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The Grand Theatre - Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Sorcerer"

2/19 - 2/21: The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Maine presents
The Sorcerer
This two-act comic opera is the third created by the team of Gilbert and Sullivan, and opened in November or 1877.  Filled with classic comic drama of a wizard with a love potion that goes awry, the songs are memorable and the comedy polished.  The Sorcerer plays for one weekend only at The Grand - and only at The Grand ... grab tickets while you can. Tickets: $15 Adults, $12 Seniors 62 & over, $12 Students 17 & under. 207-667-9500

 

 

Blue Hill Peninsula - Opera, Theatre, Book Readings, Lots of Culture

On Tuesday, Feb. 2, 7:00pm - Blue Hill Public Library hosts local author Susan Hand Shetterly reading from her new book, Settled in the Wild: Notes from the Edge of Town.  This new collection of essays focuses on the nature around her home, her observations and experiences.  According to Shetterly, "I live on land that has not surrendered the last of its wildness.  It keeps secrets, and those secrets prompt us to pay attention, to look for more."....374-5515

 

On Thursday Feb. 4, 3:00pm - Blue HIll Public Library hosts an opera preview of Giuseppe Verdi's Simone Boccanegra which comes to The Grand on Saturday, February 6th by live simulcast from the Metropolitan Opera in New York.  To help music lovers prepare to this event, the Bagaduce Music Lending Library and Friends of the Blue Hill Pubic Library join together to introduce and study this political thriller.  The legendary tenor Placido Domingo, who is in his fourth decade of his Met career, will make history by singing the title role which is written for a baritone....374-5515

 

On Thursday Feb. 4, 7:00pm - Opera House Arts presents Brilliant Traces, live theater with stars from NYC.  This dramatic, dark comedy is set during a blizzard in Alaska and will give your Maine "cabin fever" a whole new look!  Starring your favorite Shakespeare in Stonington comedian Tommy Piper, last see as Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream....367-2788

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Hill Winter Concert Series

Sunday January 17th, 3:00pm - Blue Hill Concert Association begins its 2010 Winter Concert Series at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill with Jennifer Grim on flute and Bridget Kibbey on harp.  The program includes the following pieces: Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1031; Bela Bartok Suite Paysanne Hongroise; Astor Piazzolla Histoire du Tango; Toru Takemitsu Toward the Sea III; Manuel de Falla Suite Populaire Espagnole; Georges Enesco Cantabile et Presto.  Elementary and high school students are admitted at no charge....359-2353

The Grand Theater - Ellsworth Maine, Live Simulcast from the Met, George Bizet's "Carmen"

Saturday, January 16, The Grand Theater, www.grandonline.org,  presents Georges Bizet's Carmen, a live simulcast from the Metropolitan Opera in New York.  One of the most popular operas of all time, Carmen "is about sex, violence, and racism - and its corollary: freedom," says Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre about his new production of Bizet's drama....374-5515.

Blue Hill Maine - Bagaduce Music Lending Library Opera Preview

3:00pm - Blue Hill Public Library teams up with Bagaduce Music Lending Library to offer an opera preview in the Howard Room of the public library.  Georges Bizet's Carmen comes to The Grand in Ellsworth Maine on Saturday, January 16th by live simulcast from the Metropolitan Opera in New York.  To help music lovers prepare for this event Tony Downer will introduce and study this comic masterpiece of love and intrigue.  One of the most popular operas of all time, Carmen "is about sex, violence, and racism - and its corollary: freedom," says Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre about his new production of Bizet's drama....374-551.

The Grand Theatre, Ellsworth Maine, presents Live at the Met

1:00pm - The Grand presents Live at the Met, Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss, starring Renee Fleming and Susan Graham....667-9500

Handel's Messiah in Blue Hill, Maine

The 15th annual performance of Handel's Messiah will take place on Saturday, the 19th at 7:30 pm. at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill. FMI, 359-8578.  For more information and directions please visit the church website.

A Castine Christmas Concert

On Monday Decemeber 14th the Castine, Maine Arts Association will be presenting their highly anticipated holiday concert.  Hosted by the Music Committee and organized by Joan Torno this event will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Castine, Maine on the town common.  The concert starts at 7pm, get there early for a seat!

Fall Foliage Festival October 15-18

Join the Pentagoet and the Blue Hill Chamber of Commerce for a weekend of fall foliage and great food.

Join the Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce October 15-18, 2009 for an exciting weekend of superb food and drink and enjoy the delicious creations of the award-winning chefs and food producers for which we are famous. Experience the quality of our dynamic food culture with a four-day celebration including farmers’ markets, workshops, wine dinners, wine and cheese tastings, a sparkling wine luncheon, and much more. Wrap up your experience on Sunday, October 18th with a visit to our flagship event “A Taste of the Peninsula”, a showcase tasting event featuring over 40 food vendors, wine purveyors, live music, and local artists. This festival is staged on the scenically spectacular Blue Hill Peninsula located in the heart of Downeast Maine. Spend a restful weekend traveling the lovely country roads. Feed your soul with the sights of crisp fall foliage in its prime and your body with the culinary creations. Cheers!

Castine Maine - Chamber Music Series - August 10

Castine Maine - Penobscot Bay Chamber Players, Thursday July 24 @ 7:30 PM, a benefit for the Bagaduce Ambulance Corps.

 

Come join the Penobscot Bay Chamber Players on Thursday July 23, 7:30 PM at the Trinitarian Church on Maine St. in Castine Maine. This will be an all Brahms Program to benefit the Bagaduce Ambulance Corps. Tickets are 20$ and will be available at the door, the Castine Variety Store or Bente Hartmann at 207-326-4450 and e-mail bente.hartmann@gmail.com.

Castine Maine - Wilson Museum, "Songs of the Sea"

Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival Schedule

Blue Hill - The Kneisel Hall Concert Series began on June 20 and will run through August 22. The concerts take place at 7:30 PM on Fridays and 4:00 PM on Sundays at the Kneisel Hall campus in Blue Hill. For information or tickest please call 207-374-2811 or on the web at www.kneisel.org.

Next Scheduled Program:  July 4 and 6, violinist Laurie Smukler; violist Doris Lederer; cellists Jerry Grossman, Joel Krosnick, Barbara Stein Mallow and pianists Jane Coop and Seymour Lipkin and guest violinist Hiroko Yajima perform Mozart, Beethoven, Carter and Smetana.