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Rob Reiner’s spoof about a once-famous British heavy metal band
‘This Is Spinal Tap’ featured in Guitar Heroes Film Fest
Sat, 07/20/2019 - 7:00am

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre presents a series of documentary films about guitar icons and legends in the Guitar Heroes Film Festival, showing in conjunction with Rockland’s First Friday Art Walks. Part three of the series is This Is Spinal Tap (1984), screening on Friday, August 2, at 8 p.m. This Is Spinal Tap is director Rob Reiner’s spoof about a filmmaker making a documentary about a once-famous, now almost forgotten British heavy metal band returning to the United...
interactive look back with Ellen Sander and Neal Harkness
Woodstock 50th Anniversary: multimedia reminiscence
Fri, 07/19/2019 - 12:00pm

ROCKLAND — ‘Woodstock 50th Anniversary: A multimedia reminiscence with Ellen Sander and Neal Harkness’ will take place in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library, Tuesday July 30, at 6:30 p.m. Woodstock, officially known as the “Woodstock Music and Art Fair: An Aquarian Exposition,” took place August 15-18, 1969, at Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, N.Y., and became a world-famous cultural touchstone we are still talking about to this day, according to Belfast Free Library, in a news release...
Island Musical Showcase
Fri, 07/19/2019 - 11:00am
ISLESBORO — I sland performers under the direction of John Oldham will present another evening of entertainment, Thursday, July 25, in Islesboro. The Island Musical Showcase begins at 7 p.m., at Up-Island Church. This concert is not a part of the subscriber series. Recommended donation of $10 will be used to help with upgrades to the Church sound and light systems.
free outdoor dance series
Dancing in the Park series continues with Don Roy Trio
Thu, 07/18/2019 - 11:15am

BELFAST -— Belfast Flying Shoes, the nonprofit arts organization that produces first Friday community and contra dances, continues the “Dancing in the Park” series, Saturday, July 27 (rain date July 28), at 4 p.m.. at City Park in Belfast. Chrissy Fowler and Lisa Newcomb will call dances to lively fiddle tunes played by the Don Roy Trio (Don Roy, Cindy Roy, and Jay Young). In 2018, Franco-American musicians Don and Cindy Roy were awarded the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional...
with Caller Luke Donforth and Music by Shandy
Flying Shoes contra dance in Belfast
Wed, 07/17/2019 - 1:30pm

BELFAST — Join Belfast Flying Shoes for an evening of contra dancing, Friday, August 2, at American Legion Post 43, in Belfast. The festivities begin at 6:30 p.m., with a Community Dance called by Chrissy Fowler and with music by the All Comers Band. All musicians are welcome to sit in. Fun and simple dances will be taught, giving beginners the opportunity to learn new skills and offering experienced dancers a chance to brush up on their steps. The Contra Dance begins at 8 p.m. This month’s...
Electric Bonfire to play The Pour Farm Brewery
Wed, 07/17/2019 - 11:15am
UNION — Electric Bonfire will be playing at The Pour Farm Brewery in Union on Friday, July 26, from 6-8 p.m. Electric Bonfire will perform a mix of original and cover tunes. Styles range from rock and reggae, to Latin and jam rock. Band members are John Luft on guitar and vocals, Mitch Markowitz on guitar and vocals, Jason Dean on drums, and Mike Whitehead on bass.
Belfast Summer Nights
Mondaynite Jazz to play Belfast street dance party
Tue, 07/16/2019 - 8:30pm

BELFAST — Belfast Summer Nights presents Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra in street dance party, Thursday, July 25, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., on High Street, in Belfast. MoJO is an 18-piece Midcoast Maine big band that plays modern to traditional jazz, including Latin, swing, blues, and funk. The mission of MoJO is to be a premier community jazz orchestra in the Midcoast area performing a variety of musical styles - traditional big band, Latin, funk, blues. Vocal numbers are also included. MoJO performs a...
Tom Rush and Matt Nakoa at Boothbay Opera House
Tue, 07/16/2019 - 9:15am

The month of August at the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor is packed with great performances from around the globe, and kicks off with the very American sound of folk icon Tom Rush on Thursday, Aug. 1. Rush’s impact on the American music scene has been profound. He helped shape the folk revival in the ’60s and the renaissance of the ’80s and ’90s, his music having left its stamp on generations of artists. James Taylor told Rolling Stone, “Tom was not only one of my early heroes, but...
Singer/guitarist Will Brown at Rock City Café
Sun, 07/14/2019 - 8:00am

ROCKLAND — Will Brown will play at Rock City Café, in Rockland, Saturday, July 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. He plays finger-style guitar, and the evening will include Americana, Folk and traditional songs from both sides of the Atlantic. His finger picking and original song/tune arrangements make for an enjoyable evening, according to a news release. Will has been singing and recording with Maine musicians Gordon Bok, Cindy Kallet, Anne and David Dodson, and many others for the past 35 years. There’s...
Bay Chamber Concerts’ Summer Concert Series
Gandelsman, Nicolas, Iverson innovative piano trio
Sat, 07/13/2019 - 5:00pm
ROCKPORT — Bay Chamber Concerts continues its 2019 Summer Concert Series, Thursday, July 18, at 7:30 p.m., at the Rockport Opera House, and on Friday, July 19, at Union Hall, in Rockport. Thursday’s program, with guest artists Johnny Gandelsman, violin; Michael Nicolas, cello; and Conrad Tao on piano, is entitled “Transfigured Nights” while Friday’s features Gandelsman and Nicolas from the previous evening joined by jazz pianist, Eric Iverson. Through his work with such artists as Yo-Yo Ma,...
Transfigured Nights at Bay Chamber Concerts
Sat, 07/13/2019 - 4:45pm

ROCKPORT — Bay Chamber Concerts continues its 2019 Summer Concert Series, Thursday, July 18, at 7:30 p.m., at the Rockport Opera House, and on Friday, July 19, at Union Hall, in Rockport. Thursday’s program, with guest artists Johnny Gandelsman, violin; Michael Nicolas, cello; and Conrad Tao on piano, is entitled “Transfigured Nights” while Friday’s features Gandelsman and Nicolas from the previous evening joined by jazz pianist, Eric Iverson. Through his work with such artists as Yo-Yo Ma,...
Strand Theatre
Members of The Band, Levon Helm Band come to Rockland
Fri, 07/12/2019 - 9:15am

ROCKLAND — The Weight Band, featuring members of The Band and the Levon Helm Band, will appear on the Strand Theatre stage, Friday, August 9, at 7:30 p.m. The Weight Band originated in 2013 inside the Woodstock, New York barn of Levon Helm when Jim Weider and Randy Ciarlante — both former members of The Band — performed “Songs of The Band” with Band founder, Garth Hudson, alongside Jimmy Vivino and Byron Isaacs. Inspired to carry on the...
Arts on the Hill: Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra (MoJO)
Thu, 07/11/2019 - 9:45am

ROCKPORT — Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Arts on the Hill program brings Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra (aka MoJO) to Beech Hill Preserve on Monday, July 15, from 6:30 – 8 p.m., as part of the summer concert series. Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra is an 18-piece Midcoast-based big band that plays modern as well as traditional jazz, including Latin, swing, blues, and funk. The band derives its name from their practice schedule: Monday nights, “and they certainly have their mojo workin,’” said the Land...
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Lovin Spoonful’s John Sebastian in concert July 25
Wed, 07/10/2019 - 5:15pm

Over five decades the contributions of singer-songwriter John Sebastian have become a permanent part of America’s musical fabric. His group The Lovin' Spoonful played a major role in the mid-'60s rock revolution and on Thursday, July 25, Sebastian comes to Boothbay Harbor to perform at the historic Opera House in a 7:30 p.m. concert. "We were grateful to the Beatles for reminding us of our rock & roll roots," Sebastian explains, "but we wanted to cut out the English middlemen, so to speak,...
Dance to The Right Track during Belfast Summer Nights
Wed, 07/10/2019 - 12:30pm

BELFAST — The Right Track will get you on the sizzlin' dance track at Belfast Summer Nights, Thursday, July 18, on Beaver Street, in Belfast, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Right Track, multi-talented musicians with years of experience, offers diverse musical influences and a professionalism that contributes to the band's full sound, according to a news release. The Right Track is a high-energy, 11-piece R&B, Funk and Soul band with a full horn section. They specialize in sets that will get...
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Professor Louie & The Crowmatix July 19
Wed, 07/10/2019 - 12:15pm

Enjoy a night of rompin’ stompin’ roots rock, roadhouse blues, sweet ballads and original tunes at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor when Professor Louie and The Crowmatix with the Woodstock Horns, come to town July 19. Professor Louie has emerged in the music industry as the torchbearer of the true spirit of American Roots music. Seasoned live performer, prolific recording artist and versatile multi-instrumentalist Professor Louie also wears the hat of award-winning recording producer and...
Where It’s At
It’s blues weekend in Rockland
Wed, 07/10/2019 - 11:15am

Don’t you just love Elmore James? “The Sky Is Crying” is a personal fave ... “ The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the street The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the street I'm waiting in tears looking for my baby, and I wonder where can she be? ” ... And that slide guitar ... what a gifted bluesman he was. I love tunin’ in to my blues station on Pandora and playing Elmore James as I clean the house. Or garden. Or daydream ... But enough about me and Elmore James...
Open Mic Plus
Sassafras Stomp plays Sandy Point Community Hall
Wed, 07/10/2019 - 10:15am

STOCKTON SPRINGS — The Open Mic Plus series continues Wednesday, July 17, at 7 p.m., at the Sandy Point Community Hall, 684 US-1. The events run on the third Wednesday of every month, May through October. The 7 p.m. Open Mic hour is open to all ages and levels of talent. Storytellers, readers, poets, actors, comedians, and musicians of all kinds are welcome. After a 15-minute break for refreshments, the feature performance hour begins about 8:15 p.m. Featured July performer is Sassafras Stomp,...
Amos Lee to play Savage Oaks
Tue, 07/09/2019 - 12:45pm

Head for Savage Oaks Vineyard & Winery, 175 Barrett Hill Rd. in Union, on Saturday, July 27 for a 7 p.m. concert featuring Amos Lee with special guest – BAILEN - rain or shine. Gates open at 5 p.m. Amos Lee’s new album, “My New Moon,” is out now on Dualtone, and has been called “the most personal and deeply felt of his seven studio albums” (Billboard). The record debuted at #1 on the Billboard Rock and Americana/Folk charts, #2 on the Independent Album chart, and earned raves everywhere...
Hingham Singers to perform Peter, Paul and Mary music in Camden, Wiscasset
Tue, 07/09/2019 - 8:30am

The Hingham Singers, a Boston-area-based ensemble will perform the music of Peter, Paul and Mary Friday, July 19, at the First Congregational Church, 28 High Street, in Wiscasset, and Saturday, July 20, at the First Congregational Church, 55 Elm Street, in Camden. There is no admission to the concerts; donations accepted. The 7:30 p.m. performances will include many songs from the 1960s, including “If I Had a Hammer,” “Blowing in the Wind,” “The Times They are a Changing,” “Thus Land is Your...
hear echoes of Irish-American dance halls, lonesome tones of country fiddlers, rollicking smoky pubs
Wild Irish Trio at the Camden Amphitheatre
Sun, 07/07/2019 - 7:00am

CAMDEN — Daymark is an international trio performing traditional Irish music infused with infectious energy, raw power, and Northern swagger, according to Camden Public Library, in a news release. Fusing the talents of Will Woodson (flute, border pipes), Dan Foster (fiddle) and Eric McDonald (guitar, vocals), the group presents a classic blend of wind and string as driving flute meets virtuosic fiddle, underpinned by well-considered and expertly delivered guitar. Daymark will be performing a...
Belfast Bay Fiddlers to play lawn concert in Rockland
Sun, 07/07/2019 - 7:00am

ROCKLAND — The Belfast Bay Fiddlers will perform on the lawn of the Rockland Public Library for a free concert on Thursday, July 18, at 6:30 p.m. People of all ages are invited to celebrate summer, dance and enjoy the music, and to come early for a picnic. They are asked to bring a chair or a blanket, if they would like, as seating is not provided. The Belfast Bay Fiddlers is a group of amateur musicians from Midcoast Maine who play traditional dance tunes from New England, French and Atlantic...
Vintage New Orleans jazz comes to Islesboro
Sat, 07/06/2019 - 7:00am
ISLESBORO — State Street Traditional Jazz Band will perform a uthentic New Orleans-style jazz, Saturday, July 13, at 7 p.m., at the Up-Island Church, in Islesboro. Since 1989, the Band has performed vintage New Orleans Jazz – music as it was first birthed in the French Quarter of New Orleans and throughout the Louisiana Delta from the turn of the last Century, the early to mid-1900s. The band performs familiar early jazz songs, blues numbers and old New Orleans spirituals dating back over 100...
benefit concert for Friends of the Rockland Public Library
An evening with Spider Saloff
Thu, 07/04/2019 - 7:30am

ROCKLAND — Spider Saloff returns to Rockland, on Friday, July 19, to perform in a benefit concert for Friends of the Rockland Public Library. A New York star — now Chicago based, Saloff has been heard around the world, from her headlining The Memory of All That , a George Gershwin tribute in St. Petersburg, Russia, to the Poznan Poland Jazz Festival, the Pheasantry in London, and opening the Jazz Festival Week in Lincoln Center in New York. Just returning from a tour of Australia, she...
summer blues weekend
Scott Cleveland returns to Blue Cafe at Camden Opera House
Wed, 07/03/2019 - 10:00am

CAMDEN — The Camden Opera House’s free Blue Café series began last summer with Scott Cleveland’s The Blues Spectrum, a musical history presentation on Blues origins and subsequent branches in American music. Having packed the room then, according to Blue Cafe, in a news release, Cleveland will return for an updated encore Friday, July 12. Cleveland will perform on piano and vocals, accompanied by bassist/guitarist Phil Kell, in the opera house’s intimate third-floor performance space. Doors...
Jazz in June Camden Festival 2019
Tue, 07/02/2019 - 8:30pm

The Jazz in June Festival, held in Camden June 14-16 at multiple venues throughout town, was a big hit, and Photographer John Steele captured much of it with his camera. johnsteelephotography.com
Two nights, three concerts: Imprimatur, The Sounds of Science, A Cyclic Expedition
Bay Chamber opens 2019 Summer Concerts with Jupiter Quartet
Mon, 07/01/2019 - 1:15pm

ROCKPORT — On Thursday, July 11, at 7:30 p.m., at the Rockport Opera House, and on Friday, July 12, at Union Hall in Rockport, Bay Chamber Concerts opens its 2019 Summer Concert Series with the Jupiter Quartet in a program entitled Imprimatur. For Friday’s concert, The Sounds of Science, the quartet is joined by cellist Jeffrey Zeigler. The Jupiter Quartet’s performance on Thursday includes Mozart’s inventive String Quartet in A Major, K. 464; Dvořák’s romantic masterpiece, the String Quartet...
Bay Chamber opens 2019 Summer Concerts with Jupiter Quartet
Mon, 07/01/2019 - 1:15pm

ROCKPORT — On Thursday, July 11, at 7:30 p.m., at the Rockport Opera House, and on Friday, July 12, at Union Hall in Rockport, Bay Chamber Concerts opens its 2019 Summer Concert Series with the Jupiter Quartet in a program entitled Imprimatur. For Friday’s concert, The Sounds of Science, the quartet is joined by cellist Jeffrey Zeigler. The Jupiter Quartet’s performance on Thursday includes Mozart’s inventive String Quartet in A Major, K. 464; Dvořák’s romantic masterpiece, the String Quartet...
Powerhouse band blends krautrock, prog rock, electronica, free jazz and funk with Sudanese pop
Points North Institute brings Brooklyn sensation ‘Sinkane’ to Rockland July 6
Mon, 07/01/2019 - 11:30am

ROCKLAND— On Saturday, July 6, the Points North Institute will host the annual CIFF Summer Preview Party at the Bicknell Building in Rockland, featuring a band worth coming out for. Sinkane is the featured band for the After Dark party that evening, up from Brooklyn, and along with some fiery, danceable music, their music taps deeply into today’s social and political climate. Sinkane is a Sudanese-American, five-piece band who blend krautrock, prog rock, electronica, free jazz and funk with...
Create fireworks on the dance floor with Midcoast Dance
Mon, 07/01/2019 - 9:45am

ROCKLAND — Celebrate and create your own fireworks on the dance floor, Friday, July 5, from 8 to 11 p.m., at the Eclipse in Rockland (aka Speakeasy). Put on by Midcoast Dance, this will be a DJ’d event. There’ll be all sorts of dance music from swing to blues to maybe even a waltz. Whether you have a partner or not, everyone is welcome. $5 with a membership (membership is $20 for the year), $10 for non-members, and $15 for non-member couples. Dance fans organized Midcoast Dance to create more...
Riptide to play Belfast Flying Shoes contra dance
Mon, 07/01/2019 - 9:30am

BELFAST — Join Belfast Flying Shoes Contra Dance, Friday, July 5, for an evening of contra dancing at American Legion Post 43, in Belfast. The festivities begin at 6:30 p.m., with a Community Dance called by Chrissy Fowler and with music by the All Comers Band. All musicians are welcome to sit in. Fun and simple dances will be taught, giving beginners the opportunity to learn new skills and offering experienced dancers a chance to brush up on their steps. The Contra Dance begins at 8 p.m. This...
Drivetrain, Maine Coast Worksongers bring fiddle, island vibes to Belfast Summer Nights
Mon, 07/01/2019 - 9:15am

BELFAST — Drivetrain and the Maine Coast Worksongers bring melodic drive and groovy island vibes to Belfast Summer Nights, Thursday, July 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Belfast Common Park, Belfast. Drivetrain combines the power of bluegrass with the melodic drive of good fiddle tunes. The band brings hometown singer and guitar picker Bennett Konesni together with fiddler Ed Howe. In great demand as dance musicians, together they tour the country igniting crowds with their virtuosity, tone, and...
Belfast, St. George, South Bristol, Boothbay Harbor
DaPonte String Quartet return to roots with Midsummer Masters tour
Mon, 07/01/2019 - 8:45am

MIDCOAST — DaPonte String Quartet has decided to revisit its roots this summer and go back to its rural beginnings. In 1995, when the DaPonte String Quartet came to Maine on a joint grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and Chamber Music America, there was not a great deal of classical music in the smaller towns and villages of the state, according to the Quartet, in a news release. “The financial support was intended to bring chamber music, specifically String Quartet music, to Maine’...
Spanish and Brazilian music, as well as several of his own compositions
Guitar music concert at Episcopal Church of St. John Baptist
Sun, 06/30/2019 - 4:30pm

THOMASTON — Take a trip to Spain and Brazil without leaving town, and help support live music in the local community. Friday, July 12, at 7 p.m., The Episcopal Church Of St. John Baptist will host guitarist/composer Peter Griggs in a concert, “Cafe Barcelona.” Griggs will perform a selection Spanish and Brazilian music, as well as several of his own compositions, on this wide-ranging program. A highly-skilled guitarist in flamenco, bossa nova, samba and other Latin guitar styles, he is also an...
Film ‘Last Black Man in San Fransisco,’ other programs added to Strand Theatre
Fri, 06/28/2019 - 1:00pm
ROCKLAND — One live show, one High Definition broadcast, and five films have been added to the Strand Theatre’s lineup. LIVE SHOWS : Sunday, July 7 at 5 pm: STRAND ON THE AIR: Summer Fun Special Join us for Strand On The Air: Summer Fun Special, the latest live radio variety show produced by the Strand Theatre! This 2 hour show will include music, comedy, drama, and special guests, all performed in front of a live studio audience and broadcast by...
July happenings at Camden Public Library
Fri, 06/28/2019 - 7:00am
CAMDEN — Music and yoga in the ampthitheatre, lectures in the Picker Center, story times, walking tours, movies, books sales, and art in the park all take over the Camden Public Library grounds in July. Monday, July 1, 6:00 pm. MoJO Concert at the Camden Public Library . The Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra is a big band jazz ensemble playing a wide range of favorites old and new. Tuesday, July 2, 9:00 am. Yoga in the Amphitheatre at the Camden...
Summer Concert Series in the Amphitheatre
Something ‘Novel’ at the Library
Fri, 06/28/2019 - 7:00am

CAMDEN — Nothing says summer quite like eating a picnic dinner in the Camden Public Library’s Amphitheatre while enjoying the swinging sounds of a live jazz band. “This year’s concert series is robust and overflowing with talent,” said the Library, in a news release. On Thursday, July 11, at 7 p.m., Novel Jazz will take the stage performing classics from the Great American Songbook. Novel Jazz is also known for performing music from favorites like Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn and...
Belfast Summer Nights concert series
July 4th Special: Mike McFarland, The Rugged
Thu, 06/27/2019 - 11:15am

BELFAST — Belfast Summer Nights, the weekly Thursday night outdoor music series, presents a holiday edition, Thursday, July 4, from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., at Steamboat Landing Park in Belfast for an evening with Mike McFarland and the band The Rugged. Mike McFarland has played music in the Midcoast area for more than 50 years, being the 4th generation of his family to do so. He has played blues to bluegrass, rock to jazz. McFarland will be featuring songs from his recent CD on the 4th...
Arts on the Hill: Miners Creek bluegrass band
Tue, 06/25/2019 - 10:30am

CAMDEN — Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Arts on the Hill program brings Miners Creek bluegrass band to Beech Hill Preserve on Sunday, July 7, at 5 p.m., as part of this summer concert series. “Contemporary Bluegrass at its best, Miners Creek mixes Bluegrass with pop, rock, jazz, folk, Latin, Appalachian, gospel and blues,” said the Land Trust, in a news release. “Their rich three and four part harmonies, infectious music, driving rhythm and a whole lot of humor will make you smile, tap your...
the personal stories of electric guitar virtuosos
Guitar Heroes Film Festival continues with ‘It Might Get Loud’
Mon, 06/24/2019 - 11:15am

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre presents a series of documentary films about guitar icons and legends in the Guitar Heroes Film Festival, showing in conjunction with Rockland’s First Friday Art Walks. Part two of the series is It Might Get Loud (2009) , screening on Friday, July 5, at 8 p.m. It Might Get Loud tells the personal stories, in their own words, of three generations of electric guitar virtuosos – The Edge (U2) , Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin),...
Round Pond Summer Concert Series
Waldoboro’s Davis sisters to perform at Round Pond
Mon, 06/24/2019 - 10:15am

ROUND POND VILLAGE — On Wednesday, July 3, at 7:30 p.m., Josie and Sophie Davis will perform music for two violins at the Round Pond Summer Concert Series. The concert will feature music by classical composers from around the world alongside arrangements of fiddle tunes and waltzes. The sisters grew up in Waldoboro where they were fortunate to have spent many an afternoon playing violin together and exploring Muscongus Bay in anything that floats, according to a news release. Josie and Sophie...
CANCELLED: Arts on the Hill: Bottomless Funk
Fri, 06/21/2019 - 4:45pm

ROCKPORT — The Bottomless Funk concert is cancelled this evening due to the weather. It will be rescheduled. will present a free concert as part of Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Arts on the Hill entertainment series. Get your feet shuffling with this group, Friday, June 21, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Beech Hill Preserve. Bottomless Funk members are Joshua Sepe, Melanie Scofield, Alex Wilder, Cy Scofield, David Edward Butler, and Cole Seymour. “Expect to get a little...
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Pianist-composer Paul Sullivan returns to Boothbay Harbor
Fri, 06/21/2019 - 11:15am

Grammy-award winning Paul Sullivan has enjoyed a richly varied and distinguished career as a composer and a pianist. As a soloist, with his trio, and as a member of the Paul Winter Consort, he has played concert tours in throughout the U.S. and Europe, as well as the Middle East, Central America, and Asia. He has performed among the dunes of the Negev Desert, in Leonard Bernstein’s living room, and on the stages of many of the world’s finest concert halls. He has been a guest on Marian...
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Pianist Arsentiy Kharitonov returns July 12
Thu, 06/20/2019 - 12:15pm

World renowned performer and national and international award-winner, Arsentiy Kharitonov is in a league of his own. On Friday, July 12 this highly acclaimed Russian pianist and composer will perform works by Busoni, Haydn, Rachmaninov, Schumann, and Scriabin at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. Arsentiy Kharitonov does not follow the mold of a virtuosic pianist who has played since he was a young child. In contrast, his studies began at the ripe old age of 16. With the goal of gaining...
five bands to play 4th of July event, free admission
Camden’s Music by the Sea concerts continue 25-year tradition
Wed, 06/19/2019 - 9:45am
CAMDEN — The Camden Rotary Club presents the 2019 Music by the Sea concert series, an Independence Day tradition on the Midcoast for more than 25 years. Thanks to donations from generous sponsors, this concert is free to the public and helps fund the Camden Rotary Club's major project: grants to nonprofit organizations in Knox County and Lincolnville. Since 2011, Camden Rotary’s investment in community organizations has totaled $175,000, according to the Rotary, in a news release. The band...
90-minute variety show featuring guests, bands, solos
Strand On The Air returns with Summer Fun Special
Tue, 06/18/2019 - 3:00pm

ROCKLAND —The Strand Theatre presents a new edition of Strand On The Air , a live radio variety show, Sunday, July 7, at 5 p.m., that will be broadcast over WRFR, from the Strand Theatre, in Rockland. All are invited to be a part of the studio audience, and admission is free. The all-new “Summer Fun Special” is written and directed by Strand House Manager Liz McLeod, with music by Strand Education Coordinator Brittany Parker and the Blake Rosso Band , announcer David Troup,...
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Bluegrass with Mile Twelve in July
Mon, 06/17/2019 - 2:00pm

Mile Twelve is a fresh, hard-driving young band walking the line between original and traditional bluegrass. Banjo luminary Tony Trischka says, “Mile Twelve is carrying the bluegrass tradition forward with creativity and integrity.” Fast gaining recognition for their outstanding performances in bluegrass and folk circles, the group travels to Boothbay Harbor this summer to perform at the Opera House on Thursday, July 11. The Mile Twelve lineup offers five of the most promising young musicians...
Summer lawn concerts at Rockport Masonic Center begin June 19
Mon, 06/17/2019 - 12:30am

ROCKPORT — The 2019 summer lawn concerts at the Rockport Masonic Center will run from June 19-Sept. 4. Concerts will be held every Wednesday, at 6 p.m., rain or shine. If there is rain, the concert will be held indoors at the center. The concerts will last for one hour and are open to the public with free admission, but pass the hat donations will be accepted to pay for the bands. The public is encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to enjoy the outdoor concerts. The Masons will be selling...
July 4th in the Park
'Happy Birthday America' in Belfast seeks participants
Sun, 06/16/2019 - 3:45pm
BELFAST — Cold Comfort Theater in Belfast is welcoming singers, dancers, musicians, and actors to join and take part in their annual 'Happy Birthday America' performance on July 4th in the Park on Main. Rehearsals will take place in June. Directed by Aynne Ames and Colin Graebert. Email ColdComfortTheater@gmail.com to join or for more information.
Chocolate Church Arts Center
Hear the Gypsy jazz of the Django Festival All Stars
Sun, 06/16/2019 - 10:15am

The internationally renowned Django Festival All Stars will bring the driving, swinging sounds of legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt to the Chocolate Church Arts Center on Tuesday, July 2 at 7:30 p.m. With stunning virtuosity, the Django Festival All Stars present original compositions, as well as their interpretations and arrangements in the style pioneered by Django Reinhardt that came to be known as “hot jazz” or “gypsy jazz.” The group, whom The Wall Street Journal has called “the...

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