Music for Mavis Tuesdays at the Gazebo will feature a great selection of musical talent this year beginning with talented and bluesy Mary Murphy from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, at the gazebo in Turner.
“Music for Mavis,” a non-profit organization committed to providing music and the arts to the community, was created in honor of Mavis Leavitt Varney and her community to celebrate her love of music and to fulfill her dream to have weekly programming for music and the arts right here at home. The group brings a wide range of entertainment from mid-May to mid-September.
Committed community members have joined together to help sustain and further Mavis’ dream.
Words written in 2018 by friend and gazebo committee member Dick Thibodeau, who has passed, speak for the present and the future of the organization. “Music melodies and lyrics often rouse our senses as we reminisce of day’s gone by, or more recent. … It was once stated: Sometimes, it’s not the song that makes you emotional, it’s the people and things that come to mind when you hear it. … it is important to reflect on how Mavis’ dream has become a reality. The gazebo, surrounded by Turner’s historic buildings, has become a centerpiece for community events: Weekly concerts throughout the summer, school events, the 4th of July Festival concert, and the lighting of the tree during the Christmas season are some of the events enjoyed by community members as well as guests. This enthusiasm and participation of community spirit truly showcases the vision Mavis had for this gazebo.”
“Our “Music for Mavis” mission statement reads: To build stronger community connections in a rural population by providing access to music and the performing arts.” Thibodeau’s words continue, “I think that is happening. You and your friends and local businesses are all part of what is making her dream, and our dream, an ongoing reality.”
Concerts will be held rain or shine – sometimes under a tent generously left by the school department, sometimes we go to the library. Bring a chair, a blanket, and a friend. We pass the hat to pay the musicians. Suggested donation $10. For more information, call 207-754-0954 or 207-240-4591 or 207-249-8046 or visit the Music for Mavis page on Facebook. The gazebo is located off Rt. 117 near the Turner Public Library at 98 Mathews Way, Turner.
“Music for Mavis” Tuesdays at the Gazebo 2024 Summer Schedule
May 21: Mary Murphy
May 28: Peter Carriveau
June 4: Black Cat Band
June 11: Backwoods Road Band
June 18: Jim Sharkey
June 25: Cannon Coleman
July 2: Steve Jones & Pat Peppin
July 4: Pat Colwell (starting at 10:30 a.m.)
July 9: Strangely Possibles
July 16: Preston and Curry
July 30: Denny Breau
Aug. 6: Kevin Libby
Aug. 13: Continental Shakedown
Aug. 20: Dirty McCurdy
Aug. 27: Christine Paulson
Sept. 3: Andrea Re & Matt Lucey
Sept. 10: Stan Keach
Sept. 17: Hot Damn
Sept. 24: Terry Swett & Gang
CM
Check out other upcoming entertainment events!
SJ