SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Local pop-rock band Bee Parks and the Hornets will play for a family dance party at the Southwest Harbor Public Library on Thursday, June 28, at 6:30 p.m., as part of the library’s summer Family Concert Series every Thursday evening. The night will feature the debut of the Summer Story Camp theme …
Theater lovers rejoice! After a cold winter in Minnesota and an eviction from their costume storage here in January, Andrew Mayer and Cheryl Willis have returned to open up their 12th summer season at Acadia Repertory Theatre. The season opener, which runs June 26 to July 8, is an adaption of Mitch Albom’s bestselling book …
TREMONT — A Greek comedy by Southwest Harbor writer Bowen Swersey will be performed at the Barn Arts Collective’s Barn on Saturday, June 23, at 7 p.m. “Pandemonium,” a play in two parts, takes place on the slopes of Mount Olympus. The play is part of the Barn’s new Local Residency Series. Swersey was the …
BAR HARBOR — Church of Our Father summer member Karin Maag will make a historical presentation with singing at the church parish hall on Friday, June 22, at 3:30 p.m. She will teach about Scottish reformer John Knox and the origins of the Presbyterian Church, which counted nine U.S. presidents among its membership. Scottish-themed refreshments …
BAR HARBOR — Big Moose Band will play and the caller will be Mike Fay for the monthly contra dance at the Jesup Memorial Library on Saturday, June 23, at 6:30 p.m. Partners are not needed. No contra dance knowledge is necessary, as all dances will be taught beforehand. An $8 donation is requested from …
MOUNT DESERT — “Tuesdays with Morrie,” by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom, adapted from Albom’s book, will be performed by the Acadia Repertory Theatre players in the Somesville Masonic Hall on June 26 and run through July 8. Mike Kissin and David Blais will play the lead roles. In the play, “when Professor Morrie Schwartz …
TREMONT — “Fountain: A New Musical Adventure” by Christopher Anselmo will be performed at the Barn in Bass Harbor on Saturday, June 16, at 2 p.m. The musical, developed by Anselmo and Jared Corak, explores the peculiar and perilous oddities of Florida through the eyes of a young girl as she hunts for the Fountain …
TREMONT — A pair of works-in-progress by Barn Arts Collective resident artists will take place at the Barn on Saturday, June 9, at 7 p.m. Excerpts from “Blood Bag,” written, built and performed by Eli Nixon and directed by Anne Cecelia Haney, will be performed. The play is about a queer skeleton’s efforts to decolonize …
