The Kennebec Explorer 2014 Visitor's Guide to Maine's Kennebec Valley | Page 13

Art. Theater. Music. History. Film. Theatre at Monmouth, Knight of the Burning Pestle Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival Maine International Film Festival The Town, by Bernard Langlais Our once quiet cities, villages, and towns have swiftly come to life. Each sharing their reflected beauty with the outside world. Regardless of why you first come to the region, our collective culture is a reason to return again and again. ART Beginning July 19, the Colby Museum of Art presents the first ever retrospective on Maine artist Bernard Langlais, of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, His work is also on view throughout the region as part of a Maine art trail bearing his name, including the “Skowhegan Indian” to be unveiled this summer after a lengthy restoration. THEATER Come thrill to performances in the recently restored Waterville Opera House — offering a full calendar of entertainment — or the Theater at Monmouth, home to Maine’s official Shakespearean theater, now in its 45th season. Typewriter Eraser by Claus Oldenburg, Colby Museum of Art MUSIC Our little city of Hallowell offers a growing collection of hot, year-round, music venues. In the summer, check out Blistered Fingers and Country Fest. All are certain to have you humming along to our rhythm in no time. HISTORY Benedict Arnold changed America’s direction with his march on Québec, planned in great part at Augusta’s Old Fort Western. This American jewel offers a peek back in time to when the Kennebec sat upon our nation’s unexplored frontier. FILM The newly created Maine Film Center shines a silvery light on special programs and annual events like the acclaimed Maine International Film Festival, while up the river in The Forks you’ll find the Maine Outdoor Film Festival: one day of rough-and- tumble fun dedicated to movies made about the great outdoors. To learn more about the Arts and Museums in the region, visit KennebecValley.org. 11