Music

OPERA HOUSE AT BOOTHBAY HARBOR
Gaelic Storm. June 11. Boothbay Harbor Opera House. Got tickets? Photo courtesy of the band

Billboard world chart-topping Gaelic Storm, a multi-national, Celtic juggernaut grows stronger with each live performance, and after more than two decades of touring…

free concerts and this year's theme: U.S. Navy and America’s 250th birthday
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BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Three Navy Band Northeast ensembles will bring their music to the 64th annual Windjammer Days to help celebrate this year’s…

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BELFAST — "On Friday, June 5, revel in springtime fun at the First Friday Community Dance & Contras," said Belfast Flying Shoes, in a news release.

The joyful June program, at…

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Britten & Dvorak with guest bassist Edwin Barker

Tuesday June 2 at 7:00 pm St. Paul’s Union Chapel, 1065 Dutch Neck Rd., Waldoboro
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Penobscot Bay Ringers

Penobscot Bay Ringers, Midcoast Maine's community handbell choir, will present a spring concert weekend on Saturday, May 30, at 3 p.m., in South Thomaston, and on Sunday, May 31, at 4 p.m., in…

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On Saturday, May 30, from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Bay Chamber Music School faculty member Jeff Weinberger will present a Group Guitar Jam.
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preceded by beginner-friendly swing dance lesson
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The Ragtime Destroyers bring their New Orleans inspired sound to Watts Hall for a swing dance party, May 30, from 7 - 9:30 p.m., at Watts Hall, 174 Main St.,…

fiddle, penny whistle, button accordion, and more
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The Belfast Bay Fiddlers will share the stage with the Boston Scottish Fiddle Orchestra in a concert Saturday, June 6, at 2 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist…

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Suzy Bogguss. Boothbay Harbor Opera House. May 30. Got tickets? Photo: Jeff Fasano

Grammy-winning and platinum selling artist Suzy Bogguss is one to chase the muse wherever it may lead. On Saturday, May 30, she lands on the historic Opera House stage…

free concert May 21
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From violinists to flautists, Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School will recognize eleven young musicians in their free 2026 Young Stars of Maine Prizewinners concert on May 21, at 7 p.m. The…

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Midcoast Maine Community Square Dance will be held Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Simonton Corner Community Hall, 366 Main Street, in Rockport.

4:00pm - Family Dance      …

featuring 'the lowdown' and other local talent
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The Good Trouble Project is presenting its Spring concert on May 30, at 7 p.m., at Pascal Hall. The show will be a benefit for The Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition.

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open rehearsal on Sunday, May 24
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Down East Singers and Mozart Mentors Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Antolini, will present J.S. Bach's Kyrie-Gloria Mass of 1733 (the first half of the Mass in B minor that…

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Traverse. BBH Opera House. May 28. Got tickets? Photo: Emmanuelle Roberge

Winner of Quebec’s prestigious OPUS Prize for Album of the Year, "Traditional Québécois Music," Traverse is a musical journey into the heart of traditional fiddle music…

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Andrew Duhon. May 23. Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. Got tickets? Courtesy of the artist

Andrew Duhon has been called, “Another world-class voice from Louisiana, another soulful, mesmerizing singer who writes emotional songs with impact and heart,” and on…

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THOMASTON — Watts Hall will once again turn into a lively honky-tonk dance floor, according to a news…

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ARKAI, a 2026 GRAMMY Award-winning violin and cello duo, will perform at Bay Chamber on Friday, May 15, at 7 p.m.

"The genre-defying string duo bridges the classical and the contemporary,…

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"On Friday, May 29, the stage at the Bazz (the Basil Burwell Community Theatre) in Belfast will rock with some of Maine’s best musical talent," said an

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First Congregational Church in Searsport opens its 2026 outreach concert series with the Sea Strings, directed by Kay Zegler, May 17, at 3 p.m., at…

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ROCKPORT — On Saturday, May 16, "celebrate spring blossoms in the merry month of May," said Belfast Flying Shoes, at the Rockport Opera House. A community dance and contra dance will be presented…

Empty Bowl Supper, “Why You Matter” Portrait Exhibition, Silent Art Auction, Spring Band, Jazz Band, Chorus Concert
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WALDOBORO — Medomak Valley High School (MVHS) invites the community to a special evening celebrating student creativity, community connection, and…

supporting food access programming
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SEARSPORT — The 

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Music Together, a 45-minute program involving early childhood music and movement for families, is being offered free at the Rockland Public Library. Shannon Burns, talented music teacher, leads…

David Dodson

THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Arts will present David Dodson in concert on Friday, May 8, at 7 p.m., at Watts Hall, 174 Main Street, Thomaston.…

kids tent, 5K race, music and dancing, food trucks, happy hour
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The Rockport Donut Festival, presented by the Town of Rockport, returns for its fourth year on June 12 and 13, 2026.

While paying homage to the history of the donut, the two-day summer kick…

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"Let the Living and the Celestial Sing" free family-friendly spring concert by the Penobscot Bay Orchestra will be held on two…

indoor and outdoor concerts, cocktail hour sets, morning Java Jazz, acoustic piano reception
John Scofield Trio

The Midcoast’s own jazz festival, Jazz in June Camden Maine, runs Friday to Sunday, June 12-14. Downtown Camden will be filled with live music all weekend as Jazz in June presents multiple…

heartfelt folk, country, roots music
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On Saturday, May 2, at 7 p.m., Maine songwriters Sara Trunzo, Skip Bailey, and Seth Gallant will perform in the round for an evening of heartfelt folk…

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Beginning May 4, Spanish Storytime will be held every Monday, at 10:30 a.m., in the Rockland Public Library Children's Room.

Spanish Songs & Stories with Jared McCannell, director of…

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Young families: Attend a free singing, dancing, jamming time when Music Together from the Midcoast Music Academy visits the…

couple dances among other dancers

BELFAST — "On Friday, May 1, celebrate May Day on the dance floor as you do-si-do at the First Friday Community Dance & Contras," said Belfast Flying Shoes, in a news release.

The…

fun, short dance works that celebrate guitarist Carol Kaye
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ROCKLAND — Boston Dance Theater (BDT) will perform their work “The Carol Kaye Project” on Saturday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m., at the Strand Theatre. “The Carol Kaye…

exploring themes of landscape, place, environment
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On Wednesday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m., the Camden Opera House will present an acoustic piano performance by Ben Cosgrove. Cosgrove will be playing the baby Steinway.

Mainers building regenerative, and resilient communities
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On Friday, May 1, at 1 p.m., Halcyon String Quartet will present "The Future is Here" as part of Bay Chamber’s Midday Music Series.

"Halcyon, based in Maine, is well known for…

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The Friends of Music Concert Series, an outreach program of The First Congregational Church of Camden, welcomes David Rogers in concert, Sunday, April 26, at 4 p.m.

David Rogers will…

music, poetry, planting
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The Camden Conservation Commission, the Camden Public Library and Tree Corps will host PoeTREE, an outdoor celebration of trees, music, and poetry, on Saturday, May 30, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., at the…

gratitude for nature, to nature, through spoken works and music
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Celebrate Earth Day on April 18 by joining a heartfelt community gathering that offers gratitude for nature, to nature, through spoken works and music, according to Julie Sells, in a news release…

Music for Voice, Piano, Flute and Bass at Bay Chamber
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Bass-baritone John David Adams joins pianist Morgan Lee and special guests for an evening of music that combines virtuosity and warmth on…

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ISLESBORO — On Saturday April 11, kick up your heels at an intergenerational community contra dance on Islesboro, presented by Belfast Flying Shoes and the Islesboro Community Center.

The…

Steven Brown

Searsmont Town Library Director Steven Brown will be performing a free concert at Searsmont United Methodist Church (the Village Church) on Sunday, April 12, at 3 p.m.…

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Minor Gold, "the harmony-drenched cosmic-folk duo from Australia," according to a Underground Lounge news release, brings their new album, 

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Bay Chamber is currently accepting applications for the Young Stars of Maine Prize Program and the Envision Chamber Music Workshop.

The Young Stars of Maine Program awards nine, $1,000…

Tom DiMenna

'Tom DiMenna and Friends; Story songs of the 70s' returns to the Camden Opera House, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. 

Story Songs of the 70s…

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Steve McAndrew will perform songs by George Gershwin, Frank Sinatra, James Taylor, and more in a Reading Room Concert, Thursday, April 16, at 6 p.m., at the Rockland Public Library.

Steve…

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International concert organist Loreta Aramendi will perform a concert of joyous music, April 7, at 7 p.m., at Broad Bay Congregational Church, 941 Main Street, Waldoboro. 

In keeping…

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ROCKPORT — "On Friday, April 10, let your shoes fly to the gorgeous Rockport Opera House for a Spring Forth Dance, the next 'OH! BFS!' program presented by Belfast Flying Shoes, the Rockport Opera…

Elsie and Ethan

Elsie Gawler and Ethan Stokes Tischler will perform at the Underground Lounge in Belfast on Thursday, April 2. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the…

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Experience sacred circle dancing on Saturday, April 4, from 4 - 5:30 p.m., at the First Universalist Church in Rockland, 345 Broadway.

The group will learn some easy dances during the first…