Johnson Hall will present Samuel James as part of its On the Road Series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Christ Church, 2 Dresden Ave. in Gardiner. An award-winning songwriter, one of the world’s most innovative guitar players, and a Moth Mainstage storyteller, James brings all of this to his stage show. A live […]
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Thom Wall-Master of Modern Vaudeville in Gardiner
Thom Wall-Master of Modern Vaudeville will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at Life Community Church 46 Church St. in Gardiner. The world-renowned juggler is one of the last gentleman jugglers performing in the world today, a performance style where relatable objects are manipulated in clever ways. His work with mouthstick and balance have […]
Renovations expose bones and secrets of Maine’s oldest opera house
Now that the long-anticipated renovation of the Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center in Gardiner is underway, the work is revealing the building’s history.
Johnson Hall’s Halloween Dance and Costume Party
GARDINER — Johnson Hall’s Halloween Dance and Costume Party is set for 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at The Brookside Barn, 394 Marston Road Dance the night away to your favorite tunes played by DJ Lil Mic Ray, come as you are or dressed in costume. If you come in costume you can enter to […]
New England comedians take stage for Johnson Hall’s Stand Up Comedy Series
Johnson Hall’s Stand Up Comedy Series hosted by Mark Turcotte features Dennis Fogg, Trent Wells, Joe Flynn and Ann-Marie Keene at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, at The Blind Pig Next Level in Gardiner. The show lasts approximately 90 minutes. These performances are intended for mature audiences and will contain adult language and content. […]
Tough End String Band to perform Johnson Hall Free Waterfront Concert
Johnson Hall’s Free Waterfront Concert Series will feature Tough End String Band at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, at the Gardiner Landing in Waterfront Park. The band has been serving a spicy brew of acoustic music: old-time, bluegrass, jazz and more. Members of the band include Anthony Viselli, mandolin; Ryu Mitsuhashi, violin; Paul Riechmann, bass; […]
Johnson Hall Free Waterfront Concert to feature Unfinished Blues Band
Johnson Hall Free Waterfront Concert will feature Unfinished Blues Band at 6 p.m. Friday, July 1, at the Gardiner Landing on Depot Square in Gardiner. It all started back in the 20th century, in the 1980s, when hair metal bands ruled. The radio was jam packed with synthesized pop. Emerging hip-hop was all the rage. […]
Photos: Salvaging wood from Maine’s oldest opera house
Renovations to Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, considered the state’s oldest opera house, began this month. A crew from Barn Boards & More, a local wood salvaging business, was pulling up and saving the tongue-and-groove floor boards from the theater Thursday to reuse as flooring or make into tabletops. By December 2023, the three-story performing arts venue in Gardiner is expected to reopen to the public with a 400-seat theater, a large lobby and concession area, full-service box office, green rooms for performers, and an elevator. Local hotel owner Benjamin Johnson turned the former livery stable into a performance hall in 1884, and it became an opera house in 1888. All photos by Kennebec Journal photojournalist Joe Phelan.
Random Ideas plan Johnson Hall Free Waterfront Concert
Random Ideas will be featured at the Johnson Hall Free Waterfront Concert at 6 p.m. Friday, June 24, on Depot Square. The band is made up of Meagan Johnson on drums, Lexi Johnson on bass and vocals, and Kinsey Johnson on guitar and backing vocals. The triplet sisters all had an instinctual desire to be musicians […]
Kennebec County awards more than $20 million in federal pandemic relief funds
Kennebec County commissioners on Tuesday endorsed a list of 39 projects to be supported by Kennebec County’s $23.7 million share of American Rescue Plan Act funds that will support child care, housing and health programs as well as sewer, water and construction projects, among others.