Music

• At the theaters

  Tue, 02/18/2020 - 12:00pm

  

  HARBOR THEATER 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org “Knives Out” - (PG 13, 2 hours, 10 minutes) - Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in this fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday,...

• Open mic night

  Mon, 02/17/2020 - 3:30pm

  Friday, March 6 Bring your talent, or come as an enthusiastic audience member, but do join us for at least one of this winter’s open mics upstairs in the Opera House’s historic bar. Sign-ups for musicians, poets, story-tellers, comedians begin at 6:30 p.m. in the bar, mic goes live at 7. Performances are in 12-minute time slots, with the possibility of doing two slots depending upon the size of the talent pool. The volunteer Friend’s group will have chili and stew and desserts, and the bar will...

• The legendary ‘Swan Lake’ direct from Moscow

  Sun, 02/16/2020 - 10:45am

  

  Tchaikovsky’s essential masterpiece “Swan Lake,” is being broadcast direct from the Bolshoi Ballet to the big screen at the Lincoln Theater, Sunday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. This most beloved ballet of all time within the classical canon, features a new cast with technically challenging performances filled with vibrant emotion from a stunning and world-famous corps de ballet in perfect unison. This legendary love story between Prince Siegfried and the dual white and black swan personalities, Odette/...

• ‘Grease Sing-A-Long’ at the Lincoln Feb. 27

  Sat, 02/15/2020 - 7:45am

  

  Feeling the winter blues and in need of some Summer lovin’? Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater has the solution: Grease is the word! Join in on some fun with a “Grease Sing-A-Long” (PG-13), Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Grab your friends and neighbors to see one of the highest grossing movie musicals of all time on the big screen, complete with newly restored print for those classic lyrics. It’s California, 1959. Wholesome Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John), who is vacationing from Australia with...

• DaPonte’s Bicentennial concert dates

  Wed, 02/12/2020 - 12:00pm

  

  “Maine’s 200th: Music of Early Maine” is the DaPonte String Quartet’s tribute to Maine’s Bicentennial. They will be joined by guest artist Eric LaPerna, percussion for a program that highlights significant events along Maine’s pre-statehood timeline (from the 16th to early 19th centuries), with selected music to share some of the cultural influences. When DaPonte learned about the notated songs of Membertou (c. early 1500s-1611), a major shaman-chief of the Mi’kmaq nation, the idea for this...

• Adult auditions for MSMT

  Wed, 02/12/2020 - 11:00am

  

  Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) will hold local adult auditions on Saturday, March 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with dance call backs if selected from 3 to 6 p.m. at 22 Elm St. in Brunswick for MSMT’s summer productions of “Mamma Mia!,” “The Sound of Music,” “Something Rotten,” and possible other shows. Adult actors should bring a head shot and resume, prepare 16 bars of two songs that best show ability and range (must bring sheet music). Songs from the season are fine, but not required...

• Altan to play the Boothbay Opera House

  Tue, 02/11/2020 - 9:30am

  

  No Irish traditional band in the last dozen years has had a wider impact on audiences and music lovers throughout the world than Altan, featuring co-founder, lead vocalist and renown fiddle player Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, bouzouki player Ciarán Curran, guitarist Daíthí Sproule, and accordionist Martin Tourish. The band showcases traditional Irish language songs from County Donegal. On Saturday, Feb. 29, the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor will welcome these veteran musicians to their historic stage...

• Hearts Ever Young swinging into action

  Sat, 02/08/2020 - 8:45am

  

  Hearts Ever Young (H.E.Y.) has been rehearsing for a marvelous original show about “Love.” The show tells a tale through song, dance and humor, performed by H.E.Y.'s multi-talented theatrical troupe, which is guaranteed to charm and entertain. Audiences will be treated to the instrumental magic of Sean Fleming, musical director of H.E.Y. and his equally talented musicians. Performances will be this spring at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta on May 18, 19 and 26. Hearts Ever Young cast...

• Y-Arts shines at Junior Theater Festival

  Wed, 02/05/2020 - 9:45am

  

  Yes, they did it again! Boothbay Region YMCA Y-Arts scored another national Freddie G Excellence in Ensemble Work award at the iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta Jan. 18. There were 128 educational musical theater groups – and ours is the only YMCA. The members of the 2020 Y-Arts group were Abby Amaral, Fiona Bishop, Paige Botts, Emma Castonia. Lindsey Clifford, Alicia Flis, Della Hahn (in a boot with a broken ankle!), Emerson Harris, Ford Harris, Sarah Harris, Ellie Hilscher, Sophia...

• Folk musican/singer Bill Staines at CCAC

  Thu, 01/30/2020 - 8:30am

  

  The Chocolate Church Arts Center will present folk singer and songwriter Bill Staines on Friday, Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. A New England native, Staines has performed his particular brand of Americana folk for over 45 years, and will take the stage in the annex at CCAC for an intimate performance of some of his best-loved material. Staines became involved in the Boston-Cambridge folk scene in the early 1960s, and quickly gained popularity in the Boston area. In 1971, after one of his shows, the...
• Heartwood Regional Theater Company

  Midcoast youth to perform in Japanese theater style

  Wed, 01/29/2020 - 1:00pm

  

  This weekend in the Poe Theater 25 Midcoast students in grades 3-8 will present their work in Heartwood’s seventh annual Winter Drama Adventure. Three plays, “Firebird” ( the longest), and two shorts, “Kantan” and “The Damask Drum,” will be performed, combining elements of Japanese theater styles: Kabuki, Kyogen, and Noh. These styles make use of movement, masks, narrators to help tell the story, musicians who play throughout, and lots of very colorful costumes, wigs, and hand props. Plays of...

• Open mic night

  Mon, 01/27/2020 - 5:45pm

  Friday, Feb. 7 Bring your talent, or come as an enthusiastic audience member, but do join us for at least one of this winter’s open mics upstairs in the Opera House’s historic bar. Sign-ups for musicians, poets, story-tellers, comedians begin at 6:30 p.m. in the bar, mic goes live at 7. Performances are in 12-minute time slots, with the possibility of doing two slots depending upon the size of the talent pool. The volunteer Friend’s group will have chili and stew and desserts, and the bar will...

• ‘Porgy and Bess’ is Live from the Met

  Fri, 01/24/2020 - 10:00am

  

  One of America’s all-time favorite operas hits the big screen at Lincoln Theater, Saturday, Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. “Porgy and Bess” transports audiences to Catfish Row on the Charleston waterfront, vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants. “If you’re going to stage Gershwin’s opera, this is how,” raved the Guardian when the new production premiered in London in 2018. And now, on Feb. 1, this incredible production comes straight to audiences from The Metropolitan...

• H.E.Y. welcomes new and returning members

  Fri, 01/24/2020 - 8:15am

  

  Hearts Ever Young (H.E.Y.) is pleased to announce new members Mary Gricus, Shirley Ferris, Lelia Dyer, and Charlotte Price and returning members Becky Brown and Karen Carr, have joined the cast of this local theatrical troupe. Preparations are under way for H. E. Y.'s 11th annual show that promises to delight, entertain and showcase all of the wonderful talents of its members. The cast is more than 45 men and women ranging in age from 65 to 98. The performances will be in May under the...

• The Gershwins’ ‘Porgy and Bess’ at the Strand

  Thu, 01/23/2020 - 10:45am

  

  The 2019-2020 Metropolitan Opera’s Live-in-HD season of broadcasts from Lincoln Center to the Strand Theatre continues on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. with a simulcast of “Porgy and Bess,” a new Met production. An encore broadcast will be presented on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel Blue in the title roles. Director James Robinson’s stylish production...

• Piano music by Dennis Boyd

  Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:45am

  Thursday, Jan. 30 Join local musician Dennis Boyd for an afternoon of wonderful classics to classical takes on some newer favorites at 2 p.m. Musical selections range from Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley, to Elton John and Billy Joel - and everything in between on piano. Schooner Cove Retirement Community library, 35 Schooner Street (On the LincolnHealth – Miles Campus), Damariscotta, ME. Free and open to the public. (207) 563-5523.

• Send a Singing Valentine!

  Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:30am

  

  The Nor’easters Barbershop Chorus of Midcoast Maine will be offering Singing Valentines for Friday, Feb. 14. The area covered would be from Bristol to Brunswick and all places in between. The Nor’easters, clad in tuxedos, will appear at the designated location per the order requested, to sing two love songs, and present a card and a rose from the sender of the Singing Valentine. The Nor’easters have sung to women, children and men at work places, homes, restaurants and many other locations...

• Hear Blue Fuse Jazz at CCAC

  Wed, 01/15/2020 - 1:00pm

  

  The Chocolate Church Arts Center, at 804 Washington Street in Bath, will present Blue Fuse Jazz on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. The Maine-based quartet of virtuosic musicians performs unmistakable “hot club” or “gypsy” jazz in the style of guitar legend Django Reinhardt, made popular in Paris in the 1930s and 1940s. The group is composed of guitarists Adam Yeager and Craig Hensley, accordion player and vocalist Sonja Florman, and bassist and vocalist Craig Hensley. Together, Blue Fuse...

• Break a leg, Bo Bo!

  Tue, 01/14/2020 - 3:30pm

  

  Corey “Bo Bo” Tibbetts was feelin’ the love at the Break-A-Leg Send Off Party at Brady’s Restaurant Jan. 12. He leaves Thursday, Jan.16 for Nashville to audition Jan. 18 in the open call for “The Voice.” Brady’s owner Jen Mitchell, Julie Roberts, Darrell Gudroe and Tom and Patty Minerich cooked up the idea. “We talked about having this for him so everyone could come together and show their support.” And that’s just what several hundred people did. And, said Mitchell, “It was crazy fantastic!...

• The Boneheads and Holy Mackerels Show

  Mon, 01/13/2020 - 2:30pm

  Saturday, Jan. 18 It’s the annual don’t-let-the winter-get-you-down show at the Opera House with The Boneheads and the region’s local band The Holy Mackerels. And that means ... dancing! Call the box office to get discounted tickets -$10- ($15 online) to usher in 2020 at the Opera House. Music starts at 7 p.m., doors open at 6:30. 86 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. FMI and online tickets: https://boothbayoperahouse.com
• Chocolate Church Arts Center

  Peter Gallway and The Real Band open Winter Concert Series

  Thu, 01/09/2020 - 7:15am

  

  The Chocolate Church Arts Center, at 804 Washington St. in Bath, will present the first in a series of winter concerts on Saturday, Jan. 18, with a performance in their annex space from Peter Gallway and The Real Band. Gallway, who has released over 25 albums and produced more than 50 for Warner/Reprise and various independent labels, was a popular fixture in the Maine music scene in the 1980s and 90s. He then spent almost two decades in California, but with his return to Maine in recent years...

• Sheepscot Valley Chorus to sing ‘Missa Gaia’

  Wed, 01/08/2020 - 8:00am

  

  The Sheepscot Valley Chorus is beginning preparation for an April performance of Paul Winter’s “Missa Gaia (Earth Mass): A Mass in Celebration of Mother Earth.” All are welcome to join us for our first rehearsal, Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m., Congregational Church, Wiscasset at 28 High St. The chorus is a friendly group, working to perfect its craft while enjoying the company of our fellow singers. Our performance of “Missa Gaia” celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Written by Paul...

• At the theaters

  Tue, 01/07/2020 - 11:00am

  

  HARBOR THEATER 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor * 633-0438 * www.boothbaycinema.org Closed Monday and Tuesday, open Wednesday through Saturday, 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. only. “ Little Women” - (Rated PG, 2 hours, 15 minutes) - Director Greta Gerwig’s new, fresh version of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Laura Dern and Meryl Streep. Four sisters, Amy, Jo, Beth and Meg come...

• Audition for the St. Cecilia Chamber Choir

  Mon, 01/06/2020 - 10:30am

  

  St. Cecilia Chamber Choir is holding auditions for all voice parts as we begin preparing Brahms’ delightful “Liebeslieder Waltzes” (Love Song Waltzes). Published in 1870 and setting the poetry of Georg Friedrich Daumer, the charming waltzes were an immediate success for Brahms, who wrote them in homage to the popular “Waltz King,” Johann Strauss, Jr., as well as to his friend, Franz Schubert. We're a dedicated and friendly group, eager to welcome new members, and we especially encourage gifted...

• A new year at the Opera House

  Mon, 01/06/2020 - 10:00am

  

  It has become a tradition at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor to begin the new year with old favorites The Boneheads & Holy Mackerels, together on stage. On Saturday, Jan. 18, these Midcoast talents will take to the stage and promise a night of roots music, country, blues, folk and more as they kick-off the season. Musicians will include Steve Jones, Scott Elliot, Bob Colwell, Dick Hollis, Mark Stover and Paul D’Allesio — among others — and the evening will be packed with music beginning...

• Midcoast Symphony Orchestra presents family concert

  Wed, 01/01/2020 - 8:30am

  

  The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra (MSO), conducted by Rohan Smith, presents two family friendly concerts dubbed "Children’s Tales and Cartoon Classics," on Jan. 11 and 12. The concerts feature children’s favorites “Peter and the Wolf” by Prokofiev, and “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra by Britten.” Narrators for these pieces are MSO’s own Caroline Cornish (formerly of WCSH television’s “207”) and her daughter, Eleanor Kmack. The program is not just for kids. Listeners of all ages will...

• Opera House open mics

  Wed, 01/01/2020 - 8:00am

  

  The Opera House’s winter Open Mic series starts Friday, Jan. 10 and welcomes musicians, poets, comedians, story-tellers and ... what have you! Sign-up begins at 6:30 p.m. and the mic is turned on at 7. Open mic slots are rotating 12 minutes sets. The Opera House’s volunteer group, The Friends, will have chili, soup and desserts available. The Opera House bar will have cold drinks. Cash only, no credit cards. Call 633-6855 for additional information.

• At the theaters

  Tue, 12/31/2019 - 10:15am

  

  HARBOR THEATER 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org “Little Women” - (Rated PG, 2 hours, 15 minutes) - Director Greta Gerwig’s new, fresh version of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Laura Dern and Meryl Streep. Four sisters, Amy, Jo, Beth and Meg come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. Though all very different from...

• H.E.Y. holiday performance

  Tue, 12/31/2019 - 8:00am

  

  ‘Twas a joyous occasion on a wintry afternoon that brought Hearts Ever Young (H.E.Y.), a local theatrical troupe, to The Lincoln Home in Newcastle to celebrate the spirit of this holiday season. On Dec. 18 many cast members joined dear friends and acquaintances in a sing-along with Sean Fleming, the musical director of the troupe. Also, with selections of Christmas songs, all present were treated to the brother and sister combo of David Fields on banjo, and Carolee Withee on guitar performing a...

• Jud Caswell at Lincoln Home

  Sun, 12/29/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Jud Caswell is a little bit like a one-man folk festival. You’ve got your banjo picking, your Irish songs, a rack of acoustic instruments, and a deep catalog of award-winning originals. Maine singer/songwriter Jud Caswell has got a keen eye for detail. There’s a magic to the way he draws you in until you’re transported -- to the old farmhouse, the salty shore, a wood full of birdsong. You might just think he’s taking you to visit his home. But there’s the magic. When the words are just right,...

• Bo Bo’s goin’ for his dream

  Tue, 12/24/2019 - 10:30am

  

  All performers know auditions are nerve-wracking and highly competitive, yet every day, singers, dancers, and actors put themselves out there. Why? Because it’s their passion. Now there are auditions; and then there are auditions . Boothbay Harbor’s Corey “Bo Bo” Tibbetts will be experiencing the latter on Jan. 18 when he auditions during the open call for “The Voice” in Nashville. Around Boothbay Harbor, he is known for more than his businesses Hometown Convenience and the Coastal Cab...

• At the theaters

  Mon, 12/23/2019 - 8:30am

  

  HARBOR THEATER 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org Winter Schedule: C losed Monday and Tuesday. Holiday info: Closed Christmas, open New Year’s Day. “ Little Women” - (Rated PG, 2 hours, 15 minutes) - Directed by Greta Gerwig. With Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh. Following the lives of four sisters, Amy, Jo, Beth and Meg, as...

• ‘Les Miserables – The Staged Concert’ at Lincoln Theater

  Sun, 12/22/2019 - 7:00am

  

  “Les Miserables – The Staged Concert,” captured live at the Gielgud Theater in London’s West End, is coming to the big screen at the Lincoln Theater on Saturday, Jan. 4 at 1 p.m. Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular sell-out staged concert version of the legendary musical “Les Misérables” is bringing what is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals to cinemas throughout North America. Now the Lincoln Theater audience can experience the musical phenomenon which broke box office records...

• The Mallett Brothers Holiday Show

  Fri, 12/20/2019 - 1:45pm

  

  The Mallett Brothers Band and The Reconstructed are in concert at Port City Music Hall Friday, Dec. 27 at 8 p.m. If you attended Harbor Fest’s East Side Vibe in September, you may remember listening to The Reconstructed Saturday, Sept. 7! The Mallett Brothers Band is an independent rock and roll / Americana / country band from Maine. Their busy tour schedule since forming in 2009 has helped them to build a dedicated fan base across the U.S. and beyond while still calling the state of Maine...

• WES families, classes sing along to holiday tunes

  Fri, 12/20/2019 - 8:45am

  

  Wiscasset Elementary School fourth grader Kyle Mank, 9, is proud to be in chorus this year, mother Carol Mank said. Fourth grade is the first year students can be in it, she explained. And how were she and husband Richard feeling watching their son about to perform across the gym, on the risers with the rest of the chorus? “Great,” Richard said, smiling. The couple have two other children at WES, third grader Tyler, 8, and first grader Brittany, 7. Thursday afternoon, Dec. 19, the gym was full...

• Y-Arts is iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival bound

  Fri, 12/20/2019 - 8:15am

  

  Boothbay Region YMCA’s Y-Arts performers will be competing in the iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival Atlanta Friday, Jan. 17 through Sunday, Jan. 19 at The Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. The festival will unite 129 student theater groups representing 31 U.S. states; Australia, New Zealand, and the U.K., as well as musical theatre luminaries. The Junior Theater Festival is a monumental celebration of student-driven musical theatre. It’s a time when the best of Broadway and the people who are...

• Celebrate the new year in Damariscotta

  Thu, 12/19/2019 - 8:15am

  Celebrate the dawning of the new year with Damariscotta Open Mic and an Inn Along the Way fundraiser at our community's Second Annual (new era for) Peaceful New Beginnings. Join us, your friends and neighbors, on Wednesday, Jan. 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. for a musical celebration and potluck snacks in the MOBIUS community room, 319 Main Street, Business Route One, Damariscotta. Bring your instruments, voices, stories, poetry, talents, dancing shoes and “Rise Up Singing Songbook” or just your...

• Oratorio Chorale performs holiday favorite, ‘Sing We Noel’

  Tue, 12/17/2019 - 7:00am

  

  The Oratorio Chorale, under the baton of Emily Isaacson, performed a refreshed program of “Sing We Noel” at St. Paul’s in Brunswick Saturday, Dec. 14 for several performances. The Chorale will perform again on Dec. 21 at the Episcopal Church of St. Mary in Falmouth for three concerts – 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Virginia Flanagan of Alna played the harp. Joel Pierce of Topsham played organ to accompany the choir. Among seasonal favorites, the Chorale performed pieces from G.F. Handel’s “Israel...

• Harbor drum circle notice

  Mon, 12/16/2019 - 12:30pm

  The Harbor Peer & Wellness Center's Community Drum Circle led by Kitty Hartford is no longer meeting. The Circle met at the Congo Church of Boothbay Harbor. The music and healing will resume in spring 2020. Stay tuned ... and keep those rhythms going!

• ‘Seussical the Musical’ in Topsham

  Mon, 12/16/2019 - 8:15am

  Midcoast Youth Theater (MYT) is pleased to present Seussical the Musical as its winter musical. Opening night is Jan. 9. The cast and crew of "Seussical" will bring to life many of Dr. Seuss's most famous characters, including “The Cat in the Hat,” “Horton the Elephant,” “Myrtle the Turtle” and a stage full of Whos, while weaving a narrative that incorporates elements of many of Dr. Seuss's most beloved stories. Through a production of amazing dances, memorable songs, and the rhyming refrains...

• ‘Hey Ho the Holly!’ program

  Mon, 12/16/2019 - 8:00am

  

  A concert of Yuletide music will be presented at St. Andrews Church on Glidden St. in Newcastle from 3-4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22. “Hey Ho the Holly” celebrates its 20th year of this celebration of ancient carols and new songs celebrating winter solstice and Christmas season. The musical cast includes Kate Newell (cornet& fiddle), Sharon Pyne (flute and whistle, percussion), Doug Protsik (accordion, fiddle, piano), Fred Gosbee (flute and guitar) and Julia Lane ( Celtic harp). There will be...

• Invitation to Candlelight Christmas Eve Service

  Sun, 12/15/2019 - 8:00am

  The First Congregational Church of Wiscasset invites the community to a traditional Christmas Eve service with carols, reading of the birth narrative and the giving of thanks for the gift of Jesus. The evening service will be preceded by Christmas instrumental selections from around the world provided by Jeff Grosser, Dewey Harris and Sarah Whitfield beginning at 6:20 p.m. In the 7 p.m. service, the Christ candle on the advent wreath will be lit and a Christmas message will be given by Pastor...

• 10th annual Stevie Wonder Tribute

  Thu, 12/12/2019 - 12:15pm

  Saturday, Dec. 28 Join Kenya Hall and Friends (including Doug Gimbel of Boothbay Harbor) for an evening of songs by the one and only singer/songwriter/musician Stevie Wonder at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the 8 o’clock show. This is the final Stevie Wonder tribute. Tickets and info: https://statetheatreportland.com .

• Upcoming school holiday programming

  Wed, 12/11/2019 - 3:00pm

  

  Tuesday, Dec. 17 Wiscasset Middle High School Winter Gallery of the Arts/Art opening: 5 p.m. Art Opening Grades 4-12 Holiday Concert - 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19 Annual WES Holiday Sing-Along, 1:20 p.m. - Wiscasset Elementary Shool gym Families are welcome! Thursday, Dec. 19 Winter Concert Edgecomb Eddy School 6-7 p.m. in the gym Friday, Dec. 20 Boothbay Region Elementary School Concert Grades K-4 - in the gym 12:30 p.m...

• St. Cecilia Chamber Choir at Bowdoin

  Wed, 12/11/2019 - 2:00pm

  

  St. Cecilia Chamber Choir will present its annual Lessons and Carols Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 3 p.m. at the Bowdoin College Chapel in Brunswick. Linda Blanchard is St. Cecilia’s artistic director and conductor, assisted by organist and pianist Sean Fleming. There will be just one concert, so advance tickets or reservations are strongly encouraged for this popular event. A perky setting of the ancient text “Hodie Christus natus est” by the French composer Francis Poulenc will be...

• Family contradance Dec. 13 in Damariscotta

  Wed, 12/11/2019 - 11:30am

  The public is invited to a family contradance at the Damariscotta Baptist Church Hall on Friday, Dec. 13 --- part of an ongoing series of second Friday of the month contradances. The dance will be held at the church located at the corner of Bristol Road and Main Street, Damariscotta. The evening will begin at 6:30 with dances accompanied by the Oyster Creek Fiddlers & Friends. The dance lasts until 8 p.m. Local musicians are welcome to sit in. No experience is necessary and all dances will...

• Celtic Christmas Celebration with Còig

  Tue, 12/10/2019 - 1:00pm

  

  Còig is one of Atlantic Canada’s most exciting Celtic traditional groups made up of four accomplished multi-instrumentalists, Chrissy Crowley, Rachel Davis, Darren McMullen, and Jason Roach. With the fiery Celtic high-energy style as its musical core, Còig easily shifts between century-old tunes of past generations to original and upbeat compositions, featuring the band's range of over a dozen instruments (vocals, fiddles, piano, guitars, banjo, mandolin, viola, bouzouki, whistles, and more)...

• Celtic fiddler Eileen Ivers is back

  Tue, 12/10/2019 - 11:30am

  

  The Chocolate Church Arts Center will present a special Christmas performance from the Grammy winning, Emmy-nominated fiddler Eileen Ivers and her ensemble of musicians on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 7:30 p.m. The show, Eileen Ivers’ “A Joyful Christmas,” will mix traditional Irish songs, reinterpreted classical music and holiday tunes, and what Ivers affectionately calls “foot stomping and hollering roots music.” Ivers, dubbed “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin” by The New York Times, is the daughter of...

• At the theaters

  Tue, 12/10/2019 - 11:00am

  

  HARBOR THEATER 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor ~ 633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org “Parasite” - (Rated R, 2 hours, 2 minutes) - In Korean with subtitles - The story revolves around a family of struggling con artists who cleverly weasel their way into the lives of a wealthy, upscale household before their plans are interrupted by a new threat. Kim Ki-taek, his wife Chung-sook, son Ki-woo, and daughter Ki-jeong live in a small semi-...

• Annual Holiday Community Potluck and Carol Sing

  Tue, 12/10/2019 - 9:00am

  

  Few places in Midcoast Maine rival the holiday decorations at Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House this season and on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the greenery and lights will serve as the backdrop for the annual Holiday Community Potluck and Carol Sing. Pianist Kevin Kiley will be accompanied by vocalists John Adams, Devin Dukes, Lynne McGhee and Tommy Waltz. The dinner audience is encouraged to join in the singing throughout the evening. The four vocalists also performed at last year’s holiday...

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