Conor Page, a Maine-based singer/songwriter with rural roots and a big city background, will play from 8-11 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, at Pedro O’Hara’s in Lewiston. After extensive touring with his Chicago-based rock group, he was drawn back home to southern Maine to contribute to the thriving music scene. With his natural draw to […]
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UUCB Concerts for a Cause presents Heather Masse and Jed Wilson
BRUNSWICK — Back by popular demand, Heather Masse and Jed Wilson return to the UUCB Concerts for a Cause series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick. Proceeds from the concert will benefit Tedford Housing, providing housing and services for the homeless, and Oasis Free Clinics, providing free medical […]
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The Mallett Brothers Band to play at Johnson Hall
GARDINER — The Mallett Brothers Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center. Doors open a half-hour before the show. The Mallett Brothers Band is an independent rock and roll/Americana/country band from Maine. Their busy tour schedule since forming in 2009 has helped them to build a dedicated […]
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Chiharu Naruse to present special piano series recital at Franco Center
LEWISTON — Concert artist and teacher Chiharu Naruse will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, March 6, at the Gendron Franco Center. This third recital in the 2019-2020 Piano Series season will highlight her interest in bringing live classical music to young listeners. During the first half of the program Naruse will feature works by Liszt, […]
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One Longfellow Square announces lineup for March
PORTLAND — Spring is coming and One Longfellow Square is excited to welcome some great acts like Celtic wonder Cherish the Ladies, and singer-songwriters like Holly Near and Jonatha Brooke as well as a St. Patrick’s day show with Josephine County, and an evening of bluegrass from the legendary Gibson Brothers. Cherish the Ladies appear […]
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OURBIGBAND performs the music of Maine’s jazz great Steve Grover
PORTLAND — OURBIGBAND, a 17-piece jazz ensemble made up of musicians from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Portland celebrate the music of the late Maine jazz great Steve Grover. The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at the SPACE Gallery and is co-presented by the Portland Conservatory of Music’s Dimension in Jazz. Grover […]
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Young musicians urged to apply for summer chamber music workshop
Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School is accepting applications for the Envision Chamber Music Workshop, a week-long music camp for young musicians ages 8-18. This year’s program will begin Monday, Aug. 3, and conclude on Friday, Aug. 7, with a free public performance for family and friends on the final afternoon of the program. Applications […]
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John Gawler to perform at Oasis of Music
John Gawler returns, banjo, guitar and song bag in hand, from 12:30-1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, at the Oasis of Music at Trinity Church in Lewiston. Gawler has been a mainstay for traditional country and folk music in Maine since the early 1970’s, having played and sung with the Pine Hill String Band, the […]
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PSO celebrates Maine’s 200th birthday with ‘Maine’s Bicentennial’
PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra, led by PSO Music Director Eckart Preu, will celebrate Maine’s bicentennial on the date of the state’s formation, March 15. The 2:30 p.m. matinee concert features the world premiere of “First Light: A Fanfare for Maine,” commissioned for the occasion by the PSO and composed by Maine-based composer Daniel […]
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Rasa String Quartet to perform at St. Lawrence Arts
The Rasa String Quartet will perform at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 19, at St. Lawrence Arts Center in Portland. The Rasa String Quartet was formed in 2019 at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA and consists of Korean-American cellist, Eunghee Cho, Spanish-Vietnamese violist, Claudia Do Minh Ramos, Japanese-American violinist, Kiyoshi Hayashi, […]