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Art
50th Anniversary of the Colby College Museum of Art	

5600 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, Maine 04901
Phone: (207) 859-5600
Aug 23 thru Feb 21, 2010. The Colby College Museum of Art celebrates  
its 50th anniversary with a museum-wide exhibition of its collection.  
Art at Colby: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Colby College  
Museum of Art features artworks from the museum's collections of  
American, European, Asian, and contemporary art, and is accompanied by  
an audio tour and a richly illustrated book of collection highlights,  
with essays by a wide range of scholars and artists. Map + Directions


Jay Connaway and the Landscape of New England - Portland Museum of Art	

7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-6148
Sep 19 thru Dec 06, 2009. Bold brushwork and a subtle palate served as  
hallmarks of Jay Connaway's (1893-1970) unique style of masculine  
impressionism. Featuring 25 paintings, this is the first major museum  
exhibition of Connaway's work since his death. Born in Indiana,  
Connaway studied in New York under William Merritt Chase and in Paris  
at the Academie Julian before returning to native soil and landing in  
New England. A student of the sky, waves, and snow-covered hills of  
Maine and Vermont, Connaway belonged to the generation that presented  
the region as timeless and quiet in the face of modernity and ensured  
that the image of New England maintained a prominent role in the  
American imagination. For info phone (207) 775-6148. Map + Directions


"Ordinary Life" - Center for Maine Contemporary Art	

162 Russell Avenue
Rockport, Maine 04856
Phone: (207) 236-2875
Sep 19 thru Dec 19, 2009. In this exhibition, five photographers find  
unexpected beauty in the ordinariness of middle-class daily life - the  
casual encounters we have every day, the spaces we inhabit, food we  
eat, objects we collect, and children who grow up around us. The  
artists are Michael Kolster, Jessica Rodrigue, Sarah Szwajkos, Jessica  
Watson, and Amy Wilton. Map + Directions


"High Risk": Isaiah Pottle - Center for Maine Contemporary Art	

162 Russell Avenue
Rockport, Maine 04856
Phone: (207) 236-2875
Sep 19 thru Dec 19, 2009. High Risk, a new series of exhibitions from  
CMCA, aims to encourage promising talent and to introduce fresh ideas  
from established artists who are exploring new directions. Isaiah  
Pottle, age 21, is the first artist featured. The artist's  
craftsmanship is superb and is paralleled by an impressive scope of  
imagination that delves into supernatural and spiritual sides of human  
existence. Map + Directions


Swift River Treasures - Frost Farm Gallery Art Exhibit	

272 Pikes Hill
Norway, Maine 04268
Phone: (207) 743-8041
Oct 02 thru Oct 31, 2009. "Swift River Treasures: Original Naturalist  
Works by Betsy Bell." Opening reception, meet and greet the artist on  
Friday, October 2, from 5-8pm. Free, light refreshments. Exhibit and  
sale continues through October 31. For more info phone (207) 743-8041.  
Map + Directions


Faces of Literacy, Voices of Courage - Saco Museum	

371 Main Street
Saco, Maine 04072
Phone: (207) 283-3861
Oct 02 thru Nov 15, 2009. The special exhibition Faces Of Literacy,  
Voices Of Courage celebrates hope and success by highlighting people  
who have changed their lives through the Maine Literacy Volunteers  
Network. Opening reception (free and open to the public) on Friday,  
October 2 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Photographers Melissa DiPaola,  
Jessica Perro, and Diane Wren will be present at the opening to talk  
about their work and to answer questions. Map + Directions


Charles DuBack: Coming to Maine - Portland Museum of Art	

7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-6148
Oct 10 thru Jan 03, 2010. Charles DuBack (born 1926) first came to  
Maine from New York City in the mid-1950s. The exhibit will feature 20  
paintings and collages focusing on his rarely shown, but pivotal, work  
from the late 1950s. The exhibition is complemented by a small  
selection of his more recent watercolors from 1998 depicting the woods  
that surround his home in Tenants Harbor. These two bodies of work,  
although separated by decades, are related in conception and are the  
result of DuBack's response to the landscape of Maine. This is the  
Portland Museum of Art's first exhibition devoted to that seminal  
period when New York post-war modernism arrived in Maine. For info  
phone (207) 775-6148. Map + Directions


David C. Driskell Lecture - PMA at Eastland Park Hotel	

157 High Street
Portland, Maine 04106
Phone: (207) 775-6148
Oct 28, 2009. The Nelson Social Justice Fund at the Portland Museum  
hosts a lecture by David C. Driskell, a renowned artist, collector,  
art historian, and one of the leading authorities on the subject of  
African American art. An Evening with David C. Driskell is being held  
in conjunction with the Museum's exhibition Evolution: Five Decades of  
Printmaking by David C. Driskell on view October 29, 2009 through  
January 17, 2010. The lecture will take place at the Eastland Park  
Hotel Ballroom, 157 High Street, and admission is free. Doors open at  
5:30 p.m. Map + Directions


Printmaking by David C. Driskell - Portland Museum of Art	

7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-6148
Oct 29 thru Jan 17, 2010. This exhibition highlights for the first  
time the prints of David Driskell, artist, art historian, collector,  
educator, and one of the most respected names in the world of African  
American art and culture. With more than 75 prints, as well as several  
works on paper, Evolution provides insight into Driskell's artistic  
process and development, as well as the influence of African art on  
American modernism. He has been a practicing artist since the 1950s  
and his works are in major museums throughout the world, including the  
Portland Museum of Art. In 2000, he was awarded the National  
Humanities Medal from President Clinton. Driskell maintains a deep  
connection to Maine, as he has summered here for decades and is active  
at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. For info phone  
(207) 775-6148. Map + Directions


Craft Shows
Winthrop Flea, Art and Craft Market	

1921 Route 202
Winthrop, Maine
Phone: (207) 807-2701
Aug 29 thru Dec 27, 2009. New Craft and Flea Market operating every  
weekend. Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Map +  
Directions


Bangor Halloween Craft Fair	

108 Odlin Road
Bangor, Maine 04401
Phone: (207) 872-0876
Oct 31, 2009. Bangor Halloween Craft Fair at the Bangor Elks Club, 108  
Odlin Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crafters, vendors, and small  
businesses show products from hand made jewellery to mail boxes,  
sewing to fencing, swimming pools to wrought iron work. Trick or Treat  
in safe environment for kids, hotdogs and much more. Booths still  
available. For info phone (207) 872-0876. Map + Directions


Festivals
Old Orchard Beach Community Halloween Party	

136 Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Phone: (207) 934-7790
Oct 31, 2009. Every year the Old Orchard Beach Fire Department hosts  
the annual Old Orchard Beach Community Halloween Party. The activities  
kick-off at 6:15 p.m. with a parade of Halloween goblins. Come to the  
Public Safety Complex. For info phone (207) 934-7790. Map + Directions


Music
Vertical Horizon - Port City Music Hall	

504 Congress Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 899-4990
Oct 30, 2009. Vertical Horizon performs at Port City Music Hal with  
special guests Clayton Senne & Howard Jennings. Performance at 8 p.m.  
$15 advance, $18 at the door and $30 VIP. Map + Directions


Johnny A - Jonathan's Ogunquit	

92 Bourne Lane
Ogunquit, Maine 03907
Phone: (207) 646-4777
Oct 30, 2009. For Johnny A., the guitar has held a lifelong  
fascination, her six strings exerting a powerful influence and  
addictive beauty since the first time he held them. He is widely  
regarded as one of America's finest contemporary guitarists. Gibson  
thinks so - their Custom Shop designed a Signature Edition guitar per  
his specific requests which, when it was marketed in 2003, placed him  
in an exclusive club that included legends like BB King, Wes  
Montgomery, Chet Atkins, Joe Perry, Pat Martino and Les Paul himself.  
Performance at 8 p.m. Map + Directions


The Brew - Unity Centre for the Performing Arts	

42 Depot Street
Unity, Maine 04988
Phone: (207) 948-7649
Oct 30 thru Oct 31, 2009. Massachusetts-based quartet The Brew cook up  
a musical melting pot on their brand-new album, Back to the Woods,  
that combines their roots in classic rock, adding ingredients of prog,  
jazz, reggae, world beat, indie, funk and orchestral pop, sometimes in  
the course of a single song. Doors open at 8 p.m. Map + Directions


Stone Mountain Live (October) - Stone Mountain Arts Center	

695 Dugway Road
Brownfield, Maine 04010
Phone: (866) 227-6523
Oct 31, 2009. Stone Mountain Arts Center presents Stone Mountain Live,  
with guitarists Duke Levine and Kevin Barry of the Stone Mountain  
Boys. Special guest Kathy Mattea. For info and tickets phone (866)  
227-6523. Map + Directions


Jer Coons Halloween Party - One Longfellow Square	

181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Oct 31, 2009. Jer hit the ground running in 2009, with an impressive  
batch of new songs earning him comparisons to a younger John Mayer, or  
an older Nick Jonas (the talented Jonas Brother) and everything else  
in between. Performance at 8 p.m. ($7) Map + Directions


Halloween Dance - DECMA	

Hallowell Road
Litchfield, Maine 04350
Phone: (207) 737-0920
Oct 31, 2009. The Down East Country Music Association hosts a  
Halloween Dance from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the Litchfield  
Sportsman's Club on Hallowell Road. This is a 21+ BYOB event.  
Admission is $6 per person or $10 per couple. There will be raffles,  
door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. Concessions will also be available.  
It's Halloween, so wear your best ghoulish outfit because prizes will  
be given for the best costumes! Have a "howling" good time as you  
dance the night away! Musicians scheduled to perform are: Betty & Cal,  
Gary Leet, Lolalee & The Country Bandits, and Potpourri. For more info  
phone Gary Leet at (207) 377-8035 or Connie Fletcher at (207)  
737-0920. Map + Directions


Other
Origins of Life - Maynard F. Jordon Planetarium	

120 Munson Road
Orono, Maine 04469
Phone: (207) 581-1381
Oct 02 thru Oct 30, 2009. Tour the far reaches of the universe and our  
Earth as the evolution of life is examined in this fully immersive  
space experience. From the Big Bang to new life on Earth, from great  
extinctions to the search for life beyond planet Earth, Origins of  
Lfie is an inspirational journey through time and a celebration of  
life on Earth. Jordon Planetarium is at 5781 Wingate Hall on the UM  
campus. Map + Directions


Fright at the Fort	

RR 174
Prospect, Maine
Phone: (207) 469-6553
Oct 23 thru Oct 31, 2009. Fright at the Fort 2009 is held on October  
23-24 and again on October 30-31 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitors are  
led through the dark passageways of Fort Knox where indescribable  
things lurk in the shadows, creating screams of fright. Volunteers  
welcome! Sponsored by the Friends of Fort Knox. For more info phone  
(207) 469-6553. Map + Directions


Kenduskeag Haunted House	

Kenduskeag Levant Road
Kenduskeag, Maine 04450
Phone: (207) 991-3233
Oct 30 thru Oct 31, 2009. Come to the Kenduskeag Haunted House.  
October 30th from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. and October 31st from 8 p.m. to  
midnight. Admission is $5 per person. Everything is under cover, so  
come rain or shine! Not intended for children under 12. Map + Directions


Casting Call for Future Faces of Maine	

364 Maine Mall Road
South Portland, Maine 04106
Phone: (207) 620-3509
Oct 31, 2009. The Harold Alfond College Challenge is the legacy of  
Harold Alfond who wanted every baby born in Maine to have a solid  
start on saving for education after high school. All current Alfond  
babies and infants under a year old and their parents are invited to  
attend this Casting Call at the Maine Mall to receive a free  
professional photograph and the opportunity to appear in future  
advertising. Map + Directions


L.L. Bean Maine Residents Opening Day Hunters' Breakfast	

95 Maine Street
Freeport, Maine 04032
Phone: (877) 755-2326
Oct 31, 2009. Opening day for Maine residents means we have the woods  
to ourselves. Celebrate with a free breakfast in the Discovery Lobby  
of our Flagship Store. We'll be putting out a big spread of pancakes,  
eggs, bacon, sausage and coffee to help get you ready for the day of  
hunting ahead. Starts at 4:30 a.m. Map + Directions


Shopping Events
Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Auction	

220 Warrenton Street
Rockport, Maine 04856
Phone: (207) 596-0376
Oct 20 thru Nov 20, 2009. Bid and Boogie at the Penobscot Bay Regional  
Chamber Auction! Online Auction. The live auction has already started  
and closes on November 16 at 9 p.m. The live auction on November 20th  
at the Samoset Resort from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. will have about 65 items.  
After the live auction, you will be able to boogie with the Pat Pepin  
Band, the "Mojo Mamas." Pat Pepin is a singer and saxophonist who  
knows the blues from the inside out.. She has been on the music scene  
for 20 years. She will be joined on stage with Jan Sturtevant, and  
they form a blue duo called the "Mojo Mamas," which has been  
electrifying audiences around Maine for the past several years. Our  
featured item this year is a Fisher HT Series snowplow valued at  
$5,115! Bruce & Becky Gamage are the auctioneer team, with raffle  
prizes, a concession stand and more. Map + Directions


Midnight Masquerade Auction	

2 Silver Street
Waterville, Maine 04901
Phone: (207) 680-2055
Oct 29, 2009. Join Waterville Main Street as we kick off the holidays  
in style at the Midnight Masquerade on Thursday, October 29. The event  
will include free appetizers, a live auction to benefit Kringleville  
and WMSt's year-round community programming, door prizes, and much  
more. There is no charge for admission or for a bid number, which will  
also double as your mask for the evening. Fun, formal and funky attire  
is encouraged. The auction runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Midnight  
Blues Club. Map + Directions


Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Online Holiday Auction	


Multiple Locations, Maine
Phone: (207) 967-0857
Oct 31 thru Dec 04, 2009. 4th Annual Kennebunk-Kennbunkport Online  
Holiday Auction. Map + Directions


Annual Bangor Y Benefit Auction	


Bangor , Maine 04401
Phone: (207) 941-2808
Nov 01, 2009. The Bangor Y Benefit Auction is a fundraising event that  
supports Bangor Y community programs and scholarships. All of the  
items at our fundraising auction are donated by community supporters.  
The evening includes a silent auction and raffles during cocktail  
hour, followed by dinner and a live auction. It's a fun evening and a  
social, networking event for many in our community. (Venue  
unspecified) Map + Directions


Theater
Swingtime Canteen - City Theater	

205 Main Street
Biddeford, Maine 04005
Phone: (207) 282-0849
Oct 16 thru Oct 31, 2009. It's London, Christmas Eve 1944, and MGM  
star Marian Ames along with Lilly, Jo, Topeka and her niece, Katie  
from the Hollywood Canteen entertain the troops with the rip- 
roaringest USO show of them all. Swingtime Canteen features the music  
of the greatest tunesmiths of the big band era and takes its  
inspiration from the films and personalities that helped to define the  
national consciousness know as "the war effort." Performances at 8  
p.m. Sunday matinee on October 25th at 2 p.m. Map + Directions


Forever Plaid - Bangor Opera House	

131 Main Street
Bangor, Maine 04401
Phone: (207) 942-3333
Oct 21 thru Nov 08, 2009. One of the most popular musicals in recent  
memory, this delicious revue centers on four young, eager male singers  
who were killed in a collision with a bus filled with Catholic  
schoolgirls on their way to see The Beatles live on The Ed Sullivan  
Show. Miraculously, the boy are revived for a posthumous chance to  
fulfill their dreams and perform the show that never was. Singing in  
perfect harmony, squabbling boyishly over the smallest intonations and  
executing their charmingly outlandish choreography with over-zealous  
precision, the "Plaids" are guaranteed to be a smash hit, with beloved  
songs and delightful patter that will keep you rolling in the aisles  
when you're not humming along to some of the great nostalgic pop hits  
of the '50s. Map + Directions


The Gin Game - Portland Stage	

25A Forest Avenue
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 774-0465
Oct 27 thru Nov 15, 2009. Humor and psychological warfare crackle over  
a card game between two quick-witted residents of a retirement home in  
this Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. Though neither Fonsia nor Weller is  
quite ready to admit their weaknesses - or their secrets - their game  
of gin becomes a metaphor for life as each one wages an emotional  
battle against aging. The Portland Stage Experience is intimate,  
exhilarating, and completely original. Our theater is fully accessible  
for handicapped individuals, and we provide listening aids. We are  
committed to presenting a diverse array of plays ensuring that  
audiences have access to vibrant, innovative theatre. For info and  
tickets phone (207) 774-0465. Map + Directions


John McDonald: A Taste of Maine Humor - One Longfellow Square	

181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Oct 29, 2009. Popular Maine songwriter brings his unique brand of  
Maine humor to the stage. 8pm. $12 adv/$15 door. Tickets online or at  
(207)761-1757. Map + Directions


Cirque Mechanics - Merrill Auditorium	

20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Oct 29, 2009. Inspired by the industrial murals of Diego Rivera, the  
outrageous illustrations of cartoonist Rube Goldberg, and the gentle  
political slapstick of Charlie Chaplin, "Birdhouse Factory" is a  
magical place where the factory workers are acrobats and the machines  
are circus props. Featuring: acrobats, dancers, clowns,  
contortionists, unicyclists, trapeze artists, and trampoline artists.  
The show tells a laugh-filled story of love, flight, and the quest to  
build a better birdhouse. Map + Directions


Frost/Nixon - St. Lawrence Arts Center	

76 Congress Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-5568
Oct 29 thru Nov 22, 2009. Maine premiere of the award winning play.  
Tony Reilly leads a cast of ten in this compelling drama. See our  
website for performance times. Map + Directions


Bad Day at Gopher's Breath - Studio Theatre of Bath	

880 Washington Street
Bath, Maine 04530
Phone:
Oct 30 thru Nov 08, 2009. A hilarious western melodrama, a large-cast  
production will feature cowboys, bar gals, good guys and bad guys in a  
western shoot-em up that will prove to be a family favorite.  
Performances on the weekend. Map + Directions


Once On This Island - Heartwood Regional Theater Company	

Lincoln Academy 81 Academy Hill Road
Newcastle, Maine 04553
Phone: (207) 563-1373
Oct 30 thru Nov 14, 2009. Heartwood Regional Theater Company opens its  
7th season with performances of the Tony Award-winning musical Once On  
This Island. Presented by Heartwood Youth in collaboration with  
Lincoln Academy, this fun and fanciful show with music by Stephen  
Flaherty and book and lyrics by Lynn Ahern, creators of Ragtime, tells  
a tale of lives, loves, and legends on a Caribbean island. The  
production involves over 40 student actors, musicians, and tech crew  
members from six schools throughout midcoast Maine. Evening  
performances are Fridays and Saturdays, October 30, and 31, and  
November 6, 7, 13, and 14. There will one Sunday matinee on November  
8. For more information about show dates, times, and tickets contact  
Heartwood at 563-1373, e-mail heartwoodrtc at roadrunner.com or visit www.heartwoodtheater.org 
. Map + Directions


The Rocky Horror Show - Portland Players	

420 Cottage Road
South Portland, Maine 04106
Phone: (207) 799-7337
Oct 30 thru Nov 15, 2009. Portland Players presents The Rocky Horror  
Show. Map + Directions


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