Emerging Artist Series to present PEI’s Ten Strings and Maine’s Gawler Sisters at Skye Theatre CARTHAGE — New England Celtic Arts will present PEI’s Ten Strings and a Goat Skin and Maine’s Gawler Sisters for the final 2014 Patriot Renewables Emerging Artist Series concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at Skye Theatre. A jam […]
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Billy Libby, Sean Morin to perform on Augusta library lawn on August 21
Although he launched his music career in Maine, the songwriter, producer, guitarist and singer is now based in New York City, where he is signed as a writer with Intrigue Music and continues to write, produce and work as an instrumentalist. Libby will release a new solo record later this year. In addition to writing […]
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Low-down, dirty blues fest in Minot opens August 22
MINOT — “Yummy and Mitchell’s low-down and dirty” Blues Festival will take place Friday through Sunday, Aug. 22-24, at Hemond’s Farm, 695 Woodman Hill Road, Route 119. Bands will include Dave Mello Blues Band, The Blues Prophets, Blue Steel Express, Eric Green Party, Tommy O’Connell and the Juke Joint Devils, Bonnie Edwards and the Practical […]
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Art car installation to be on display Aug 7-10
Digital Media Artist Laurence Gartel is heading to Maine to produce another outrageous art car — this time at Morong Falmouth. Gartel, known as the “father of digital art” for over 35 years, taught Andy Warhol how to use the Amiga Computer in 1985 and was the featured artist of last year’s 113th New York International […]
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Outdoor family movies to be shown in Gardiner waterfront park
GARDINER — Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center will host an August Outdoor Family Movie Series at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, Saturday, Aug. 16 and Friday, Aug. 22, in Waterfront Park. This is a free event, open to the public. “This movie series, along with the Outdoor Concert Series, is part of Johnson Hall’s 150th […]
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Dance to jazz music in Vienna August 16
VIENNA — They will present traditional jazz and dance music from the 1910s to the 1940s. Band members are Sherry Walrath (vocals), Scott Dixon (drums), Doug Walrath (keyboard), and Andy Buckland (bass). They will be joined by Mel Tukey (trumpet), Peter Lord (soprano Sax), and Stephen Walrath (bass). Sherry Walrath said, “My mother played piano […]
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Bowdoin music festival finale
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin International Music Festival’s final concert, Friday, Aug. 8, celebrates 50 years of artistic direction by Lewis Kaplan, presenting two of his favorite works by Johannes Brahms — the Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op 102 and String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36. Frank Huang, concertmaster of the Houston […]
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One-woman comedy in South Paris August 9
SOUTH PARIS — Celebration Barn will host Amanda Huotari’s one-woman comedy “The Soiree” at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9. “The Soiree” is a theatrical party hosted by the witty and grandiose Elizabeth, whose charms slowly come unhinged over an interactive performance of physical comedy, stand-up and other improvisational surprises. Written and performed by Huotari, directed […]
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Photos of Maine featured in Bath exhibit
Four photographers present reasons to fall in love with Maine BATH — The 2014 Photography Invitational hosted by the Art Gallery of the Chocolate Church Arts Center will feature the work of four diverse photographers who will display within the theme of “Our Maine Home.” The show begins Friday, Aug. 8 and continues through Sept. […]
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Fiddling, banjo-playing brothers from Wilton to perform in Farmington August 10
Performing on fiddle, guitar, banjo, and cello, the Rogers bring their youthful, energetic renditions of traditional and contemporary fiddle music to stages and gatherings across Maine. With a repertoire ranging from foot-stomping Cape Breton jigs and reels to melodic American waltzes, the brothers from Wilton are members of Mount Blue’s Franklin County Fiddlers and are […]