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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.
The Opera House- 633-6855
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.
Join us for a night of Raggae. Mighty Mystic can be described as a charismatic man on a mission; he’s gone from being a fan of Reggae to a contributor of the art. His diversity has allowed him to cultivate a wide and loyal following. Be on the lookout for this invigorating, infectious artist as he climbs the ladder of success with humility and passion.
The Boston Globe says “If there is such a thing as a folk star, this guy merits the title. Whether performing a heartfelt ballad, singing a down-to-earth blues tune, or weaving an onstage story with strands of humor and wisdom, Rush has been winning audiences over since the 1960s.”
Grammy winning pianist Paul Sullivan joins us this summer, accompanied by vocalist Theresa Thomason. Both perform regularly as members of the internationally touring Paul Winter Consort but this is one of the few shows they perform as a duo. In fact, their very first appearance as a duo was on the Opera House stage in 2010. We welcome back this amazing pair for an evening of original music, jazz, blues, gospel and more.
It has always seemed as if there were two Cheryl Wheelers, with fans of the New England songwriter relishing watching the two tussle for control of the mic. There is poet-Cheryl, writer of some of the prettiest, most alluring and intelligent ballads on the modern folk scene. And there is her evil twin, comic-Cheryl, a militant trend defier and savagely funny social critic.
Preservation Hall Jass Band, June 3rd, Maura O’Connell, the 4th, Michael Trautman, the 10th and Jabali Afrika on the 17th at The Opera at Boothbay Harbor
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Sam Whitman Band, w/ Megan Murphy, and The Golden Prize at Johnson Hall 5/19/12
Work by Cony High School Art Students on view at in Augusta Until July 7, 2012
Disc Golf Event to Benefit Issinryu Karate Academy in Randolph on May 20, 2012
REMINDER: Artists invited to an Art Critique with Abbott Meader at The Harlow on May 20, 2012
Maine Historical Society News for the Week of May 16, 2012
Natural Inclination Show at Monkee Tree to Benefit Natural Resources Council
Francine Reed on May 19th, Portland String Quartet on 22nd at Boothbay Opera House