Open mic returns to the Inn Along the Way with song and spoken word from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29. Featured band Finntown Road takes the Main Stage at 3 p.m. The Inn Along the Way is located at Chapman Farm, 741 Main St., Damariscotta. Entry for the event is by donation; funds raised benefit […]
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Portland’s Resurgam Festival features music, art, face-painting and light rain to kick things off
Wet weather was more of an annoyance than anything else at the second annual arts and music festival on Portland’s waterfront, and the rain ended a few hours into the event, giving festivalgoers a chance to dry out.
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra conductor celebrates 20 years at helm
Rohan Smith, who became obsessed with conducting as a child, has helmed the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra for two decades.
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.
Dua Lipa, SZA and Shania Twain to lead this year’s Glastonbury Festival in June
For the 1st time since the British festival started in 1970, 2 female acts will be performing the headline spots on the main stage on 2 of the 3 nights.
Castlebay to perform St. Paddy’s Day concert in Waldoboro
Maine Celtic folk duo Castlebay will perform a concert of traditional Irish music at 4:15 p.m. on Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, at Broad Bay Congregational Church, 941 Main St. in Waldoboro. Julie Lane and Fred Gosbee will sing ballads and blarney gleaned from Maine’s rich Irish tradition, with a 12-string guitar, Celtic harp, fiddle […]
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra to feature youth musicians
The March concerts by the orchestra will feature Michael Bostock, a senior pianist at Waynflete School, playing at intermission at the Franco Center, and the Maine Youth Orchestra performing before the concert at the Orion Performing Arts Center.
Waterville’s former Railroad Square Cinema to house acting playhouse, cultural events center
Randy and Lisa Jones of Augusta bought the former Railroad Square Cinema complex, which they have renamed The Playhouse at Waterville Station. Their long-term goal is to make it a center for the arts and artisans.
Soul Review hits Opera House stage
Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations hit the stage with an old-school soul revue complete with singers and a full horn section at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, Feb. 10. Celebrate Valentine’s Day early and bring someone you love to listen to the sounds of the best of Motown and the […]
Renowned Canadian folk artist James Keelaghan to perform in Brunswick
Canadian folk singer James Keelaghan and David Woodhead will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Brunswick Unitarian Universalist Church on Saturday, Nov. 18, as part of Concerts for a Cause series to raise money for Oasis Free Clinics and the Midcoast New Mainers Group. James Keelaghan is one of Canada’s most respected musicians, known for […]