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August 2nd through August 15th, all shows at 7pm. $5 for adults, kids under 12 free. Buy a festival performance pass: 14 shows for $35 - that's 7 shows free! Don't forget to sign up for Festival Workshops and show your support at the Silent Auction festival kick-off.  Schoodic Summer Chorus: Home is Where the Heart Is
Monday, August 2nd The Schoodic Summer Chorus will explore the meaning of home and the spirit of place with a cappella music ranging from Renaissance composer, Heinrich Isaac, to seminal new-wave punk rockers, The Talking Heads, and traditions from Finland to Africa to American roots.  Negotiating Worthless Instruments with Gene Nichols
Tuesday, August 3rd One of Washington County’s premier aural explorers returns from the fringe to share salubrious sonic solipsism on archaic found, recovered and non-profitable objects along with some foolish regular instruments.  Schoodic Steel Pans
Wednesday, August 4th Schoodic Arts for All’s three steel pan bands perform calypso and contemporary music. Pandemonium, our older kids’ band, LePandilla, our young children’s band, and Schoodic Steel, our adult band, perform tunes to listen to, dance to, and stomp your feet to.  Gospel Jazz with Mehuman Jonson: Right as Rain
Thursday, August 5th NYC Songwriter's Hall of Fame Award Recipient, Best R&B Singer Detroit City Rock Awards, Best Rock and Roll Band Detroit City Rock Awards, Steve Madden Rock N' Sole Songwriting Champion 2003 NYC, SXSW Featured Steamboat Performer 2003. Mehuman is one of the top 10 burgeoning songwriters to watch.  Delta Knights
Friday, August 6th The Delta Knights, based in Southern and Central Maine, are a diverse musical group, specializing in R&B, classic rock, swing, and blues. We are available to play weddings, anniversaries, corporate functions and clubs. We formed in 1996 and have played hundreds of shows, public and private. Book us and see why we are a unique Maine wedding and function band and one of the busiest bands in the state. Visit our website www.deltaknights.com for more information.  John Marin: Let the Paint Be Paint!
Saturday, August 7th 217 Films’ new documentary “John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!” utilizes more than 70 of Marin’s paintings, drawings, and etchings, including works in the private collection of the Marin estate which have seldom been exhibited. Filmmaker Michael Maglaras will introduce his new documentary film about the American painter John Marin, one of the most important artistic figures of the first half of the 20th century.  Hawaiian Hula Dance
Sunday, August 8th Authentic Hawaiian Hula “Kahiko” (ancient) and “Allana” (traditional) dance performance. Hui Na Kawaiuaili, Hawaiian dance troupe from Frankfort, Maine, performs only authentic hula as we strive to remain faithful to the true values and traditions of the people of the Islands of Hawai'i.  Celebrate Lughnasa
Monday, August 9th Castlebay will present a program of music and lore celebrating the Celtic harvest holiday of Lughnasa. Songs and tales with Celtic harp, fiddle, guitar & woodwinds will weave a colorful tapestry of Celtic tradition.  Everybody Loves Pirates
Tuesday, August 10th "Everybody Loves Pirates" is the story of a young girl named Lucy and her goofy friend, Little Chucky. While fishing one day, the kids discover a treasure map and decide to set out on a quest to find their fortune. Unfortunately, they run into a group of bumbling pirates who try to thwart their efforts by stealing the treasure.  In Mustafa's Garden
Wednesday, August 11th A reading of the play by Jan Buckaloo, which is set in Istanbul, Turkey in March 2003, on the eve of the American and coalition forces invasion of Iraq, brings unlikely strangers together in a strange world. Directed by Lisa Reilich of Meetinghouse Theatre Lab.  TWO: High Energy Juggling and Physical Comedy!
Thursday, August 12th Matthew and Jason Tardy have created a show that incorporates tons of comedy with mind- bending choreography. All this is choreographed to cutting-edge, upbeat original music from their new CD “AudioBody.”  Body Voice with Tawanda
Friday, August 13th A multi-media performance incorporating dance, video and spoken word. The artist explores the idea of personal artifact and home experience as key to discovering identity.  Contradance
Saturday, August 14th The Sheep Island Rovers have been delighting the ears and feet of visitors to Hammond Hall for 15 years.  Final Festival Showcase
Sunday, August 15th A fantastic farewell, this event is a showcase for all of the artistic endeavors produced during the entire festival. See Below for a listing of our 2009 Festival Performances:
July 27th through August 9th, all shows at 7pm. $5 for adults, kids under 12 free. Buy a festival performance pass: 14 shows for $35 - that's 7 shows free! Don't forget to sign up for Festival Workshops and show your support at the Silent Auction festival kick-off.  Schoodic Summer Chorus
Monday, July 27th An a capella day in the life - music from Africa to England, Downland to Anne Dodson, madrigals to jazz.  Meetinghouse Theatre Lab
Tuesday, July 28th Out of the golden days of radio - shows like "The Shadow" mixed with vaudeville and improvisation.  Cary Savage
Wednesday, July 29th A musical journey from the renaissance to today on classical guitar. Bach, Schubert, Aguado, Tarrega, and Barrios.  John McDonald
Thursday, July 30th For 25 years, John has been spinning yarns and spreading his Maine-style humor throughout New England.  3 Button Deluxe
Friday, July 31st This guitar slinger, bass man, and rhythm king, play the jumpin' and jivin' sounds of the forties and fifties.  University of Maine at Machias Ukulele Club
Saturday, August 1st Back by popular demand, "Uke-alyptus 2," the celebrated return, is sure to be good for all what ails ya.  Adelante
Sunday, August 2nd Music without boundaries - this trio blends contemporary jazz, improvisation, world, electronica, and modern classical.  Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers
Monday, August 3rd "The Legend of the Banana Kid" features a cast of 20+ hand-made puppets on a wild west adventure.  Pops & Pepin with Celeste
Tuesday, August 4th Acoustic guitar and mandolin with creative percussion from djembe to steel pans as well as 3-part harmonies.  Show Choirs and Seussical
Wednesday, August 5th "Seussical the Musical" and an evening of song and dance with Show Choir and Show Choir Jr.  Schoodic's Steel Pan Bands
Thursday, August 6th Come celebrate summer with our very own Schoodic Steel (adult band) and Pandemonium (kid band).  Sculpture Symposium Special
Friday, August 7th Meet the 6 international artists selected to create public art in Maine from our local Maine granite. Contradance Saturday, August 8th The Sheep Island Rovers have been delighting the ears and feet of visitors to Hammond Hall for 15 years. Final Festival Showcase Sunday, August 9th A fantastic farewell, this event is a showcase for all of the artistic endeavors produced during the entire festival. |
