SoundCheck: New Shades of Blue is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, livestreamed on Facebook from the Camden Opera House. The Maine duo/trio plays eclectic mix including old-time jazz, blues and originals, some reggae-based. Juliane Gardner, Christopher Poulin and Ezra Rugg began playing together in college when they met as students in a […]
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UUCB Concerts for a Cause to feature David Wilcox
David Wilcox will perform an online concert for UUCB Concerts for a Cause at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26. The Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick has had to cancel 11 of its Concerts for a Cause so far because of COVID-19. However, Wilcox whose June concert was canceled, has invited Concerts for a Cause […]
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USM School of Music to stream ‘Valentines for Better Times’ concert
Many of the world’s concert traditions have been disrupted by the pandemic during the past year, but one of the most beloved traditions in the Portland area is being preserved, the annual Valentine’s Day concert presented by the violin/piano duo Ronald Lantz and Laura Kargul. Their concert, “Valentines from Better Times,” will be streamed online […]
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Terrance Simien Mardi Gras livestream event will benefit Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
A livestream Terrence Simien Mardi Gras celebration from the Vermillion Performance Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, will begin at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13. Celebrate Mardi Gras with this multiple Grammy-winning Zydeco champion, and have a blast along the way! Tickets cost $15-$35. A portion of each ticket sold will benefit the Opera House at Boothbay […]
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Chocolate Church Arts Center plans virtual Valentine’s Showcase
Oshima Brothers, Love By Numb3rs will be the featured performers.
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Darlingside livestream concerts, Q&A set
Darlingside will livestream music from its new album “Fish Pond Fish” at 3 p.m. and again at 8 p.m., then an all access post show Q&A at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 The band will perform the album in its entirety and in sequence (we’ve never tried this before), plus a bunch of ye olden […]
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John and Rachel Nicholas livestream concert planned
John and Rachel Nicholas will perform via livestream at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, via Camden Opera House Facebook page (facebook.com/camdenoperahouse). The latest in the SoundCheck series of streaming shows from opera house continues with a performance from the midcoast duo. With a sound that traverses Americana, folk, rock, blues and R&B, it should prove […]
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Instrument talk, demonstrations by Nathan Kolosko available online
Nathan Kolosko will demonstrate three instruments used in traditional Persian classical music: the Kamancheh, Tar and Oud or Barbat. He will talk about each instrument’s history, construction and technique, and will perform a short piece on each instrument. The free recording can be viewed from noon Thursday, Feb. 4, to 5 p.m. Feb. 17. The […]
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The Portland Symphony Orchestra shares winter 2021 concert plans
The Portland Symphony Orchestra will film and release five new digital concerts this winter 2021, featuring beloved works from the classical world, famous tunes from Louis Armstrong and local folk legends Schooner Fare, as well as internationally-renowned guest artists Byron Stripling and Anna Shelest. Each of the three classical and two POPS! concerts will be […]
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Classical Uprising presents Spring 2021 Season
PORTLAND — Out of the ashes, music rises. The future of classical music is here, and it’s in Portland, Maine. In a moment when arts organizations across the globe are struggling, Emily Isaacson, 2018 Maine Artist of the Year, is using the pandemic to radically rethink live performance, classical music, and community arts. The result, […]