ROCKPORT — Do si do and swing your partner, Sept. 13, at the Rockport Opera House, during the Flying Shoes community contra dance, now scheduled every second Sunday of the month. A unique cultural…
Music
CAMDEN — The Blue Café series at Camden Opera House welcomes back jazz pianist, composer, and educator Myles Kelley on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m., for an intimate acoustic…
SEARSMONT — A community contra dance will be held Sept. 12, at 4 p.m., on the Searsmont Town Library lawn, at 37 Main St. South, in Searsmont. The dance and potluck mark the culmination of this…
parade of sail, 5K Fun Run, pancakes, vendors, demos, music
The Camden Windjammer Festival returns to Camden Public Landing on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 4 - 5, 2026, inviting residents and visitors to celebrate Camden’s…
early hot rodding and flathead-powered vehicles; welcoming party with music and comedy
OWLS HEAD — The Pine Tree Jamboree makes its museum debut September 11–13, entering a new chapter at the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Owls Head, Maine. The three-day event celebrates the…
ROCKPORT — The Good Trouble Project concert series will hold a fundraising concert for New Hope Midcoast on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m., at Pascal Hall. The Good Trouble Project is…
patriotic selections, anecdotes and true stories
On Saturday evening, Sept. 12, at 6:30 p.m., the Midcoast Community Band will present a concert commemorating 25 years since the bombing of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The concert…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
About the bluegrass band Chicken Wire Empire, a reviewer said, "These musicians must enjoy what they do because their joy translates through their instruments." Hailing from Wisconsin, the band…
On Saturday, Sept. 12 Heartwood Regional Theater Company will hold low key auditions at the Poe Theater, 81 Academy Hill Road, Newcastle, from 10 a.m. to noon.
If you…
Intermediate to advanced players encouraged to attend. No audition is required.
The Penobscot Bay Orchestra will begin its 2026 Fall Concert session with an Open Rehearsal to welcome new players on Tuesday, Sept. 15…
The First Congregational Church in Searsport will host the Grammy award winning pianist and composer Paul Sullivan, Sunday, Sept. 13, at 3 p.m. The concert is part of the 2026…
emphasis on improvisation, exploration, and sounds borrowed from jazz, Nordic, chamber music
SEARSMONT — Noah Fishman brings a trio for his concert debut at "Live Outside the Library" on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 4 p.m.
"Playing 'achingly beautiful' and…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
The countdown is on to Saturday, Aug. 29 for Cocktails & Chrome, the Railway Village Museum’s 3rd annual event in support of the Museum’s “Driving History Forward” capital campaign for the…
Join The Sugar Snaps for an evening of live music at Beech Hill Preserve, Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 5:30 p.m., as part of Coastal Mountains…
traditional English country dance and contra dance music in concert format
The Friends of Music Concert Series, an outreach program of The First Congregational Church of Camden, welcomes Alchemy in concert on Sunday, Sept. 13, at 4 p.m.
"Alchemy brings a…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Larry & Joe feel like they were destined to make music together. Joe Troop says, “Appalachian music comes out of oak trees and blue jays and a lot of Venezuelan folk music comes out of mango…
Aug. 20
The Owls Head Transportation Museum will kick off the 48th Annual New England Auto Auction weekend with the Rev It Up Party on Thursday, Aug. 20, from 2 - 7 p.m.
"The evening offers a…
NEWCASTLE — St. Cecilia Chamber Choir is holding auditions for all voice parts as it begins preparing for its December concert of Lessons and Carols for the Christmas Season. …
WISCASSET — Sheepscot Chorus invites community members to join its chorus as it begins rehearsals for its Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5 and 6 Boothbay Harbor holiday …
The Waldo is excited to have DakhaBrakha (pronounced “da-ha bra-ha”) a world-music quartet from Kyiv, Ukraine performing on Sunday, Aug. 2 at 7:30 pm.
The…
Coastal Mountains Land Trust will hold a special performance as part of the 2026 Arts on the Hill concert series.
The seven-time Grammy-winning Paul Winter Consort, featuring vocalist…
Searsmont Town Library hosts a special intimate and laid-back in-library concert on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 3 p.m., featuring Sophie Davis and Luke Fatora playing duets on violin and…
ROCKLAND — Award-winning singer-songwriter and saxophonist Vanessa Collier and her band will be at the Strand Theatre stage, Friday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m.,…
The Gawler Family Band will perform in a lawn concert on Thursday, Aug. 27, at 6 p.m., at the Rockland Public Library. …
CAMDEN — Legendary folk singer-songwriter and guitarist Tom Rush will bring his celebrated blend of music, storytelling, humor, and American roots traditions to the Camden Opera…
Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra (MoJO) will be at John Street Church on Monday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m. MoJO plays modern and traditional big band music in a variety of styles.
All…
Searsmont Town Library welcomes back the Pine Tree Flyers to the 'Live Outside the Library' concert series on Saturday, August 15. The concert will begin at 4 p.m. on the lawn…
The air around Simonton Corner fills with music every summer Wednesday evening through September 9, according to the Rockport Masonic Center, in a news release.
The events are…
ROCKPORT — Join The Hot Suppers for an evening of live music at Beech Hill Preserve on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m., as part of Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Arts on the Hill…
"Join your fellow guitar players and experience the joy of playing songs in an informal, welcoming setting," said Bay Chamber Concerts & Music School, in a news…
War Memorial Post 30, located at 91 Pearl St., will host a Midsummer Jazz Session on Sunday, Aug. 16. Doors open at 1:30 p.m., and the music kicks off with an open jam session at 2 p.m. All…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
The Steep Canyon Rangers love what they do. Barrett Smith, who plays bass, guitar, and does vocals for the group, says “We've been making music together for over 25 years. The band started in…
Midcoast Community Band concert
The Wessaweskeag Historical Society will celebrate Heritage Day, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 8 Dublin Road, South Thomaston.
Available for purchase will be "Burger Meals":…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Friday, Aug. 7, the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor will be filled with the mesmerizing music of Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton and Dennis Lichtman, drawing on blues, jazz and Cajun music for their show…
THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Arts will host Y2K Night, a throwback dance party featuring the biggest pop, hip hop, dance, and club hits of the late 1990s and early 2000s, on…
The Penobscot Bay Orchestra presents Summer at the Movies, a family-friendly summer concert featuring unforgettable music…
including two free concerts at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Salt Bay Chamberfest’s “Music Unearthed” festival is in full swing, with multiple concerts scheduled through August. Events include two concerts at Lincoln Theater, two free concerts at the…
For the last 25 years, CHRHS has been alive with music, theater, dance
ROCKPORT — Whether it was ever in the back of the community's mind in 1999 or not, the Strom Auditorium at Camden Hills Regional High School in Rockport has been, by…
"Jacob McCurdy and His Large Adult Sons" will perform in a lawn concert at the Rockland Public Library on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 6 p.m. This…
On Saturday, Aug. 1, at 4 p.m., The Resonauts will play a free concert as part of Searsmont Town Library's 'Live Outside' the Library concert series.
On tour in Maine from…
Sunday, Aug. 9, at 3 p.m., at the First Congregational Church in Searsport, 8 Church Street, will be the final Searsport appearance of the Katahdin Valley Boys.
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BELFAST — On Friday, Aug. 7, elevate your spirits at the Flying Shoes contra dance with a band and caller new to Belfast: Joy Factor and Jeremy Korr.
Every first Friday, the program kicks…
Camden Opera House
Folk music legend Noel Paul Stookey, known worldwide as a member of Peter, Paul and Mary, and his daughter, poet A.S. Aubrey, are taking the stage Aug. 1 at the…
Hello Newman, Denny Breau, competitive cornhole, chairlift rides
AUBURN — Pine Tree Society will host the Pine Tree Palooza music festival on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 1 to 10 p.m. at Lost Valley in Auburn. This free event…
series of free outdoor concerts
The Camden Opera House series of free concerts at the Camden Snow Bowl kicks off Sunday, Aug. 2, at 4 p.m., with Nashville based band The Resonauts.
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54th Annual North Nobleboro Day will be held Saturday, Aug. 8, from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., including food, a silent auction, and live family entertainment.
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The Warren Historical Society will host the Midcoast Community Band on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 6:30 p.m., at Woolen Mill Park in Warren Village.
The band will play patriotic…
Approximately 50 singers and instrumentalists will perform in a free concert, Aug. 21, from 7:30 - 9 p.m., at the Camden Congregational Church. All performers, many of them…
Join Halcyon String Quartet and Friends on Sunday, Aug. 2, at 7 p.m., at Broad Bay Church, in Waldoboro, for a summer evening of exuberant music.
"A not-your-normal…
