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                                      “The Man from Massachusetts,” in Gardiner

 

May 19, Thursday, 6:30pm, Poetry and Music Series, featuring Cony student poets and musicians, free, Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop Street, Augusta.  FMI:  207-626-2415, http://www.lithgow.lib.me.us.

 

May 21, Saturday, 7:30pm, Half Moon Jug Band, high octane mix of incredible music and comedy, a four-man musical mob of desperadoes hijacking the plodding freight train of folk music, $14/adults, $12/seniors, $8/children 12 and under, Oddfellow Theater, Route 117, Buckfield.  FMI:  207-336-3306, http://www.oddfellow.com.

 

May 21, Saturday, 7:30pm, David Wax Museum, Dawn Landes and Hounds, two eclectic up-and-coming indie bands to perform, the David Wax Museum has been called “pure, irresistible joy” and hailed for “virtuosic music skill and virtuosic harmonies,” Landes has been praised as “one of the finest voices in modern Americana offering gorgeous country-flavored pop,” $18, Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston.  FMI:  207-786-6163, http://www.bates.edu/.

 

May 21, Saturday, 7:30pm, Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, since 1990, this symphony has been a vibrant part of the Maine music scene, presenting works of the symphonic literature to communities in midcoast and central Maine, concert series IV, Javelin by Michael Torke, piano concerto #1, op.11, E minor by Chopin Will Bristol, piano soloist, Symphony #1, op.68, C minor by Brahms, $15, free for ages 18 and under, Franco American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston.  FMI:  207-783-1585, http://www.francoamericanheritage.org.

 

May 22, Sunday, 2:00pm, “The Man from Massachusetts, An Afternoon with John Adams,” Sam Goodyear performs a one-man costumed portrayal of John Adams, this original work is written by the performer, during the intermission the performer will take questions from the audience and will share information about John Adams’ visit to Maine in 1774 when he was an attorney riding a circuit around New England, $18/adult, $10/ages 18 and under, Johnson Hall, 280 Water Street, Gardiner.  FMI:  207-582-7144, http://johnsonhall.org.

 

May 23, Monday, 8:15pm, Cinder Conk, plays music drawn from the Black Sea – the wellspring of Europe’s deepest and most diverse musical traditions, it is the sound of celebration and lament of those who have lived on its coast over thousands of years, this artist mixes frenzied accordion riffs and thundering double bass counterpoint with a classic bardic lyricism that invites and transcends, $15, Slates Restaurant, 169 Water Street, Hallowell.  FMI:  207-622-9575, http://www.slatesrestaurant.com.

 

May 25, Wednesday, 12:00-1:00pm, Brown Bag Live Music Hour with Neil James, this versatile and multi-talented performer brings his violin for a program of blues, jazz, and folk duets for violin and guitar, Neil is an accomplished in a variety of instruments and styles, from finger-style jazz to renaissance lute, he will be joined by finger-style guitarist Michael Knowles, bring your own brown bag lunch or order out at The Library Café, free, Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring Street, Auburn.  FMI:  207-333-6640,http://www.auburnpubliclibrary.org/.

 

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