The Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra will be the featured group for the next Rockland Public Library Lawn Concert at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7. This event is free and open to all; the rain date will be Tuesday, Aug. 12. A local favorite, Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra is an 18-piece Midcoast-based big band with the mission of […]
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Maine musicians to play benefit concert in Bath
Two Midcoast natives will perform an acoustic concert in Bath to raise restoration funds for the Winter Street Center next week.
Watch: Pianist aims to unify through travels to Skowhegan, other rural Maine towns
As part of her “Gather Hear Tour,” Boston-based pianist Miki Sawada has been playing the piano across Maine, the seventh state she has toured since the project began.
Renowned organist to perform accompanied by strings in Waldoboro
Organist Kevin Birch returns to Waldoboro’s Broad Bay Congregational Church for a concert on the church’s historic 1875 E. & G. G. Hook & Hastings organ, accompanied by violinist Anatole Wieck and cellist Sarah Hoskins, at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6. The program will feature Joseph Rheinberger’s “Suite for Organ, Violin and Cello” (1887) and […]
UK fans wonder if Taylor Swift will say ‘So long, London’ after Eras Tour
As Swift brings her blockbuster Eras Tour to London’s Wembley Stadium, some Swifties therefore are wondering if they are witnessing the beginning of an extended goodbye.
Folk icon takes the stage in last Concerts for a Cause of the season
Singer-songwriter John Gorka will be the last performer for the 2023-2024 season of Concerts for a Cause at the Brunswick Unitarian Universalist Church. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, and benefits Midcoast New Mainers and Oasis Free Clinics. Gorka is an honored icon of folk tradition, known for his stunningly soulful baritone […]
Madonna’s biggest-ever concert transforms Rio’s Copacabana beach into a massive dance floor
City Hall produced a report in April estimating that the concert would bring $57 million into the local economy. Hotel capacity was expected to reach 98% in Copacabana, according to Rio’s hotel association.
Jud Caswell to perform concert for local charities
Award-winning singer-songwriter Jud Caswell will perform at the Brunswick UU Church for the Concerts for a Cause series on Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. to raise money for Midcoast New Mainers Group and Oasis Free Clinics. This concert will be a “Morning Cordial Retrospective,” celebrating the pressing of Caswell’s fifth CD, “Keep Walking, Morning Cordial […]
City says sponsor has decided not to proceed with Payson Park music festival proposal
City councilors voted 7-0 Monday to indefinitely postpone action on the festival originally proposed for July 2023.
Greater Freeport Community Chorus presents holiday concerts
The Greater Freeport Community Chorus will perform ”This Shining Night,” a concert of holiday music through the ages, on Dec. 17 and 18. The 40-voice chorus is made up of singers from 19 local towns that meet weekly and presents not only the Christmas concert but also a spring concert. The Artistic Director is Jesse […]