May 24 Friday
Edward Hopper-inspired indie rock band Night Hawk performs with New Hampshire's Small Pond and Portland locals, Greasy Grass.
Night Hawk is a New England-based outfit led by Colter Adams and Peyton Semjen, whose music often blurs the line between indie rock and performance art. Featuring a rotating cast of intrepid players from the New England underground, the project revolves around the question: what do Edward Hopper’s paintings sound like?
Night Hawk’s music is defined by stark geometry and bold imagery, underpinned by a deep sense of melancholia and repose. Drawing on Soir Bleu (1914), Automat (1927), Nighthawks (1942), Morning Sun (1952), and other Hopper works, the band has performed at venues and galleries across the Northeast, and grown a thousands-strong audience by word-of-mouth and electric live performances.
Night Hawk has shared the stage with national touring artists including Y La Bamba, Sadurn, Lady Lamb, Dino Gala, and Dead Gowns, and sold out headline shows in New York City, Boston, and Portland, ME. Their debut EP, Everything Good Ends (produced by Dan Capaldi) is out on all platforms and select record stores in Downeast Maine.
May 25 Saturday
Vermont Folklife’s “Sugar in the Pan” Trad Band is coming to Maine! A program of Vermont Folklife, the Touring Group and the Trad Band nurture youth involvement in traditional music and dance, providing opportunities to learn from tradition bearers, to build connections with artists and communities from Vermont and beyond, and to perform traditional repertoire. Band members include fiddlers Owen Kennedy, Fiona Stowell, Emma Taylor McCallum, and Lux Tierney; Emmett Stowell on banjo, guitar & keyboard; Grace Martin on guitar & mandolin; and harpist Eleanor Freebern and cellist Fenton Cooper-Roberts. After learning this year with Pascal Gemme and Véronique Plasse ahead of performances in Québec, Sugar in the Pan is especially excited to share their Québécois program with Maine communities, many of which have deep Franco-American roots.
Come join us; dance and listen to their fabulous music. Bring your family and friends. Newcomers are always welcome.
Caller: Liz NelsonBand: Sugar in the Pan7:00 pm to 7:30 pm: Newcomers’ orientation7:30 pm to 10:30 pm: Contra Dance—Suggested donation: $15 to $25. Pay more if you can; our musicians are worth it. If you can’t pay $15, pay what you can. Even if you have no money, you should dance.
Children free. Teenagers $8. Children are our future.
Jun 02 Sunday
The Fiddle Ensemble is a community orchestra made up of approximately 150 musicians of all ages and abilities playing a variety of acoustic instruments - including fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, upright bass, harp, accordion and more! Each year, we arrange several tunes and singing songs of different genres, including Celtic, Swing, Bluegrass, Folk, Blues, Country, and Cajun music. We have eight rehearsal locations throughout NH and southern ME. In the spring, we all come together for our concert season and put on a very entertaining show!
Jun 07 Friday
Stan Davis is a well-known Maine songwriter and musician, whose performances include songs and stories accompanied by acoustic guitar. Come enjoy an evening of music in the vein of Arlo Guthre, Jim Croce, Harry Chapin and others. This is a pay/donate-what-you-can event to help ACAT fund necessary renovations for their new theater/home in The Playhouse. Tickets available at the door. A generous donor has pledged to match up to $50,000 in donations.
Jun 09 Sunday
Board the concert train at Sheepscot station for a steam-powered ride through the wild pine forests, farmlands and hamlets of the Sheepscot Valley to Alna Center where music, food, drink, and fun awaits.We’ve invited some of the regions best-loved entertainers for afternoons filled with stories and song. Enjoy the onsite food and drink, or pack a snack for a memorable afternoon! After the music concludes the train will return you back to Sheepscot.Ticket price includes the steam train ride, concert admission (general seating on benches, or bring your own chair) as well as parking at Sheepscot.For our opening event, three seasoned, professional Maine musicians join talents, merging Lynn’s original folk-blues-gospel-tinged songs with your favorites.
Maine singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Lynn Deeves honed her stage skills on the New England high energy, rock club circuit. Her soulful vocals, wit and easeful presence have since captivated audiences around the Northeast and beyond. Deeves has released 5 independent CD’s and shared stages with Cheryl Wheeler, Janis Ian, Ellis Paul, Ferron, Catie Curtis, America and many others. Portland Press Herald says of her live show “…5-star stage presence…this gals’ got a set of pipes…”). Guitarist Robby Coffin has as soulful voice and diverse, tasteful guitar style that (over a 40-plus year career) has garnered him gigs with such notables as Peter, Paul and Mary, Devonsquare, Dave Mallett and Don Campbell Band.Alfred Lund is a percussionist who loves playing instruments of his own creation, from his custom cajón made from a Klipsch speaker box to ashiko drums fashioned from local woods. He performs with many Maine-based musicians and songwriters and also maintains a thriving healing arts practice in Hallowell Maine.
Jun 29 Saturday
Come see Alive in the Root, a roots band from southern Maine that performs original music – a mix of bluegrass, folk, blues, jazz – and covers. AITR focuses on vocal harmonies and eclectic instrumental arrangements with guitars, mandolin, upright bass, and four-part harmonies.
Jul 12 Friday
Performing the music of Joni Mitchell, highlighting the Court and Spark album for its 50th anniversary.
Oct 31 Thursday
This lively market operates Thursday afternoons 3-6pm May - October. We have 15 seasonal vendors, and a weekly rotation of guest vendors, food trucks and live musicians. Please stop by for your seasonal favorites.
Nov 07 Thursday
May 01 Thursday