ROCKLAND

LIVE SHOWS:

Saturday, July 18 at 7 and 9 p.m.: Comedian Bob Marley

Back by popular demand for two shows! In addition to television appearances on Comedy Central, the Maine native is now one of the few comics to do the complete late night circuit including The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Craig Kilborn. 7pm show: Balcony Bar open for 21+. 9pm show: 21+ only, both Lobby and Balcony Bars will be open. Tickets $24.50/General Admission.

Saturday, August 8 at 7:30 p.m.: The Warren Hood Band And The Revelers

An evening of Swamp-Pop, Cajun, Country, Blues and Zydeco! Warren Hood, the son of Austin, Texas music legend Champ Hood, is an award winning multi instrumentalist, songwriter and singer. A former member of Bob Weir’s acclaimed  The Waybacks, he has also performed and/or recorded with Lyle Lovett, Joan Osborne, Emmylou Harris, Ben Kweller, Little Feet, Elvis Costello, Susan Tedeschi, Gillian Welch, and Alejandro Escovedo.

Founding members of acclaimed Louisiana bands the Red Stick Ramblers and The Pine Leaf Boys have joined together to form Louisiana’s Supergroup: The Revelers. Equally at home on a festival stage, late night dance party, or performing arts hall, the sheer power and raucousness of the band’s sound is tempered only by their unbelievable tightness as a group. In high demand as individual musicians, they have performed and recorded with T-Bone Burnett, Natalie Merchant, Linda Ronstadt, Preston Frank, Mamadou Diabate, The Duhks, Cedric Watson, and Tim O’Brien. General Admission Tickets: $25. Lobby and balcony bars will be open for 21+.

Saturday, August 15 at 7:30 p.m.: Comedian Paula Poundstone

The hilarious Paula Poundstone is known for her distinctive brand of spontaneous observational comedy. Also an actress and commentator, Poundstone has appeared on numerous HBO comedy specials, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, National Public Radio's weekly news quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me, and tours across the country. Tickets: $35/General Admission. Lobby and balcony bars will be open for 21+.

Thursday, August 20 at 7:30 p.m.: Slaid Cleaves

The “Americana” music of Austin based singer/songwriter and guitarist  Slaid Cleaves is rooted in country, blues and traditional folk songs. He has released 10 albums in his 20 year career, first gaining significant notice with No Angel Knows, released in 1997. A singular storyteller, Cleaves  with an optimistic voice; he is realistic and wise without being cynical. His latest release, Still Fighting the War, spotlights an artist in peak form; Cleaves’ seamless new collection delivers vivid snapshots as wildly cinematic as they are carefully chiseled. General Admission Tickets: $25. Lobby and balcony bars will be open for 21+.

Saturday, September 5 at 7:30 p.m.: Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars

As refugees from Sierra Leone's horrific civil war, musician Reuben Koroma and his wife Sister Grace founded the group to provide a bit of entertainment and levity to their devastated fellow refugees. In 2006 a critically acclaimed film, featuring their story and music, was released alongside their debut album, Living Like a Refugee. The large band has multiple rotating members. Rooted in West African highlife and palm wine music, as well as Jamaican reggae, the band takes on elements of many other genres of African music and pop in their songs. The band's music is spirit filled and uplifting, which fits in with their original intent: to provide some joy and hope in the midst of devastation. A portion of their CD sales goes to support humanitarian relief efforts. Tickets: $20/Advance, $25/Day of Show, General Admission. Lobby and balcony bars will be open for 21+.

Friday, October 9 at 7:30 p.m.: Cheryl Wheeler

Folk singer/songwriter Cheryl Wheeler is a natural storyteller with a beautiful voice; though her songs are often emotional portraits of people, her live concerts also include comic routines and serious discussions. A gifted writer,  Wheeler's songs have been covered by artists as diverse as Dan Seals, Peter Paul and Mary, Kenny Loggins, Garth Brooks, Suzy Boggus, Melanie, Bette Midler, Maura O'Connell, Sylvia, Kathy Mattea, and Holly Near. Wheeler has released 13 albums since 1986. Tickets $18/Advance, $20/Door, General Admission. Lobby and balcony bars will be open for 21+.

Friday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m.: Crystal Bowersox with Seth Glier

Singer-songwriter and actress Crystal Bowersox's rich amalgam of blues, country, folk and rock makes her one of the most dynamic young voices in music to come along in years. Along with her old soul of a voice, her carefree style and "don't mess with me" attitude has landed the self taught songstress performances with the like of the legendary Joe Cocker, Harry Connick, Jr., Michael Franti, BB King, and Alanis Morrissette. Crystal has released two albums, and played Patsy Cline in the Broadway production of Always, Patsy Cline in 2014.   

Seth Glier is a seasoned troubadour at a young age, averaging 250+ performances annually, sharing the stage with performers as diverse as James Taylor, Ani DiFranco, Martin Sexton, and Emmylou Harris. The singer/songwriter/pianist/guitarist performs an Americana blend of folk, blues, pop and soul. GeneraTickets $20/Advance, $25/Day of Show, General Admission. Lobby and balcony bars will be open for 21+.

Friday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m.: Jubilee Riots

Northern roots act Jubilee Riots, formerly Enter the Haggis, have consistently pushed the envelope of musical exploration with their evolving fusion of indie rock, folk and world music. Their catchy, innovative songs have pop hooks and a definitive Celtic sound. The five band members, Brian Buchanan, Craig Downie, Trevor Lewington, Mark Abraham, and Bruce McCarthy meld guitars, keyboards, and percussion with the fiddle, highland bagpipes, trumpet, octave mandolin, whistle and harmonica. The band is centered on telling stories that resonate with truth and authenticity. After years of touring, meeting people and sharing stories over late night drinks, the band put out the call for people around the world to submit their stories as inspiration for their upcoming album. Tickets: $15/Advance, $18/Day of Show, General Admission. Lobby and balcony bars will be open for 21+.

Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.: Chris Smither

Chris Smither is known for his masterful combination of pure folk songwriting, gravelly voice,  and dazzling, intricate guitar blues. A profound songwriter, Chris Smither draws deeply from the blues, American folk music, modern poets, and philosophers to write songs about life, love, and loss in a penetrating and poetic yet unpretentious way. Honing a synthesis of folk and blues for 50 years, Chris Smither is considered ‘an American original’ and one of the best singer-songwriters in the world. Tickets: $22/Advance, $25/Day of Show, General Admission. Lobby and balcony bars will be open for 21+.

HD BROADCASTS:

Thursday, September 3 at 2 and 7 p.m.: The Merchant of Venice

Live broadcast from Stratford-Upon-Avon by the Royal Shakespeare Company. In the melting pot of Venice, trade is God. With its ships plying the globe, the city opens its arms to all, as long as they come prepared to do business and there is profit to be made. With the gold flowing all is well, but when a contract between Bassanio and Shylock is broken, simmering racial tensions boil over. A wronged father, and despised outsider, Shylock looks to exact the ultimate price for a deal sealed in blood. Polly Findlay (Arden of Faversham 2014) directs Shakespeare's uncompromising tragedy. Tickets $18/Adults, $15/Students, including college students with ID.

Saturday, September 12 at 3 p.m.: The Three Tenors

Recorded at their first concert in 1990 when Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo and José Carreras met onstage at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome and became known as the Three Tenors. This historic musical event is an awe-inspiring show of the greatest hits for the tenor voice. Zubin Mehta conducts the grandiose Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Running time: 1 hour 26 min. Tickets $18/Adults, $15/Students, including college students with ID.

FILMS THIS WEEK:

Thursday, July 16 at 7 p.m.: Hell Town - Special Screening

A special one-night-only screening of Hell Town, the new soap-opera/horror film by co-directors Steve Balderson (Firecracker) and Elizabeth Spear (Roundball). Hell Town follows the melodramatic antics of high school seniors clashing over love, sex, and betrayal.  In the middle of all the one-sided infatuations, backstabbing bitchiness, bottled-up sexuality, sibling rivalry and general small-town angst, there is the ‘Letter Jacket Killer’ who is killing students in a variety of sadistic ways.  As the body count rises and the blood pools closer to home, it becomes clear that one of our main characters is the killer…but who?  Everyone, from the prom queen and shirtless jock to the nosey geek and super bitch, are all suspect. Directed by Steve Balderson and Elizabeth Spear. Starring Jennifer Grace, Pleasant Gehman, Casey Chapman. NR (USA / 2015)

Friday, July 17 through Thursday, July 23: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared

Based on the best-selling novel by Swedish author Jonas Jonasson, this comic fable tells the tale of Allan Karlsson, who after a long and colorful life working in munitions and getting entangled in the Spanish Civil War, the Manhattan Project, and other definitive events of the 20th century, finds himself stuck in a nursing home. He escapes on his 100th birthday and embarks on a fabulous adventure. Directed by Felix Herngren. Starring Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, David Wiberg. R (Sweden/ 2013)

FILMS COMING SOON

Thursday, July 30 at 4 p.m.: Anatomy of the Tide

Special free screening of this locally produced film.

The coming of age tale of Kyle Waterman, an island fisherman's son born in the shadows of his father's fishing boat, incarcerated by a merciless sea that claimed the life of his only brother. With a growing sense of isolation, he must face his fears, protect his secrets, and negotiate a grieving father's unyielding demands for tradition: to pursue dreams that wait beyond the tides. And it all comes down to a single act of courage on a rocky bluff above the sea, to become a man.

Filmed in Rockland, Owls Head, Thomaston, South Thomaston, Vinalhaven, Cushing and Monhegan, and screened as a unique, pre-film festival circuit presentation.  A question and answer session will follow with the director, producers and possible guest appearances by cast members. Appropriate for ages 17 and older. NR (USA / 2015)