AUBURN — Temple Shalom will be filled with the sounds of some of Maine’s fine musicians, when the synagogue opens its doors at 6:30 p.m.  and welcomes the public into Cafe Shalom on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the synagogue-center, located at  74 Bradman St.

Along with a wide vareity of musical offerings, the cafe will be  serving wine, cheese, dessert and coffee, included in the $10 per person admission fee. An RSVP is required by Feb. 24.

 The evening’s performances include the Maine Folque Orchestra; fiddler Greg Boardman and Friends, singer and songwriter Liz Helitzer; the Blues of Big Mama and the Professor; The Gospelaires; The Eagle Stick Jazz Quintet, and The First Assembly Singers.

The Maine Folque Orchestra performs under the direction of Cindy Larock, a master artist with the Maine Arts Commission’s traditional arts apprenticeship program. Inspiring young fiddlers play some of the most beautiful and traditional tunes.

Lewiston native and founder of the Maine Fiddle Camp, Greg Boardman has been one of northern New England’s most influential musicians. Singing in French since childhood, Boardman has continued to study Franco-American musical traditions. Taught the intricacies of regional “Down East” fiddling by Otto Saper and Simon St. Pierre, Boardman has continued to share what he’s learned through recordings, performances and teaching.

Liz Helitzer, an upbeat and humorous songwriter with a theater and music background, taught herself how to play guitar at age 16 and has been writing songs ever since. Humor and a bit of heartache lace the majority of her original pieces. After performing theater throughout the U.S. for several years, in 2010 she settled down in Maine, where she is the executive director of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine.

Big Mama and the Professor, (AKA Lisa Mayer and Sruli Dresdner) are internationally known musicians, singers and personalities who have been featured on PBS-TV and NPR, and have headlined at international music festivals. They perform roots blues with funky instruments.

The Gospelaires, a gospel ensemble of Bates College and the greater Lewiston-Auburn communities, are driven as much by faith and fellowship as music. The group’s music director is Stephen Saxon, associated minister of music at Bates. He was church pianist and choir director for the Brunswick Naval Air Station Chapel and is also a professional composer, producer, arranger and studio recording engineer.

Eagle Stick, a jazz quintet, performs regularly at Marche on Lisbon Street. The ensemble is composed of Becky Schwartz on flute, percussionist Sam Mark on drums, guitarist Duncan Reehl, vocalist and pianist Divyamaan Sahoo and Ian Clarkson on bass.

The First Assembly Singers is a group of talented and spiritual musicians and singers who regularly enliven the worship services of the First Assembly of God Church in Lewiston.

Doors open at 6:30. Admission, $10 per person.

 Please RSVP by Feb. 24, 2015. For more information, please contact 207-786-4201 or [email protected].

All proceeds will help to support Temple Shalom’s programs and activities.

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