A Company of the 6th and Maine

The Maine State Library compiled Maine in the Civil War, a selected bibliography in recognition of the war’s sesquicentennial. This bibliography includes general resources; memoires, diaries and correspondence and regimental histories but is not inclusive of every Civil War-related item in the Maine State Library’s collection. In his introduction, Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr, Maine State Historian says, “To these categories, I would add that the Maine State Library and many other institutions have major holdings in Civil War period newspapers, which are an invaluable source of information about both the home front and the battle front between 1861 and 1865.” Shettleworth concludes with, “On the pages of this bibliography are the books which contain ‘the mystic cords of memory’ that link us to a defining moment in the history of our state and nation.”

Thanks to Emily Schroeder, reference librarian at the State Library, for compiling this list of resources, thanks to Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. for writing the introduction, and thanks to the Maine State Archives for sharing photos from their collection.

Maine in the Civil War is available online for any library, school or individual. Visit http://www.maine.gov/msl/services/genealogy/index.shtml, look on the right sidebar, below the Drummer Boys photo.

If you would like a print copy, please contact the Reference Department at 287-5613.

• 1 pair diamond stud earrings.- $100 Value – The Village Jeweler – 221 Water Street
• Dinner for 2 – $50 Value – Mad Dog Pub – 259 Water Street
• 1 bottle of wine – $20 Value – Water Street Café – 347 Water Street
• Floral arrangement – $25 Value -  Berry and Berry Floral – 207 Water Street
• Photo Shoot and 11”X14” Print – $50 Value – Picture Perfect Photography  – 226 Water Street
• 2 Tickets to “Primo Cubano” Hot Latin Jazz Performance – Feb. 11th – $30 Value – Johnson Hall –280 Water Street

The purchase price for this package deal is only $99 – Valued at $275.  For more information, contact Gardiner Main Street – 582-3100.  To purchase the package, visit Johnson Hall, Mad Dog Pub, Village Jeweler, Water Street Cafe, or Berry and Berry Floral.

We hope you can come celebrate the release of our new CD. To celebrate with us, Martin Steingesser will bless us with one of his poems and we will accompany him with our music.  It’s sure to be a magical piece and night. Come celebrate the new year with us.

Much Love

Inanna

Tickets $15
Box Office
(207) 761-1757
or online at
One Longfellow Square
181 State Street, Portland, Maine

Martin Steingesser lives in Portland, ME, where he is the city’s first poet laureate. He has published a book of poems, Brothers of Morning, and a CD, The Thinking Heart,  a performance piece in two voices and cello. He was awarded Maine Alliance for Art Education’s Bill Bonyun Award 2006 for exemplified talent as an artist. He likes best that one of his  students thinks his work is beauty. “It moves you,” she said. “He brings you over the bridge to poetry.

Opportunity to study West African drumming with Annegret Baier

We will focus on Djembe technique and the melodic rhythm patterns of the 3 bass drums in the tradition of the Malinke percussion orchestra from Guinea, West Africa.

“DJEMBE INTENSIVE” WORKSHOPS on Saturdays
in February, March and April

The first workshop will take place on Saturday February 18.
Dates: Saturdays 2/18, 3/17 and 4/14
Time: 10am-2:30pm (we’ll break for lunch)
Cost: $70 per workshop

Location for all Classes and Workshops:

Portland Friends Meeting House,
1837 Outer Forest Ave., Portland, ME
Pre-registration required 871-8859 or

e-mail annegret@maine.rr.com.

Djembes are available for rent. Please indicate at registration! Drummers of all levels are welcome!

annegretbaier.com

Visit our Website

www.inanna.ws

In This Issue:

Inanna at One Longfellow Square with Special guest Martin Steingesser

New CD

Jewel In the Heart now available online and in local stores.

Opportunity to study West African drumming with Annegret Baier.

Buy Inanna’s Music

Online

Inanna’s Website
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Inanna’s FaceBook site Click on MusicStore

CD baby
Jewel in the Heart, Skin and Bone, Listen and Live CD Click Here

Beyond Tradition – Click Here

Stores:
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Bull Moose Locations
Enchantments Boothbay Harbor ME

Upcoming Events

Special Mother’s day workshop for Mother’s and daughters. A day of dance, song, hula hooping and drumming. We hope djembe’s will be given to the girls. We are working on raising the money for this so stay tuned.

Wednesday Feb. 15, Inanna will be on WMPG. Live performance. Tune in 90.1 or 104.1

The Gin Mill,
302 Water Street,
Augusta, Maine

The Gin Mill in Augusta hosts an Open Mic every Thursday between 7.30 – 10.30 PM

This fantastic bar has the worlds greatest food menu and the worlds greatest drinks array,in fact,this is the worlds greatest bar !!

The Open Mic is the perfect place to perform in whether you are a Musician,Poet,Comedian or the worlds greatest canoeist,personally I’ve always thought downhill canoeing easy,we want to see the uphill canoeist,especially the extreme waterfall canoeists !!

The evening is broken down into 20 minute slots,sign up is on the night,first come first served with a valid Maine driving license,a piece of string,notebook and a letter signed by Cher confirming your allowed out past 9.30pm in the evening.

We have the PA, leads, Mic’s you just need the instrument or water based incline of your choice.

Come along and have a fine evening in the Worlds greatest bar !!

Cast members in the Robinson Players’ production of "The Laramie Project": Alanna Hoffman ’15 as the Narrator; Nick Auer ’15 as Jon Peacock, Matthew Shepard’s academic advisor; Jonathan Schwolsky ’15 as Tectonic Theater Project member Andy Paris.

Seeking to spark constructive dialogue on campus and in the community, a student theater group at Bates College presents Moisés Kaufman’s The Laramie Project in performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12. All shows are in Gannett Theater, Pettigrew Hall, 305 College St.

Tickets are $5 and available at the door. Proceeds go to Outright L/A, a Lewiston-Auburn organization that supports LGBTQ youth in a safe and affirming environment. For more information, please contact mschloss@bates.edu.

A 4 p.m. panel discussion follows the Sunday performance in Gannett Theater. Featured are members of the production; Heather Lindkvist, director of the Diversity in Excellence Leadership Team at Bates; and members of OUTfront, an LGBTQ advocacy group on campus. Refreshments will be served.

Time magazine described The Laramie Project as “a pioneering work and a powerful stage event.” The play captures the voices of residents of Laramie, Wyo., following the brutal 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a University of Wyoming student who was gay.

Immediately following the murder, members of the New York City-based Tectonic Theater Project traveled to Laramie, seeking “the story of the people of Laramie in their own words,” as the troupe’s website states.

Led by Tectonic artistic director Kaufman, they returned repeatedly over the next two years to collect interviews. The result is a script comprising 40 haunting and authentic narratives structured as a series of “moments” supported by monologues.

The play, produced by the Robinson Players, is co-directed by senior Michelle Schloss of Unionville, Conn.; and junior Spencer Collet of Leawood, Kan. Schloss and Collet’s theatrical strengths complement each other: The former is a seasoned director while the latter has a strong acting background. Accordingly, Schloss focuses on mapping character movement, and Collet on developing the monologues.

“The play doesn’t make any argument at all,” Schloss explains. “It focuses on the community and asks: Why did this happen here? It shows all the different viewpoints and lets those sink in.”

Collet adds, “You get all of these very intense issues presented at once in a way that’s compelling because they come from real people. If it does anything, The Laramie Projectcelebrates our differences no matter what they are. We are not making any definitive judgment — apart from, hate is wrong. ”

Fairly and effectively dramatizing these differences has tested the Robinson Players. Collet explains, “The biggest challenge is to present it so that people don’t come away saying, ‘Those people there must be terrible.’ All groups portrayed in this show are given an equal say.”

“Every opinion, whether or not people here agree with it, is valid and real,” Schloss agrees.

Departing from a decade-plus of annual Robinson productions of The Vagina Monologues,Laramie engages contemporary discourse on gender and sexuality. Collet, who performed in the play in high school and suggested it to the Bates company, intended it to be a catalyst for student and community dialogue.

Accordingly, the company has teamed up with OUTfront to develop the post-show panel. OUTfront also suggested Outright L/A as the organization to receive the proceeds.

Schloss and Collet praise the 14 actors for their maturity and focus in playing characters who are unlike them and for tackling the challenge of playing 40 characters. “Every single member of this cast is phenomenal, and I’ve never been in a theater situation where you have that,” states Collet.

Among the players are:

Nick Auer, a first-year from Fairfield, Conn., who portrays Aaron McKinney, one of Shepard’s assailants;

Charles Emple, a senior from Swampscott, Mass., who plays a member of the Tectonic Theater Project, as well as Aaron Kriefels, who found Shepard and placed the 911 call;

Jennifer Flanagan, a senior from Sherborn, Mass., playing an administrative assistant at the university;

MacKenzie Pendergast, a first-year student from Greenwich, Conn., who plays Reggie Fluty, the policewoman who responded to Kriefels’ 911 call;

Liam Zaaijer, a senior from South Orange, N.J., who portrays a limousine driver in Laramie and also Father Roger Schmidt, the minister who held the first candlelight vigil for Shepard.

Travis Jones, a junior from Ithaca, N.Y., is responsible for the set design, and senior Ian Dulin of Bennington, Vt., created the lighting design.

Since its premiere in 2000, more than 30 million people around the country have seen Laramieat high schools, colleges, community theaters and professional playhouses.

– By Izzy McKean ’12

Fashion show focuses on traditional and contemporary African styles

Posted by: Bates News on February 2, 2012Tags: fashion

Modeling Nigerian dresses for the Inside Africa Fashion Show are first-year students (from left) Folarera Fasawe, Michelle Pham and fashion show host Nicole Kanu.

Traditional and contemporary fashions from Africa are the focus of Bates’ premiere Inside Africa Fashion Show, starting at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.

Sponsored by the Africana Club, a student organization, the event is open to the public at no cost. For more information, please contact nkanu@bates.edu.

In addition to students modeling apparel from 10 African nations, the program includes a dance from the Congo, a performance of Ghana’s popular Azonto mime dancing and a rendition of the South African national anthem by the Gospelaires, a choir composed of singers from Bates and Lewiston-Auburn.

“I thought it would be interesting to invite Bates and the community to see Africa,” explains Nicole Kanu, who conceived of the show and will host it. A first-year student from Little Rock, Ark., she is the daughter of a Nigerian couple. “Many look at Africa as one country and fail to realize that it is a continent that contains many countries.

“The Inside Africa Fashion Show will take the audience into Africa and focus on some of the smallest differences between countries — in their attire. This show is about Africa today.”

The show will follow a plot depicting a student who is backpacking through Africa. “Each stop she makes shows her a different aspect,” Kanu says. At the end of the fashion show, the backpacking student will bring Africa back to America as models demonstrate how to mix and match American and African apparel.

Thur, February 8th

The Sweet Love open mic is particular special in that it is one of the very unique open mics that is available to all age groups. Since Sweet Love is not a bar, youthful musicians use this open mic as an opportunity to learn and hone new skills. A friend of mine was at last weeks open mic and said he was amazed at the amount of young talent that showed up and the interaction between them and some of the older players who come along.

If you are a player and are looking to improve you chops, you should drop by. They have a great turn-out and lots of talent will be in the room.

See you there!

Sweet Love
289 Water Street
Gardiner, ME, 04345

Follow this link for more information
Facebook Page for Sweet Love

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The Help Heat Homes Initiative will be hosting a Big Band Ball fundraiser for heating assistance.
Friday, February 10th from 7-10:30 pm at the Rockport Opera House located at 6 Central Street in Rockport.

The event will feature jazz/swing band “MoJo” and will include the music of Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington,
Count Basie, and more. Semi-formal attire is requested. The event is sponsored by Mr. Tire, Midcoast Gym, and Brooks Trap Mill.

Admission is $10 suggested donation per person, $15 for couples.

Celebrity guests, cash bar, and raffles.
Ron Hawkes Photography will be available to take couples photos. Space is limited.

To purchase a ticket in advance, please contact a volunteer at 691-6867.
For online ticket purchasing, visit http://bigbandball.eventbrite.com/

NOTE: We were notified that another fundraiser was being held to raise money for an assisted living facility in the next town over.
The spaghetti dinner starts at 5pm at 63 Washington Street in Camden.

~ Dinner AND Dancing ~
So ~ Come Join Us!! Have dinner at 5 and come on over to the Big Band Ball at 7!!

LINK TO MAP
If you cannot attend, please consider a donation:
Checks should be made out to “Penquis” with “Help Heat Homes” in the memo.

Please, send your donation to:
Jan Dolcater
P O Box 867,
Rockport, Me, 04856

Dear Fellow Cinephiles:

• Best Picture
• Best Actor (Jean Dujardin)
• Best Supporting Actress (Berenice Bejo)
• Best Director (Michael Hazanavicius)
• Best Original Screenplay (Michael Hazanavicius)
• Best Original Score, Best Cinematography
• Best Art Direction,
• Best Film Editing and…
• Best Costume Design

What’s It about? The silent, black-and-white feature follows Jean Dujardin as George Valentin, a silent movie star, who — after the premiere of his latest film — has a serendipitous run-in with a beautiful fan named Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo). Soon after, Valentin discovers that studios are no longer interested in financing his beloved silent flicks, opting instead for the futuristic “talkies.” And the new, up-and-coming star of these films? The aforementioned Peppy. Valentin spends the rest of the film trying to reclaim the stardom he once held with help from Peppy.

Why should you see it? Unless you were born at the turn of the 20th century, you will be told by people less sophisticated than you, that you should be uninterested in seeing a silent movie. However, don’t let that D.O.B. get in the way; after all, what makes this movie Oscar-worthy isn’t its lack of sound, but the compelling performances and terrific story. If that doesn’t sound good, perhaps you will be interested in the scene-stealing Jack Russell terrier (played by Uggie the dog).

The Artist
Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius
Starring: Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Bernice Bejo
(PG-13)(100 min)
TRAILER

The Artist (PG-13)
Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo
- 100 minutes
Fri: (1:30), (3:45), 6:00, 8:15
Sat: (1:30), (3:45), 6:00, 8:15
Sun: (1:30), (3:45), 6:00, 8:15
Mon: (1:30), (3:45), 6:00, 8:15
Tue: (1:30), (3:45), 6:00, 8:15
Wed: (1:30), (3:45), 6:00, 8:15
Thu: (1:30), (3:45), 6:00, 8:15

Tontine Mall
149 Maine St.
(207) 729-5486
www.eveningstarcinema.com
All children under age 12
always $6.25
All matinee shows
(before 5:00 PM)
$6.75

Evening shows
Seniors 65+: $6.75
Regular adult: $8.00
Barry Norman
Eveningstar Cinema
(207) 729-6796

Listen to the Great Music of Christine Poulson at Roosters on Feb. 9th at Rooster's

Feb. 9th 5:30pm
Chris Poulson

Feb. 10th 5:30pm
Steve Vellani

Feb. 11th 5:30pm
Acoustic Chi

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Thank you for your continuing interest in our newsletter. We are well into 2012 and the planning for public events here at the village is in progress. We have a tentative calendar available for you. The full calendar will be ready by March 1st and will be posted at www.shaker.lib.me.us. Please plan to visit us during the season. You may also want to visit www.gemsof26.com and learn more about our area and all that it has to offer. Please also keep in mind that the Shaker community opens its Sunday meetings to all of you-meeting begins at 10 AM. At this time of year meeting is held in the chapel of the (big brick)Dwelling House. In the summer it is held in the 1794 Meetinghouse. Do join the Shakers for meeting-you are cordially invited to attend.

We hope that your winter has been a safe one. Not much snow here. We have had our share of ice but not like the horrific damage from 1998. For some photos of one of our icy encounters visit our Facebook page.

TENTATIVE 2012 SABBATHDAY LAKE SHAKER VILLAGE CALENDAR

March 7-11 Portland Flower Show, 58 Fore St. in the Old Port, Portland, ME

Visit the Shaker booth where the entire herb line and select books and gift items will be for sale.  Garden and flower displays fill up large parts of the show, located in the Portland Company’s former factory, and historic structure on Portland Harbor.

May 25 Shaker Museum Opens for the 2012 Season

The Shaker Museum opens for the 2012 season as part of the Memorial Day Weekend.  Open Mondays through Saturdays (closed Sundays), 10 AM – 4:30 PM through Columbus Day.  Guided Tours.  Sepcial Events.  Shaker Museum Reception Center – herbs, gifts and exhibits: “Creating Chosen Land: Our Home 1783-2010″ (history of the establishment and growth of Shaker Village through objects and interactive media); “Come Little Children, Come To Zion,” (children’s life at Shaker Village); “The Fruitage Will Never Fail: The Sabbathday Lake shaker Orchards”.

NOTE:  May 25th also marks the opening of the 2012 season of crafts workshops and demos.  For your FREE copy of the 2012 catalog of workshops, demos and special events, contact us at usshakers@aol.com or (207) 926-4597.  The catalog will be ready around March 1st.  Workshops and demos in the fields of arts and crafts, herbs, woodworking, woodcarving, basketmaking, weaving, blacksmithing, spinning and quilting and chair caning.

ANOTHER NOTE:  Nature Hikes are offered twice a month during our open months.  Guided hikes through the woods and fields of Shaker Village including Loon’s Point, Aurelia’s Cascade and Sabbathday Lake itself.  Each month offers different views of the flora and fauna.

YET ANOTHER NOTE:  Interested in herbs?  Planting, growing, harvesting, and processing?  Herb lore and uses – teas, cooking, potpourris, simples, and worts and the like?  Hands on garden work and project workshops.  Join our Herb Garden Internship Program in the Shaker gardens-contact usshakers@aol.com or(207) 926-4597 for a FREE program information.  Starts in June.  Internship program is FREE.

June 2  Shape Note Singing

Join shape note singers in the 1794 Shaker Meetinghouse.  Shape note singing is one of the oldest traditions in American music, in the Sacred Harp school.  The public is invited to sit in and listen or even to join in the singing.  FREE

June 27-30  Maine Festival of American Music

7th Annual Maine Festival.  Program directors are the Portland String Quartet.  The varied program for 2012 includes three evening concerts and a chamber music workshop day.  Guest artists include the Maine State Historian, Shaker Community members and distinguished instrumental artists playing both solo and with the Quartet.  FREE flyer available.

Dec. 1  Shaker Christmas Fair

10AM- 3PM.  Shaker Store.  Book Room.  Herb Room.  Cheese and pickles.  Antiques.  Shaker Yarn.  White Elephant Room (proceeds benefit needy families.)  Good Room (Shaker home baked holiday goodies including fruitcakes and breads.)  Wreaths.  FREE cider pressing. Barbecue lunch.  “Gifts for all ages.  Come one, come all.”

July 22   Tentative date for Open Farm Day  (www.getrealmaine.com)

Shaker Village opens at 12 NOON as part of this statewide celebration of Maine Agriculture.  Wagon rides. Barn tours.  Livestock-Scottish Highland cattle and multiple varieties of sheep and cats.  Garden tours.  Shaker history and architecture exhibits.  Shaker Store.  Shaker Museum Reception Center.  FREE.  Barbecue lunch.  Home baked food sale.

August 11-12  Friends of the Shakers Weekend

Annual meeting and special events for the members of the Friends of the Shakers.  Contactusshakers@aol.com or (207) 926-4597 to join the Friends.  Regular hours and tours for the general public.

August 25  Maine Native American Summer Market & Demonstration

Maine Native Americans representing three Maine tribes.  Basketmaking.  Jewelry.  Sculpting.  Songs and flute making.  Storytelling.  FREE.

Sept. 22 and 29, Oct. 6   Apple Saturdays

FREE cider pressing at each Apple Saturday-bring your own apples or buy some Shaker Orchard apples.  Special events: Sept. 22-Apple Pie Sale in cooperation with New Gloucester Historical Society; Sept. 29- Apple Art for Kids; Oct. 6- Cider and Donut Sale.

Oct. 8  Columbus Day Observed

Shaker Museum closes for the season.

Dec. 1st Shaker Christmas Fair

REMINDER:  Contact usshakers@aol.com or (207) 926-4597 to request your FREE copy of the catalog of workshops, crafts demos and special events.  Available for mailing around March 1st.

Quick Links…

Our Website

Calendar of Events

Herb Catalog

Contact Info and Directions

Contact Information

phone: 207-926-4597

United Society of Shakers | 707 Shaker Road | New Gloucester | ME | 04260

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“Eric Bettencourt combines folk, blues, and classic rock elements into always-pleasing melodic concoctions. Combining guitar chops with lyrical prowess is a proven recipe for success and he isn’t afraid to go with what works. He is considered one of Portland Maine’s finest artists and has been touring to support his November 2011 release Secret Songs for Secret People Don’t miss him!…. www.ericbettencourt.com”

ABOUT
The Portland Phoenix-

Bettencourt is a songwriter at heart, expertly crafting a wide range of tunes around his scratchy, Janis Joplin-esque voice. Whether equipped with just an acoustic guitar, or with his whole backing band, Bettencourt combines folk, blues, and classic rock elements into always-pleasing melodic concoctions. He has admittedly learned from the rock gods themselves — Hendrix, Clapton, Page, Dylan — but is able to stay contemporary, also drawing on current artists like Iron and Wine and Ray LaMontagne. Combining guitar chops with lyrical prowess is a proven recipe for success and Bettencourt isn’t afraid to go with what works. However, he still brings ingenuity to his tracks, often using unconventional arrangements. A staple in the Portland scene, Bettencourt is also a producer and runs his own record label Shadow Shine Records.

Written by:Mike Olcott
Portland Press Herald-

The first thing that grabs you is that rusty set of pipes. Sometimes it sounds like Eric Bettencourt just won a fistfight down by the riverbank and he’s hollering up his new territory. Other tunes convey an old soul opening up to confess a guarded secret. Whatever the story, you believe the guy. Cast in ragged candor, he’s got “it.”

After years of loading gear in ice-cold alleyways, and scrapping for gas to get on stages, the people are starting to get a feel for how special this kid is. Take the first splash, Fine Old World. The fact that Bettencourt has brought Janis Joplin’s wheeze and howl along is secondary on the debut. Listen for the songcraft, EB channels his raw talent into music that doesn’t come from a magic recipe book, it’s organic and accessible to all.“Sweet Elise” sounds like the inside of a summer country cottage, simple and soulful. On “Uniform,” Bettencourt proves he’s mastered Beatles’ caliber writing to tell his layered tales.

The soul blossoms because it’s built on a technician’s foundation. EB’s got Slow Hand’s touch on guitars, electric and acoustic, lead and rhythm. He can shine whenever he chooses, but with mature ears and instincts, he’ll often be first to pull back for the good of the project. Take a tune like the mischievous “Stonewalled” from The Giraffe Attack collection, where a bouncy jig verse gives way somehow to a tearjerker, gospel-chorus. This is pop music with 1960’s street-cred, and it’s only going to come easier for the songwriter as his gift is properly nurtured. He’s already shared the stage with national acts and graced the iTunes front page as a songwriter to watch.

What occupies Bettencourt when he’s not ruling stages and turning heads around town? Well, he can’t seem to shake the music for even a moment. He runs an independent label, Shadow Shine Records, and maintains a fully equipped recording studio to support his talent roster and his own career.  Bettencourt has recorded, produced, and performed as much as any other single force in town. The guy is a flowing fountain of life to the Portland music scene, but it’s getting to be time for the world to find out. Meanwhile, with tricks to spare, and his own growing brand, Bettencourt will just keep on, howling with that torn timbre to the moon, till someone figures it out.

About Shadow Shine Productions

Shadow Shine Productions is an independent recording studio and production company based in Portland, Maine.

Shadow Shine was formed to help talented artists adapt to the rapidly changing music business, from recording and production to booking and promotion.  The epi center of Shadow Shines activity is based in and around Eric Bettencourts home studio.

Shadow Shine Studios is holed up in a finished basement at the bottom of Eric Bettencourts house. It is comfortable, relaxing and provides everything an artists needs to track a full record.

Lots of great equipment for artists: please contact for specifics.

Rates: $35 per hour

Slates Monday Night Concert Series
Slates offers a full menu on these nights along with fine
desserts & drinks – from 5:30pm to 8pm -
or just come enjoy the music!
For reservations call (207) 622-9575
167 Water Street, Hallowell, ME.

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Small Business Development, Recruitment and Retention for Downtowns: How to Survive in (small) Business and Keep on Thriving! - February 17
Engine Arts, 265 Main Street, Biddeford – first floor (across from the McArthur Library downtown)

Have you heard? Downtowns are HOT and opportunities for all sizes and varieties of businesses exist across Maine in our historic commercial districts.  The Maine Downtown Center is focusing its efforts this year with Business Opportunities On Main (BOOM):  matching resources to needs and boosting business development, recruitment and retention in our downtowns.  Join us for this informative and inspirational session where three Main Street downtown small business entrepreneurs will share their strategies to thrive in this economy.  The session concludes with an optional insiders tour of selected historic places, demonstrating innovative adaptive use and cutting-edge rehabilitation projects.
Presenters include:

• Brad Swanson, Business Counselors, Maine Small Business Development Center
• Gordon Platt, Business Counselors, Maine Small Business Development Center
• Jaimie Logan, Governor’s Account Executive, Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
• Josh Davis, Gelato Fiasco, Brunswick
• Johanna Hoffman, Saco Framing, Saco
• Tammy Ackerman, Engine Arts, Biddeford

This session is co-hosted with the Maine Small Business Development Centers and the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development.

Click here to register for MARCH 16!

SAVE THE DATES:

September 14 – Augusta Promotions, Events and Marketing for Downtown: Hot Ideas to Build Momentum

October 12 – BrunswickMarket Analysis/Market Edge for Downtowns: What’s Working and Why

Green Design, Good Design: Historic Preservation and Smart Energy Solutions – March 16
Bath, Bath Savings Institution, 105 Front Street, downtown Upper Level conference room (elevator accessible)
The cost of energy is a leading economic development challenge in Maine.  Add historic buildings, sustainable design, accessibility, modern infrastructure and energy efficiency needs to the mix and you have a recipe for downtown revitalization that requires creative skill and adept financing to deliver.  The Maine Downtown Center, Maine Preservation and the Environmental Funders Network present a practical and thought-provoking session geared to everyone interested in retaining the authentic historic character downtown, while being protective of the environment.  This is truly a global issue of our times and is timed perfectly for the construction season.   Project Canopy/Green Downtown street tree grant opportunities will also be presented.  An optional lunch presentation by the Maine Environmental Funders Network coordinators concludes the Institute.  There will be a small additional charge for lunch.  Co-hosts: Maine Preservation, the Maine Forest Service/Project Canopy, GrowSmart Maine and Efficiency Maine Trust.

All sessions are open to everyone and are held on Fridays from 9-Noon with a continental breakfast provided at registration check in (8:30 a.m.).  Advance registration and payment is required.

Maine Downtown Center
Maine Development Foundation
295 Water Street Suite 5
Augusta, Maine 04330

Questions or FMI: Contact Roxanne Eflin, Senior Program Director, at207.626.3117, 202.229.9465 (mobile) or via email.

Repeat Offenders will be in the House February 11 at Hoxter's

Wed, Feb 8
Open Mic w/John Hasnip

Thur, Feb 9
Air Hockey–come one, come all

Fri, Feb 10
Acoustic Chi
(Tina Charest and Jeff Noel) and
Shipyard Applehead promo 8-10

Sat, Feb 11
Repeat Offenders

Hoxter’s Music & Sports Bar
122 Water St,
Hallowell, ME 04347-1313

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Historical Photograph: Fort Allen Park, Portland, ca. 1890 MMN Item #13694

Historical Photograph:

Fort Allen Park, Portland, ca. 1890

MMN Item #13694

Efforts are underway to restore Fort Allen Park in Portland. The park, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, contains the original earthen berm from Fort Allen, which was established in 1814 to protect the entrance to Portland Harbor. The Park’s iconic bandstand, carriage drive, and overlook were built in the 1890s. In 1905, the renowned Olmsted Brothers landscape firm created a master plan for the Eastern Promenade, including Fort Allen Park. The Park’s original design exemplifies the ideals of the Olmsteds’ signature landscapes.

To learn more about the Fort’s restoration and how you can weigh in at upcoming public workshops, visit the Friends of Eastern Promenade.

MHS News

Maine Historical Society Presents

The Richard D’Abate Lectures: Conversations About History, Art, and Literature

In May, Richard D’Abate will retire after 16 years as Executive Director of Maine Historical Society. We are pleased to recognize his many contributions to MHS and Maine’s cultural life through a special program series that will run from March through May.

The series will explore a topic near to Richard’s heart–the connections between literature, art, and history–and one that has helped shape MHS’s approach to Maine history during his tenure. It will bring a first-class group of historians, writers, artists, and thinkers to MHS, and honor the friendships and collaborations that have characterized Richard’s career. We hope you can join us.

Programs and Dates

Tuesday, March 6, 12pm

Longfellow’s Shadow: A reading of poems by Wesley McNair and Betsy Sholl

Thursday, March 15, 7pm

Hold On: The Privilege of Keeping Old Things Safe with Nicholson Baker, Author

Tuesday, April 3, 12pm

Perspectives on Maine History: Maine at Work, 1860-1900 with Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., Maine State Historian; and William Bunting, Historian, Author, and Master Storyteller

Thursday, April 5, 7pm

The Nature of Lost Things with Rosamond Purcell, Photographer

Thursday, April 19, 7pm

The Civil War of 1812 with Dr. Alan Taylor, Professor of History, University of California, Davis

Thursday, May 10, 7pm

Saving Second Nature: The Environmental Movement in New England with Dr. Richard W. Judd, Professor of History, University of Maine, Orono

Thursday, May 24, 7pm

The Mysterious Penobscot Belle: Early Photography & a Forgotten Wabanaki Encampment in Portland in the mid-1800s with Harald E.L. Prins and Bunny McBride,Kansas State University

Click on the bold program titles for more information on our website.

This program series is supported by the Maine Humanities Council and the Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust.

MHS Announces

The Richard D’Abate Fund

The Trustees of MHS have announced the creation of theRichard D’Abate Endowment Fund for Scholarship and Special Programs. This endowed fund will provide support for visiting scholars, scholars-in-residence, special lectures, exhibits, and other events. Until now, MHS has not had a dedicated fund specifically to advance scholarly activity and programs. Please join us in recognizing Richard by supporting this important fund. You can do so today using our secure online donation form. Thank you!

For more information, please contact the Development Office at (207) 774-1822, ext. 231 or by email.

February Programs

Saturday, February 11, 1pm

In Partnership with Portland Ovations

Documentary Screening: Old Maine’s Swedish Farms

This 30-minute documentary chronicles Maine’s unique Swedish history through interviews with six residents of Maine’s Swedish Colony. The film, which will be looped throughout the afternoon, is being screened in partnership with Portland Ovations in advance of the upcoming February 16 performance by Vasen, a trio of Sweden’s best musicians. Included with MHS museum admission. Free for Ovations & MHS members.

Tuesday, February 21, 7pm

Public Parks: Care and Cultivation of Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth

Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, Fort Williams, 1942. #17243

This is the first in a 4-part series that explores the landscape of Greater Portland. This panel and discussion, presented in partnership with Greater Portland Landmarks, will explore current initiatives to develop sustainable funding models for the park, preserve historic features, create an arboretum, and provide appropriate visitor amenities. Suggested donation: $10 ($5 for MHS/GPL members)

Saturday, February 25

Two Events to Celebrate Henry’s Birthday!
10am: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Birthday Party

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1868. #4111

Join us for a family party to celebrate Longfellow’s 205th birthday! The party will include readings of Longfellow poems by MPBN’s Irwin Gratz, Herb Adams’ reading ofThe Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, crafts, and cake!

1pm: Longfellow and Bull: The Poet and the Virtuoso

With speaker Charles Kaufmann, Artistic Director, The Longfellow Chorus

Ole Bull. Courtesy Boston Athenaeum

Join us to learn about Longfellow’s friendship with violinist Ole Bull (1810-1880). Bull performed for kings, queens, and presidents, and his colorful temperament inspired artists, writers, and poets around the world.

MHS Programs Sponsor

Last Chance to Sign Up

• The Portland History Docents Program begins this week. Limited space is still available. For more information, please contact Bridget McCormick. To sign up, please call Marjorie Getz at 774-5561.

• There are still several spaces available in this year’s book group, Extraordinary Histories of Ordinary Things, which begins February 28. For more information, please contact Larissa Vigue Picard.

MHS Annual Gala

The Mad Hatter Affair

Hats off to Richard!

Saturday, May 5, 2012

The Woodlands, Falmouth

Join us for our annual Mad Hatter Affair on Saturday, May 5th. The evening, one of MHS’s most important fundraisers, includes a reception and dinner, hat parade, live and silent auctions, a live broadcast of the Kentucky Derby, and music and dancing with the Tony Boffa Band! The evening will also include a special tribute to Richard D’Abate. Join the fun and support MHS!

For tickets, corporate sponsorships, or to advertise in our program book, contact Elizabeth Nash, or download the flyer.

Media Sponsor

Museum Store

Commemorative Spoons

In This Issue

Maine Facts & Trivia

Maine Memory Network

New! Richard D’Abate Fund

February Programs

Unique Opportunities

MHS Gala Event

Museum Store

Current Exhibits

Museum

Dressing Up, Fitting In, Standing Out: Adornment & Identity in Maine (Through May 27, 2012)

Lecture Hall Gallery

Take to the Streets!(Through March 31, 2012)

Showcase Gallery

Student art work from our Local History/Local Schools program

Winter Hours

Museum & Museum Store: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm

Brown Library: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm

The Wadsworth-Longfellow House is closed for the season. Guided tours resume in May.

Spotlight On

Nick Noyes

Head of Library Services

Background

This February marks Nick’s 24th year at MHS. He grew up in Portland and attended Portland High School, Hebron Academy, and Dickinson College, and earned his MLS at Columbia University. Nick spent 20 years working in the hotel industry in Kennebunkport before switching gears to the library world.

Library Life

Nick worked at the Columbia Teacher’s College Library in New York and at the Goodall Memorial Library in Sanford before coming to MHS. When asked his favorite part of his job, Nick replied “Working in reference and helping people make discoveries in their work.” His favorite collection in the MHS library: the John Mead Gould diaries.

Fun Facts

* Nick is a member of the Society of Colonial Wars, the Mayflower Society, the Sons of the American Revolution, and other heraldry associations.

* His personal interest in genealogy has led him to add 60,000 names to his family tree.

* Nick resides in Mechanic Falls with his wife, Margaret, and vacations on Monhegan Island.

* He has a huge and diverse collection of neckties.

* Often heard saying: “There’s no such thing as an historical emergency.”

Maine Facts & Trivia

What in the WORLD?

“Like” us on Facebookand tune in each week for What-in-the-World?- Wednesdayswhen we present mystery artifacts from our collections and you guess what they are! We reveal the answer on our blog. We hope you’ll play along!

Here’s a recent What-in-the-World? Wednesday artifact and some of your guesses!

Guesses from Facebook followers:

- Christmas Tree Stand

- A mold for stepping stones/paving bricks

- A form for making a priest’s biretta

- A food masher

See the answer on our blog.

Stay Connected

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Longfellow Website
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DISCOVERED IN THE STOCKROOM!

Sterling Silver commemorative spoons of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House. 5 ¼” long. Gift boxed. A limited number are available, so when they are gone…they’re gone!

$29.95 each. Purchase online or at our store.

Visit us at 489 Congress Street in Portland. Museum store winter hours are Monday through Saturday 10am-5pm.

Maine Historical Society 489 Congress Street Portland, ME 04101 (207) 774-1822

Alberta Canada Tar Sand Pit

Natural Resources Council of Maine, Sierra Club Maine, Natural Resources Defense Council, and National Wildlife Federation, will host a media briefing Thursday morning and a public event Thursday night to raise awareness about the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline and a proposed project to pump dirty tar sands oil from Canada to Portland Harbor.

Proposed legislation introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate would approve the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline without completing the environmental review process and before a route for the pipeline is even finalized. This legislation may be attached to “must pass” legislation, such as the transportation bill or payroll tax extension legislation or as a stand alone bill sometime in the coming weeks.

So far, Senators Snowe and Collins have not endorsed these irresponsible bills, which would force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline before a final route is established and the health and safety review is completed, but Maine’s delegation may soon be faced with such votes.

More than 100 Mainers traveled to Washington, D.C. in November to protest the Keystone pipeline, which would increase dependence on oil and lead to vast amounts of pollution.

What: News Conference/Briefing about the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline and a proposed project to pump dirty tar sands oil from Canada to Portland Harbor.

When: Thursday February 9 at 10:30 a.m.

Where: Casco Bay Ferry Terminal, 56 Commercial Street, Portland

Who: Representatives from Natural Resources Council of Maine, Sierra Club Maine, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Wildlife Federation

Visuals: Photos, maps, and displays of the pipeline routes and potential effects

Ari and Mia.

Bands from afar heading for second annual Community Folk Festival

Contradancing, workshops and performances by established musicians from as far away as Montana are among the attractions at the second annual Bates College Community Folk Festival, a two-day event beginning at 4:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.

The event is open to the public. Admission fees vary according to ability to pay, from $5 to $20 for one day, or $10 to $30 for both days (no one will be turned away for inability to pay). Tickets are available at the door. For more information, please contact freewillfolk@gmail.comor 952-913-0204.

The event is sponsored by the Freewill Folk Society, a student organization at Bates. Vouchers for meals in the Bates Commons will be for sale. See a full schedule for the festival.

The event opens Friday with an open mic featuring Bates musicians. Friday’s highlights include performances by Ari & Mia, from Boston; Sawyer Lawson, a Bates senior from Concord, Mass.; and the Tumbling Bones, from New York City. Contradances and a waltz session begin at 7 p.m., with supporting musicians including Ari & Mia, the Bates ensemble Chase the Fiddlers and the electro-folk Maine duo Perpetual e-Motion. Kim Roberts of Farmington calls the 7 p.m. contradance and Chrissy Fowler of Belfast calls the 10:30 contradance, with the waltz session in between.

The Press Gang is a Celtic-music trio based in Portland, Maine.

On Saturday, members of the Portland-based Celtic trio The Press Gang and Nicole Singer are among musicians presenting workshops from 11 a.m. to noon. The Press Gang offers a concert at 1 p.m., and a contradance follows at 2 p.m., with music by Montana’s Sassafras Stomp. Callers include Alex Krogh-Grabbe of Cambridge, Mass.; Andrew Stout of East Longmeadow, Mass.; and Tavi Merrill of Orono, Maine.

“The participatory nature of folk music is what sets it apart,” says Catherine Elliott, a Bates senior from Edina, Minn., and an organizer of the festival. “People are invited to partake in the singing and playing, or just listening, and there’s a common understanding that each person’s contribution is important.

“Folk isn’t about perfection and refined technique, but rather about creating the opportunity for people to experience music together.”

The festival made its debut in 2011. It came about in part because of research done by Kaitlin Webber of Cazenovia, N.Y., an anthropology major in the class of 2011 who was writing a senior thesis investigating the role of young people in contemporary contradance communities. (Contradancing is a form of social folk dancing found in the Northeast.)

“Kate organized the festival as an experiential component of her thesis,” says Elliott. “But those academic reasons aside, the festival is also a classic case of a big vision and a lot of hard work among several festival organizers.

“We’re excited to carry her idea forward this year.”

About the Performers

Ari & Mia are sisters who bring classical training in cello and violin to a wide range of genres with American folk music of the Southeast and Northeast at the heart. Their 2010 album Unruly Heart reached No. 2 on the national folk radio charts only two months after its release.

Chase the Fiddlers is a folk band composed of Bates students and faculty including Greg Boardman, of Auburn, a longtime presence in the Maine folk music scene.

Sawyer Lawson grew up singing and playing drums, fiddle and mandolin in his family band. A guitarist as well, he is concentrating these days on performing his own material.

Perpetual e-Motion consists of Ed Howe, playing electric fiddle, and John Coté, on electronically treated guitar, didgeridoo and foot percussion.

Shown in performance at She Doesn’t Like Guthrie’s, in Lewiston, are Perpetual e-Motion — Ed Howe and John Cote.

The Press Gang, composed of squeezebox player Christian “Junior” Stevens, fiddler Alden Robinson and guitarist Owen Marshall, perform all over the Northeast and into Atlantic Canada.

Sassafras Stomp, dedicated to original and traditional music emphasizing fiddle, are fiddler-banjoist Johanna Davis and guitarist-bassist Adam Nordell.

Tumbling Bones is a trio playing old-time American music on guitar, fiddle and banjo. Former members of the Powder Kegs, they are Peter Winne, Jake Hoffman and Sam McDougle.

As a solo artist and as the lead singer of The Babys and Bad English, John Waite was a fixture of album-oriented rock radio stations during the 70s and 80s. He had a talent for power ballads and driving arena rock, occasionally touching on new wave styled power pop as well. Several of Waite’s songs, including “Missing You,” The Babys’ “Isn’t It Time,” and Bad English’s “When I See You Smile” became radio staples.

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New Exhibition

Tanja Alexia Hollander: Are You Really My Friend?

On view through June 17
In her new exhibition, Maine artist Tanja Alexia Hollander collapses the intangibility of cyberspace by traveling around the world on a modern-day odyssey to actually photograph her 600 (and growing) Facebook friends. Learn more…

Circa 2012 Box: Tanja Alexia Hollander: Are You Really My Friend

$4.50

Exhibition material for the 2012 Circa exhibition Tanja Alexia Hollander: Are You Really My Friend?.

Available in the Museum Store.

Artist Intervention

Friday, February 10 

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 

Free admission.

Visit the galleries on select Free Friday Evenings to participate in “happenings” planned by PMA’s new team of Maine artists. This month, artist Clink Fulkerson will be in the Museum “making visible the process of drawing.” Come find out what happens when an artist intervenes in your gallery experience!

Click here to look at photos from last month’s Artist Intervention!

Movies at the Museum

Dinner and a Movie! Enjoy a light dinner before a movie! Visit theMuseum Café by Aurora Provisions for seasonally inspired soups and salads, gourmet sandwiches, and creative entrées. Beer and wine served. No admission required to dine. Free Wi-Fi. Menu changes daily

Le Harve

Friday, February 10, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 11, 2 p.m.

Sunday, February 12, 2 p.m.

NR

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Friday, February 17, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 18, 2 p.m.

Sunday, February 19, 2 p.m.

NR

 

Chico and Rita

Friday, February 24, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 25, 2 p.m.

Sunday, February 26, 2 p.m.

NR

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Hurrah for Tuesdays !!

The Mad Dog Open Mic in Gardiner is held every Tuesday between 7 – 10pm.

Whether you like to jam,play on your own,tell jokes,read poetry or just like to be around some wonderful people,The Mad Dog is for you.

Everything is very relaxed, people love to come and enjoy Heidi’s excellent cuisine, enjoy Jeff’s fine beverage choices and listen to the wonderful talent on show.

Why not come along this Tuesday to Mad Dog’s Open Mic and have yourself a most enjoyable evening with us.

We look forward to seeing you

The Mad Dog pub
259 Water Street,
Gardiner, Maine

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~THIS WEEKS DRINKS SPECIALS~

—- DAILY SPECIALS @ THE BST! —–

SUNDAY: Closed Until Further Notice…. We Will  Be Using This Day &  Monday To Work On More Renovations at The Tavern to Better Serve You!. Thank You for Understanding. We Will be Posting in Advance as Soon as We Open Back Up On Sunday’s. Again…Thank you All For Your Support.   TUESDAY: Open @ 7:00pm…. $2.00 Tues. All Drafts, Bottles, Well Drinks & Well Shots! Just $2.00 From 7p-1a. DJ MAINE EVENT Spins ‘EM All night!~From 9p-1a.   WEDNESDAY: Open @ 7:00pm…. $1.50 Drafts & $2.75…

~HOURS~
MONDAY: CLOSED
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY: 7pm -1am
FRIDAY -SATURDAY: 5pm-1am
SUNDAY :CLOSED until further notice

Monday~~
Monday The Bridge Street Tavern is CLOSED.

Tuesday~~
Tuesday Nights its TWO DOLLAR TUESDAYS ! hosted by DJ MAINE EVENT Spinning up the BeST of Billboards Top 100  R&B / Hip Hop ! All Drafts , Bottles , Well Drink & Well Shots are JUST $2.00  ! 9pm -1am. Always no cover ! . Come see why BST is the place to be on Tuesday Nights !check out our Facebook for upcoming events!

Wednesday~~
Wednesday eve is “TEN CENT CIRCUS” !! Live on stage ! This Wednesday and every Wednesday !  .. Show starts at  9pm -1am. Come on in ,listen to these guys rock the house .. always the place to be for live Central Maine Music .. BST is where its at !

Thursday~~
Thursday nights it’s   MAINES RAP OWNER *TONY TONE* 3RD ANNUAL BIRTHDAY BASH CELEBRATION!With Live….. Special Guest “PALLASO & KAGE, COLBY STILTZ.  Also…Fox 23 “DA BLOCK” will be there to film the event! !! MUSIC PROVIDED BY:

SPECIAL GUEST LIVE ACOUSTIC OPENER *ERIC WORTHING* OF WORTHY BONES & DOWNTIME!
THEN TWO LIVE DJS OF THE NIGHT(9:30PM-1AM): DJ MOEFIYA & W/ SPECIAL LIVE GUEST DJ *DJ TJ*
ARE YOU READY TO BE ON T.V?

THAT IS RIGHT ON TELEVISION, “FOX 23″ WILL BE LIVE IN THE BUILDING AS *DA BLOCK* WILL BE FILMING LIVE ALL NIGHT LONG!!!

LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM(10:30-12:30):
*J.HUGHUES
**JENNIFER MANZO***DA BLOCK
****COLBY STILTZ* (LEGAL ENTERTAINMENT) W/ SPECIAL GUEST LIVE DJ *DJ TJ*
*****PALLASO & KAGE*(DEEP ROOTS ENTERTAINMENT)
* COME EARLY & TAKE ADVANTAGE OF $3.00 DRINK SPECIALS: ALL DRAFTS, ALL BOTTLES, ALL WELL DRINKS & ALL WELL SHOTS JUST $3.00 ALL NIGHT!!!
** FREE GIVEAWAYS ALL NIGHT LONG
*** MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE ALL NIGHT LONG
**** FREE PARKING ALL NIGHT LONG

COME AND LET YOUR EARS RING FROM THE GREAT MUSIC OF THE NIGHT!!!. . Come see why the BST is the place to be. The BeST local & live music in Central Maine!

Friday~~
Friday night  Its ‘SMOKED SALMON’ lighting up the stage ! dont miss out on this great band at the BST and kick off your weekend here in great Downtown Augusta and enjoy your FRIDAY THE 13th in style !!..Show starts @ 9pm . No COVER!!…as always we invite you to take advantage of our great regular priced and specials going on … The Bridge Street Tavern is kicking off 2012 with an amazing lineup of live Central Maine bands , make sure to check out Facebook page for all these and more updates !

Saturday ~~
This Saturday on stage performing ‘DOCTOR FATFINGER’ suggest this show to your friends, lets make this one hell of a show for them..  and a rocking time at the BST ! No Cover Charge! Shows Start At 9pm  Come see whyBST is the BeST place For Great Live Music !!! .The BeST regular priced drinks in town , amazing staff…  new and old friends.. come see why everyone makes it to downtown Augusta for the BeST night out!

Sunday~
Sunday The Bridge Street Tavern is CLOSED .

18 Bridge Street
Augusta, ME 04330-5101
(207) 623-8561