Everything from fiddles and flutes to banjos and bones will rattle the rafters when the DownEast Folk Festival takes place beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, at Mount Ararat Middle School and the Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham. This day-long celebration of traditional dance and music features an array of workshops, performances […]
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Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival concert to be broadcast on Maine Public Classical’s Maine Stage
The third concert of the past season of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will be broadcast on Maine Public Classical’s Maine Stage at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20. The concert was performed on July 25, 2023, at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. Listen online at mainepublic.org/classical-music. The performance program featured: POULENC: Sonata for Flute and […]
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Two days, four bands set to play Mixers this weekend
Two nights of double bills are on tap this weekend at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. Final Stand and Fill the Void will play starting at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 8. And then Hairy Pie and Ish take the stage at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9. There is no cover charge either […]
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Charges are dropped midtrial in ‘Hotel California’ lyrics case
It was an abrupt end to the criminal case centered on roughly 100 legal-pad pages from the creation of a classic rock colossus. Don Henley plans to fight on.
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Classical guitar performance featured at Oasis of Music
Singer-songwriter Jerry Joe Carrier will perform pieces on the classical guitar at the Oasis of Music at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Carrier resides in Auburn and is an accomplished musician with an amazing vocal range currently performing as an acoustic solo act. His introduction to music began at […]
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Chicks With Sticks to warm things up at Black Mountain of Maine
Chicks With Sticks Steel Drummers — from left, Jill Longstaff, Diane Mawhinney, Dee Kersey and Josh Caron (reprising his role as “Sticks”) — will play Caribbean-style music from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, at the Last Run Pub at Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford. The performance will go on rain or snow; tropical […]
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Maine Music Society to present ‘A Breath of Mozart’ classical concert
The Maine Music Society Chorale, under the direction of Artistic Director Richard Nickerson, will present “A Breath of Mozart” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, at the Franco Center in Lewiston. The classical concert will feature two works accompanied by a chamber orchestra. The performance begins […]
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Breau Miller West trio to perform afternoon concert at Franco Center
The trio BMW: Breau Miller West will perform from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, at the Franco Center in Lewiston. The trio consists of well-known local musicians Denny Breau, Mark Miller, and Arlo West. Doors and cash bar will open at 1 p.m. with a meet-and-greet. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at […]
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Peace, music and memories: As the 1960s fade, historians scramble to capture Woodstock’s voices
Most were teenagers or young adults – people now approaching the twilight of their lives in an era where only a small portion of the population has living memories of the 1960s.
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Magic Bus: The Who tribute band to play at Franco Center
Magic Bus, The Who tribute band based in Portland, will bring their show to the Franco Center at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, at 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. The Who, one of rock’s most iconic bands, made the charts in 1964 with their hit song, “Can’t Explain.” That was the beginning of their […]