Community Calendar

Open Mic hosted every Friday evening with Paul Connor. Great musicians, great music. You will see a wide variety of musicians each week. Paul is a very organized and talented musician. He always draws lots of new and seasoned talents. You will enjoy the family of musicians. Cherished Pub has great food & beverages available. Come enjoy all of the great music, have fun and relax. Come early to sign-up to perform. See you there!

The Portland Community Chorus (PCC) proudly presents Our Maine: A Choral Celebration of Maine’s People, Places, and Stories — a joyful, heartfelt tribute to the spirit and soul of the Pine Tree State! This vibrant concert brings to life the heart of Maine through its music, poetry, and history, weaving together the voices and landscapes that make our state so extraordinary.
From rugged coastlines to quiet forests, from legendary figures to everyday Mainers, Our Maine celebrates the stories that define us. The program honors Maine’s literary and historical icons — including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Sarah Orne Jewett, and Joshua Chamberlain — alongside the creative voices shaping our culture today, such as bestselling author Stephen King.
A highlight of the concert will be the world premiere choral arrangement of Maine’s State Ballad, “The 20th of Maine,” by Griffin Sherry of The Ghost of Paul Revere. This stirring new arrangement captures the song’s deep emotion and connection to Maine’s heritage, offering audiences a powerful and moving experience.
The concert will also showcase the talents of acclaimed Maine singer-songwriter (and PCC member) Doug Kolmar, and feature a special guest performance by the high-energy bluegrass quartet Borderline 207.
With over a hundred voices strong, the Portland Community Chorus invites you to join this musical love letter to Maine — a celebration of its people, places, and stories, past and present.

Friday, December 5 th at 7:00pm: Features singer-songwriter Thomas Charles Clukey,
who wrote about the rugged charm and serene beauty of Maine.

The Underground Lounge will host Maine native songwriter Louisa Stancioff on Friday, December 5th. Louisa Stancioff has become an esteemed local sensation with her catchy indie sound that draws on folk, rock, pop, and her own Balkan heritage. This performance marks Stancioff’s fourth Underground Lounge performance, offering audiences the opportunity to enjoy an intimate, personal show.

The Underground Lounge continues its tradition of supporting homegrown talent and bringing quality live music to Belfast during the long Maine off-season. Doors open at 6:30pm and music begins promptly at 7:00pm. Food and drink will be available by donation.

Join us at the Chocolate Church Arts Center on November 5 for an unforgettable evening of vocal virtuosity and sonic exploration with Roomful of Teeth. This Grammy Award–winning vocal band is dedicated to reimagining the expressive potential of the human voice, blending techniques from throat singing to yodeling, bel canto to beatboxing. The ensemble’s sound defies boundaries — at once ancient and avant-garde, earthy and ethereal. Audiences can expect a program that is both daring and deeply human, showcasing the breathtaking range of the human voice and the transformative power of collective sound.

Founded in 2009 by Brad Wells and incubated at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), Roomful of Teeth was born from a spirit of creative risk and relentless curiosity. Its members immersed themselves in the world’s rich tapestry of vocal traditions, studying with extraordinary singers and teachers from around the globe, and discovered that the boundaries of the human voice are far more expansive than anyone imagined.

“From the beginning, we’ve been driven by the question: What else can the voice do?” says Wells. “Through experimentation, collaboration, and plenty of trial and error, we’ve learned that every limitation can become a new possibility.”

Over the past decade, Roomful of Teeth has cultivated a growing body of work in collaboration with some of today’s most visionary composers, artists, and thinkers. Their repertoire bridges genres and disciplines, weaving together contemporary classical, folk, experimental, and global vocal traditions. The ensemble’s collaborations—spanning music, visual art, dance, and technology—have redefined what it means to create with the human voice.

Chamber Series: Testimonies

Testimonies draws from personal stories, historical documents, and academic revival, inviting the listener to engage with themes of heritage, home, and remembrance. Charlton Singleton’s Testimony evokes Gullah traditions and the music of the African Methodist Church, while Derrick Skye’s American Mirror reflects on American multiculturalism more broadly. Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate’s Pisachi (Reveal) draws on Pueblo and Hopi traditional music, and Shelly Washington’s Middleground meditates on home as both physical and emotional refuge. Testimonies encourages reflection on identity and cultural legacy.

Musicians
Violin: Maïthéna Girault, Grant Houston
Viola: Elizabeth Moore
Cello: Matthew Smith

Open Mic hosted every Friday evening with Paul Connor. Great musicians, great music. You will see a wide variety of musicians each week. Paul is a very organized and talented musician. He always draws lots of new and seasoned talents. You will enjoy the family of musicians. Cherished Pub has great food & beverages available. Come enjoy all of the great music, have fun and relax. Come early to sign-up to perform. See you there!

A Christmas concert with “Voce flair”, Lumen blends the ancient and modern with exciting new settings of traditional carols and contemporary original compositions. Lumen opens with bold and percussive arrangements of the late medieval carols Personent Hodie and Gaudete, alternating with clever treatments of the Latin plainchants Veni Emmanuel and Conditor Alme Siderum.

The program continues with distinctive arrangements of well loved (but perhaps lesser known) carols from Germany, Norway, England, and Canada, interspersed with new compositions for Christmas (Sarah Quartel, Jacob Narvarud) and Chanukah (Yoni Fogelman). Lumen concludes with a decidedly Gospel flavor, featuring a new spiritual by Stacey V. Gibbs and an inspired arrangement of Silent Night by J. Donald Dumpson.

We invite you to join us for a Christmas choral experience you won’t soon forget!

A Christmas concert with “Voce flair”, Lumen blends the ancient and modern with exciting new settings of traditional carols and contemporary original compositions. Lumen opens with bold and percussive arrangements of the late medieval carols Personent Hodie and Gaudete, alternating with clever treatments of the Latin plainchants Veni Emmanuel and Conditor Alme Siderum.

The program continues with distinctive arrangements of well loved (but perhaps lesser known) carols from Germany, Norway, England, and Canada, interspersed with new compositions for Christmas (Sarah Quartel, Jacob Narvarud) and Chanukah (Yoni Fogelman). Lumen concludes with a decidedly Gospel flavor, featuring a new spiritual by Stacey V. Gibbs and an inspired arrangement of Silent Night by J. Donald Dumpson.

We invite you to join us for a Christmas choral experience you won’t soon forget!

A Christmas concert with “Voce flair”, Lumen blends the ancient and modern with exciting new settings of traditional carols and contemporary original compositions. Lumen opens with bold and percussive arrangements of the late medieval carols Personent Hodie and Gaudete, alternating with clever treatments of the Latin plainchants Veni Emmanuel and Conditor Alme Siderum.

The program continues with distinctive arrangements of well loved (but perhaps lesser known) carols from Germany, Norway, England, and Canada, interspersed with new compositions for Christmas (Sarah Quartel, Jacob Narvarud) and Chanukah (Yoni Fogelman). Lumen concludes with a decidedly Gospel flavor, featuring a new spiritual by Stacey V. Gibbs and an inspired arrangement of Silent Night by J. Donald Dumpson.

We invite you to join us for a Christmas choral experience you won’t soon forget!

After mesmerizing audiences across Europe and the UK, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight is set to electrify Portland, ME on December 14 at Cross Insurance Arena.

Prepare for a spellbinding 90-minute spectacle that infuses iconic Rock & Metal anthems with a hauntingly beautiful energy. In ethereal candlelit settings, this band of 14 classical musicians unleash effortlessly enchanting melodies alongside powerful walls of distortion. Witness the unexpected union of Classical music and Metal.

Performing the music of iconic bands including: Metallica, AC/DC, Rolling Stones, Rage Against The Machine, My Chemical Romance, Linkin' Park, SOAD, Guns N Roses, Evanescence, Papa Roach, The Cranberries & MORE!

The live show may feature full rock concert sound levels and strobe lighting effects. If you are sensitive to loud volume or flashing lights or have a medical condition such as epilepsy, please take necessary precautions.