Bay Chamber Concerts mission is to enrich the lives of the people in our community through music and this week’s concerts are no exception. On Thursday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. the Rockport Opera…
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Heartwood Regional Theater Company's “The Legend of Jim Cullen,” premiered last summer and opens July 24 this year, completely rewritten by playwright/director Griff Braley with a musical score by…
Winner of the 1988 Tony Award of Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical, “Into The Woods” continues at the Boothbay Playhouse for six more shows. Based on the well-known fairy tales of the…
French, Russian and British composers comprise the meat of “Entente Cordiale,” the DaPonte String Quartet’s second series of summer concerts, running from July 22 to August 6 in Harpswell, Tenant’…
67th Maine Lobster Festival
ROCKLAND — Maine Lobster Festival organizers, among many worldwide fans of blues rock musician Johnny Winter, are reeling from the news Thursday that Winter died July 16.
According to media…
Rock, folk, blues and classical, take your choice or choose them all! There will be lots of great music in the Darrows Barn at the Damariscotta River…
Music will again ring from Round Top Farm this summer.
The Damariscotta River Association will again present the Midcoast Music Fest…
Summers in Bath just became more melodic with the Summer Saturday Concert Series presented by the Chocolate Church Arts Center. The concert series begins at 6 p.m. on July 12 with the folk-rock…
Salt Bay Chamberfest will host a very special afternoon of music, friends and refreshment to support the upcoming 2014 Festival on Sunday, July 6 at 4 p.m. The concert will be at the Gregory…
The DaPonte String Quartet was named best music group in Maine by the readers of Down East Magazine in its 2014 Readers Choice poll.
“To be included in this list means that you truly are…
The Novel Jazz Septet will be performing eight concerts throughout Maine between July and September featuring the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, two of the most celebrated pillars of…
Maine State Music Theater
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) continues the 2014 season with the rambunctious production of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” July 16 through August 2. Based on the MGM blockbuster film of the…
The Lincoln Arts Festival and Opera House at Boothbay Harbor present a performance by Maine Pro Musica on Wednesday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. This perfect summer concert offers the Bach Concerto for…
Live Music
The Woolwich Historical Society begins the summer with its first ever summer concert series. Held in the historic Nequasset Meetinghouse on Thursday evenings in…
The second week of Bay Chamber Concerts' Summer Series promises to be as enchanting as the first. On Thursday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rockport Opera House, the sounds of sonatas by Mozart,…
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will bring their North American tour show to the Cumberland County Civic Center Sunday, August 31 at 7:30 p.m. This concert is the most recently added date to the…
Savory Maine in Damariscotta announces its July music series featuring local musicians. Every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m., musicians from around the Midcoast will entertain and delight…
Hands-on Harp, an introduction to the harp for adults and kids over 7 years of age, will be offered again Monday through…
Tapestry Singers is delighted to announce the return of Beth Preston as Music Director. Beth conducted Tapestry for eight years, prior to the tenure of Harold "Sandy" Falconer who retired this…
The Lincoln Festival choristers got off to a rollicking start in their first rehearsal of Carl Orrf’s “Carmina Burana,” under the baton of Bowdoin’s Anthony Antolini with Sean Fleming at the…
Photo: Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
David Lindley captivates an audience of 200 at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on June 4. The multi-instrumentalist brought along several stringed instruments, including the lute he is playing…
The Bowdoin International Music Festival, which has presented distinguished classical musicians from around the world in Brunswick since 1964, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this season.…
The Music on the Mall series will once again return to Downtown Brunswick on Wednesday nights 6 to 8 p.m. starting June 25. In the case of inclement weather, rain…
The Church of the Nazarene in Wiscasset will host the Sky Family Singers on Sunday, June 22 at the 11 a.m. service.
The Sky Family Singers are a family of fiddlers and Irish dancers from…
The DaPonte String Quartet’s first summer series, “Made in America,” arrives in time to help music lovers get in the spirit of Independence Day. The program is a veritable smörgåsbord of American…
Tim Sample: Thursday, June 26 at 7:30 p.m. Boothbay Harbor's hometown boy returns to the Opera House with some new and old witty ditties.
Tim released his first CD in 30…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath offers an art gallery and a performance arts venue. To kick off Bath’s ArtWalk on Friday, June 20, the CCAC 3rd Friday Concert Series resumes with original…
Described as timeless and powerful, “South Pacific” is coming to the Boothbay Playhouse stage June 26 through July 12. From the hauntingly beautiful first three notes of “Bali Hai” to the romance…
Rob Morrow became a household name playing Dr. Joel Fleischman in the award-winning television show “Northern Exposure” (1990-1995), a role which garnered him three Golden Globe and two Emmy Award…
Wiscasset Middle School held the annual spring concert May 29. The evening began with the fifth grade beginner band. Students in that group wowed the audience with their…
Live Music
Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival is one of the largest family musical events in New England. The festival takes place twice a year, bringing thousands of music lovers from all over the world…
Damariscotta
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m., musicians from around the Midcoast entertain and delight diners at Savory Maine. Playing in the month of June the lineup includes pop, country and…
St. Andrew's Church Youth Choir presents their annual musical production, "Welcome Back, Billie Best," Saturday, May 31, at 7 p.m., at Second Congregational Church, Newcastle, and again …
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Alasdair Fraser is recognized throughout the world as one of the finest fiddle players Scotland has ever produced. Natalie Haas is one of the most sought after cellists playing traditional music…
The DaPonte String Quartet returns to the classics with its next program, “Vienna, Vienna,” inspired by the city whose name is synonymous with the greatest in classical music.
It features…
Live Music
Local music group Wicked Blues Band will be competing in the “Road to Memphis 2014 Challenge,” hosted by the Maine Blues Society at noon at the Big Easy in Portland on Sunday, May 18.
Wicked…
Maine State Music Theater
Over 50 years ago, a “kid with glasses” from Lubbock, Texas, changed the face of popular music forever. Buddy Holly's meteoric rise to stardom was cut short when, at the age of just 22, he died…
Live Music
The DaPonte String Quartet summer concert series will feature performances in some of Maine’s most beautiful landscapes, culminating with a special two-day festival at Bates College’s Olin Arts…
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Midcoast musical theater actor Sarah Duggan is taking on a new role: wedding ceremony singer.
Why sing at weddings?
…Women in Harmony will present “On the Road,” a concert of choral music in celebration of journeys both geographical and personal on May 17 and 18. The concerts will be at Woodfords Congregational…
Consummate musician and songwriter Tom Rush takes the stage at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on Friday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. Rush's last appearance on the historic stage was in…
Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School is proud to announce the addition of two new faculty members to its roster of professionals: Nate Martin, double bass instructor and Nicole Rabata, flute.…
The DaPonte String Quartet Winter Series IV: Vienna, Vienna will be presented at four venues in May. The program includes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's String Quartet in G Major, K. 287, Felix…
Savory Maine in Damariscotta May music series will feature local musicians. Every Thursday and Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m., musicians from around the Midcoast will entertain and delight diners at…
This week, some might say the most famous play of all time, Shakespeare’s King Lear, will be broadcast live from London to our theater. Come see a master work by a master theater company. Then…
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Ryland Rich loves ballet. She loves to talk about it, perform it and watch others dance.
At 14, she has been on pointe since the sixth grade. For a ballerina in training, moving up to pointe…
Lincoln County Animal Shelter
Author and illustrator Coreysha Stone will be promoting her book "Scary Larry" with all proceeds of book sales to benefit the Lincoln County Animal Shelter.
"Scary Larry" is a great tool for…
The Nor'easters, a 20-member singing group, was organized in 1964 to offer men and boys an opportunity to sing popular songs in four-part harmony. Since then, the Nor’easters have sung in such…
Maine State Music Theatre 2014: ‘One-Man Star Wars Trilogy,’ ‘Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story’ and more
Maine State Music Theatre’s 2014 season will explode on stage on Wednesday, June 4. While season tickets have been and remain currently available, single tickets to individual shows are on sale,…
Sheepscot Valley Chorus is delighted to announce the winners of our 2014 Student Music Awards, given annually to one student from each of the three local high schools, Boothbay Region High School…
