This Week's Haul, Feb. 5: Abbreviated vacation edition

I was on a beach! Can you blame me?!

Good morning from somewhere over the eastern seaboard, most likely, where right as this post goes up, I am on my way back to Maine after six days in beautiful Tulum, Mexico. I have visited Mayan ruins and floated in ancient canals and cenotes. I have eaten my weight in tacos and tamales and had an unspeakable number of margaritas and mezcalitas. I have seen many cool birds and purchased several knick knacks and tchotchkes. I have met many wonderful people. I have managed to avoid a sunburn whilst spending lots of time in the sun. Te amo, Mexico.

Because of this, the haul this week will be an abbreviated one. There’s much to talk about later, of course, from conservative ding-dongs continuing to be utter ding-dongs, to the final nail in the coffin for the good name of a once-legendary Maine politician, to the fact that hey, that Bangor candy and gift shop that I told you about back in November is now open and it’s awesome! For now, here’s your weekly haul. See you again on Tuesday, when I’ve (hopefully) come to grips with the fact that I’ve returned to the land of ice and show.

Music & Dance

Feb. 6: Sagittarius Rising, 7 p.m., Underground Lounge, Belfast

Feb. 6: On The Rocks, country rock band, 6 p.m., Marshall Wharf Brewing, Belfast

Feb. 6: Crowned28, tribute night to decades of iconic female vocalists, 7 p.m., The Old Town Theatre, Old Town

Feb. 7: Northern Hell Kult presents Earthwyrm, Hobo Wizard, Coelacanth and Kin, 7 p.m., The Old Town Theatre, Old Town

Feb. 7: Alumni Jazz Band Sweetheart’s Dance, 7 p.m., Central Hall Commons, Dover-Foxcroft

Feb. 11: Hymn for Her, dinner at 6, music at 7:30 p.m., Bagaduce Music, Blue Hill

Theatre & Comedy

Jan. 29-Feb. 22: Penobscot Theatre Company presents John Cariani’s “Almost, Maine,” Wednesdays-Sundays, Bangor Opera House, Bangor

Feb. 5: Comedy night with Juston McKinney and Adam Hatch, 7:30 p.m., Hollywood Casino, Bangor

Feb. 6: Bored Teachers “Is It Friday Yet?” comedy tour, 7:30 p.m., Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono

Feb. 6-7 and 13-14: “Romancing the Harlequin,” dramatic readings of Harlequin romance novels, nightly at 9 p.m., The Stage Door, Bangor

Feb. 7: Belfast Maskers Staged Reading Series reads the comedy play “Kalamazoo,” 2 p.m., Basil Burwell Community Theatre, Belfast

Arts, Books, Film & Culture

Feb. 5: Banff Mountain Film Festival, 6:30 p.m., Gracie Theatre, Husson University, Bangor

Feb. 7: How To Make a Teapot pottery class, 2 p.m., Waterfall Arts, Belfast

Feb. 9: “The American Revolution as Civil War,” talk by Prof. Serena Zabin, 3:15 p.m., Bangor Room, Memorial Union, University of Maine, Orono

Feb. 10: “Data Week: Searching Data Sets,” workshop on how to access and search public databases, 4 p.m., Fogler Library, University of Maine, Orono

Feb. 10: Come Boating Winter Adventure Series presents a talk on the Monster The Loch rowing race in Scotland, 6:30 p.m., Belfast Free Library, Belfast

Feb. 10: Spell Check! Live adult spelling bee, 6 p.m., Nocturnem Drafthaus, Bangor

Feb. 11: “Reclaiming Childhood: How to Interrupt a Screen-based Childhood,” 5 p.m., Blue Hill Public Library, Blue Hill

Feb. 11: Hoppily Ever After Romance Book Club reads “Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl,” 7:30 p.m., Bookspace, Bangor

Fairs, Festivals, Markets, Outdoors & Misc.

Feb. 7: Fields Pond Winterfest, family-friendly winter outdoors activities, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Fields Pond Audubon Center, Holden

Feb. 11: Harlem Globetrotters 100 Year Tour, 7 p.m., Cross Insurance Center, Bangor