Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival is celebrating its 61st festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds (30 Plains Road) from Aug. 22-25. The gates will open at 8 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, for early bird camping. The festival grounds have a big stage that was built in 2010, indoor bathroom facilities, four free hot showers and numerous […]
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Chamber choir holding auditions for 2024 Lessons and Carols
St. Cecilia Chamber Choir is holding auditions for all voice parts as it begins preparing its December “Ceremony of Lessons and Carols” concert. Drawing inspiration from the world-famous King’s College Cambridge Service of Lessons and Carols, the program blends carols both sacred and secular with seasonal readings, accompanied by a professional string quartet and performed […]
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Grammy-nominated The Jerry Douglas Band comes to the Opera House
Dobro guitar master and 14-time Grammy winner Jerry Douglas takes the stage with his band at Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21. In addition to Douglas, The Jerry Douglas Band includes Daniel Kimbro on bass, Christian Sedelmyer on fiddle and Mike Seal on guitar. Douglas is a band leader, producer, session […]
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Midcoast Symphony Orchestra to hold auditions for 35th season
The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra is seeking experienced classical musicians to audition for the upcoming 2024-25 season from 7-9 p.m. on Aug. 28. Musicians interested in auditioning should prepare two contrasting solos to demonstrate agility, tone quality and phrasing. Wind and brass players should prepare a handful of standard excerpts, while strings will be asked to […]
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River Arts opens annual ‘Abtract’ exhibition featuring Maine artists
River Arts’ annual “Abtract” show featuring a collection of abstract art by artists from across the state opened Tuesday, Aug. 13, and runs through Sept. 21. An opening reception is from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. The public is invited to meet the artists, engage in lively discussion and enjoy light refreshments while taking in […]
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Wiscasset Art Walk to feature blues and country band The Long Branch Boys
During the September 2022 Wiscasset Art Walk, musicians Chris Lannon and Rick Turcotte were playing their blues and country on the sidewalk when a woman carrying a violin stepped up. Lannon recognized her and invited her to join in. Almost two years later, that violinist, Nanci Stein, is the featured performer with The Long Branch […]
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Wiscasset gallery displays paintings inspired by artists’ travels
Sylvan Gallery in Wiscasset is hosting artists’ Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano for the fourth exhibition of their work through Sept. 8. A reception to meet the artists is from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, coinciding with Wiscasset Art Walk. After a long winter, Hughes and Pisano began the spring by traveling extensively to many […]
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Woolwich gallery hosts Mainer’s Monhegan-inspired solo exhibition
Sarah Bouchard Gallery in Woolwich presents Dozier Bell’s second solo exhibition currently on display at the gallery through Sept. 15. The exhibition, “Genius loci,” features new work created over the past three years, inspired primarily by three stays on Monhegan Island. “The work in this show was done during a time of transitions,” Bell says […]
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From the Chocolate Church: African music and dance group a unique fusion of styles
The Chocolate Church Arts Center is excited to present the Maine premiere of A2VT at the Bath Waterfront Concert Series! Representing Somalia, Congo, Tanzania and Burundi, and currently living in Burlington, Vermont, A2VT synthesizes their native African musical and dance roots with Western pop and hip hop sensibilities. Their songs, performed in up to eight […]
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Christine Flowers: A defense of JD Vance from a childless woman
I am what JD Vance would have called a single cat lady. Actually, I don’t have, nor do I particularly like, cats. I am more along the lines of a single black Lab lady, or a single bearded dragon lady. But the label still matches my civil status. I have neither spouse nor spawn, which […]