Sheepscot Chorus invites new members to join as the group begins rehearsals for its Dec. 7 Boothbay Harbor holiday concert. The concert will feature Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols,” performed with harp and conducted by artistic director Linda Blanchard. The chorus rehearses on Tuesday nights, starting Sept. 9 at 7 p.m., at the Frist […]
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Legendary troubadour Chris Smither opens fall season at Chocolate Church Arts Center
Plus, CCAC and Main Street Bath’s Waterfront Concerts advance into next round of major grant competition.
Back Cove Festival organizers want to bring Portland event back for 3 more years
The city’s parks commission will review a multi-year proposal from festival organizers, which includes increased payments to the city, at its meeting Thursday.
Noah Kahan’s ‘Maine’ has gone platinum and given us a new anthem | Column
With nearly 200 million streams on Spotify, it’s the most popular song to mention the state since ‘King of the Road.’
Steel drums, theater classes and new scholarships at the Chocolate Church Arts Center
Pan Fried Steel will perform at the last Bath waterfront concert of the season on Saturday, Aug. 30. (Courtesy of Chocolate Church Arts Center) Before moving to Bath last year, I spent the last 25 years in a rural town. The community had some great traditions around ice fishing, maple syrup and a New Year’s […]
Gordon Lightfoot collaborators bring his music to life this weekend
The Lightfoot Band will take the stage at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, Aug. 30. (Courtesy of The Lightfoot Band) The seasoned musicians who collaborated with Gordon Lightfoot on his world-famous recordings and toured extensively with him in North America and internationally for decades will perform at Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House on […]
Heather Pierson Trio to perform at Boothbay Harbor Opera House for first time
The Heather Pierson Trio performs at a previous show, “Charlie Brown Christmas.” Pierson, along with Shawn Nadeau and Craig Bryan, will take the stage at Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House for the first time on Friday, Aug. 29. (Meagan Poirier photo) Singer-songwriter Heather Pierson is a pianist and song leader with a passion for cultivating joy […]
Oktoberfest promises a beery good time in Biddeford
Heart of Biddeford’s third annual Oktoberfest moves to Pearl Street with brews, bands and bratwurst.
Is it the city’s place to keep Live Nation from coming to Portland? | Column
The City Council’s scrutiny of the proposed concert venue is not its first effort to intervene in the operations of an unpopular business.
Music may feed the soul, but Maine concert venues have to feed the band
Visiting artists aren’t getting cheeseburgers in paradise. Here, it’s more like lobsters in Vacationland.
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