Musician Janis Ian will be at the Johnson Hall Opera House for a screening of the documentary “Breaking Silence” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24. A Q&A with Ian will follow the screening. “Janis Ian: Breaking Silence” features Ian, her friends and collaborators, including Joan Baez, Lily Tomlin, Jean Smart, Laurie Metcalf and Arlo Guthrie. […]
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Eclectic trio to take the stage at Johnson Hall Opera House
Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner will welcome a trio of musicians — Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda and Antonio Sánchez — to the Reehl Stage at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 30. This new trio features instrumentation that the venue said “might safely be called uncommon.” Playing original repertoire, much of it collaboratively written, the group […]
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Gardiner venue to host concert by prolific songwriter’s indie-folk band
Johnson Hall Opera House will present indie-folk band Little Wings on the Logan Stage at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17. Doors open at 7 p.m., and all tickets are $20. Kyle Field is the visual artist and songwriter behind the 25-years-running group. Over the course of more than a dozen albums, he has written a […]
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‘The hottest band in the Celtic realm’ coming to Johnson Hall Opera House
Celtic band Altan has brought its music all over Europe and Ireland, the U.S. and Canada, Japan, Australia and even North Africa. This month, Altan comes to Maine to perform on the Reehl Stage at Johnson Hall Opera House on March 28. Hailed as “the hottest band in the Celtic realm” by The Boston Globe, […]
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Griffin William Sherry of The Ghost of Paul Revere to perform in Gardiner
Living somewhere in between modern catharsis and American myth, Griffin William Sherry’s roots continue to grow strong in the ever-evolving genres of folk, Americana and rock ‘n’ roll. Sherry will take the stage at Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14. Sherry’s music is inspired by his New England rural […]
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Johnson Hall Opera House to present jazz guitar show
Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner will present jazz guitar duet Lambo Law at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. When Neil Lamb and Dave Lawlor first met, both had been playing mostly solo jazz guitar for many years and studied music at college. They were introduced by mutual friend, guitar virtuoso Mark Kleinhaut, who said, […]
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Johnson Hall Opera House kicks off 7th Annual Festival of Trees
Johnson Hall Opera House presents its 7th Annual Festival of Trees this week, beginning at 4-8 p.m. Thursday. The CODA Chorus will performs its Wintertime Aglow concert at 7 p.m. at the Opera House. The weekend-long fundraising event features trees sponsored by local businesses, live music, food, photos with Santa and 50/50 raffle tickets. It […]
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Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner to show locally made movie
The film, ‘a Peace of Forest,’ was made by a Maine couple in Whitefield over four years. It is the first feature-length film to be shown in Johnson Hall since 1958.
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Maine film ‘A Peace of Forest’ brings the natural world to the screen
Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner will present its first feature-length film screening since 1956 on Saturday, Nov. 23, with “A Peace of Forest.” The filmmakers and producers, Lee Ann and Thomas Szelog, will host a Q&A with the audience immediately following the 7 p.m. movie. Created in Whitefield, “A Peace of Forest” is an […]
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Folk-rock musician Josh Ritter takes the stage at Johnson Hall Opera House
Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner presents folk-rock artist Josh Ritter for a 7:30 p.m. performance Friday, Nov. 22. This is a special, intimate show with a stripped down trio version of Josh Ritter and his band, featuring Sam Kassirer on piano and Rich Hinman on pedal steel plus more. “All that I truly know […]