Night Lights

Join us for a special wintertime listening experience. Night Lights is a celebration of Maine in winter. A one-hour, story-focused broadcast will debut on Maine Public Radio on Sunday 12/21, the winter solstice. And a music-filled, three-hour edition will first air on Maine Public Classical on Tuesday 12/23. Both versions reflect on darkness and light at this wondrous time of year, and how they contribute to the magic of the season. Night Lights travels across Maine to explore some of the people and places who embrace the dark of long nights and welcome the sources of light that help find and keep our bearings.

We hop in a rowboat with a lighthouse keeper, go stargazing in central Maine, and attend a moonrise ceremony at Split Rock. We fry latkes in Brunswick ahead of Hanukkah, sit in on an all-Bach session with the Portland String Quartet ahead of their annual solstice concert, and play a specially curated selection of music that sounds even better by the light of a candle or the glow of some string lights. There are seven opportunities to hear Nights Lights on Maine Public this holiday season!

Light a candle and tune in!

Broadcast on Maine Public Radio (1-hour Edition)

• Sun 12/21 1:00 - 2:00 pm
• Wed 12/24 9:00 - 10:00 am
• Thu 12/25 5:00 - 6:00 am and 3:00 - 4:00 pm

Maine Public Radio (1-hour Edition)

Broadcast on Maine Public Classical (3-hour Edition)

• Tue 12/23 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
• Wed 12/24 5:00 - 8:00 pm
• Thu 12/25 12:00 - 3:00 pm

Night Lights will also be available for on-demand streaming for two weeks: