BATH The Chocolate Church Arts Center begins the new season with distinctive music rooted in the Louisiana bayou. The Squeezebox Stompers will bring Cajun zydeco music to the main stage on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. This style of music usually has a fast tempo dominated by the button or piano accordion and […]
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Burst of color at Salt Water
PEMAQUID — The Saltwater Artists Gallery’s management team has thrown down the gauntlet to this season’s twenty five members to celebrate the balance of the August calendar with a “burst of color”! Members have been challenged to show new or recent work that reflects bright exploding color and design. The gallery’s entrance exhibition corner will […]
Heartwood announces youth theater auditions
NEWCASTLE — In collaboration with Lincoln Academy, Heartwood Theater Company will produce Jekyll & Hyde, the musical with shows currently scheduled to run between Oct. 30 and Nov. 9. Students grades 7 – 12 are invited to audition on Sept. 4 at the Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy. Auditions will begin at 2:45 and run […]
Arts and Yachts this weekend
SOUTHPORT — Lincoln Arts Festival’s annual boatyard art show and sale, Arts & Yachts, continues Friday, Aug. 22 through Sunday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Located at Hodgdon Yacht Services (formerly the Boothbay Region Boatyard) on Southport, the Arts & Yachts event will highlight both the work of visual artists […]
Travel Back in Time with ‘Classical Music in Historic Sites’
Concert-goers this fall can truly feel transported back in time as they listen to Haydn and Mendelssohn the way their music was originally heard, in historic buildings that match the time of the music. As part of their “Classical Music in Historic Sites” tour, the DaPonte String Quartet will perform a fall-themed concert in two […]
Thomas Point Beach celebrates Bluegrass
BRUNSWICK The Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival is in its 34th year this Labor Day weekend. An annual summer’s-end favorite, the festival takes place this year from August 28-31 at the Thomas Point Beach Campground in Brunswick. August 28th is a preview day, with the main festival occurring on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. This year, […]
Tinseltown Talks: Van Johnson
The 1940s have been called the decade of the bobbysoxer, when young girls with a fondness for short socks developed an infatuation for pop singers and movie stars of the day. One source of their youthful admiration was Van Johnson, a Hollywood heartthrob with an endearing boy-next-door charm, who was a top box office draw […]
Good Shepherd Church concert
BRUNSWICK — Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 330 Maine Street in Brunswick, is hosting an evening of local talent to benefit this year’s confirmation project Girl2Girl on Saturday August 16 at 6:30 pm. Acts include an African drumming group, poets, harpists, and a gospel group among others. Refreshments will be served following the program. There is […]
Saturday: Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival
BRUNSWICK — The eighth annual Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival will take place this Saturday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. in downtown Brunswick. More than 100 juried artists and artisans will be showcasing their talent and selling their wares in the Mall and on the sidewalks downtown. There will be entertainment and children’s activities, and […]
Blistered Fingers Bluegrass
LITCHFIELD — Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival is scheduled to take place Wednesday through Saturday, August 20 – 23. Early bird camping begins Sunday, August 17. Weekend tickets for each festival will cover four days of great music and camping from Wednesday to Saturday and Sunday Morning Gospel Sing Along and Jam. There will be several […]