May 02 Friday
Maine Public is a media sponsor of the Public Theatre’s production of Now and Then. Now and Then is the story of a young bartender and his girlfriend who receive a proposition from a mysterious last-minute customer who offers them $2,000 to sit and talk with him for an hour. What follows is an emotional time-warp of laughter, romance, and unexpected life lessons. The performance runs from May 2nd through May 11th at the Public Theatre in Lewiston.
Maine Public members are eligible for 15% off tickets for this event with discount code MEPUB15NT.
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May 22 Thursday
Shannon Bowring will discuss the book Where the Forest Meets the River with host Bill Nemitz on Thursday, May 22 at 7:00 pm.
Do you love books? Are you interested in hearing from the author and looking behind the curtain at what the author was thinking while writing? Perhaps have the author respond to a question or two that has been on your mind about a particular scene or character. Look no further than the Maine Public Book Club!
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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!
Country Roads performs many of your favorite modern country hit songs that you hear daily on the radio. We'll cover George Strait, Jason Aldean, Luke Combs, Johnny Cash, Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley and many others. Come dance and sing along in the best country venue in the state of Maine.
May 09 Friday
May 10 Saturday
The Union Coffeehouse is proud to open our 2025 season with The Racket Factory bringing their good-time toe-tapping music back to Belgrade Lakes. The Racket Factory is five musicians who blend their instruments and their voices to create a fun evening of folk songs, country tunes, and rollicking instrumentals. Their repertoire includes traditional New England fiddle tunes as well as Celtic, French Canadian and “Old Timey” music and songs. Stop in and let the Racket Factory put a smile on your face and some spring in your step!
May 16 Friday
BAAM at The Gem welcomes country musician Denitia to Bethel on Friday, May 16th at 7:00 pm. Tickets on sale February 21st!
Texas-born and Nashville-based artist Denitia grew up outside Houston, immersed in school choir and learning multiple instruments. Influenced by country legends, praise and worship music, and alternative rock, she moved to Nashville for college and spent a decade in Brooklyn before returning to her country music roots. Her 2022 album, Highways, is an “alt-country ramble” acclaimed for its tuneful and melancholic nature. Denitia’s return to the genre earned her recognition as an Artist to Watch by NPR, a residency with Black Opry and WXPN, and inclusion in Rissi Palmer’s Color Me Country Class of 2023. Recently named a 2024 CMT Next Woman of Country and a 2024 Artist to Watch by Nashville Scene, she made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry in June 2024. Denitia’s upcoming album, Sunset Drive, is described as a louder evolution of Highways, weaving heartache, romance, and wanderlust into a bittersweet narrative about life’s journey.
To Denitia, music is a mirror. The songs she sings give audiences an opportunity to see themselves in her and connect over shared experiences and emotions. “We’re all people just trying to live our lives,” Denitia says, “and there’s so much of it that we have in common.” But Denitia also wants her music to give audiences an opportunity to connect with themselves. “If a song of mine helps someone reckon with their own emotional life or their own experiences, or it helps them experience empathy or open their mind or expand, that’s what I’m trying to do,” she adds. “I’m trying to make music I love that moves people while just being myself.”
Learn more about Denitia at: https://www.denitia.com/
Social Hour at 6:00 pm
Show at 7:00 pm
Tickets are “Pay What You Can” starting at $0, benefiting future BAAM programming.
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