In “The Moose in Me, The Moose in You,” LeClair has found her “inner moose” and become a Certified Maine Life Guide. “Offering helpful hints from A to Zumba, Ida’s gone from ‘Running with the Moose’ to sharing the wisdom of their ways,” a Celebration Barn release states.
“Poulin has been creating and touring her original theatrical productions since 1992,” the release states. “She was a featured performer in The Mirth of Venus and The Mirth Canal at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, the Maine Festival, the Minneapolis Fringe Theater Festival and Portland Cassandra Project.”
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $14 adults, $12 for seniors and $8 for children. Advance tickets are available by calling the Celebration Barn box office at 743-8452.
For more information, visit the theater’s www.CelebrationBarn.com.
Classic jazz returns to Skidompha Library
DAMARISCOTTA — The Novel Jazz Septet will continue its eighth year of performances at Skidompha Library on Main Street with a show from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
Vocalist Tracey MacLean, a professional jazz vocalist for more than 30 years, will accompany the ensemble.
Admission is $13 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for young adults between 12 and 18 years old, and free for attendees younger than 12 if accompanied by a parent.
For more information, call 563-5513.
Jiggers and Jerks jump-start series
LEWISTON — The Squid Jiggers, featuring former Times Record photojournalist Troy R. Bennett and Dave Rowe, and Jerks of Grass kick off Baxter Brewing’s and DaVinci’s Eatery’s 2012 summer concert series on Saturday.
All shows are 21-plus. Gates open at 6 p.m. The music starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Bates Mill Fountain Courtyard, midway between Baxter Brewing (130 Mill St.) and DaVinci’s (150 Mill St.). Tickets, which cost $10 for each show, can be purchased through www.baxterbrewing.com/concertseries or in person at the Baxter Brewing Co. tasting room and retail outlet.
For more information, call 333-6769 or email info@baxterbrewing.com the brewery.
Snowlion debuts ‘Mesmerized’ musical
PORTLAND — Snowlion Repertory Company will stage the world premiere concert performance of “Mesmerized,” based on the life of Anton Mesmer, at 8 p.m. Thursday at the St. Lawrence Performing Arts Center, 76 Congress St.
Set in Vienna, circa 1777, “the show plunges us into Mesmer’s world at the dawn of the Age of Reason, with characters such as Mozart, Benjamin Franklin, the Queen Empress of the Holy Roman Empire,” according to a Snowlion release. “If you love history, medicine, romance, soaring melodies, laughter and drama and even bawdy comedy, do not miss ‘Mesmerized.’”
All seats cost $10 at the door.
Castlebay to play Little Brown Church
ROUND POND — Castlebay, composed of Fred Gosbee and Julia Lane, will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Little Brown Church on Route 32. The duo plays Celtic-inspired maritime folk songs.
Doors open at 7 p.m., and audience members are advised to bring a cushion for the wooden pews. Admission is by $10 donation. Children get in free.
For information, call 529- 5438 or visit www.castlebay.net.
Guitar master to play at opera house
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Internationally acclaimed jazz guitarist Frank Vignola will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at The Opera House in Boothbay Harbor.
A release about Vignola describes him as “one of the most extraordinary guitarists performing before the public today. His stunning virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, Wynton Marsalis, Tommy Emmanuel, the Boston Pops, the New York Pops, and guitar legend Les Paul, who named Vignola to his ‘Five Most Admired Guitarists List’ for the Wall Street Journal.”
The guitarists that he admires range from Django and Les Paul to rock icons like Frank Zappa and Eddie Van Halen.
Tickets cost $15 in advance or $18 the day of the show. Call 633-5159 or visit the box office at 86 Townsend Ave. Tickets are also available online at boothbayoperahouse.com.
All seats are general admission. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., the concert begins at 8 p.m.
Portland Ballet dancers to occupy windows
PORTLAND — The Portland Ballet Company will perform several dance numbers in the front window of the Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, at 8:30 p.m. June 29.
These performances are free and open to the public as a part of the Portland Fringe Festival, related to the Portland Performing Arts Festival.
Portland Ballet Company will premiere two site-specific works, “Asunder,” set to “Smoke & Mirrors” by RJD2 and choreographed by Jennifer Jones, and “Saudades,” choreographed by Joseph Jefferies. Other pieces include “Somebody,” choreographed by Nell Shipman with dancers Jefferies and Jones.
The Portland Performing Arts Festival runs from Thursday to July 1.
Historic home hosts blacksmith demo
DAMARISCOTTA — The historic Chapman-Hall House on Main Street in Damariscotta will host a demonstration of traditional blacksmithing techniques from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Jeffery Miller of Waldoboro will be the presenter. He studied traditional blacksmithing techniques at Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts and became head of the Moses Wilder Blacksmith Shop there.
A blacksmith for almost 40 years, Miller runs a shop in Waldoboro, where he does special order work for clients. Among the types of work he produces are andirons, door latch assemblies and hinges of a variety of styles, gun parts, decorative hooks, lighting devices, kitchen utensils and traditional tools.
The Chapman-Hall House was built in 1754, nearly 25 years before the Revolutionary War, and is furnished in keeping with the period. The house is managed by the Lincoln County Historical Association.
Contradance kicks off at 7 p.m. Saturday
ROCKPORT — A contradance starts at 7 p.m. Saturday at Simonton Corners.
Putnam Smith & Friends will provide music, with Ted Steele calling. All dances are taught, and no experience or partner is needed.
For more information, call 832-5584 or visit Simonton Corners Contradancers on Facebook.
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