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!

A night made for kitty snuggles - wear some comfy PJs, bring a good book and wind down at the end of the day with a room full of cats. For kids 13 and older

A unique blend of folk with influences from bluegrass and old-time music.

From the northern reach of the Appalachian Trail comes the musical trio Darlin’ Corey. Drawing on the many threads of North American folk music, their elegant harmonies are the beating heart of their sound, in both their original music and the traditional Folk, Old Time, and Bluegrass music they regularly showcase. In Darlin’ Corey’s singing and playing, you can feel the many years of dedication to these celebrated musical traditions. Erica Brown’s fiddle-playing is at turns virtuosic and completely unpretentious. Matt Shipman is an ideal counterpart as his versatility on a dizzying array of stringed instruments (guitar, Irish bouzouki, 5-string banjo, mandolin) blend seamlessly, never timid or overpowering. Add to that Kris Day’s steady and tasteful bass playing and together they create an engaging performance of thoughtful originals and traditional songs and tunes that have influenced them along the way.

The Watts Hall Band is returning to Watts Hall in downtown Thomaston for another one of their legendary Dance Parties, and we couldn't be more excited!

The Watts Hall Band is a 12-piece, vocally-driven band boasting a full horn section, amazing keyboards, soulful sax solos, and blistering guitar leads. Their catalog of high-energy and danceable rock, blues, and R&B favorites is guaranteed to get you on the dance floor!

Need a break from dancing to refuel? We've got you covered with a cash bar by The Block Saloon and a selection of concessions available for sale.

Grab a friend (or two) and your favorite dancing shoes, and come down to Watts Hall for an unforgettable night of music, dancing, and fun!

Tickets are $22 in advance / $27 day of show (if available). Be forewarned - these events sell out well in advance. Be sure to buy your ticket now to ensure you've got a spot on the dance floor!

"THE WAKE UP CALL", A New Comedy by Nate Harwood. Opening SEPTEMBER 11-27! Footlights Theatre, (207) 747-5434. ABOUT: Michael wakes up from a coma with no memory of the last ten years—including his fiancée , who’s now launching a full-blown romantic rescue mission. Meanwhile, his mother is plotting a hostile takeover to make sure that marriage never happens. And Michael’s just desperately trying to remember if he ever had a normal life. Spoiler: He didn’t. It’s a hilarious, messy, all-out family feud showdown for Michael’s lost decade. The Wake Up Call- memories not included.

"Things That Make Us" - An Evening of New Dance Theater by Molly Lynch-Clark and Lailye Weidman. With her multidisciplinary ensemble cast, Lynch-Clark has devised an imagined space with science fiction-like flair. Facing an unknown future, the work asks, “What if a society were organized around shared humanity?”  Weidman’s iterative solo project Other Refrains wrestles with the weight of ancestry and lineage, utilizing family gestures and embodied memories as a map to move through present times. Through storytelling, dance, and vocalization, Weidman weaves threads from her own family, while reaching toward collective reckoning with the things that make us.  While drawing from distinct practices and aesthetics, both artists combine movement and text, engaging the idiom of “dance theater” from a playful and experimental approach. They both craft performances that are refreshingly relatable and direct, while also embracing visceral and unexpected languages of the body.

A tour-de-force solo show brings the dynamic First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, to life. As Eleanor weaves the tale of her public and private lives we see her at times both strong and vulnerable. Learn more about the passionate and unforgettable woman at the heart of her husband’s presidency whose impact on history cannot be understated.

"Brilliant and emotionally resonant" – The Wall Street Journal

Lyric Music Theater presents Next to Normal. Weekends September 5-21, 2025, with ASL-interpreted matinee on September 14.

Next to Normal, an intimate exploration of family and illness, loss and grief, is an emotional powerhouse. Dad’s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because they are coping with crisis and the unpredictability of a mother’s worsening bipolar disorder. With book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Brian Yorkey and a thrilling and original rock score by Pulitzer, Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner by Tom Kitt, Next to Normal explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as "one of the year's ten best shows" by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy and heart.

Next to Normal explores complex emotional themes and includes moments that may not be suitable for all viewers such as substance use, grief, mental illness and self-injury. Recommended for ages 14+ with parental discretion.

Maine Public is a media sponsor of Portland Stage Company’s production of Eleanor. Eleanor is a peek into the life of one of the most influential women in American History. This solo show spins a tale of politicians, society, and the small moments, taking us from childhood through the presidency.

To take advantage of the Maine Public Member discount, please use the code Eleanor15.

Bulla en el Barrio invites you to an immersive evening of bullerengue, the vibrant traditional music of Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Founded and led by Carolina Oliveros and Camilo Rodriguez, the group brings the participatory spirit of the traditional rueda de bullerengue to life—an inclusive event where everyone is welcome to clap, sing, dance, and socialize, while learning from this ancestral music practice.

(Funded by the Freda M. Charles Music Fund)