ROCKLAND—This Thursday, July 21, photographer and film artist Jason Elon Goodman is throwing a big party at the Lincoln Street Center stage in Rockland. This particular event feels more like a pop-up party than a traditional venue because it will bring Midcoast artists and makers together with international talents for one night. With five acts planned (and surprise guests) the night will feature Roots Americana, New Acoustic, Circus Arts 2D & 3D Arts. In addition FOG Bar and Café will be providing beer and cocktails and food trucks will provide pizza and other snacks and nonalcohlic drinks.

Goodman  has traveled the word and settled in Rockland two years ago. He feels the time is right to bring his vision known as the Salt Stage ( www.saltstage.com) featuring intimate filmic portraiture of artists, musicians, writers, thinkers, makers and more to a 3D level—off the screen and onto the stage.

“I wanted to do something that would emphasize the creativity around here,” he said. “So I took the idea of extending an archive of portraits into film and then extending that onto a live stage. Basically, opening a portal in Rockland and letting it all come through.”

Goodman spent eight weeks organizing this event, which draws hybrid of performers across multiple quirky genres and from all over the world, including Haas Kowert & Tice (New Acoustic), Grant Gordy & Joe Walsh (Blue Grass/New Acoustic) Muddy Ruckus (Punk/Folk Americana) Droplet Dance (Cyr Wheel & Fiddle) and Ekaterina Sknarina (Contortion & Burlesque and former Miss Coney Island).

“My mom worked at Big Apple Circus when I was a kid,” Goodman said, “so I’ve always enjoyed the circus arts and thought it would add quite a visual element to the show.”

These featured artists have also graced the stages of The Grand Old Opry, Fillmore West, Telluride BlueGrass Festival, State Theater Portland, FreshGrass festival at MASS MoCA and much more on tour with various acts this summer.

Goodman said film will be integral to the acts even though, “We’re working with a 100-year-old theater so our stage crew will have their work cut out for them.”

He deliberately made the ticket prices low $15 so that it was affordable and accessible to Maine’s creative community.

“What I’m hoping to do is use this one show to activate a community of artists,” he said. He envisions using the first Salt Stage Live as a launching pad for a larger two-week festival annually, “where we’d have performances out in barns on an island, as well as all around town,” he said.

The show starts at 7 p.m. Already, 150 tickets have been purchased in advance and the theater can hold 300. Advance tickets only, FMI and tickets: saltstage.com.

Kay Stephens can be reached at news@penbaypilot.com