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October 2019
Pedrito Martinez Group
Grammy-nominated, Pedro Pablo “Pedrito” Martinez was raised in Havana, Cuba, and since settling in New York City in 1998, Pedrito has recorded or performed with Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, and Sting and has contributed to over 50 albums. Pedrito was a founding member of the highly successful, Afro-Cuban/Afro-Beat band, Yerba Buena, with which he recorded two albums and toured the world. He has received the Thelonius Monk Award, Sphinx Award for Excellence and been named “Percussionist of the…
Find out more »Halloween Potluck & Scary Readings
Doors creak open at 5:30 for an evening of frightful fun - come in costume if you are able, bring an ample main, side or salad to share, and settle in for an evening of scary readings amidst the comfort of neighbors and friends. Dinner at 6, readings at approximately 6:45 or whenever the ghosts swoop in. This evening is not designed for families with small children.
Find out more »November 2019
Brian Dunne with Kate Rhudy
This fall Brian Dunne returns to our stage, appearing with Kate Rhudy. Singer-songwriter Brian is the companion you never knew you wanted. Hailing from the Red Roof Inn, the driver's seat of a Honda Fit, the floor of the airport, the guest bedroom at your Aunt's and Uncle's house, the back seat of a 15-passenger van, and New York City, Brian Dunne travels the country with his Telecaster and Gibson Hummingbird. He's performed on NPR's Mountain Stage and 2017's…
Find out more »U.S. Navy Band Commodores
The Commodores, the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Navy, will travel from Washington D.C. this fall to offer big band jazz at its finest. The group features 19 of the Navy's top jazz and "big band" musicians - 5 saxophonists, 4 trombonists, 4 trumpeters, a 4-member rhythm section, and a vocalist. The Commodores perform a mixture of music ranging from the authentic sounds of the swing era to the high-energy big band jazz of today. This special night…
Find out more »Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin is among the most consequential singer-songwriters of her generation, a quintessentially American artist whose wide-ranging canon incisively explores the intimate moments and universal emotions that bind us together. Over the course of two decades, the GRAMMY® Award winner – and seven-time nominee – has crafted nine classic studio albums and two live collections, a remarkable body of work in progress that prompted the New York Times to hail her for “ cameo-carved songs that create complete emotional portraits…
Find out more »Building Spectacular Gingerbread Houses! Class
As a warm up for this December's Gingerbread Spectacular, the Opera House will offer a free class in the basics of gingerbread construction taught by Kevin Kiley. Keeping the roof on, the walls upright and decorating for fun! This is a free class for all ages but registration is required. Please call 633-5159 to sign up. Those under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
Find out more »The Garden Club’s Festival of Trees Opens
Come support the Garden Club at this year's Festival of Trees. Bid high to win a tree, peruse the boutique craft and gift ideas and enjoy the beautifully decorated Opera House this holiday season. Free, open daily - opens at noon on Friday and at 10 am on Saturday and Sunday. Handicapped accessible, parking at the rear and ramp into the Opera House.Please contact the Garden Club for additional details.
Find out more »December 2019
Boothbay School’s Holiday Concert
Get in the holiday spirit and come out and support the region's youngest musicians this season as students from the Boothbay Region elementary, middle and high schools come together on the Opera House stage. The Opera House will be decked out in its early holiday finery, the Friends of the Opera House will have holiday refreshments available, and there is no admission fee! Please support these young talents. Doors for seating open at 5:30 PM with the music starting at…
Find out more »Dough Ball Preview Party
The 2019 Gingerbread Spectacular winners are announced at this gala fundraising evening. Be the first in your neighborhood to see this year’s confectionery creations, while enjoying wonderful hors d’oeuvres prepared by the Friends of the Opera House and listening to a live dance band lead by Barney Balch in the spectacularly decorated Opera House. Cash bar. Dress is anything from casual to holiday finery. A magical evening, perhaps the best party of the season. Starts early with doors opening at…
Find out more »Annual Gingerbread Spectacular
This annual display of gingerbread houses large and small, with a few cabins, castles, lighthouses, and mythical structures thrown in for good measure shows off the heart of the community. Professional bakers and grade school builders all compete in this hilarious annual event with prizes awarded for Most Ingredients Used, Best Holiday Spirit, Most Obsessive Compulsive, Best Landscaping and, of course, Most Spectacular among other awards. The confectionery creations are on display beginning Friday evening at the Dough Ball Preview…
Find out more »Community Band Holiday Concert
As part of the Gingerbread Spectacularfun this year, the Community band will present a holiday concert at 1 pm amidst the gingerbread-filled Opera House. Free!
Find out more »Holiday Potluck & Carol Sing
Bring an ample main, side or salad to share and come to the Opera House on this winter's eve for a night celebrating community and the holiday season, and listen to the joyful music presente dby Kevin Kiley on piano and a talented group of vocalists. Doors open at 5:30, dinner around 6 pm, music around 6:45. All ages. Please bring serving utensils and a plate and eating utensils as well. Free, donations welcome.
Find out more »Coig – Celtic Holiday Concert
One of Atlantic Canada's premiere traditional groups, with the fiery Celtic style as its musical core, Còig easily shifts between century old tunes of past generations to original and contemporary compositions, featuring the band’s range of over a dozen instruments (vocals, fiddles, piano, guitar, banjo, mandolin, viola, bouzouki, whistles, and more). This holiday season they bring the best of a Celtic Christmas to the Opera House stage. With driving tunes, haunting songs, and infectious energy, Còig is an unparalleled musical…
Find out more »January 2020
Seth Warner & Friends – An Evening of Neil Young
Portland, ME based musician Seth Warner returns to the Opera House this winter and will lead an All-Star band in a complete live performance of Neil Young’s much loved 1972 record Harvest. What is it about this record that catapulted Neil Young to international prominence and the LP to become the best selling album of the year and an instant classic? Is it the decidedly country and organic acoustic flavors? The moments of symphonic grandeur and electric grit hewn together?…
Find out more »February 2020
Altan
We welcome back these masters of Irish music in 2020! Advance tickets $28 from the box office. Regular tickets $33. Details to follow!
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