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ROCKPORT — Darshan Music - Modern Mantras and Kirtan, will be held Thursday, May 8, from 6:30 - 8 p.m., at 295 Beech Hill Rd, Rockport.

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John and Rachel Nicholas. (Photo courtesy John and Rachel Nicholas)

ROCKPORT — On Saturday, May 24, at 7 p.m., The Good Trouble Project will host its Spring fundraising concert to benefit Out Maine. The featured performer will be Jud Caswell and be hosted by local…

Kenya Hall. (Photo courtesy Underground Lounge)

BELFAST — Portland-based Kenya Hall and her trio bring a night of soul, funk, and unfiltered energy to Belfast’s Underground Lounge. This…

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ROCKPORT — Mother's Day evening, May 11, at 6 p.m., the Hyssong family will be in concert at West Rockport Baptist Church. A love offering will be taken.

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CAMDEN — Adam Swanson will provide a piano concert Wednesday, May 7, at 1 p.m., in Hammer Hall. The music historian is the only four-…

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BELFAST and CAMDEN — The Penobscot Bay Orchestra, now in its 4th season, presents …

Neil Pearlman and Giovanni Kiyingi. (Image courtesy Bagaduce Music)

BLUE HILL and BROOKS — Bagaduce Music will present two special concerts to unite accomplished and innovative traditional musicians. Ugandan folk singer, songwriter…

Lime City. (Rockland Historical Society photo)

ROCKLAND — Maine-based artist collective and string quartet Halcyon will present Lime City, a silent film accompanied by…

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ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills Regional High School (CHRHS) Jazz Ensemble wrapped up a successful festival season with a standout performance at the prestigious UNH Clark…

Adam Ezra. (Photo by Dirk PruĂźak)

ROCKPORT — "Get ready to crank up the volume and feel the rhythm of giving!" said Children's House Montessori, in a news release.

Children’s…

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CAMDEN — The Friends of Music Concert Series, an outreach program of The First Congregational Church of Camden, presents critically acclaimed organist Christopher Houlihan in concert Sunday, May 4…

Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra. (Photo courtesy Watts Hall Community Arts)

THOMASTON — Get ready to dust off your dancing shoes and step into spring with Swing Dance Night, Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Watts Hall Community Arts. Located at 174…

Discover the potential of sound as a therapeutic force. Courtesy of the Waldo Theatre

Sonic Alchemy: Gongs and Didgeridoos is coming to The Waldo Theatre Sunday, April 27 from 4 to 6:30 p.m.  Join instrument maker and sound worker, Jim Doble, on a large array of gongs; sound worker…

Alex Bigney and his sons, who will accompany some of the music selections. (Photo courtesy Rockland Public Library)

ROCKLAND — Celtic harpist Alex Bigney will present a concert in the Reading Room of the Rockland Public Library on Thursday, April 24, at 6 p.m., as Kirkmount.…

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UNITY — The Ecology Learning Center announces Americana music double-header with Darlin’ Corey and Sara Trunzo’s band on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 7 p.m., at…

Louisa Stancioff. (Photo courtesy The Underground Lounge)

BELFAST — Louisa Stancioff is set to perform with her band at The Underground Lounge in Belfast on Thursday, April 17, at 7 p.m. Fans…

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ROCKPORT — The Penobscot Bay YMCA’s Boogie for the Babes, a lively night of music and dancing in support of the Y’s Child…

Maine songwriter Travis Cyr accompanied by Laura Bagley
40 Thieves. (Photo courtesy Luc Daigle)

CAMDEN — Camden Opera House’s occasional series The Blue Café returns for a midweek evening performance by 40 Thieves, Wednesday, April 16, 7:30 p.m., in the venue’s intimate…

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SEARSMONT — The opening concert of Searsmont Town Library's free Live Outside the Library concert series will be by rising songwriter Reese Fulmer on Friday, April 11, at…

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The Minetti Quartet brings its classical music to Bay Chamber, Saturday, April 12, at 7 p.m.

"The internationally acclaimed Vienna-based quartet was founded in…

talented teenage musicians and singers from Vermont and Maine
L -R front: Isolde, Emmett, Kate; middle: Lux, Ben, Anna, Aven, Isabelle, Sophia, Beacan, Eli; back: Eleanor, Zoe, Bjorn, Ari, Henry, Beck, Fiona, Mae, Griffin, Mila, Winslow. (Photo by Christina Kennedy)

BELFAST — A joyous evening of music with Springtide and the…

"Becoming Led Zeppelin" opening April 4 at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of the venue

"I’m Still Here" - (PG-13; 2 hours, 15 minutes - in Brazilian Portuguese with subtitles) - 2025 Oscar Winner for Best International Film -  A mother is forced to reinvent…

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ROCKLAND — Jump into the spring season at the Friends of Rockland Public Library spring book and bake sale, Saturday, April 26, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Library’s…

from traditional bluegrass to unlikely pop covers
Jacob Jolliff Band. (Photo courtesy Camden Opera House)

CAMDEN — The Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., will present contemporary mandolinists Jacob Jolliff and his band on Saturday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. Acclaimed singer…

The Whomps. (Photo courtesy Underground Lounge)

BELFAST — Thursday, April 3, at 7 p.m., Belfast’s Underground Lounge will present funky New England-formed fusion rock band The Womps.

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Matt Andersen. (Photo by Robert Georgeff)

ROCKLAND — Award winning Canadian blues singer and guitarist Matt Andersen returns to the Strand Theatre stage Friday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. Toronto-…

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SEARSMONT — Searsmont Town Library's concert series 'Live Outside the Library' has a full schedule for 2025 beginning in April and running through September. …

Maritime Month Coffeehouse Concert
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CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library carries on its Maritime Month tradition this April by once again featuring a month-long exhibit from the Penobscot Marine Museum and hosting…

an evening full of dancing and singalongs
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THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Arts is hosting a Country Dance Night on Saturday, March 29, at 7 p.m., featuring live music from Country Roads, Southern Maine’s award-…

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ROCKLAND — Mexican mariachi singer, musician and dancer Veronica Robles and her band will perform traditional mariachi songs as well as music from other Latin…

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CAMDEN — The Friends of Music Concert Series, an outreach program of The First Congregational Church of Camden, presents award-winning pianist Petronel Malan in concert Sunday, April 6, at 4 p.m…

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BELFAST — On Friday, April 4, let your shoes fly at the First Friday Community Dance & Contra Dance. The intergenerational program begins at 6 p.m., when the All Comers Band warms up and…

Lonesome Ace String Band. Opera House. April 11. Got tickets?  Courtesy of the venue, with permission

The Lonesome Ace String Band bring grit, skill and abandon to Americana music, bridging old-time, bluegrass and folk traditions into a seamless hybrid of original material that is at once…

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UNION — The Peoples United Methodist Church of Union will present a free event, The Aging Brain, with Susan Wehry, MD, Saturday, April 5, at 11 a.m.

Learn about the…

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ROCKLAND — Singer songwriter David Dodson presents a Reading Room Concert at the Rockland Public Library on Thursday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m.

Dodson writes songs that run…

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The Underground Lounge in Belfast will present local tunesmiths Elsie and Ethan in concert on Thursday, March 20, at 7 p.m. under the Basil Burwell Theatre at 17 Court Street.

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MORRILL — The next MidCoast Maine Community Square Dance Party will be held Sunday, March 16, 2025, at Morrill Community Center (old Honesty Grange 83…

The Mallett Brothers Band. (Photo courtesy Camden Opera House)

CAMDEN — Camden Opera House welcomes back The Mallett Brothers Band, Friday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. TMBB’s evening of Maine-made alt-Americana/rock will be opened by Chris Ross…

All ages dancing at the Opera House. (Photo courtesy Belfast Flying Shoes)

ROCKPORT — On Friday, March 21, celebrate the change of seasons at a special Equinox Balance & Swing Community Dance & Contra Dance presented by Belfast Flying Shoes, the Rockport Opera…

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THOMASTON — Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an evening of lively Irish folk music featuring The Napper Tandies on Saturday, March 15, at 7 p.m., at Watts Hall, 174…

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ROCKLAND — Bill Nershi, guitarist and co-founder of The String Cheese Incident, his wife, songwriter Jilian Nershi, and SCI band member Jason Hann have…

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Women in Harmony. (Photo courtesy Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick)

BRUNSWICK — The UUCB Concerts for a Cause series presents the Portland-based choral group Women in Harmony, Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 7:30 p.m., at the…

 Young Stars of Maine 2024. (Photo courtesy Bay Chamber)

CAMDEN — Are you a budding Itzhak Perlman? Do you know a burgeoning Daniel Barenboim? Bay Chamber is accepting applications for two programs that honor…

special guest Jody Johnstone on tin whistle
Dan Possumato and Jim Hyland perform their 2024 'An Evening of Irish Music.' (Photo courtesy Camden Opera House)

CAMDEN — Fans of traditional Irish music are invited to kick off the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day on Friday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m., at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street.…

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BELFAST — On Friday, March 7, let your shoes fly at the First Friday Community Dance & Contra Dance.

The intergenerational program begins at 6 p.m., when the All Comers Band warms up…

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Renowned Canadian singer-songwriter Alan Doyle makes his Waldo Theatre debut with special guests Fortunate Ones in a 7:30 p.m. show March 13. Alan Doyle is an actor, producer, best-selling author…

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Alan Doyle. (Photo by Lindsay Duncan)

WALDOBORO — Renowned Canadian singer-songwriter Alan Doyle makes his Waldo Theatre debut with special guests Fortunate Ones on Thursday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m.

Alan Doyle is an actor,…

Sons of Mystro. (Photo courtesy Strand Theatre)

ROCKLAND — Violin virtuosos Sons of Mystro, brothers Malcolm and Umoja, will present a workshop for intermediate and advanced level string…

“Beat Bucket” with Molly Gawler and Shepsi Eaton
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MORRILL — Having been rescheduled, the MidCoast Maine Community Square Dance Party will now take place Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Morrill Community Center…