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Claws N’ Country Music Festival returns for second year in Brunswick
Claws N’ Country Music Festival is back for a second year from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 27, at Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum. Stephanie Ryan will kick off the music at noon, followed by the Don Campbell Band at 12:45 p.m., Isaiah Bennett at 1:45 p.m., Toby McAllister and Sierra Sounds at 2:30 p.m., […]
‘Paint It! Maine’ at Wiscasset gallery features 25 Maine artists
A select group of 25 Maine artists from 25 towns have been toting their easels throughout the state this month as they create their entries for Maine Art Gallery’s annual plein air exhibition. Their work will be on sale from July 31 through Aug. 24. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through […]
12-piece ensemble brings rock and blues to Rockland
Watts Hall Band will perform at 6 p.m. Monday, July 28, outside Rockland Public Library. A 12-piece ensemble, the Watts Hall Band delivers a powerful, vocally driven sound with a full horn section, electric keys, sax solos and standout guitar work. The group’s dynamic blend of rock, blues and R&B classics is designed to keep […]
Celtic music runs through Wiscasset Art Walk next week
A Celtic thread will run through the Wiscasset Art Walk and into the evening on Thursday, July 31. Harpist Alex Bigney will be on the sidewalk on the corner of Main and Middle streets near the Garden Club of Wiscasset’s stall. Across the street in Aekeir Tap Room, 111 Main St., the Main St. Music […]
Eclectic trio to take the stage at Johnson Hall Opera House
Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner will welcome a trio of musicians — Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda and Antonio Sánchez — to the Reehl Stage at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 30. This new trio features instrumentation that the venue said “might safely be called uncommon.” Playing original repertoire, much of it collaboratively written, the group […]
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra offers free concert on Brunswick Mall
The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra in partnership with the Brunswick Downtown Association will present “MSO Summer Pops on the Mall” at 6 p.m. Friday, July 25, on the downtown Brunswick Mall. Audience members should bring lawn chairs and picnic blankets to this free, outdoor concert featuring summer classical music traditions, including “Stars and Stripes Forever,” “Pomp […]
Wiscasset gallery to host meet-the-artist reception for ‘Golden Horizons’ exhibition
Sylvan Gallery invites the public to a reception to meet artist Paul Batch from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, July 31, in conjunction with its current exhibition, “Golden Horizons: The Sunsets and Moonrises of Paul Batch.” The event coincides with Wiscasset Art Walk, during which the gallery will also be displaying new work from its regular roster […]
Guitar master to perform at Boothbay Harbor Opera House
Guitar icon Tommy Emmanuel is no stranger to iconic stages, from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium to London’s Royal Festival Hall and Paris’ L’Olympia. On Wednesday, July 23, this virtuoso arrives to perform in the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor. Emmanuel has a Grammy Award, multiple ARIA Awards and countless accolades, but nothing means more to […]
Irish bluegrass invades Americana in Boothbay Harbor Opera House concert
When virtuoso Irish playing jumps the pond and runs through the wide open fields of bluegrass/Americana, JigJam is born. The band will take the stage at Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 22. JigJam made its Grand Ole Opry Debut in Nashville in March 2023 to critical acclaim, receiving a standing ovation […]