Music

The Harbor Theatre

“Into the Woods” is a modern twist on several of the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, the film intertwines the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the…

Maine State Music Theater (MSMT) is thrilled to announce “Sister Act” as the second show of the much-anticipated 57th season.

The show run will be June 24 to July 11.

“‘Sister Act’…

The Boothbay Pickers Noel Arrington and Gabe Tonon

Noel Arrington and Gabe Tonon sing the songs of country greats including Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Billy Joe Shaver, Hal Ketchum, Leroy Parnell, Marty Stuart and Mark Collie.

Songs of…

Vox Nova Chamber Choir, a Midcoast-based ensemble dedicated to the creative exploration of modern and contemporary vocal music, will present two concerts of contemporary choral music, "Agnus Dei:…

Nancy Grace Dersham

Lincoln County Community Theater (LCCT), the resident theater company at Damaricotta’s Lincoln Theater, continues its series of semi-staged concert performances of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas…

Maine’s Hadacol Bouncers

The Hadacol Bouncers will warm a winter's evening when they perform in concert at the Phippsburg Congregational Church on Friday, Jan. 16, at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. The concert will…

Singer songwriter Tim Rice

Singer-songwriter Tim Rice takes the stage in DRA's Round Top Coffee House on Friday, Jan. 9.

A Maine native, Rice has been writing and playing songs for over 40 years.

Rice’s eloquent…

Organizers for the eighth Hot Chocolate Jubilee are recruiting acts and chorus members for the 2015 production of this popular community variety show, which is a fundraiser for the Chocolate…

Down East Singers

Down East Singers will begin its spring semester at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the Nativity Lutheran Church, 179 Old County Road, Rockport, with registration and voice-placement checks for new…

An open mic and community sing-along will be held on New Year's Day (Jan. 1), from noon to 3 p.m. at Savory Maine.

Musician Sylvia Tavares is organizing this free event. Last…

Free Round Dance open house events will be held Mondays, Jan. 5 and 12 at 6:30 p.m. and free Square Dance open house events will be held Tuesdays, Jan. 13 and 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Woodside…

All are invited to a gospel concert with gospel singer Allen Frink of Hudson, N.H. at the Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene, Sunday, December 28 at 11 a…

Maine's ski resorts have plenty of events to choose from to ring in 2015.

New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, is just a week away. If a getaway appeals to you, here's what Sugarloaf, Sunday River and…

The Theory of Everything

The Harbor Theatre

“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” is the epic final installment of J. R. R. Tolkien's “The Hobbit” trilogy. Having reclaimed their homeland from the dragon…

Stephen Bennett

Lincoln Theater in downtown Damariscotta announces the return of Eric Lugosch, with Stephen Bennett, for its second annual Holiday Guitar night on Saturday, Dec. 27 at 7:30 p.m.

National…

The Harbor Theatre

“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” The epic third and final installment of J. R. R. Tolkien's “The Hobbit” trilogy. Having reclaimed their homeland from the…

Lincoln Theater will recreate a live production of The Lux Radio Theater's “Miracle on 34th Street,” on Sunday, Dec. 20 at 2 and 7 p.m.

Lux Radio Theatre was a long-run classic radio…

The Chocolate Church Arts Center turns the holiday spotlight on family entertainment with the theater production of “A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol.” The cast of 10 adults and 20 kids from the local…

The life and times of Richard Loren as the booking agent for some of rock's most legendary bands has been officially recorded in his self-published book, “High Notes: A Rock Memoir,” released last…

David “Biscuit” Miller

Boogie your way to 2015 with Biscuit Miller and The Mix at the Trade Winds Motor Inn in Rockland.

The New Year's Eve (Dec. 31) bash is $199 per couple, plus tax. Price includes: room, use of…

The Second Congregational Church, Newcastle, ME

Dec. 12 and 13 are destined to be special occasions when St. Cecilia Chamber Choir will present its Ceremony of Lessons and Carols. Concert dates are Friday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Newcastle’s…

Down East Singers, a choral group that regularly changes its musical style each year in December, is planning to warm up the chilly weather with a Latin-American holiday celebration entitled, “…

Strangers Tent by George Mason

Artist and sculptor George Mason and Salt Bay Chamberfest were the only Lincoln County recipients of grants awarded this fall by the Maine Arts Commission (MAC). The MAC is an independent state…

The Sheepscot Valley Chorus will present a concert of celebration, the changing seasons, and the joy of hope and renewal on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor…

Heather Hardy

Savory Maine in Damariscotta announces its December music series featuring local musicians. Every Thursday and Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m., musicians from around the Midcoast entertain diners at…

The Nor’easters Barbershop Quartet

The Nor'easters Barbershop Chorus of Brunswick, will be presenting an a cappella Christmas concert on Friday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. The show will be presented at the Lincoln County Assembly of God…

Richard Loren

Heads up, Deadheads and fans of ’60s rock: Richard Loren, music agent and former manager for the Grateful Dead, will be at Porter Hall on Dec. 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. The event is hosted by the Maine…

DaPonte String Quartet

For this year's holiday concert, the DaPonte String Quartet's programming is both eclectic and electric. The DSQ will be playing this mostly traditional and festive classical music program on…

Maine Squeeze Accordion Ensemble

The Edgecomb Congregational Church will be hosting an afternoon of "Holiday Music From Around the World" played by the Maine Squeeze Accordion Ensemble on Sunday,…

There will be a Fourth Sunday Damariscotta Area Shape Note Singing on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2 to

Second floor of Studio 53  Boothbay Harbor ME

Intriguing. Inspiring. Inviting.

Art created by local artisans, crafters and authors will be available at Studio 53's annual holiday event, Gifts for Giving,…

Live Music
Nick Bennett

Sheepscot General Open Mic is an acoustic open mic open to all performing artists every third Friday, monthly at Sheepscot General, Uncas Farms. This Friday, Nov. 21 Nick Bennett is the featured…

Estelle Gomez

The Oratorio Chorale and Bowdoin Chorus bring the drama and beauty of Mozart’s “Requiem” to Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College for three exciting performances, Saturday, Nov. 22, at 3 and…

Live Music

Savory Maine's November music series features musicians every Thursday (except Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27) and Saturday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., from…

North of Nashville, Jay Basiner and Andrew Martelle, will play their authentic heartland music at the Chocolate Church Arts Center on Friday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m.

North of Nashville’s blend…

Banjo and accordion artist Jeff Grosser will bring a band of some of the state’s best jazz musicians to St. Andrews Village on Nov. 2 for a concert…

The music of the Oratorio Chorale’s 2014-2015 season is a blend of traditional and contemporary, with beloved compositions by Mozart and Bach, a celebration of the winter holidays, a recital of…

The soulful sounds of songs like “Don’t Cry Out Loud” and “Midnight Blue” will fill the air at the Chocolate Church Arts Center on Saturday, Nov. 8 when Melissa Manchester takes its stage for an…

Music Review

Arlo Guthrie performed for an enthusiastic, sold-out crowd at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House on Oct. 18 — for some of us, and, yes, I mean me, it was a long-awaited event!

He played a bit…

The Harbor Theatre

In “My Old Lady,” Mathias Gold (Kevin Kline) is a down-on-his-luck New Yorker who inherits a Parisian apartment, but when he arrives in France to sell the vast domicile…

Artist Leonard Meiselman

“In the capital of a small republic,” poet Lee Sharkey wrote, “Tonight I am walking backwards. If I were blind I would know better than to do this.”

Live Music

Grammy-winning Nashville artist, Suzy Bogguss, took to the stage at the Opera House on Oct. 4 to the delight of the audience of more than 300.

On stage with Bogguss on stand-up bass was…

This weekend the 47th Fall Foliage Festival is happening at Boothbay Railway Village (BRV), Saturday, Oct. 11 and Sunday, Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Now that the festival is part of the…

Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations will rock the house with a powerful mix of Motown and Memphis soul at the Chocolate Church Arts Center on Saturday, Oct. 11. This high-energy concert begins at…

After a busy summer series of concerts featuring Ellington and Strayhorn compositions around the state, the Novel Jazz Septet will return to the Skidompha Public Library atrium on Thursday, Oct.…

Her fingers dance across the keyboard of the baby grand piano, and notes fill the room with melodies that transport the listeners between past and…

The DaPonte String Quartet will present Winter Series I: “Walking in Beethoven's Shadow:” Brahms, Schumann, and Mendelssohn, at the following locations through late October.

The Lincoln…

The fall season is underway for Tapestry Singers, under the leadership of Beth Preston, who directed the group for seven years prior to the tenure of Sandy Falconer.

The group’s numbers have…

Savory Maine’s October music series will feature musicians from around the Midcoast. Every Thursday and Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. they entertain and delight diners at Savory Maine in Damariscotta…

Buster Keaton

Lincoln Theater in downtown Damariscotta is welcoming the Andrew Alden Ensemble on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. in a program of silent comedy classic Buster Keaton films…