March CCA performances to include Irish band Goitse, family fun with dinosaurs, Cirque Éloize

The Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine is offering a variety of performances throughout the 2017–18 season.

Beginning the March lineup will be a performance by Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 4. It’s a chance to see and interact with dinosaurs and other creatures from prehistoric Australia through lifelike puppets accompanied by performers in an imaginative theatrical experience.

Longtime friends Lyle Lovett and Shawn Colvin will host an acoustic evening of music at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 6. The master performers and songwriters will share songs and stories.

Folk music and circus stunts come together in Cirque Éloize’s “Saloon,” to be performed at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 11. The family-friendly Wild West story is told through musical theatre and feats of strength and agility.

Award-winning Irish band Goitse will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 14. The quintet specializes in traditional Irish music.

The Reduced Shakespeare Company will perform “The Bible (abridged)” at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 24. The humorous take on classic religion has universal appeal, answering fundamental questions in an original interpretation.

For more details, a complete season schedule, and to purchase tickets, visit the CCA website.