BELFAST — For awhile in Belfast, it looked like The Day The Music Died, when the annual Free Range Music Festival had to shut down in 2014. Out of the ashes, thanks to…

PORTLAND — We are proud to announce that Work In Progress are the winners…

BAR HARBOR — Sarah Keeley, of Bar Harbor, probably got the best Mother’s Day gift a Pearl Jam fan could ever have this past weekend, when her 10-year-old son, Noah, was invited by front man Eddie…

My day became more than complete when Peter Wolf called to discuss his latest venture on disc called “A Cure for Loneliness”  (released by Concord Records: April 8), …

ROCKPORT — Camden Hills Regional High School senior Elizabeth Cummons has been recognized by the school’s…

ELLSWORTH — The sixth Maine student acting competition was held Saturday, May 7 at Ellsworth Middle School. This is a one-day acting,…

ROCKPORT — Have you ever dreamed of securing funding for a project you have in mind or being awarded an artist-in-residency for your own…

THOMASTON — The Thomaston 4th of July committee announced this year's theme for the parade: Hometown Proud — Hometown Talent.

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THOMASTON — Knox Museum seeks Vietnam combat veterans to participate in its Boots on the Ground.VIETNAM dedication ceremony on Saturday,…

The Route 17 Ramblers’ music and light humor brighten the atmosphere wherever they perform and on Wednesday, April 17, they will be guests on The Chris Wolf Show, from 8 to 9 p.m. on WRFR-FM and…

WALDOBORO — Thanks to the effort of the Firefighters of the Waldoboro Fire Department the Carnival will come to town for Waldoboro Days. It…

The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront has released the names of the first several artists scheduled to appear at the 15th annual three-day…

SCARBOROUGH — On Thursday, March 31, the Camden Hills Regional High School Band, under the …

BELFAST — The Penobscot Bay Singers are proud to announce their annual Spring concert in conjunction with the Mount View Chamber Singers.…

ROCKLAND — The winner of Trekkers' 11th annual Trekkapalooza event on March 25 was Fading Dawn. Winning the title of "Bus Band 2016,"…

CAMDEN — Acoustic musicians from the Midcoast gathered for a couple of hours of music and fun March 25 at K2 Music in Reny’s Plaza, playing selection after selection to the delight of those…

ROCKLAND—Something wicked this way comes. Wicked cool that is.

On Friday, April 1, the Farnsworth Art Museum's [Collective] membership group will host its fifth annual BASH. This year's BASH…

CAMDEN—Local choreographer-director Kea Tesseyman and her Kinetic Energy Alive dance Company have been working for months on their fourth major show "Grit & Grace: Just Be You!" to be held at…

WALDOBORO — Medomak Arts is pleased to announce the start of new programs at The Space @ No. 9. Located at 9 Friendship Street, The Space…

ROCKPORT – The Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School is still accepting applications for Envision - A Young People's Chamber Music Workshop…

NORTHPORT — Every March, Shannon Thompson gets her groove going for the community about this time. It’s her birthday and she wants you to dance. And, she wants to raise money for a particular…

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The original Wild Rufus was a good boy (and a great CD and record shop), but now a new dog is in town.

Manny's CD's, Vinyl and Other Cool Stuff sits at 25 Mechanic St. in Camden, next to the…

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CAMDEN — C.J. Chenier, a Creole born and raised in an indigenous American culture with its distinct language, cuisine and music, delivers a soulful vocal and accordion. Chenier, a Grammy nominated…

CAMDEN — Singing as a community for the community, the non-audition Midcoast Community Chorus (MCC) invites all singers age 13 and up to…

The deadline for submitting an original musical composition to the Bagaduce Music Lending Library’s 20th annual Young Composers’…

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Midcoast residents were saddened this week with the passing of composer John Duffy, who once lived above the Bay View Street, Camden, bookstore ABCD Books. The renowned American…

LINCOLNVILLE – The Mount View Chamber Singers presented their 25^th annual Carols in the Round on Sunday, December 20, at the Lincolnville United Christian Church. The acappella group…

 The community is invited to a holiday open house at Barnswallow…

CAMDEN —…

SEARSPORT — The holiday season will be celebrated with in Searsport Friday, Dec. 4 and Saturday, Dec. 5, during the Victorian Christmas at Penobscot Marine Museum. The ship captain's house will be…

Local band St. Huckleberry will be live in the studio Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 8 to 9 p.m., on WRFR-LP 93.3FM Rockland, 99.3FM Camden and…

Elsa Chapin, long-time church pianist at the Searsmont United Methodist Church, will step down at the end of December. Chapin has played at…

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Steven Page (founder and former lead of the iconic band Barenaked Ladies) joins an ensemble of singers including Andy Maize (Skydiggers),…

Here is the schedule of events from the Camden Public Library for the weeks of Nov. 5-19. 

Thursday, November 5
Camden Library Coffeehouse features Will Brown and Fredi…

The DaPonte String Quartet will move to new venues in Brunswick and Portland while returning to familiar ones in Damariscotta, Boothbay…

ROCKPORT — It's time for another barn event at Barnswallow Books in Rockport on Halloween featuring bluegrass band Miners Creek…

Listen to Simons and Goodwin at the Rockland Public Library on Tuesday, October 20 at 6 p.m.

Simons and Goodwin got their beginning back in the 1960s when they met while performing in the…

ROCKLAND — Midcoast Music Academy recently received a $50,000 Community…

ROCKLAND — On Wednesday, Oct. 21, Bay Chamber Concerts, in partnership with the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, will present the Spectrum Ensemble for the first concert of the season in the…

He was only here in the Midcoast for a weekend, and gone in a blip, but Penobscot Bay Pilot got a clip of master drummer Namory Keita in action with a booming percussive arrangement on the dunduns…

The DaPonte String Quartet announces its Winter Series I: Enemies of the State. They play five concerts in southern and Midcoast Maine at various venues. Below are the dates in November…

CAMDEN — Harper Gordon, a senior at Camden Hills Regional High School, competed at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel Sept. 24 to 26, with hundreds of ballroom dancers in a national competition. She…

ROCKPORT — This fall features over 160 classes at Five Town CSD Adult and Community Education, found in the fall brochure and on the adult education website at…

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public library has received a gift from the Friends of Rockland Public Library of four passes to the Farnsworth Art Museum and one Maine State Parks Vehicle season pass.…

CAMDEN — Here are upcoming events hosted by The Camden Public Library from Oct. 1 through Oct. 15. Programs include informative talks, support groups, author talks, and musical performances.