SOUTH PARIS — A full day of entertainment at the Moore Park Art Show, Sunday, July 27, will feature performers from the reaches of Western Maine. Some veterans of the show will be back in the gazebo such as singer-songwriter Brad Hooper and dancer Debi Irons. Others will be hitting the stage for the first time at this fifth annual event, including Kathryn Gardner and Mary Christine Hargreaves.

Having performed throughout her home state of Maine for over a decade, she sings down-home folksy songs with her ukulele and guitar delivering a melodic blend of folk, Americana, pop, blues, ballads, and children’s songs.

Hargreaves discovered the joy of playing ukulele after spontaneously purchasing a soprano uke to bring to a musical celebration in the tropics in 2001. While there she sang the classic “Ukulele Lady” for the first time on stage and has enjoyed performing original songs and favorites ever since.

She has opened for Maine artists Kate Schrock and Heather Pierson, and has shared stages with Nate Towne, Brian Patricks, Bob Wallace, Rusty Wiltjer, Bob Rosenbaum, and Jeff Rojo.

As a longtime promoter of local songwriters, Hargreaves has also been an active member of the Norway Commons Music Collective and has hosted at various Maine community television music programs including NPCTV. After retiring from a longtime career in dental hygiene, Hargreaves is now finding the peace to live her dream.

Hargreaves has a new release of her traveling folk CD “Set O’Wheels” inspired by life and the beauty of Maine. Self-recorded and engineered, it took four years to produce and it has several local musicians adding their flavors to her melodies. These guests are Heather Pierson, Lindsey Montana, Jeff Rojo, Nate Towne, Bob Wallace, Rusty Wiltjer, and her husband Steve Hargreaves. Mastering was done by Ted St. Pierre at The Outlook in Bethel. A portion of proceeds from this new album will benefit the Arthritis National Research Foundation in honor of her mom. For more information, visit www.marychristinemusic.com.

The Moore Park Art show is still accepting applications from artists and fine crafters. For more information, visit www.mooreparkartshow.biz.