MOUNT DESERT — A performance featuring the poetry of Paul Weiss and the original music of the folk duo Timbered Lake is planned for Friday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Mellon Room of the Northeast Harbor Library. The two-hour program is called “Lit From Within.” It will honor the winter solstice, which falls …
BAR HARBOR — George Rossi will present “Cover to Cover,” a concert featuring Americana and folk music, Sunday, Jan. 6 at 2 p.m. at the Jesup Memorial Library. Rossi plays both the guitar and harmonica. The concert will “focus on the music of the singers and songwriters that have influenced me and folks of my …
BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island High School concert chorus, string orchestra, symphonic band and chamber music ensembles present a concert Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 6:30 in the Higgins-Demas Theater. The symphonic band will perform “Fiesta De Los Toros” by Brian Balmages and “LOL” by Robert Buckley. The string orchestra will play Grieg’s “Holberg …
BANGOR — Truth be told, “Elf the Musical,” now playing at the Bangor Opera House, is a pretty dorky show. But, then again, that is exactly what it is supposed to be. A sort of “The Jerk” meets “Scrooge” meets “Annie” meets “Mary Poppins” mash-up, it has a completely ridiculous plot, cartoonish characters, silly songs, …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The Blake Rosso Band is hosting a Christmas Party at Coda restaurant on Friday, Dec. 21. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and music starts at 6:30. The band has added some holiday classics to their repertoire of high-energy danceable Americana and original songs. The party will also feature an adult Santa photo …
BAR HARBOR — For a whole generation of people who grew up with the 1983 movie version of “A Christmas Story,” nothing says Christmas like a leg lamp, a pink bunny suit, and getting your tongue stuck to a metal pole on a cold day. Acadia Community Theater (ACT) brings all the fun of the …
BLUE HILL — The Bagaduce Chorale’s 44th Holiday Concert will feature two choral masterworks, Mozart’s Mass in C, KV 167, “Trinitatis” in honor of the Holy Trinity, and John Rutter’s 2003 composition, “Mass of the Children.” Concerts will be Friday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. at the First …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Ring in the holiday season with a concert and sing-along by the Acadia Handbell Choir at the Southwest Harbor Public Library, Monday evening, Dec. 3, 6 p.m. The choir will perform a mix of traditional carols and holiday tunes. A sing-along is planned at the end of the program. After the performance, …
Acadia Community Theater presents “A Christmas Story” over the next two weekends at The Neighborhood House and at the Criterion. It’s the second time the community theater group has produced the play, written by Philip Grecian, based on the 1983 Turner Entertainment Co. movie, “A Christmas Story,” which was distributed by Warner Bros. and written …
BAR HARBOR — Bach’s great “Magnificat” will kick off the Acadia Choral Society’s “Christmas Old and New” concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1, at St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church. This year marks the first time the chorus and instrumentalists have performed the oratorio in a quarter-century. “Christmas Old and New” will be heard …
