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With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, the Opera House is pleased to present Portland String violinist Ron Lantz in concert with pianist Laura Kargul. The evening will feature a wide selection of French romantic music and will combine the Maine premiere of a little known masterpiece, the sublime Sonata for Violin and Piano by early 20thcentury composer Jacques de la Presle, with a fresh look at the well-known and universally beloved work, the great Sonata in A Major by Cesar Franck.
2012 OPENING EVENT – SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 THE HOLY MACKERELS and CATTLE CALL and THE McCARTHYS. Three bands, one great night of music, guest musicians, dancing, and good times. The [...]
UPCOMING SHOWS Saturday, January 21 Holy Mackerels & Friends Saturday, February 11 Ron Lantz & Laura Kargul, A Valentine to French Romanticism Sunday, February 26 John Adams & Sean Fleming [...]
Festive Lights, Food and Friends Come enjoy the wonderful holiday decorations one last time in 2011! You are invited to the Opera House Potluck, Tuesday, December 20 at 6 pm. Bring yourself (and a friend or two), something to share, flatware and utensils and come on down to the House on Tuesday to enjoy the decorations and company of others in a relaxed setting.
The gingerbread festivities kick off this Friday night with the Dough Ball! Dress up or dress down, come prepared to feast on great hors d’oeuvres and dance to the music of The Four Snowmen (if you are a dancer), bid wildly on some terrific silent auction items and be on hand when we announce the winning entries in this year’s Gingerbread Spectacular. The Dough Ball is a fundraiser, helping to underwrite the Spectacular and other free Opera House events in December.
This annual winter fundraiser is our preview party for the Great Gingerbread Spectacular – come tonight and be the first to see this year’s creations, dine on wonderful hors d’oeuvres, dance to the sound of The Snowmen, and kick off the holiday season in style. Cash bar. Dress is anything from casual to your best holiday garb!
FRIDAY- DECEMBER 2ND
10am – 5pm FESTIVAL OF TREES BEGINS!
The Opera House is the setting for “All That Glitters”, the sparkly theme for the Festival of Trees brought to you by the Boothbay Region Garden Club. Walk through the forest of trees and bid on your favorite one to take home.
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Asleep at the Wheel, the famed western-swing, boogie, and roots-music outfit that’s, amazingly, still on the upswing. That’s saying something, too, considering the group’s been around for nearly 40 years, turning out an incredible 25+ albums while playing an unrelenting schedule of one-nighters that would make a vaudevillian dizzy. The Nine time Grammy winning Kings of Texas Swing.
Friday, November 04 2011, 8:00pm This is a night of boogie woogie that you won’t soon forget. Michael Kaeshammer arrives at the Opera House with his trio and may just undo all the renovation work when he blows the roof off the old place. Come hear this intensely fun piano player!
Sierra Hull Saturday, October 22 2011, 8:00pm She is young but has already amassed scores of fans and has performed at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. Sierra is a full-fledged virtuosic instrumentalist, singer and songwriter and her mandolin playing possesses clarity and fleet-fingeredprecision. Come see this fast rising star.
She is young but has already amassed scores of fans and has performed at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. Sierra is a full-fledged virtuosic instrumentalist, singer and songwriter and her mandolin playing possesses clarity and fleet-fingered precision. Come see this fast rising star.
It’s no secret by now that Irish music and punk rock get along surprisingly well. Bands ranging from the Pogues to Boston’s Dropkick Murphys have combined fiery Irish tunes with the volume and bluster of punk. The New York based quartet The Prodigals take that a step further. They have a raucous punk-inspired sound but also incorporate drum-and-bass rhythms from modern dance music and hip-hop. And they do it with a strong respect for Irish roots and a repertoire of mostly traditional tunes.
Bring the family to explore the exciting connection between plants and cloth when Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Maine Fiberarts gather together the plants, spinners, dyers, weavers, and other artists and craftspeople who bring this relationship to life. This two-day event includes demonstrations, displays, and sales of a variety of items by Maine’s fiber artists and craftspeople, as well as a chance to learn and practice new skills. At beautiful Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters Island Road, Boothbay – just over a mile from the Boothbay common and 10 miles from Route 1.
These 5 hard-touring, fun loving musicians spend over 200 days a year on the road, bringing audiences to their feet with their original interpretations of Celtic classics and well-crafted originals. Their endearing stage banter and story-telling have earned them life-long fans. Their 7th studio album, Cabbage, was released in 2010 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard World Charts.
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