One of the most multi-faceted minds in roots music, Alison Brown is a Grammy-winning musician, Grammy-nominated producer, former investment banker (with an AB from Harvard and an MBA from UCLA),…

ROCKLAND — The Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra (MoJO) big band and The Moosehedz classic rock/funk/jazz horn band will perform a concert Friday, May 24, at 7 p.m., at the American Legion Post in…

CAMDEN — Peopleplace’s 40th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser takes place Saturday, June 1, from 6 - 9 p.m., at the Camden Yacht Club.

Join for an evening of festivity and reflection…

TENANTS HARBOR — The Mid Coast Community Band will perform Sunday, June 2, 2024, at 4:30 p.m., at Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Saint George Lodge 132. 

The Mid Coast Community Band is…

ROCKLAND — Rising singer-songwriter and guitar player Haley Heynderickx will perform at the Strand Theatre on Thursday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m. Award Winning trombonist and composer Kalia Vandever…

BELFAST — Culomba is touring in celebration of its newest album, Cherry Street. The band will perform for “an evening of close harmony singing from many different vocal traditions,”…

ROCKPORT — Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School awarded eight solo prizes and one chamber music prize to outstanding young Maine musicians in this year's Young Stars of Maine Prize Program.

BELFAST — On Saturday, May 18, at 7 p.m., Belfast Chamber Music presents its inaugural spring concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church, at 37 Miller Street, in Belfast.

The free program…

BELFAST — Penobscot Bay Ringers, Midcoast Maine’s community handbell choir, will present a Spring Ring on Sunday, May 19, 2024, from 3 to 4 p.m., at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street,…

UNION — Union Elementary School invites the community to attend a contra dance on Friday, May 17, from 6 - 7:30 p.m., in the school gymnasium. The contra dance is the culmination of a dance…

With a career spanning over two decades, Hanneke Cassel has helped redefine what it means to be a modern fiddler. A driving force in the ever-changing landscape of acoustic music, Hanneke blends…

Penobscot Bay Orchestra performs concerts in Belfast and Camden in May.

Concert dates:

2:00 PM Sunday, May 5 at Belfast Unitarian Universalist Church, 37 Miller Street, Belfast, ME…

When they head out on the road to tour as a duo, vocalist Lara Tupper and Bobby Sweet, on guitar and vocals, present spirited interpretations of folk/pop standards and Bobby’s original Americana…

Fans of bluegrass, in particular, welcome spring and the musical news that the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor is bringing two nationally acclaimed bluegrass-inspired bands to the stage in early…

The Camden Hills Regional High School Music Department traveled to New York City last weekend to attend the WorldStrides music festival, which is held at Riverside Church in the Upper West Side of…

ROCKPORT — The trio Springtide will play with the Pine Tree Flyers, Saturday, April 20, at the Rockport Opera House. The concert is “bringing the intricate and delightful traditional fiddle music…

Jaden Johnson, of Lincolnville, a senior at Camden Hills Regional High School, has been selected to receive the 2024 Maine Principal’s Award, representing CHRHS. This award, sponsored by the Maine…

I’ve got another shout out for the Boomers out there this week. Cast your memory back to your teen years at the beach with your friends. What do you hear? The rhythmic sound of the ocean waves,…

Friday, March 29 – Seth Warner Band: The best of Creedence Clearwater Revival

Saturday, March 30 – John McEuen and The Circle Band

The 2024 performance season at Boothbay Harbor’s…

Bay Chamber is accepting applications for the Young Stars of Maine Prize Program – due April 12, 2024. For over 50 years, Bay Chamber has awarded prizes to Maine students who have made a…

CAMDEN — The annual Jazz in June festival, featuring Kandace Springs and the Django Festival Allstars, is set for June 14 and 15, at the Camden Opera House and at downtown sites and clubs. Tickets…

BELFAST — The Belfast UU Youth Chorus is continuing its free and enriching ensemble in support of young singers, according to Ethan Tischler, in a news release.

The Belfast UU Youth Chorus…

Driven by a passion for exploring the colors and complexities of Irish music, The Consequences are a new Irish traditional band featuring Lexie Boatright (concertina & harp), Jake James (…

VoXX: Voice of Twenty will present its annual winter series with four January 2024 concerts in Belfast, Phippsburg, Bangor, and Rockport. This year’s program theme is Winter Sun.
 
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BELFAST — Three gig racing teams from Belfast’s ComeBoating! community rowing organization, are training to compete in the World Pilot Gig Championships which takes place annually in the Isles of…

The Boothbay Harbor Opera House has been celebrating its 20th season with a full schedule of concerts featuring acclaimed artists and community events this year. The final performance of the…

ROCKPORT—Musician/artist Jon Friese’s cigar box guitar art exhibit is still up at the Rockport Public Library in case you haven’t caught it yet, and it’s worth a walk-through before it comes down…

The Boothbay region will not only be bright with thousands of holiday lights this season, it will also come alive with the pounding sound of Celtic music and dance including performances by Cape…

Peppino D’Agostino’s music continues to resonant in Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House, even though it’s been several years since his last performance on the historic stage. On Friday, Dec. 1, this…

WALDOBORO — Celebrate Native American heritage with an indigenous cultural music experience this Friday evening, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m., at the Waldo Theatre.

Dances With Ivory presents piano…

University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers “Teaching from the Heart: Nonviolent Communication in the Elementary Classroom,” an online professional development program, Oct. 24-26, from 3:30…

SEARSPORT — Pastor Ed Gabrielsen, of the Searsport First Congregational Church, has released a CD of inspirational songs in limited edition, which is now available for purchase. The album,…

On Sept. 7 County Music Association award-winning vocalist Kathy Mattea released “Pretty Bird,” her first new album in six years. On Saturday, Oct. 21, traveling in support of her newest album,…

Three time winners of Scotland’s ‘Live Act of the Year’ award, Skerryvore has evolved from the band’s humble beginnings to become one of the country’s leading forces in a thriving live music scene…

John Hiatt’s sold out Oct. 27 concert at Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House has been indefinitely postponed. All tickets will be refunded beginning next week.

On Sept. 9 the Opera House received…

The award-winning Maine-based Don Campbell Band has been a mainstay at concerts, fairs, festivals, cruises, and civic events for over two decades, performing a mix of Don’s original music and…

CAMDEN — Midcoast Community Chorus welcomes singers of all ages, experience, and abilities to register for the fall semester of weekly rehearsals.

Performing for over ten years, the chorus…

Advance registration is now open for Down East Singers, which will begin fall semester rehearsals on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 6:45 p.m., at Watts Hall, 174 Main Street, Thomaston.

Rehearsals…

Join Ablaze Worship at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12 for an evening of worship music, testimony, scripture, and fellowship. The evening will be hosted at the Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, 3…

The Fischer Duo, cellist Norman Fischer and pianist Jeanne Kierman Fischer, will be featured performers at Muzzy Ridge Concerts in Searsmont Saturday, Aug. 19, 3 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 20, 3 p.m.…

SOUTH THOMASTON — The Wessaweskeag Historical Society is planning a party on August 12 to celebrate the 175th birthday of the Town of South Thomaston. On Saturday, from 2 - 4 p.m., attendees will…

Four quintessential roots instruments: the banjo, double bass, acoustic guitar, and fiddle come together on the Boothbay Harbor Opera House stage on Friday, July 28, and what happens next is…

“Music, Masts, and Lobster Traps” will be held on Sunday, Aug. 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. Special dayside events will celebrate Maine's lobstering heritage.…

THOMASTON –The Fourth of July is celebrated the entire day in Thomaston, from the late morning Main Street parade to fireworks after dark.

In the middle of the day, community members and…

This summer there are few days when Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House will go quiet. As part of the organization’s 20th anniversary celebration music, theater, storytelling, and even an…

Livingston Taylor has been touring for nearly 50 years, and his newest recordings hold the same freshness as his music from decades past. His brother James Taylor may have enjoyed more commercial…

PORTLAND — Rigometrics, a three-member band that includes two Knox County natives, is celebrating the release of their new album with a concert, Saturday, July 29, at Portland House Of Music;…

Since their formal introduction to American audiences in 1997, The Kruger Brothers’ remarkable discipline, creativity and their ability to infuse classical music into folk music has resulted in a…

The powerhouse guitar-driven band Once An Outlaw, featuring Chris Anderson of The Outlaws, brings its Southern Rock to Boothbay Harbor over the July 4th weekend. Once An Outlaw performs at the…