6 p.m. Mondays, through Feb. 22, Art Studios of Bangor, 31 Central St., Suite 303. 942-0869.
Bangor - "Become a Rock Detective," rock and fossil educational program, 9-10:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Feb. 5, Fourteenth Street School. 941-6350.
Bangor - "Become a Rock Detective," rock and fossil educational program, 10-11 a.m. Feb. 6, Briar Patch. 941-0255.
Bangor - Infant-toddler storytime, 10 a.m. Feb. 11, meet "Cat in the Hat!" 1 p.m. Feb. 13-14, Borders Books. 990-3300.
East Orland - Atlantic salmon fly tying workshop with Charlie Shoppe, noon-3 p.m. Feb. 7, Craig Brook Atlantic Salmon Museum. 565-3350 or 469-2803.
Ellsworth - Storytime with Mrs. Judie, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays; Valentine craft time, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Feb. 9, Ellsworth Public Library, 20 State St. 667-6363.
Hampden - Animal bones for grades two and up, 3 p.m. Feb. 16; discussion on "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," 3:30 p.m. Feb. 24; Dr. Seuss’ birthday and readings of his books, through March 2; Preschool storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesdays; baby rhymetime, 10 a.m. Thursdays, Edythe L. Dyer Community Library, 269 Main Road North. 862-3550.
Holden - "Become a Rock Detective" rock and fossil educational program, 1 p.m. Feb. 6, Fields Pond Nature Center, 216 Fields Pond Road. 989-2591.
Mount Vernon - West African drumming workshop, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 13, The Space at Silo. 871-8859.
Orono - Ninth annual Games Day, 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Feb. 17, Hudson Museum, UM. 581-1901.
Portland - The Reindeer Performing Arts for Kids midwinter series, ages 7 and up, 10:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays, beginning Feb. 6, ACTS, 341 Cumberland Ave. 874-9002.
Albion - Soap-making, 6-8 p.m. Feb. 9, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Foss Hill Road. 437-2979.
Augusta - Maine Communities Online seminar 7:30-9 a.m. Feb. 4, Schatz, Fletcher and Associates, 227 Water St. 800-660-4766.
Bangor - "Mid-Life and Beyond: Yoga in Menopause and Peri-Menopause" workshop, 1-3 p.m. Feb. 7, Bangor-Brewer YWCA. 941-2808.
Bangor - "Creative Scrapbooking" workshop, four-week session, beginning Feb. 4, Bangor-Brewer YWCA. 941-2808.
Bangor - Vegetarian cooking, food demonstrations and samples, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Heart and Home, 1460 Outer Hammond St. 262-9747.
Bangor - Stress relief through art, 6:30-8 p.m., beginning Feb. 8, Art Studios of Bangor, 31 Central St. 942-0869.
Belfast - West African drum workshop, 1-3 p.m. Feb. 6, Belfast Dance Studio, 109 High St. 338-5380.
Belfast - Life drawing for adults, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays; block printing for ages 16 and older, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 6 and 13, Art Annex, 137 High St. 722-4020.
Bradley - Quilt workshop, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Feb. 9, St. Ann’s Parish Hall, 68 Main Road. 827-2054.
East Orland - Atlantic Salmon fly-tying workshops, 12-3 p.m. Feb. 7, Craig Brook Atlantic Salmon Museum, Route 1. 565-3350.
Gorham - "First Aid for Organists," 7:30-9 p.m. alternate Mondays, beginning Feb. 8, Corthell Concert Hall, USM. 780-5555 or 443-9700.
Lincoln - "Arts in Our Schools, K-12," Feb. 6, Ella Burr School. 942-7003 or 990-2805.
Machias - Atlantic salmon workshop, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Feb. 13, Room 102, Science Building, UMM. 733-5509 or 725-2833.
Mount Vernon - West African drum workshop, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 13, The Space at Silo. 293-2239.
Presque Isle - "How to Interview Effectively" certification course, Feb. 4-March 18, Northern Maine Technical College. 768-9452.
Bangor - "Havin’ Some Fun With The Blues," 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, through March 31, Unitarian-Universalist Church, 120 Park St. 942-0897.
Bangor - Line dancing, 9-10 a.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 5-6 p.m. Thursdays, Bangor-Brewer YWCA, 17 Second St. 941-2808.
Bangor - Dance classes by Ken Ruby, beginners and intermediates, 6-8 p.m. Sundays; intermediates and advanced, 6-8 p.m. Mondays, Mason Auditorium, Eastern Maine Medical Center. 973-7088.
Bangor - Benefit Valentine’s Dance with Eastern Standard Trio, 8 p.m.-midnight Feb. 13, Bangor Civic Center. 394-4115.
Bangor - Bangor Board of Realtors Valentine’s Dance to benefit Habitat for Humanity, 8 p.m.-midnight, Bangor Civic Center. 394-4115.
Belfast - West African dance workshop, 1-3 p.m. Feb. 6, Belfast Dance Studio, 109 High St. 338-5380.
Belfast - Winter movement classes, 9 a.m. Tuesdays; 8 and 9:30 a.m. Thursdays, Upstairs Studio over the post office. 338-1945.
Blue Hill - Valentine’s Dance with Bob Haskell Big Band, 8-11 p.m. Feb. 13, Blue Hill Town Hall. 348-6811.
Blue Hill - "Heart and Soul" swing dance with Big Enough Band, 7-10 p.m. Feb. 5, The Bay School. 374-2187.
Brewer - Line dance: advanced, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays; beginner, 6-8 p.m. Thursdays, Brewer Eagles Club.
Brewer - Line dance lessons, 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Brewer Auditorium.
Bucksport - Line dance lessons, 9-10:30 a.m. Thursdays, Senior Citizens Center.
Camden - "Children Celebrate Africa," Arthur Hall Children’s Dance Company, 10 a.m. Feb. 6, Camden Public Library. 236-3440.
Dedham - Dance lessons, 7 p.m. Mondays; ballroom and country couples lessons, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Peaks Hill Lodge. 843-7080.
East Millinocket - Denim and Leather Dance Productions, line dance lessons: beginners, 4 p.m. Sundays; beginner-intermediate couples, 5 p.m. Sundays; advanced, 6 p.m. Sundays, East Millinocket Recreation Department; beginner, 6 p.m. Tuesdays; intermediate, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Lewis Libby School. 723-7933.
Ellsworth - Father-daughter dance, 6-8 p.m. Feb. 14, Ellsworth High School.
Freedom - English Country Dancing, 7-9:30 p.m. Feb. 10, Dirigo Grange Hall, Route 137. 382-3017 or 338-5340
Gardiner - Contradance, 8-11 p.m. Feb. 5, Johnson Hall. 582-7144 or 665-2634.
Glenburn - Line dance lessons, 9-10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Glenburn Town Hall.
Gorham - Dance USM! 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4-6, Russell Hall, USM. 780-5151.
Greenville - Couples-only square dance classes, 7-9 p.m. Fridays, The Depot. 695-2755.
Lee - Line dance classes, beginners, 6-7:30 p.m. Thursdays; advanced, 7:30-9 p.m. Thursdays, Mount Jefferson Junior High School. 723-7933.
Medway - Country-western dance with Entity, 9 p.m. Feb. 6, Disabled American Veterans Hall.
Orono - Contradance, Marsh Island Band, 8 p.m. Feb. 13, Orono Community Center. 942-5471.
Presque Isle - Presque Isle Spud Shufflers, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6, Opportunity Training Center. 764-0686.
Rockport - Sweetheart Swing Dance with Hal Rohn Band, 2-5 p.m. Feb. 14, benefit Down East Jazz Society Scholarship Funds, Samoset Resort. 354-6608.
Skowhegan - Contradance with Yankee Soul Revue, 8 p.m. Feb. 6, Skowhegan Grange. 587-4851 or 566-7952.
Trenton - Country-western line dancing, 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Trenton Grange Hall, Routes 3 and 230. 667-1987.
Trenton - Swing dance, 8-11 p.m. Feb. 12; contradance 8-11 p.m. Feb 20, Trenton Grange Hall, Routes 3 and 230. 667-0260.
Bethel - Androscoggin River Tour and Snowshoe Romp, winter carnival, Carter’s X-C Ski Centers. 539-4848.
Camden - Ninth annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships, races on toboggan chute, Feb. 5-7, Camden Snow Bowl. 236-3438.
Carrabassett Valley - Family Fling Week featuring fireworks, torchlight parade, family concert and pool party, through Feb. 5, Sugarloaf/USA. 800-THE-LOAF.
Carrabassett Valley - Ben Weisbein Memorial Snowboard Race, Feb. 5-7, Sugarloaf/USA. 800-THE-LOAF.
Carrabassett Valley - Women’s Turn Week, a week of skiing for women to improve skills, special clinics, events and packages, Feb. 8-12, Sugarloaf/USA. 800-THE-LOAF.
Fort Kent - Eighth annual Mardi Gras, parade, pageant, family fun skate, snow sculptures and more, Feb. 11-16, Fort Kent. 834-5354.
Greenville - Moosehead Winter Festival, snowmobile rides, cross-country ski races, parade, snow volleyball, Feb. 13-20, Moosehead Lake. 695-2702.
Madawaska - International Snowmobilers Festival, Feb. 6-8, Madawaska Village. 728-7000.
Medway - Winter Festival of Fun, 1-11 p.m. Feb. 13, East Branch Sno Rover Clubhouse. 746-5958 or 827-4313.
Wilton - The Winter Event, ice fishing contest, snow sculptures, pancake breakfast, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13-14, Wilson Lake. 645-4132.
Bangor - "Best of the Banff Mountain Film Festival," 7 p.m. Feb. 19, Bangor Opera House. 941-5670.
Lewiston - "Samba Traore," 7 p.m. Feb. 6; 2 p.m. Feb. 7, Olin Arts Center, Bates College. 800-639-2919 or 782-7228.
Machias - "Fire," Spring Term Alernative Film Series, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10, science building, University of Maine at Machias. 255-1064 or 255-4796.
Waterville - "Hilary and Jackie," 5, 7:15, and 9:30 p.m., Feb. 4, 7:15 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday 2:45 p.m. Feb. 5-11; "Hard Core Logo," 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday 12:50 p.m. Feb. 5-11, Railroad Square Cinema. 873-6526.
No entries this week.
Bangor - "The Gnostic Gospels of Egypt," James Bean, 7 p.m. Feb. 9, old brick church, Main and Union streets. 368-5866.
Bangor - "Grading Paper Money, Part II," Pine Tree Coin Club, 7 p.m. Feb. 5, YMCA. 827-5735.
Camden - "In Our Own Image: Films, Filmmaking, and Girls," Dana Rae Warren, 3 p.m. Feb. 7, Camden Public Library. 236-7319.
Castine - "Current Global Issues in Maritime Law" by Dr. Wiswall, 9:30 a.m. Feb. 5, Pilot House, Seminar Room, MMA. 326-2256.
Farmington - Phil Carlsen, professor of music, "Scenes De Ballet," process of composition and collaboration for "Holly and Ivy," noon Feb. 10, Olsen Student Center, UMF. 778-7136.
Lewiston - Lecture by David Horowitz, intersection of popular culture and public policy, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8, Muskie Archives, Bates College. 786-6330.
Orono - "What is this ÔBlack’ in Irish Popular Culture?" by Hazel V. Carby, chair of African and American Studies Program at Yale University, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9, "Race and Masculinity: Paul Robeson and the Modernist Aesthetic" by Hazel V. Carby, 12:30-1:45 p.m. Feb. 10, 110 Little Hall, UM. 581-3756.
Orono - "Hatred," Peace and Justic Film Series, 7 p.m. Feb. 11, 100 Donald P. Corbett Building, UM. 581-3756.
Orono - "Demystification of Martin Luther King Jr.: Separating the Real King from Fictionalized Nonthreatening Dreamer" by Doug Allen, professor of philosophy, 12:30-1:45 p.m. Feb. 4; "The Decay of Literacy, the Disappearance of History, the Commodification of Culture and the Death of Politics" by Burt Hatlen, professor of English, 12:30-1:45 p.m. Feb. 11, Bangor Lounge, UM. 581-3756.
Alton - Senior citizens dinner, 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, United Methodist Church, Route 16. 394-2702.
Brownville - Pancake breakfast, 6:30-8:30 a.m. Feb. 6, Brownville Community Church Fellowship Hall.
Brownville Junction - Baked bean supper, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Feb. 6, Alumni Building.
Calais - "Be Our Valentine" dinner and auction fund-raiser, purchase tickets by Feb. 5, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 12, Washington County Technical College. 726-5837.
Camden - Public supper, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 6, John Street United Methodist Church, 98 John St.
East Orrington - Baked bean supper, 4:30-6 p.m. Feb. 6, East Orrington Congregational Church.
Eastport - Annual International Dinner by Eastport Arts Center, 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 6, Eastport Elementary School. 853-2955.
Fort Fairfield - Shrove Tuesday pancake supper, 5-7 p.m. Feb. 16, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Main Street.
Hampden - Baked bean and casserole supper, 4:30-6 p.m. Feb. 6, Hampden Kiwanis Civic Center. 862-3160.
Hancock - Pancake supper, 5-7 p.m. Feb. 16, Union Congregational Church, Route 1.
Levant - Pine Tree Ride-In breakfast buffet, 7:30-9 a.m. Feb. 6, Hungry Hollow 76’ers Clubhouse, Horseback Road. 884-8181.
Machias - Benefit pancake supper, 5-7 p.m. Fat Tuesday, Feb. 16, Sunrise Workshop, Bruce Street.
Machias - Monthly public supper, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 13, Centre Street Congregational Church. 255-3524.
Searsport - Baked bean supper, benefit Ralph Webster. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Feb. 6, Lions Club.
Southwest Harbor - Winter breakfast, 8-10:30 a.m. Feb. 6, Pemetic Elementary School. 244-4313.
Sullivan - Baked bean supper, 5-7 p.m. Feb. 6, Sumner Memorial High School cafeteria, Route 1.
Augusta - "12,000 Years in Maine" guided tour, 2 p.m. Feb. 7, "A Tree Grows in Maine" tour about white pine, 2 p.m. Feb. 14, Maine State Museum. 287-2301, TTY 287-6740.
Brewer - Historical Society Calendar Contest, cash prize, caption old photos of Brewer on Historical Society 1999 Calendar, send to Brewer Historical Society, 199 Wilston St., Brewer 04412. Calendars at Mr. Paperback stores, Miller’s Department Store, Harborside Restaurant and Papa Gambino’s. Deadline Feb. 15. 989-7468.
Lewiston - "North to Freedom: Maine’s Vital Role in the Underground Railroad," artifacts, written and oral histories, books, newspaper articles, maps, and photographs, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1-28, USM Lewiston-Auburn College, I-95 Exit 13. 753-6554.
Livermore - Sleigh rides, Sundays 1-4 p.m. through February, Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road. 897-4366.
Machias - Washington County artists’ works, "Works on Paper Way Downeast: Contemporary Art from the Sunrise County," through Feb. 25, UMM Art Gallery.
Orono - "Sumner at Bicentennial - A Portrait of a Small Maine Town," "Woodland Tribes of the Northeast: Jud Hartmann Bronze," 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, through May 16, Hudson Museum, UM. 581-1901.
Bangor - Swing with Moon Puppies, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Feb. 6, blues with Moon Puppies, 9 p.m.-midnight, Feb. 7, swing with Jump City Jazz, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., Feb. 12, acoustic duo Wicomicos, 9 p.m.-midnight, Feb. 13, New Moon Cafe. 990-2233.
Bangor - Kay Gardner original works, 8 p.m. Feb. 13, Unitarian Universalist Church, 120 Park St. 941-0261.
Bangor - Friday Night Jazz, "The Sixties" with NeoBop, 8 p.m. Feb. 12, Borders, Bangor Mall Boulevard. 990-3300.
Bangor - Maine pianist Paul Sullivan, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12, John Bapst Memorial High School, tickets at Libby’s Card Shop, The Grasshopper Shop and John Bapst Memorial High School.
Bangor - Valentine’s Day Concert with Mona Rae, Jean Meike and Touched, 8:30 p.m. Feb. 14, The Spectrum, 190 Harlow St. 942-3000.
Bangor - Mustard and Company, free concert, 6-10 p.m. Feb. 13, Abundant Life Church. 945-5577.
Belfast - Voice and piano concert program by Belfast Arts Council, 7 p.m. Feb. 13, Abbott Room, Belfast Free Libary.
Blue Hill - Raphael Trio, Blue HIll Concert Association, 3 p.m. Feb. 14, Blue Hill Congregational Church. 374-2161.
Damariscotta - St. Cecilia Trio, 3 p.m. Feb. 7, Round Top Center for the Arts. 563-1507.
Deer Isle - Pierce Campbell, guitarist, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13, Deer Isle Coffeehouse, Route 15. 367-2259.
East Sangerville - Anni Clark and Dan Merrill, 7 p.m. Feb. 6, East Sangerville Grange Hall. 564-2722.
Ellsworth - Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Hancock County, "Trial by Jury" and "H.M.S. Pinafore," 8 p.m. Feb. 5, 6, 12, 13; 2 p.m. Feb. 7, 14, Grand Auditorium. 667-9500.
Farmington - Brad Terry and Joachim Menchel, jazz flute and piano, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13, Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, UMF. 778-7136.
Farmington - Katahdin String Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6, Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, UMF. 778-7136.
Gardiner - Roadhouse, 8-12 p.m. Feb. 6, Silver Wings, 8-12 p.m. Feb. 13, Gardiner American Legion, 46 Griffin St. 622-3997.
Gorham - USM Faculty Concert, 8 p.m. Feb. 5, Corthell Concert Hall, Bassoon Day, workshops 10 a.m.-3 p.m., concert 3 p.m. Feb. 6, Corthell Concert Hall, USM. 780-5555.
Harmony - Bluegrass Music Jam, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 14, Lumberjack Lodges, Chadbourne Road. 683-2000 or 277-3733.
Lewiston - Independence Jazz Reunion, 8 p.m. Feb. 12, Lewiston Middle School Auditorium. 782-7228 or 800-639-2919.
Lewiston - Bates College Orchestra, 8 p.m. Feb. 6; St. Cecilia Piano Trio, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7, Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, Bates College. 786-6135.
Lewiston - Noonday Concert series, pianist Frank Glazer and dance students, 12:30-1 p.m. Feb. 9, Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, Bates College. 786-6330.
Orono - Jazz TGIF, Al Delgado & The Fusion Jazz Trio, 12:15 p.m. Feb. 5, A-Train, 12:15 p.m. Feb. 12, Damn Yankee, Memorial Union, UM. 581-4194, TTY 581-6125.
Portland - Portland Chamber Music Festival Valentine’s Day Concert, 3 p.m. Feb. 14, Ludcke Auditorium, Westbrook College Campus, UNE, Stevens Avenue. 800-320-0257.
Portland - Philharmonia Quartett Berlin, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18, Merrill Auditorium. 842-0800.
Portland - Women in Harmony, 8 p.m. Feb. 6, Immanuel Baptist Church, 156 High St. 774-4940.
Portland - Jim’s Big Ego, 8:30 p.m. Feb. 10, Portland Fine Arts Theater. 772-7662.
Portland - Portland Symphony Orchestra, "A Symphonic Night at the Movies," 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 14, Merrill Auditorium. 842-0800.
Portland - John Gorka, 7 p.m. Feb. 7, Conehead Buddha, 10 p.m. Feb. 12, Stone Coast Brewing Co.
Rockport - Live Poets Society, poetry and song, 2 p.m. Feb. 7, Rockport Opera House. 677-2251.
Trenton - Local string jam sessions, 8 p.m. third Tuesday each month, Trenton Grange Hall. 667-0260 or 667-0040.
Waldoboro - Celebration of Celtic women, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6, Waldo Theater. 832-6060.
Waterville - The Portland String Quartet, 8 p.m. Feb. 6, Lorimer Chapel, Colby College. 872-3236.
Bangor - Tuesday Forum: Maine Guide Shelly Johnson, noon-1 p.m. Feb. 9, Penobscot Inn Riverside Room. 989-0727.
Bradley - Winter walking, 10 a.m. to dusk daily, Leonard’s Mills Museum property and trails, off Route 178. 581-2871.
Brewer - "The Art of Snow Shoe and Pack Basket Making" with Bill Mackowski, 1 p.m. Feb. 9, Brewer First Congregational Church. 942-5977 or 269-4341.
Holden - "Roadkilled Wildlife - Which Species are Hit Most Often and Why ..." Judy Markowsky, 7:30 p.m. Feb . 5, Maine Audubon Society, Fields Pond Nature Center, 216 Fields Pond Road. 989-2591.
Island Falls - Big Valley Snowmobile Club open for light lunch, snacks, and restroom facilities, 6-9 p.m. Fridays; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturdays; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays.
Livermore - Old-fashioned sleigh rides, 1-4 p.m. Sundays through February, Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road. 897-4366.
Newport - 1999 Dead River Co. Pine Tree Camp Snowmobile Ride-in, 4 p.m. Feb. 5-7, Sebasticook Valley Community Center. 426-9112.
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Bangor - Penobscot Theatre Company presents "Hedda Gabler," 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 2 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 21; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6; 5 p.m. Feb. 13 and 20, Penobscot Theatre. 942-3333.
Damariscotta - The Chamber Theatre of Maine presents "Audience" and "The Professional," 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12-14 and 19-21, Round Top Center for the Arts. 563-1507.
Fort Kent - Ten-minute student-directed plays, 8 p.m. Feb. 4-6, UMFK. 834-7563.
Gorham - USM Department of Theatre, "Dance, USM!," 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4-6, Russell Hall, USM. 780-5480, TTY 780-5646.
Lewiston - "Psychopathia Sexualis," 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4-7, The Public Theater, Lisbon and Maple streets. 782-3200.
Lewiston - "Electra," 8 p.m. Feb. 5-6; 2 p.m. Feb. 7, Schaeffer Theatre, Bates College. 786-6161.
Machias - Humorist Susan Poulin, "Ida: Woman Who Runs With the Moose," 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5, Peforming Arts Center, UMM. 255-1385.
Portland - Mad Horse Theatre Company, "Road To Nirvana," 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 5 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 7, Oak Street Theatre, 92 Oak St. 775-5103.
Portland - Children’s Theatre of Maine presents "Amy K.," 7 p.m. Fridays; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 6, Ludcke Auditorium, UNE, 716 Stevens Ave.
Presque Isle - "Ida: Woman Who Runs With the Moose," Poolyle Productions, 8 p.m. Feb. 6, Campus Center, UMPI. 768-9452.
Thomaston - Chamber Theater of Maine, "Audience" and "The Professional," two one-act plays by Vaclav Havel and Dusan Kovacevic, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12-14 and 19-21, Watts Hall. 354-8807.
Waterville - "Death and the Maiden," 8 p.m. Feb. 4-6, "Viper’s Opium," 8 p.m. Feb. 11-13, Strider Theater, Colby College. 872-3358.
Bangor - Bangor Toastmaster Club, first and third Wednesdays each month, Bangor YMCA. 234-2966.
Bangor - "You’ve Been Away Oolong My Darjeeling," history of tea session, 1-3 p.m. Feb. 7, Thomas A. Hill House Museum. 942-5766.
Bangor - Learn about greyhound adoption, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 6, Pet Quarters, 744 Stillwater Ave. 866-3380.
Bangor - Winter tour, 2-5 p.m. Feb. 10, Thomas Hill Standpipe. 947-4516.
Bangor - DAR American History Essay Winners, public meeting of Frances Dighton Williams Chapter, DAR, 1:30 p.m. Feb. 5, Maine Veterans Home.
Bangor - Franco-American Women’s meeting, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Homeschool Parents Group, 7 p.m. Feb. 11, Borders, Bangor Mall Boulevard. 990-3300.
Brewer - Beanie Babies and collectibles craft show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 6, Eagles Club, 22 Atlantic Ave.
Brooksville - Discussion of the early settlement history of Cape Rosier and Harborside, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10, Brooksville Town House. 326-0899.
Caribou - Valentine Thrift Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 12-13, 7 Hatch Drive. 493-4495.
Dover-Foxcroft - Valentine’s Day candy sale, Mayo Region Hospital Auxiliary, 9 a.m. Feb. 9, Ames Department Store. 564-4342.
Ellsworth - Silent auction, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 13, Ellsworth Public Library.
Machias - Rummage sale, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Feb. 5, Centre Street Congregational Church. 255-3524.
Patten - Car wash, Katahdin High School junior class, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 6, Frank Landry’s garage. 365-4482 or 365-4216.
Surry - Benefit brown bag auction, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9, Arbitus Grange.
Union - Trash and Treasures Flea Market, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 6, Thompson Community Center. 785-2202.
Winterport - Valentine’s sale, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., buffet, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., breakfast, 8-10 p.m., Ellingwoods Corner Methodist Church. 223-8888 or 234-2762.
Updated February 4, 1999