Music

Bay Chamber presents their new Midday Concert Series with Rasa String Quartet on Wednesday,  Jan. 11 at 1 p.m. at Union Hall, 6 Central St. in Rockport Village.

Formed in 2019, the Boston-…

St. Cecilia Chamber Choir is holding auditions for all voice parts as we begin preparing for our May and June concerts. On May 6 and 7, St. Cecilia will present "Bach to the Future." The…

The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor hosted its annual holiday potluck dinner and carol sing Wednesday night, Dec. 21. The venue’s last event of 2022 drew a crowd of about 75 to eat dinner, listen…

Southport Methodist Church, beautifully adorned with Christmas décor, had a crowd of near 50 to hear BRHS Chorus’ Winter Chorus Concert Thursday, Dec. 15. An ensemble of seven sopranos and three…

Dressed in Christmas colors and displaying their singing talent and cheerful personalities, the 18 Southport Central School students performed their annual winter concert, “Winter’s Light” on…

Skidompha Public Library

“Ukes for the Holidays,” a public performance by the Skidompha Strummers, the library’s ukulele ensemble, will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22, in the library’s atrium. 

In November, three members of the high school chorus auditioned for the All-State Music Festival and were accepted. Grace Campbell was selected for the mixed choir and Hannah…

Greater Freeport Community Chorus

The concert will be presented by a 40-voice chorus composed of people from 19 local towns - including Dresden, Wiscasset and Woolwich - that meet weekly and presents not only the Christmas concert…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

With the December calendar speeding by the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor announces the final events of the 2022 Season. With the hope that no one misses out on the fun, all these events are free…

Fourteen song and dance numbers by about 40 kids dressed and adorned in holiday colors entertained a crowd of over 200 in the Boothbay Region YMCA gym as the Y-Arts program presented its annual…

The Seacoast Community Orchestras will hold their free Fall Concert on Tuesday evening, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. This family-friendly performance will be held at the Great Salt Bay Community…
Boothbay resident and vocal teacher and coach, Betsey deGroff, for the second time in a year, coached two of her students to top three finishes in a state wide competition focusing on Broadway…

Roots powerhouse duo The Small Glories are Cara Luft and JD Edwards, a musical tour-de-force partnership planted on the Canadian Prairies. With stage banter striking a unique balance between…

Come to the Waldo Theatre Thursday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. to hear Victor Wooten with Bass Extremes - bassist Steve Bailey and drummer Gregg Bissonette.

Victor Wooten is a 5-time Grammy Award…

“Amsterdam” - (R; 2 hours 14 minutes) -  A fascinating and richly intricate tale that brilliantly weaves historical fact with fiction for a timely, cinematic experience. Set in…

Alina Blakesley

On Saturday, Oct. 22 Boothbay Harbor resident Alina Blakesley competed in the Paragon Dance Competition in Stamford, Connecticut. Blakesley placed First in the ProAm International…

Sophia Scott

Griff Braley, drama teacher and director at LA and Heartwood Artistic Director, chose this piece for several reasons. First and foremost, it’s grounded in great literature, and most of this young…

The Glenn Jenks Ragtime Revue is back and better than ever!

Premiering in 2019 at the Camden Opera House, the Glenn Jenks…

New Orleans folk rock Diva Lilli Lewis plays the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Saturday, Oct. 22 in a 7:30 p.m. concert.

Lewis’ fall tour is in support of her current record release “…

Among the events postponed multiple times due to the pandemic, the annual Hootenanny at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House hasn’t taken to the stage since the spring of 2019. On Saturday, Oct. 15,…

They’ve been christened “America's premiere hot jazz and western swing trio – an arsenal full of technique and joy,” Jon Caramanica, New York Times

Since its beginnings in the late 1990s,…

Acorn Productions, producers of the annual Maine Playwrights Festival, announces that they have begun accepting scripts for this year’s 21st edition of the state’s long-running incubator for new…

Castlebay

On Sunday, Oct. 2 at 3 p.m, Maine folk duo Castlebay will present a concert “Songs of the the Sea and the Season” at the lovely historic Popham Chapel. Castlebay will present these musical stories…

“A Day in the Life: A Beatles Experience” is back where the multimedia tribute began, on the stage of the Camden Opera House, for one night only – Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. 

Camden…

Storytree Theatre at the Merry Barn - Ready, Set, PLAY! - $250. This 11-week series begins Tuesday, Sept. 27: Kids in grades 1-4 (Tuesdays, 3:30 to 5 p.m.) and …

“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” – (PG-13; 1 hour, 55 minutes) - This film takes a definitive exploration of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the…

Classic blues from a New England legend, high energy folk from Quebec, American roots music, an acclaimed Irish tenor and some hot Western swing are all coming to Boothbay Harbor this fall.…

Join Sean Fleming and his eight-piece Dam Rag Scotta Orchestra for the "Real Ragtime Concert," a collection of classic, early 20th century Rag tunes, on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 3 p.m. at the Union…

The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra (MSO) performs at the Brunswick Town Mall on Saturday, Sept. 10 at noon. The concert will be near the mall’s gazebo. Audience members should provide their…

Primo Cubano

Join us Sept. 18 for the 10th annual Live Edge Music Festival at Hidden Valley Nature Center from noon to 6 p.m. A fun-filled day of live music, great local food and beer—all set in the midst of…

Where It’s At

The first time I ever heard The James Montgomery Band was in ’77 or ’78 at the Silver Bullet in Moodus, Connecticut. It was a small club, but some of the best bands around played there including…

The weekend of September 9 and 10 features two top Maine musical acts on the historic Opera House stage in Boothbay Harbor. Friday, Sept. 9, will see country and blues with Denny Breau &…

Merry Barn
Sorcha Cribben-Merrill & Emilia Dahlin

A Songwriting Workshop for kids ages 10-16 will be held at the Merry Barn, 417 River Road, Edgecomb on  Saturday, Oct. 1 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. No prior experience necessary! Cost: $25.

“Top Gun: Maverick” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 11 minutes) -  After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he…

Midcoast Symphony Orchestra

The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra (MSO), conducted by Rohan Smith, returns to the stage for its 33rd concert season with performances in Topsham and Lewiston from October to June 2023. …

Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway

Board your train at Sheepscot station (97 Cross Road, Alna) for a steam-powered ride through the wild pine forests, farmlands and hamlets of the Sheepscot Valley to Alna Center where music and fun…

Skidompha Public Library

The Skidompha Strummers ukulele ensemble will perform outside the Skidompha library’s front door in downtown Damarsicotta from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, International…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

Over the years nearly every branch of the military has sent their top-ranked professional musicians to Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House to perform. While travel was restricted during the height of…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
The Alt

Together, musicians John Doyle, Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O’Leary make up the trad group, The Alt. Originally hailing from Ireland this trio of musicians come together with their guitar, flute,…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Le Vent du Nord

The award-winning and acclaimed band Le Vent du Nord are a leading force in Québec’s progressive Francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and…

St. Cecilia Chamber Choir
St. Cecilia Chamber Choir is holding auditions for all voice parts as it begins preparing the Dec. 9, 10, and 11 “Ceremony of Lessons and Carols” concerts. Drawing…

Open Mic celebrating music and verse continues in the big red tie out barn at Inn Along the Way’s, Chapman Farm, 741 Main Street, in Damariscotta, Maine. The sounds and spirit of summer’s end…

Sheepscot Chorus invites you to join us as we begin preparations for our December holiday concert, featuring Handel’s “Messiah,” performed with professional…

Novel Jazz is returning to the Skidompha Public Library in Damariscotta for an evening of jazz on Friday, Aug. 26 from 7 to 9:30 p.m.  The band’s last performance at Skidompha was in November 2019…

Andrea Goodman

Andrea Goodman will give a presentation featuring the bandura, the national instrument of Ukraine. You are invited to join us at Mathias Fine Art on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 4 to 5 p.m. for this…

It’s the Lincoln Home’s 95th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 6 to 10:30 p.m. The event will be  rain or shine, as it will be held under a large tent. Tickets are $50, and can be purchased on-…

If there was ever a film to see on one of the biggest movie screens in the state of Maine, its “Top Gun: Maverick.” If you’ve already seen it, you know you want to see it again. And if you haven’t…

Salt Bay Chamberfest
Jennifer Koh

A concert starring Grammy-winning violinist Jennifer Koh will highlight the final week of this year’s Salt Bay Chamberfest (SBC), an annual chamber music festival centered in Damariscotta. The…

This month, Boothbay Region High School teacher Mary Miller earned a doctorate in music education (DME) online through Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia…

The DaPonte String Quartet is excited to present an evening of chamber music this August at numerous locations around Maine beginning in Eastport and ending in Walpole.

Now celebrating its…