Music

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CAMDEN — Pianist Annie Antonacos, violinist Tracey Jasas-Hardel, and cellist Timothy Paek come together for a program spanning more than 160 years, from the young…

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CAMDEN — What happens when three musicians have a conversation without saying a word? Pianist Annie Antonacos, violinist Tracey Jasas-…

October 24: fire pit, soup, cider, live music by Sar D. Jo, and campus tours
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Community members, families and history enthusiasts are invited to the Camden-Rockport Historical Society campus Saturday,…

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The University of Maine’s largest and most activity-filled event of the year — Homecoming — returns Oct. 23–25.

The three-day gathering features…

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CAMDEN — High Horse takes the stage at the Camden Opera House on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m., as part of the SoundCheck concert series.
 
"Blending…

David Dodson's annual fall concert, Saturday, Nov. 7, at 7:00 PM. Congregational Church, Camden, 55 Elm St, Camden, ME. With musical guests: John and Rachel Nicholas, Michael Nickerson, Anne…

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THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Arts, 174 Main Street in Thomaston, will host Rigsgiving 2026 on Wednesday, Nov. 25, featuring Portland rock trio Rigometrics with opening act Sneaky Miles,…

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BELFAST — Belfast Chamber Music (BCM) opens its third season with a concert featuring the Trillium String Quartet. The concert takes place Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, at 2 p.m., at the Unitarian…

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The Friends of Music Concert Series, an outreach program of The First Congregational Church of Camden, welcomes Shelly Moorman-Stahlman in concert on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 4 p.m.

Shelly…

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BELFAST — The Underground Lounge, located at…

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The Camden Opera House will welcome folk duo Castlebay to its intimate Blue Café on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7:30 p.m., for an evening of music, poetry, stories and Celtic lore…
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Spanish Storytime is held every Monday, at 10:30 a.m., in the Rockland Public Library Children's Room.

Spanish Songs & Stories with Jared McCannell, director of Penobscot Bay Language…

an Evening of Live Music, Food, Raffle Prizes and Fun at Watts Hall
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THOMASTON — Midcoast Music Academy (MCMA) invites music lovers of all ages to its fundraiser concert on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 7 - 10 p.m., at Watts Hall, in Thomaston.

"The…

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Join Bay Chamber faculty member Jeff Weinberger for three monthly ukulele workshops at Bay Chamber in Camden. 

Ukulele Melody, Scales…

reimagining traditional Scottish folk dances music
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CAMDEN — Maxwell Quartet returns to Bay Chamber on October 27, at 7 p.m., with a program that places their reimaginings of traditional Scottish folk dances…

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H.O.M.E., Inc. invites the community to a fall gathering, "Voices by the Fire," on Friday, October 9, at its Orland campus. 

This free, family-friendly event celebrates creativity,…

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THOMASTON — The Boneheads are celebrating 35 years of making music with a dance party at Watts Hall Community Arts, 174 Main Street, in Thomaston, on Friday, Oct. 16, from 7 to 9:30…

"The Songs We Carry"
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PORTLAND — A fundraising concert featuring inspiring and eye-opening original songs created by women survivors of intimate partner abuse from Finding Our Voices will take Thursday,…

the flute becomes a voice: singing, laughing, breathing
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The Friends of Music Concert Series, an outreach program of The First Congregational Church of Camden, welcomes Robert Cart in concert on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 4 p.m. 

Flutist Robert Cart…

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Camden Public Library hosts a variety of programs during the month of October. Learn about Second Story Builders through a multimedia exhibit; check out a book sale; listen to jazz…
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The Underground Lounge, in Belfast, is launching its fifth season on Thursday, October 8 with indie duo Hymn for Her. The Underground is located just under the Basil…

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CAMDEN — The Camden Opera House’s Blue Café series welcomes acclaimed singer, songwriter, and dobro player Abbie Gardner on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m., for an intimate acoustic…
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A MidCoast Maine Community Square Dance will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at the Simonton Corner Hall, in Rockport. Emily Jeffries, Maisie Newell, and friends will…

Plans for outdoor music garden and tiki hut
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CAMDEN—Last month, the long-dormant takeout stand on Route 1 opposite Camden Hills State Park got a new lease on life when Melissa Kachan, and her husband, Michael Travis reopened it and named it…

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On October 4, at 4 p.m., guitarist Bill Barnes will bring a lifetime of musical experience to Hammer Hall. His career began in the late 1960s touring with soul…

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THOMASTON — Paul Benjamin, producer of Rockland’s North Atlantic Blues Festival, will present Blues Night featuring 10x Blues Music Award recipient and Grammy-nominated singer, bassist, and…

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In the spring of 1986, about 13 musicians gathered in Thomaston at the middle school for the first rehearsal of the Midcoast Community Band. Interim music teacher Mary Davis had put out the call…

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ROCKLAND — For more than three decades, the Irish traditional music ensemble Dervish has carried the sounds, stories, and spirit of northwest Ireland to audiences around the…

patriotic selections, anecdotes and true stories
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On Saturday evening, Sept. 12, at 6:30 p.m., the Midcoast Community Band will present a concert commemorating 25 years since the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The…

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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…

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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…
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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
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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
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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…

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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…
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Chicken Wire Empire. Opera House. Sept. 25. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

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…

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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…
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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…
Intermediate to advanced players encouraged to attend. No audition is required.
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The Penobscot Bay Orchestra will begin its 2026 Fall Concert session with an Open Rehearsal to welcome new players on Tuesday, Sept. 15…

emphasis on improvisation, exploration, and sounds borrowed from jazz, Nordic, chamber music
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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…

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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…

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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
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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…

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Larry & Joe. Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. Sept. 5. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

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
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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…

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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 …

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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. …

DakhaBrakha. At the Waldo Aug. 2. Be there. Courtesy of the band

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…

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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…

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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…

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