Music

American String Quartet’s final season together
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Muzzy Ridge Concerts, the live chamber music series founded by composer Robert Sirota, returns for its sixth season of summer performances in Searsmont over three weeks in July.

Muzzy Ridge…

free community meal, block party, raffle, line dancing, open mic, concerts
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4th Annual Waldoboro Pride helps close out Pride Month with some allied festivities on June 28.

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Bay Chamber presents its 65th concert series in July and August, featuring more than 50 internationally renowned artists…

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Anni and the Rainmakers will perform in a lawn concert, Thursday, June 25, at 6 p.m., at the Rockland Public Library.

supporting chamber music concerts, free community events in Lincoln, Knox, Penobscot counties
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Through a highly competitive, merit-based process, Salt Bay Chamberfest (SBC) has been selected by the National Endowment for the Arts to receive a $45,000 Arts Project grant. The nonprofit…

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BELFAST — Belfast Flying Shoes invites the public to a special outdoor Community Contra Dance on the Armistice Footbridge, Tuesday, June 16.

"Featuring live music by the BFS All Comers Band…

the graceful, centuries-old movements of Khmer dance
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ROCKLAND — Khmer Maine Dance Co., a youth performance ensemble dedicated to preserving and sharing the…

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The air around Simonton Corner will again be filled with music, beginning June 17, from 6 to 7 p.m., and every Wednesday evening through September 9, according to the Rockport Masonic Center, in a…

Dance scene with The Right Track

The Camden Rotary Club’s annual Music by the Sea celebration will bring four free concerts to Camden Village Green and the Library Amphitheatre on Saturday, July…

"historic musical for a very historic occasion"
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The newly formed Camden Light Opera will be auditioning for "1776" on June 15 and 17, at 7 p.m., at John Street Methodist Church, in Camden. Performances scheduled for…

combining live music, film, community voices, stop-motion animations
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Halcyon String Quartet will perform “The Future is Here,” a multi-media performance featuring Alisa Amdador, on Tuesday, July 7, at 7:30 p.m., at the…

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Hiroya Tsukamoto will perform on July 1, at 7:30 p.m., in the Blue Cafe series at Camden Opera House. Tsukamoto fuses folk, jazz and world music. 
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BELFAST — "On Sunday, June 14, Belfast Flying Shoes presents an English country dance with one of the nation’s most sought-after dance leaders, Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, of Philadelphia," said…

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BELFAST — The Penobscot Bay Orchestra Youth Chamber Music Program returns this summer, from July 13–31, with nine one-hour sessions…

Footbridge Dance June 2024

On Saturday, June 13, celebrate the Rockport tradition of donuts and the Flying Shoes tradition of dance, at the Rockport…

'The Road Not Taken'
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In commemoration of the country’s 250th Anniversary, The Penobscot Bay Singers will present a celebration of American and regional music for their 2026 Spring Concert, “The Road Not Taken,” in…

'Live Outside the Library' series
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On Saturday, June 6, at 4 p.m., in the Searsmont Community Room, Springtide will perform a free concert as part of Searsmont Town Library's 'Live Outside the…

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Searsport First Congregational Church, 8 Church Street, welcomes back pianist Danny Holt on Sunday, June 14, at 3 p.m.

Holt's program, "Not Strictly…

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CAMDEN — The Penobscot Bay Orchestra will hold an Open Rehearsal to welcome new members on Tuesday, June 16, from 6 to 8 p.m., at John…

OPERA HOUSE AT BOOTHBAY HARBOR
Gaelic Storm. June 11. Boothbay Harbor Opera House. Got tickets? Photo courtesy of the band

Billboard world chart-topping Gaelic Storm, a multi-national, Celtic juggernaut grows stronger with each live performance, and after more than two decades of touring…

free concerts and this year's theme: U.S. Navy and America’s 250th birthday
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BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Three Navy Band Northeast ensembles will bring their music to the 64th annual Windjammer Days to help celebrate this year’s…

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BELFAST — "On Friday, June 5, revel in springtime fun at the First Friday Community Dance & Contras," said Belfast Flying Shoes, in a news release.

The joyful June program, at…

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Britten & Dvorak with guest bassist Edwin Barker

Tuesday June 2 at 7:00 pm St. Paul’s Union Chapel, 1065 Dutch Neck Rd., Waldoboro
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Penobscot Bay Ringers

Penobscot Bay Ringers, Midcoast Maine's community handbell choir, will present a spring concert weekend on Saturday, May 30, at 3 p.m., in South Thomaston, and on Sunday, May 31, at 4 p.m., in…

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On Saturday, May 30, from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Bay Chamber Music School faculty member Jeff Weinberger will present a Group Guitar Jam.
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preceded by beginner-friendly swing dance lesson
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The Ragtime Destroyers bring their New Orleans inspired sound to Watts Hall for a swing dance party, May 30, from 7 - 9:30 p.m., at Watts Hall, 174 Main St.,…

fiddle, penny whistle, button accordion, and more
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The Belfast Bay Fiddlers will share the stage with the Boston Scottish Fiddle Orchestra in a concert Saturday, June 6, at 2 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist…

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Suzy Bogguss. Boothbay Harbor Opera House. May 30. Got tickets? Photo: Jeff Fasano

Grammy-winning and platinum selling artist Suzy Bogguss is one to chase the muse wherever it may lead. On Saturday, May 30, she lands on the historic Opera House stage…

free concert May 21
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From violinists to flautists, Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School will recognize eleven young musicians in their free 2026 Young Stars of Maine Prizewinners concert on May 21, at 7 p.m. The…

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Midcoast Maine Community Square Dance will be held Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Simonton Corner Community Hall, 366 Main Street, in Rockport.

4:00pm - Family Dance      …

featuring 'the lowdown' and other local talent
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The Good Trouble Project is presenting its Spring concert on May 30, at 7 p.m., at Pascal Hall. The show will be a benefit for The Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition.

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open rehearsal on Sunday, May 24
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Down East Singers and Mozart Mentors Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Antolini, will present J.S. Bach's Kyrie-Gloria Mass of 1733 (the first half of the Mass in B minor that…

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Traverse. BBH Opera House. May 28. Got tickets? Photo: Emmanuelle Roberge

Winner of Quebec’s prestigious OPUS Prize for Album of the Year, "Traditional Québécois Music," Traverse is a musical journey into the heart of traditional fiddle music…

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Andrew Duhon. May 23. Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. Got tickets? Courtesy of the artist

Andrew Duhon has been called, “Another world-class voice from Louisiana, another soulful, mesmerizing singer who writes emotional songs with impact and heart,” and on…

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THOMASTON — Watts Hall will once again turn into a lively honky-tonk dance floor, according to a news…

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ARKAI, a 2026 GRAMMY Award-winning violin and cello duo, will perform at Bay Chamber on Friday, May 15, at 7 p.m.

"The genre-defying string duo bridges the classical and the contemporary,…

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"On Friday, May 29, the stage at the Bazz (the Basil Burwell Community Theatre) in Belfast will rock with some of Maine’s best musical talent," said an

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First Congregational Church in Searsport opens its 2026 outreach concert series with the Sea Strings, directed by Kay Zegler, May 17, at 3 p.m., at…

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ROCKPORT — On Saturday, May 16, "celebrate spring blossoms in the merry month of May," said Belfast Flying Shoes, at the Rockport Opera House. A community dance and contra dance will be presented…

Empty Bowl Supper, “Why You Matter” Portrait Exhibition, Silent Art Auction, Spring Band, Jazz Band, Chorus Concert
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WALDOBORO — Medomak Valley High School (MVHS) invites the community to a special evening celebrating student creativity, community connection, and…

supporting food access programming
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SEARSPORT — The 

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Music Together, a 45-minute program involving early childhood music and movement for families, is being offered free at the Rockland Public Library. Shannon Burns, talented music teacher, leads…

David Dodson

THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Arts will present David Dodson in concert on Friday, May 8, at 7 p.m., at Watts Hall, 174 Main Street, Thomaston.…

kids tent, 5K race, music and dancing, food trucks, happy hour
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The Rockport Donut Festival, presented by the Town of Rockport, returns for its fourth year on June 12 and 13, 2026.

While paying homage to the history of the donut, the two-day summer kick…

Penobscot Bay Orchestra
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"Let the Living and the Celestial Sing" free family-friendly spring concert by the Penobscot Bay Orchestra will be held on two…

indoor and outdoor concerts, cocktail hour sets, morning Java Jazz, acoustic piano reception
John Scofield Trio

The Midcoast’s own jazz festival, Jazz in June Camden Maine, runs Friday to Sunday, June 12-14. Downtown Camden will be filled with live music all weekend as Jazz in June presents multiple…

heartfelt folk, country, roots music
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On Saturday, May 2, at 7 p.m., Maine songwriters Sara Trunzo, Skip Bailey, and Seth Gallant will perform in the round for an evening of heartfelt folk…

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Beginning May 4, Spanish Storytime will be held every Monday, at 10:30 a.m., in the Rockland Public Library Children's Room.

Spanish Songs & Stories with Jared McCannell, director of…

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Young families: Attend a free singing, dancing, jamming time when Music Together from the Midcoast Music Academy visits the…

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BELFAST — "On Friday, May 1, celebrate May Day on the dance floor as you do-si-do at the First Friday Community Dance & Contras," said Belfast Flying Shoes, in a news release.

The…