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On this night Katie Daggett & Friends come together to present the music from Lucinda William’s Car Wheels on a Gravel Road album in its entirety. Katie will be joined by some of the areas finest musicians including , Bob Colwell, Ginger Cote, Erik Glockler, and Roger Sampson. They all share a love for Lucinda’s music especially the Car Wheels album and look forward to covering it in front of a live audience. Katie’s originals will be featured on this night as well!
The Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW) is the largest watershed in Maine where the Eastern brook trout is still the top predator fish in the ecosystem. From Telos Dam to Allagash Falls, big brookies rule the lakes and river that makeup the 92-mile-long wilderness waterway. Springtime — May and June — is when brook trout are most active and feed ravenously. They are fairly easy to catch when they are on a feeding frenzy and will hit almost anything. As fishermen, we just need to find that special place where the fish congregate at the right time.
On Thursday, May 17th, join us at the Strand Theatre for one of the years highest grossing docs, JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI, which Variety calls “Mouthwatering.” Co-presented by the Strand Theatre and Suzuki’s Sushi Bar, showtime is 7PM. We’re also extremely happy to announce that we’ll be bringing back one of our favorites from CIFF 2011. LOW AND CLEAR will be returning to Maine with screenings at Portland’s SPACE Gallery on May 18th and 20th, and North Haven and Rockland on May 19th! Director Kahlil Hudson will be in attendance for a Q&A at all screenings.
Herard’s piece was created from industrial objects found around the state of Maine. She will be entering her senior year at University of Maine at Augusta in the fall of 2012. Herard says, “After having taken classes ranging from photography to print making, I enrolled in the 2011 summer welding class with Robert Katz. The moment I cut that first piece of metal with the acetylene torch I found my place and love in the art world.” Ebb and Flow’s curves and kinetic mass are meant to represent the passing of life-altering moments.
At only 17 years of age Kathleen already has international experience having performed in Ireland, Scotland and the USA as well as various parts of Canada. Among her many accomplishments a couple of highlights are competing at the Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann in Co. Offaly 2008 and again in Co. Cavan, Ireland in 2010 and the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Championships in Ottawa in both 2009 and 2010.
The Casco Bay Tummlers, from Portland, Maine, have been performing klezmer music since 1988. They have released three recordings and were also featured performers on the LL Bean Holiday CD. In 1999 they created and performed the music for the world premiere of “Manifest” at Portland Stage Company. The Tummlers have a unique sound and a stage performance that features all members of the band. Steve Gruverman brings an extensive background in ethnic dance music to his soulful clarinet playing. Carl Dimow has developed a unique klezmer flute style, making the instrument an equal solo voice in the music.
A regional 1-day Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event will be held on Saturday, May 19th, 2012 at the Augusta Public Works Complex located at 55 North Street in Augusta. The following communities are participating: Augusta, Belgrade, Fayette, Gardiner, Hallowell, Manchester, Monmouth, Readfield, Wayne, and Winthrop. Kennebec Valley Council of Governments is assisting with project coordination. Residents of these communities need to register with their individual town. Pre-registration is required.
The public is invited to attend the opening celebration on Friday, May 11th from 5-8pm to experience a diverse mix of high quality artwork from all corners of Maine. The opening is free and open to the public. $1,350 in prize money will be awarded to artists in a ceremony beginning at 6 pm. The annual juried art exhibition at the Harlow Gallery, now in its seventeenth year, draws artists to Hallowell from all over the state of Maine. Many thanks to Kennebec Savings Bank and to the Worthington Group for sponsoring Art2012.
Who is Post Provost? Post Provost is a new musical exploration driven by the music and creative songwriting of Dave Gagne, Sam Franklin, Saeko Nishimura, James Walsh and more. As a sort of natural continuation of the eternal side-project Canada Goose, and born from the ashes of EastWave Radio, Dave and Co. have finished a full length LP over this last winter. Engineered and produced by Mike McInnis and mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering, it is scheduled for release in May 2012.
Are you curious what a national park in the North Woods could mean for Maine? How Maine’s new mining law could affect our North Woods? How this year’s legislature has changed planning and management for the North Woods? “Thoreau’s North Woods: Opportunities, Threats, & the Beauty of the Place” offers an opportunity to discuss these issues, and connect with Maine’s North Woods through stunning photography, on Tuesday, May 22 4:30-6:00 p.m. at the Natural Resources Council of Maine, 3 Wade Street in Augusta.
The City of Gardiner has recently announced its partnership with the Gardiner Board of Trade, Gardiner Main Street, and the Orton Family Foundation (collectively “Partners” or “Partnership”) in a two-year grant to undertake a Gardiner Heart & Soul Community Planning project. “Heart & Soul Community Planning” is an innovative, multi-disciplinary approach to helping citizens from all walks of life discover and protect their community’s most important assets so that they can adapt to change while enhancing the attributes they value most.
Maine’s premier Celtic folk duo, Castlebay, presents a concert of Celtic and New England traditional music. Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee are Castlebay. Their concerts feature poignant ballads sung in Lane’s ethereal soprano and Gosbee’s rich baritone interspersed with joyous dance tunes played on Celtic harp, guitar, fiddle and tin whistle. Castlebay treats the audience to a musical journey through time and across the Atlantic. The show is sponsored by Kennebec Technologies and At Home Veterinary Care. Johnson Hall’s corporate sponsor is The Bank of Maine.
(While)In the process I came across some of their songs on youtube. So I played a couple and I easily determined why it was so easy for magazines like, and including, The Phoenix to give them a great review. This is a young and spirited group of musicians. The drive of the band keeps your attention and the vocals and musical arrangements simply add to their presence, style and commitment to the art of music. I really liked this band and have no problems suggesting that you would do. If they are in your area, drop by and take a listen. You just may well agree with me.
Piping Plovers are an endangered shorebird species that nest on white sand beaches where nesting success is a constant struggle against weather, beachgoers, pets, and predators. They were listed on the state’s Endangered Species List in 1997, and were federally listed as Threatened Species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1986.
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