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Aug 29 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Nutcracker community dancer auditions, boys’ scholarship auditions, open classes and faculty meet and greet over two days

South Shore Ballet Theatre (SSBT), the region’s pre-professional ballet school, hosts two auditions and programs “Open Houses” on Monday, August 29 and Tuesday, August 30, 3 to 6 pm, at its studios at 45 Industrial Park Road, Hingham. The events are open to the public and admission is free, welcoming both prospective and returning students and their families.

SSBT’s “Open House” offers something of interest to everyone who loves dance! Special events include auditions for several roles in SSBT’s annual treasured production of The Nutcracker and auditions for the Boys’ Ballet Scholarship program. Open ballet classes will be offered for all dancers ages seven and up. Meet SSBT’s artistic director Marthavan McKeon and the school’s world class faculty while touring the beautiful facility’s studios and enjoy refreshments. Photographer Brooke Trisolini will be on site offering dancer photo mini sessions.

Open House Schedule of Events

Monday, August 29 and Tuesday, August 30

Faculty Meet and Greet, 3 to 6 pm (Studio 2)

Meet SSBT’s artistic director and faculty while enjoying refreshments

Boys’ Scholarship Auditions and Open Ballet Class, 4 to 5 pm (Studio 1)

Dancers arrive dressed for class: Girls – leotard, tights, ballet shoes; Boys – fitted shorts, plain t-shirt, ballet shoes or jazz shoes

Boys’ scholarships are merit based and are offered for the full year, no prior experience necessary

Nutcracker Community Dancers’ Auditions for SSBT’s The Nutcracker, 5 to 6 pm

All dancers ages 11 to 14 are welcome to audition

Open Ballet Classes, 4 to 5 pm (Studio 3)

Dancers of all skill levels ages 7 and up welcome

Photoshoot Mini Sessions, 4 to 5:30 pm

Book 15-minute photo sessions for your dancer with Photographer Brooke Trisolini

15-minute mini sessions deliver 5 fully edited images, $85 per dancer; 20-minute mini sessions deliver 10 fully edited images, $100 per dancer

Dancers arrive in one outfit, (school uniform preferred), posed photos taken outdoors

To register for any of the Open House programs or auditions in advance, email ballet@southshoreballettheatre.com. For more information about South Shore Ballet Theatre, its programs, tuition, scholarships, and performances, visit SouthShoreBalletTheatre.com, call 781-312-7224, or follow South Shore Ballet Theatre on social media.

About South Shore Ballet Theatre

Founded in 2008, South Shore Ballet Theatre (SSBT) is a pre-professional ballet school featuring world class faculty, training tomorrow’s dancers today! SSBT’s mission is to provide students and their families with the opportunity to develop an appreciation of ballet and related dance disciplines in a safe and nurturing environment, encouraging students to strive to achieve their fullest potential, regardless of course of study.

SSBT students frequently take the performance stage including the beloved full-length production of The Nutcracker, their annual Spring Gala and throughout the year collaboratively with local schools and arts programs, sharing the appreciation of dance with the local community.

SSBT staff are committed to supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. All students are welcome regardless of appearance, gender, race, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or disability. SSBT maintains an open-door policy so that all individuals may join the SSBT community and share this art form.

SSBT’s programs include American Ballet Theatre’s (ABT®) National Training Curriculum, a breakthrough nine-level program that combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. The National Training Curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate, outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels.

For more information about South Shore Ballet Theatre, its programs, tuition, scholarships, and performances, visit SouthShoreBalletTheatre.com, call 781-312-7224, or follow South Shore Ballet Theatre on social media.

Categories: Community Dance Education Family

Aug

30

South Shore Ballet Theatre’s Open House

Aug 30 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Nutcracker community dancer auditions, boys’ scholarship auditions, open classes and faculty meet and greet over two days

South Shore Ballet Theatre (SSBT), the region’s pre-professional ballet school, hosts two auditions and programs “Open Houses” on Monday, August 29 and Tuesday, August 30, 3 to 6 pm, at its studios at 45 Industrial Park Road, Hingham. The events are open to the public and admission is free, welcoming both prospective and returning students and their families.

SSBT’s “Open House” offers something of interest to everyone who loves dance! Special events include auditions for several roles in SSBT’s annual treasured production of The Nutcracker and auditions for the Boys’ Ballet Scholarship program. Open ballet classes will be offered for all dancers ages seven and up. Meet SSBT’s artistic director Marthavan McKeon and the school’s world class faculty while touring the beautiful facility’s studios and enjoy refreshments. Photographer Brooke Trisolini will be on site offering dancer photo mini sessions.

Open House Schedule of Events

Monday, August 29 and Tuesday, August 30

Faculty Meet and Greet, 3 to 6 pm (Studio 2)

Meet SSBT’s artistic director and faculty while enjoying refreshments

Boys’ Scholarship Auditions and Open Ballet Class, 4 to 5 pm (Studio 1)

Dancers arrive dressed for class: Girls – leotard, tights, ballet shoes; Boys – fitted shorts, plain t-shirt, ballet shoes or jazz shoes

Boys’ scholarships are merit based and are offered for the full year, no prior experience necessary

Nutcracker Community Dancers’ Auditions for SSBT’s The Nutcracker, 5 to 6 pm

All dancers ages 11 to 14 are welcome to audition

Open Ballet Classes, 4 to 5 pm (Studio 3)

Dancers of all skill levels ages 7 and up welcome

Photoshoot Mini Sessions, 4 to 5:30 pm

Book 15-minute photo sessions for your dancer with Photographer Brooke Trisolini

15-minute mini sessions deliver 5 fully edited images, $85 per dancer; 20-minute mini sessions deliver 10 fully edited images, $100 per dancer

Dancers arrive in one outfit, (school uniform preferred), posed photos taken outdoors

To register for any of the Open House programs or auditions in advance, email ballet@southshoreballettheatre.com. For more information about South Shore Ballet Theatre, its programs, tuition, scholarships, and performances, visit SouthShoreBalletTheatre.com, call 781-312-7224, or follow South Shore Ballet Theatre on social media.

About South Shore Ballet Theatre

Founded in 2008, South Shore Ballet Theatre (SSBT) is a pre-professional ballet school featuring world class faculty, training tomorrow’s dancers today! SSBT’s mission is to provide students and their families with the opportunity to develop an appreciation of ballet and related dance disciplines in a safe and nurturing environment, encouraging students to strive to achieve their fullest potential, regardless of course of study.

SSBT students frequently take the performance stage including the beloved full-length production of The Nutcracker, their annual Spring Gala and throughout the year collaboratively with local schools and arts programs, sharing the appreciation of dance with the local community.

SSBT staff are committed to supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. All students are welcome regardless of appearance, gender, race, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or disability. SSBT maintains an open-door policy so that all individuals may join the SSBT community and share this art form.

SSBT’s programs include American Ballet Theatre’s (ABT®) National Training Curriculum, a breakthrough nine-level program that combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. The National Training Curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate, outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels.

For more information about South Shore Ballet Theatre, its programs, tuition, scholarships, and performances, visit SouthShoreBalletTheatre.com, call 781-312-7224, or follow South Shore Ballet Theatre on social media.

Categories: Community Dance Education Family

Aug

31

Wed

Deertrees Theatre’s 86th Summer Entertainment Season

Aug 31 all-day

McGRATHPR.com – Historic Deertrees Theatre, Maine’s most enchanting playhouse, announces its 86^th season summer of events and entertainment. Deertrees has been serving the Greater Maine region since 1936, offering an eclectic summer season of entertainment featuring theatrical productions and comedies, family shows and concerts annually from June through early September. In keeping with its 86-year tradition of “rising from the ashes”, Deertrees once again ascends to offer summer entertainment and respite in its magical Maine lake village of Harrison. “The theatre has a long history of resiliency, enduring shutdowns due to wars, disrepair, financial hardship and this global pandemic. We’re prepared to emerge celebrating the spirit of the arts and feisty Mainers who eagerly anticipate gathering with friends and family,” shares Deertrees’ Executive and Artistic Director Gail Phaneuf.

~ 2022 Summer Mainstage Events ~

Always . . . Patsy Cline

Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25, 7:30 pm, tickets are $32

Back for a second season by popular demand starring Katie Connor and Gail Phaneuf, “Always…Patsy Cline” is a musical based on the true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in l961 and continued a friendship with Cline until her death. The show is a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. The musical, complete with down home country humor, includes many of Patsy’s unforgettable hits such as “Crazy”, “I Fall to Pieces”, “Sweet Dreams” and “Walking After Midnight”, 27 songs in all – in one of the most produced musicals in America. Sponsored by Pamela Sessions at Barefoot Realty.

Tim Sample, Maine Humorist, courtesy image

Maine Humorist Tim Sample

Saturday, July 2, 7:30 pm, tickets are $30

Maine native Tim Sample has a unique New England style of humor that has gained him a national following for more than 20 years. When introducing Tim on ABC’s “Good Morning America”, Charles Gibson referred to him as, “The man who wrote the book-literally, on Maine humor!” Legendary newsman Charles Kuralt has called Sample “Maine’s Humorist Laureate.” Sponsored by Migis Lodge on Sebago Lake.

Ragtime Fair

Sunday, July 3, 12 noon to 5 pm

Admission is $15 – includes the three-act Variety Show from 2-3:15 pm

Come one, come all and enjoy Deertrees’ beautiful grounds and family-friendly activities. Festival tents feature psychic readings, children’s art-making activities and hula hoop lessons. Members of the Harrison Volunteer Fire Department will offer complimentary grilled hamburgers and hot dogs for all to enjoy, donations gratefully accepted. At 2 pm, the entertainment ramps up when the Variety Show offers Ragtime Rebellion Band featuring live music, a comedy show is performed by Jack “Off-Broadway”, and Nettie Gentempo performs spectacular hula hoop dancing and offers lessons. Private Psychic readings are $35 on site. Sponsored by Firefly Boutique, Maine Street Graphics, Inc., Beth’s Kitchen, and Friendly Village Firearms.

Windborne Folk Singers

Friday July 8, 7:30 pm, tickets are $25

Stunningly powerful vocal harmony floods the skies above Deertrees as the Windborne Singers present their timeless folk songs. The ensemble shifts from radically different genres like no other band, as comfortable with an improvised Corsican couplet song as an English ballad. Lynn Mahoney Rowan, Will Thomas Rowan, Lauren Breunig, and Jeremy Carter-Gordon share a vibrant energy onstage – their connection to each other and to the music is clearly evident. They educate as they entertain, sharing stories about the music and explaining the characteristics and stylistic elements of the traditions in which they sing. Sponsored by Hancock Lumber.

Don Campbell Band

Saturday, July 9, 7:30 pm, tickets are $30

Portland-based singer/songwriter Don Campbell has a unique and uncanny ability to sing comfortably in the tenor range of Vince Gill, Chris Isaak or Dan Fogelberg, moving easily into the sub-bass range of country greats Josh Turner and Johnny Cash, with music that resides in the home of “American crossover”, akin to the Eagles and John Cougar Mellencamp. Don is committed to “always perform for the audience, never at them.” He is a highly talented multi-instrumentalist performing on acoustic guitar, piano, B3 organ, bass, electric guitar, nylon string guitar, mandolin and harmonica in recordings. Enjoy music that feels like a friend, a natural extension of the singer-songwriter and his to-notch band. Sponsored by David and Darbee Percival and Bavarian Chocolate Haus.

Yellow Bird Chase

Thursday, July14, 4:00 pm, tickets are $15 and $10 for groups of 8 or more

Liars and Believers Acting Troupe presents a madcap show for kids ages 2 to 80. A clownish maintenance crew finds a magical yellow bird and the mad chase begins. Racing over land, across the sea and through the air, battling pirates and monsters, how far will our heroes without ever leaving the storage room? Leap into a world of imagination! An adventure of masks, puppets, and gibberish, “Yellow Bird Chase” is appropriate for the whole family and is fully accessible to deaf and hard of hearing audiences. See this theatrical gem before it opens in August at the famed Edinburgh Theatre Festival. Sponsored by Laird’s Family Auto & Service and Lakes Region Recovery Center.

Robin Spielberg’s Give My Regards to Broadway

Friday, July 15, 7:30 pm, tickets are $28

Beloved pianist/composer and Steinway Artist Robin Spielberg has won the hearts of listeners around the world with compelling melodies and sensitive piano techniques since debuting her first recording of original solos for piano. A prolific composer, Spielberg has 20 recordings to her credit and appears on over 40 compilations around the world. Her discography includes albums of original piano solos, arrangements of American standards, original pieces for piano/ensemble, recordings for the holidays, a CD of American melodies and a CD of lullabies. Robin Spielberg is represented on tour by Kosson Talent. Sponsored by Olde Mill Tavern and Greenwood Manor Inn.

Imagine – The Beatles Solo Years

Saturday, July 23, 7:30 pm, tickets are $32

In 1969, The Beatles walked across Abbey Road and away from the studio where they created the most important body of work that any rock band has before or since. “Imagine – The Beatles Solo Years” brings together the solo hits of the individual Beatles as they might have sounded had they continued their musical journey together, as if their legendary producer George Martin crafted these songs with them. The show originates from the creative team behind the hit orchestral pops show “Piano Men – The Music of Elton and Billy” and “Classic Rock”, featuring orchestrations by Christopher Eastburn. Sponsored by Hancock Lumber.

Vocalist Susie Pepper and Mixology

Friday, July 29, 7:30 pm, tickets are $34

Maine Idol winner and Miss Maine 2009 Susie Pepper and Mixology present a one-of-a-kind concert, featuring the songs of Celine Dion and Barbara Streisand that will soar to the star-filled sky over Deertrees. The performance features Mixology bandleader K. Kelly Muse on vocals and keys. A dynamic and highly sought-after vocalist, Susie was previously featured as soloist in Portland Symphony Orchestra’s Magic of Christmas series and other concerts, as well as more intimate events with The Susie Pepper Quartet jazz combo. Sponsored by Macdonald Motors and Norway Savings Bank.

An Evening at Dave’s Sauna, Naughty Musical

Friday and Saturday, August 5 and 6, 7:30 pm, tickets are $28

“An Evening at Dave’s Sauna” is written and directed by Mainer Jonathan Leavitt, telling the tale of one evening back in 1980 at the legendary/infamous Dave’s Sauna in South Paris, Maine. Hippies, rednecks, bikers, townies, swingers and all kinds of folks would come for a sauna (and maybe more!). Watch and listen as the legendary/infamous “Sauna Dave” shares his own philosophies on life, chats up the customers and takes care of “commerce”. Meet Weird Rob, Bearded Hippie, Off-Duty Waitress, 9-5 Guy, Neighbor Not Happy, Local Town Cop, Trailer Park Woman, MassHole, Dave’s best friend Saul, his wife Nancy, her best friend Josephine, the seductive Sauna Sirens and many other colorful characters. Sponsored by Tom and Jen Vose.

Frampton Comes Alive!

Saturday, August 13, 7:30 pm, tickets are $30

The Tartan Terrors in concert, courtesy image

Regional and national touring artist Gary Backstrom, front man and founder of New England-based jam band Jiggle the Handle, has performed for more than 30 years. Gary’s stellar 4-piece line-up of amazing musicians for The Gary Backstrom Band performs a tribute concert to Peter Frampton’s best selling album of all time, featuring Gary on vocals and guitar, Chris Nemitz on keys, guitars and voice, Everett Pendleton on bass and voice, and Peter Koeplin on drums. Backstrom has played with Liberty Devito, the drummer for Billy Joel’s band, while touring with the symphonic rock group Piano Menperforming rock concerts with various orchestras around the country. Sponsored by Hancock Lumber.

Tartan Terrors – A Celtic Invasion

Friday, August 19, 7:30 pm, tickets are $32

The Tartan Terrors bring their Celtic Invasion back to the Deertrees stage, blending the energy of a rock show with humor and stepdance. With a distinctive sound and a proud tradition of making Celtic music fun and accessible to any audience, the Terrors have played big stages across North America, including Market Square, St. John NB, sharing the stage with Scott Helman, The Beaches, and the Celtic Music & Craft Beer Festival in Dunedin, Florida. Sponsored by Stephens Memorial Hospital.

50^th Annual Sebago Long Lake Music Festival

Tuesdays, July 12, 19 and 26; August 2 and 9, 7:30 pm, tickets are $32, under 21 free

Deertrees is home to Sebago Long Lake Music Festival’s annual five-week series of summer chamber music concerts, celebrating its 50^th anniversary in 2022. This series includes a wide variety of music for sometimes unusual instrument combinations, from different periods ranging from the 17th century to present day. Familiar works are balanced with the obscure and provide ongoing enjoyment and enrichment for a devoted audience. Summer season passes will be sold prior to the first concert for $125.

Every Brilliant Thing

Friday and Saturday, August 26 and 27, 7:30 pm;

Sunday, August 28, 3 pm, tickets are $26

Duncan MacMillon’s critically acclaimed play “Every Brilliant Thing” is a life-affirming story about the strength inside all of us and how to delight in the everyday. This heart-warming, one-person show tells the story of a woman who started a list of “brilliant things about the world” as a little girl to ease her mother’s depression. She continues the list as an adult, and discovers it has a great impact on her life. “Every Brilliant Thing” stars Mary Beth Murphy and is much more than a play, according to director David Costa. “It’s an interactive, theatrical experience that shines a light on one of the most powerful things we can do-focus on all the positive things in our lives, rather than the negative.” At Deertrees, the staging will take place in the Salt Lick cabaret space and patrons will be seated on stage and in the Art Gallery, limited to 70-seat capacity. Sponsored by Jane Curran and Gail Bowen.

The Marvelous Wonderettes ‘58

Thursday through Sunday, September 2 through 4, 7:30 pm, tickets are $26

The Marvelous Wonderettes ‘58 takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom, where we meet the Wonderettes – four girls (in perfect harmony) with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! As we learn about their lives and loves, the girls perform classic ‘50s songs including “Lollipop,” “Dream Lover,” “Stupid Cupid,” “Lipstick on Your Collar,” “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me,” and other classic hits! You’ve never had this much fun at a prom, a must-take musical trip down memory lane, a delightful one-hour version of the smash Off-Broadway hit. Directed by Gail Phaneuf. Sponsored by the Garvey Construction and Greenwood Manor Inn.

Annual Lobster Roll Fundraiser

Friday, August 5, $25 per lobster roll

Preorder online by July 31 for delicious lobster rolls by this annual delicious fundraiser that provides support for Deertrees’ 86^th anniversary season. Each donation includes a custom-made Greenwood Manor Inn lobster roll chock full of tail, knuckle and claw meat with a bag of chips and a cookie. Pick up is available at the Inn, at the Bridgton Chamber of Commerce and at On the Commons in Waterford. Delivery is available for orders of 5+ lobster rolls.

~ The Salt Lick Café Cabaret Series ~

Casual Thursday evening performances in a 70-seat cabaret setting

Admission is $20, wine and beer, canned cocktails, and light bites available for

purchase at small table seating in the art gallery.

Additional dates and performing artists to be announced on the website.

Milltown Roadshow – Thursday, July 21, 7 pm

Heather Pearson Duo – Thursday, July 28, 7 pm

The Carpenters Reimagined – Thursday, August 11, 7 pm

WC Edgar American Outlaw – Thursday, August 18, 7pm

Founded in 1936 originally as an opera house by prominent opera singer/director Enrica Clay Dillon, Deertrees Theatre has been home Broadway stars and local actors, world-acclaimed musicians, and aspiring students. Nestled in the beautiful foothills of Southern Maine’s lake region in the town of Harrison, historically serving as a secluded retreat for artists. The acoustically perfect theatre is set in one of the nation’s most idyllic locations, boasting a rose hemlock wood structure harvested from the property, featuring hand-carved beams, doors, trim and light fixtures. The building, in stages of restoration since 1990, is now listed on Maine’s State Register of Historic Landmarks and on the National Registry of Historic Places. Deertrees is offers classical music Tuesday evenings in July, The Backstage Art Gallery featuring the works of local artists, and The Salt Lick Café, offering cabaret acts, small bites, beer, wine and canned cocktails. Ticket prices include a $2 Heritage Fee that supports the ongoing restoration and improvements of Deertrees Theatre. For more information, visit deertrees-theatre.org, email gail@deertrees.org, call 207-583-6747 or follow Deertrees Theatre on Facebook and Instagram.

About Deertrees Theatre

Founded in 1936 as an opera house, Deertrees Theatre was built on the site of an old deer run in the forest above the village of Harrison, Maine. Constructed of rose hemlock in the Adirondack style with hand carved fixtures and near perfect acoustics, the theatre has long been home to Broadway-quality entertainment. Now listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, the non-profit Deertrees Theatre presents an eclectic offering of theatrical productions and comedies, family entertainment, and a variety of musical concerts during the quintessential summer theater season annually from late June through early September. As a most active performing arts venue of the Northeast, Deertrees is home to the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival on Tuesday evenings in July, The Backstage Art Gallery featuring the works of local artists, and The Salt Lick Café, offering cabaret acts, small bites, beer, and wine. Deertrees Theatre is located at 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison, Maine. For more information, visit deertrees-theatre.org, email gail@deertrees.org, or follow Deertrees Theatre on Facebook and Instagram. Photos: Publication recipients have permission to use the photos on all media platforms, no limitations on use. Deertrees Theatre is the owner of the rights to use the photos.

Categories: Community Concert Family Theater

2

Fri

Deertrees Theatre Presents The Marvelous Wonderettes ’58

Sep 2 @ 7:30 pm

McGRATHPR.com – Deertrees Theatre, Maine’s most enchanting playhouse, presents the musical “The Marvelous Wonderettes ‘58” from Friday through Sunday, September 2, 3 and 4, 7:30 pm, at 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison. The work is created by Roger Bean, and the production is directed by Gail Phaneuf. Deertrees has been serving the Greater Maine region since 1936 offering an eclectic summer season of entertainment, featuring theatrical productions and comedies, family shows, concerts annually from June through early September. Tickets are available at deertrees-theatre.org.

“The Marvelous Wonderettes ‘58” takes the audience to the 1958 Springfield High School prom, where they meet The Wonderettes – four girls (in perfect harmony) with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! As we learn about their lives and loves, the girls perform classic ‘50s songs including “Lollipop,” “Dream Lover,” “Stupid Cupid,” “Lipstick on Your Collar,” “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me,” and other classic hits! You’ve never had this much fun at a prom, a must-take musical trip down memory lane, a delightful one-hour version of the smash Off-Broadway hit. The production is sponsored by the Garvey Construction and Chalmers Realty.

Roger Bean, creator the long-running hit “The Marvelous Wonderettes” (over 1,200 performances Off-Broadway), also created several sequels as a series. “The Marvelous Wonderettes” received the 2007 LA Ovation Award for Best Musical for its record-breaking Los Angeles run and continues to be an audience favorite in theatre companies throughout the country. Bean’s doo-wop hit “Life Could Be A Dream” had a record-breaking run in Los Angeles, receiving the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, the LA Weekly Theatre Award, and the Backstage Garland Award for Outstanding Musical. His other popular include “The Andrews Brothers”, “Summer of Love”, “Route 66”, “Honky Tonk Laundry”, and “Why Do Fools Fall In Love?”, all published by Stage Rights.

Founded in 1936 originally as an opera house by prominent opera singer/director Enrica Clay Dillon, Deertrees Theatre has been home Broadway stars and local actors, world-acclaimed musicians and aspiring students. Nestled in the beautiful foothills of Southern Maine’s lake region in the town of Harrison, historically serving as a secluded retreat for artists. The acoustically perfect theatre is set in one of the nation’s most idyllic locations, boasting a rose hemlock wood structure harvested from the property, featuring hand-carved beams, doors, trim and light fixtures. The building, in stages of restoration since 1990, is now listed on Maine’s State Register of Historic Landmarks and on the National Registry of Historic Places. Deertrees is home to the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival on Tuesday evenings in July, The Backstage Art Gallery featuring the works of local artists, and The Salt Lick Café, offering cabaret acts, small bites, beer and wine.

Tickets to “The Marvelous Wonderettes ‘58” are $26. All ticket prices include a $2 Heritage Fee that supports the ongoing restoration and improvements of the Deertrees Theatre. For more information, visit deertrees-theatre.org, email gail@deertrees.org, call 207-583-6747 or follow Deertrees Theatre on Facebook and Instagram.

About Deertrees Theatre

Founded in 1936 as an opera house, Deertrees Theatre was built on the site of an old deer run in the forest above the village of Harrison, Maine. Constructed of rose hemlock in the Adirondack style with hand carved fixtures and near perfect acoustics, the theatre has long been home to Broadway-quality entertainment.

Now listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, the non-profit Deertrees Theatre presents an eclectic offering of theatrical productions and comedies, family entertainment, and a variety of musical concerts during the quintessential summer theater season annually from late June through early September. As a most active performing arts venue of the Northeast, Deertrees is home to the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival on Tuesday evenings in July, The Backstage Art Gallery featuring the works of local artists, and The Salt Lick Café, offering cabaret acts, small bites, beer and wine.

Categories: Family Theater

6

Concord Women’s Chorus Fall Auditions

Sep 6 @ 8:45 am

Concord Women’s Chorus (CWC), fostering the power of women’s voices in song, invites new singers to join its ensemble at “New Singer Auditions” on Tuesday, September 6, 8:45 am, and Tuesday, October 25, 8:45 am, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord. Artistic Director and Conductor Jane Ring Frank welcomes newcomers to audition, join rehearsal and learn more about the fall season. Rehearsals continue Tuesday mornings, 9:30 to 12:00 noon, also at Trinity Episcopal Church throughout the 2022-23 season.

CWC member/poet
Melissa Apperson, courtesy image

CWC welcomes singers with prior choral experience including good sight-reading skills, solid intonation and vocal quality, responsiveness to direction and the ability to blend within an ensemble. For auditions, prospective members may be asked to sight-read a short passage and/or sing a familiar tune, arriving with a prepared solo is not necessary. An information form is available to be printed in advance and brought to the audition at concordwomenschorus.org/wp/sing-with-us. Chorus members are expected to attend rehearsals and to participate in performing scheduled concerts. Since CWC values opportunities to collaborate and perform with other musical and cultural groups, additional commitments may become available during the season.

The ensemble continues weekly rehearsals in preparation for upcoming concerts, including “Grown Wild: A Special Commission Concert,” performing Sunday, October 23, 4 pm. The performance features a commissioned work by composer Melissa Dunphy based on the poem by CWC member singer and poet Melissa Apperson, and soloist Beth Welty, violin. Scored for women’s voices, violin and piano, the new work is written specifically for CWC’s distinctive sound. The program also features works of women composers from the nineteenth century to today.

The season continues with “Songs of Peace and Promise,” performing Saturday, December 17, 4 pm, offering a celebration of the wintry season of light in song, through familiar holiday tunes, poignant Chanukah pieces and a mash-up of mass movements. For the spring, the ensemble rehearses for the concert “Come Day, Come Night,” performing on Saturday, May 13, 2023, 4 pm, featuring a program of love songs to boat songs, exploring the joys of a life well-lived.

CWC is committed to the safety of all and requires that all singers present proof of full Covid-19 vaccination, leadership will request a copy of vaccination cards upon arrival. All participants are required to wear masks during rehearsals.

For more information, performance details or to join Concord Women’s Chorus, email Chorus Manager Patsy Eickelberg at manager@concordwomenschorus.org, visit concordwomenschorus.org, or follow Concord Women’s Chorus on Facebook and Instagram.

About Concord Women’s Chorus

Concord Women’s Chorus (CWC), based in Concord, Massachusetts, is a 45-singer ensemble fostering the power in women’s voices through song. Singers hail from Concord and the greater Boston area. Artistic Director Jane Ring Frank conducts the chorus performing a wide variety of choral music, ranging from early music to contemporary repertoire, with an emphasis on works written for women’s voices.

CWC’s commitment to the mastery and performance of a dynamic repertoire for women transforms the act of choral singing into an instrument for collaboration, education, and connection. The ensemble features confident singers who care deeply about creating, through women’s voices, a source of strength and inspiration for themselves, the audience, and the world around us.

The chorus began in 1960 as the Concord Madrigals, a small group of women who expressed, through song, the strength of female community. Over the years the group has increased in size and capacity and greatly expanded its repertoire. In 2005, the Concord Madrigals became Concord Women’s Chorus, a name that reflects not only the evolution of the chorus but the abiding power of women’s voices.

In addition to concerts, CWC often engages in other performances and projects. The ensemble has engaged in several concert tours in the United States, Canada and Great Britain. For more information or to join CWC, email Chorus Manager Patsy Eickelberg at manager@concordwomenschorus.org, visit concordwomenschorus.org, or follow Concord Women’s Chorus on Facebook and Instagram.

Categories: Choral Music Community

10

Sat

Jon and Juli Guitar Workshop

Sep 10 @ 9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Jon and Juli Guitar Workshop

September 10, 2022

#Guitar legend and GRAMMYs nominee Jon Finn and superstar #songwriter #guitarist and #Ukelele #educator Juli Finn – both Berklee #educators – host their debut #RockGuitar #Workshop on 9/10 on the #SouthShore! Just SIX intermediate to advanced #students get in on the fast track, experiencing exclusive hands-on, personalized all-day programs, including meals, topped off with their legendary #jamsession, with you in the #rockband! The very best of all worlds #rockmusic! Share away, or email Jon@Jonfinn.com to register or more info. #RockOn!

Categories: Concert Education Tags: Grammys Awards Guitar Workshop Jon Finn Jon Finn Group Juli Finn Juli Finn Music Rock Guitar South Shore MA

11

Sun

Quiet City Concert by Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra, a season opener

Sep 11 @ 3:00 pm

Diverse opening program a nod to commemorating 9/11, pandemic life

Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra (CCCO), the Cape’s professional collaborative orchestra, launches its Season Five performances with the concert “Quiet City,” on Sunday, September 11, from 3 to 5 pm at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 533 Rt. 28, Harwich Port. The orchestra is conducted by Founding Music Director Matthew Scinto.

“We are so happy to have made it through pandemic disruptions and into our next big season ahead!” shares Scinto. “I am grateful to our musicians and audiences who continue to ensure that our mission is sustained in our inspiring, exciting programs and collaborative connections.” CCCO’s Season Five features new soloists, new music and hallmark performances. The orchestra also marks the new year’s programs with the launch of its Sandbar Chamber Series in venues around Cape Cod.

CCCO’s season opener “Quiet City” features Kyle Spraker, principal trumpet of the Cape Symphony, and the orchestra’s Mary O’Keefe, English horn performing music of Aaron Copland, Jessie Montgomery, and Edward Elgar. The concert title work, Copland’s “Quiet City”, began as music for the 1939 Irwin Shaw play by the same name. After a few unsuccessful performances, the work has lived on in the orchestral realm, set for trumpet, English horn, and strings. “It is music filled with nostalgia and an eagerness to return to a past life,” shares Scinto. “The main character of Shaw’s play is haunted by his abandoned aspirations to become an artist; it is easy to see the parallels for us to return to a sense of normalcy in our world today.”

Also on the program, Composer Jessie Montgomery’s first sketches of “Source Code” began as transcriptions of imagery from African American artists prominent during the peak of the Civil Rights era in the United States. Montgomery’s re-interpretation of gestures, sentences, and musical syntax are a nod to choreographer Alvin Ailey, poets Langston Hughes and Rita Dove and jazz songstress Ella Fitzgerald, resulting in a black spiritual that crosses the landscape. Jessie Montgomery is an acclaimed composer, violinist, and educator. She is the recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Award from the ASCAP Foundation, the Sphinx Medal of Excellence, and her works are performed frequently around the world by leading musicians and ensembles. Her music interweaves classical music with elements of vernacular music, improvisation, poetry, and social consciousness, making her an acute interpreter of 21st century American sound and experience.

CCCO prides itself on exceptional programming and its collaborative performances, a highlight of every season. Season Five features four full-orchestra main concerts and three small ensemble performances, launching its new Sandbar Chamber Series.

Committed to artistic integrity and excellence, Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra’s mission is to connect the diverse arts communities and individuals of Cape Cod inclusively. By collaborating with other disciplines of art and culture, the Orchestra aims to create unique concert experiences while providing exciting, enriching and memorable orchestral music. Spotlighting living composers is at the forefront of the orchestra’s mission; bringing audiences closer to the music of modern time, positioned as an essential and educational element to each performance program. Other repertoire emphasize the championing of works of living composers, as well as the music of the classical canon.

Tickets to “Quiet City” are $35, students and children are admitted for free. More information, the full season schedule, concert programs and tickets to Season Fiveare available at capecodchamberorchestra.org, by calling 508-432-1668, or at each venue door by cash or credit card. For more information, email info@capecodchamberorchestra.org, or follow Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra on Facebook and Instagram.

Quiet City Program:

AARON COPLAND – Quiet City

Kyle Spraker, trumpet; Mary O’Keefe, English horn

JESSIE MONTGOMERY – Source Code

EDWARD ELGAR – Introduction & Allegro

About Dr. Matthew Scinto, Conductor

CCCO Founding Music Director Matthew Scinto,
image by Jean Kirby Photography

Matthew Scinto is an emerging conductor based in Cape Cod, where he currently serves as Founder and Music Director of the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra and Visiting Director of Orchestra at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He has twice studied conducting at the prestigious Tanglewood Music Center, was recently finalist for the Assistant Conductor of the San Antonio Symphony, and also currently serves as a cover conductor for the Portland (ME) Symphony. He received his Doctor of Musical Art’s degree from Boston University, where he received the Conducting Department Award for Excellence in Conducting. Dr. Scinto has been involved in Alzheimer’s care for the past several years, working with memory care facilities at Maplewood Senior Living in Brewster, MA and Bridges in Mashpee, MA. He is also a frequent guest of the Arts & Ideas program with the Alzheimer’s Family Support Center of Cape Cod for caregivers and loved ones with memory loss. By using aspects of music appreciation and conducting, Dr. Scinto has developed curriculum for working with individuals dealing with memory loss in order to allow them to reconnect to their loved ones and enjoy fun movement to music. In addition to conducting, Dr. Scinto has been teaching private piano, violin, and viola lessons for over a decade, currently at Steeple St. Music Academy in Mashpee, MA

About Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra

Committed to artistic integrity and excellence, the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra’s mission is to connect the diverse arts communities and individuals of Cape Cod inclusively. By collaborating with other disciplines of art and culture, the Orchestra aims to create unique concert experiences while providing exciting, enriching, and memorable orchestral music. Featuring living composers is at the forefront of the orchestra’s mission; bringing audiences closer to the music of modern time, positioned as an essential and educational element to each performance program. Other repertoire champions the works of living composers, as well as the music of the classical canon. For more information visit www.capecodchamberorchestra.org, email info@capecodchamberorchestra.org, or follow Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra on Facebook and Instagram.

Categories: Community Concert

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Choral Art Society Open Rehearsals

Sep 13 @ 7:00 pm

Rehearsals resume for winter performance

Choral Art Society of the South Shore (CAS), a welcoming, non-auditioned community chorus, invites new singers to attend the first rehearsals of the fall season on Tuesdays, September 13 and 20, from 7 to 9 pm, at First Trinitarian Congregational Church, 381 Country Way, Scituate. Artistic Director and Conductor Danica A. Buckley welcomes returning members and newcomers of all skill levels to join the first rehearsal and learn about the fall season.

Choral Art Society’s open rehearsals welcome singers in all voice parts. While the chorus is a non-auditioned ensemble, Director Danica Buckley will assist singers with voice part placement. Singers are expected to be able to match pitch, learn and consistently sing their voice part, and balance their voice with other singers. Rehearsals throughout the fall season are in preparation for a winter concert of seasonal music to be held on Sunday, December 4, 4 pm, at a local performance venue to be announced.

CAS’s Covid policy will be updated before the fall rehearsal season begins, check the website or Facebook for further information. To join Choral Art Society, or for more information, email Membership Director Mihoko at mihokodesu@gmail.com, visit choralartsociety.org, or follow Choral Art Society of the South Shore on Facebook.

About Choral Art Society of the South Shore

The Choral Art Society of the South Shore (CAS) – a welcoming, non-auditioned chorus – engages, inspires, and enriches its members and greater community by pursuing excellence in wide-ranging and challenging musical programs.

Founded in 1958, CAS is dedicated to the performance of all genres of choral music, from Renaissance to 21st century. A non-profit organization, CAS attracts dozens of singing members from Scituate and the surrounding towns. The chorus rehearses in Scituate and presents one winter and one spring concert annually. CAS also provides an annual scholarship to a graduating high school senior pursuing a degree in music. For more information, visit choral art society.org, or follow Choral Art Society of the South Shore on Facebook.

Choral Art Society is supported in part by grants from several regional Massachusetts Cultural Council chapters, the Scituate Education Foundation and South Shore Music Circus, as well as sponsorship by Coastal Heritage Bank.

Categories: Choral Music Community

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Choral Art Society Open Rehearsals

Sep 20 @ 7:00 pm

Rehearsals resume for winter performance

Choral Art Society of the South Shore (CAS), a welcoming, non-auditioned community chorus, invites new singers to attend the first rehearsals of the fall season on Tuesdays, September 13 and 20, from 7 to 9 pm, at First Trinitarian Congregational Church, 381 Country Way, Scituate. Artistic Director and Conductor Danica A. Buckley welcomes returning members and newcomers of all skill levels to join the first rehearsal and learn about the fall season.

Choral Art Society’s open rehearsals welcome singers in all voice parts. While the chorus is a non-auditioned ensemble, Director Danica Buckley will assist singers with voice part placement. Singers are expected to be able to match pitch, learn and consistently sing their voice part, and balance their voice with other singers. Rehearsals throughout the fall season are in preparation for a winter concert of seasonal music to be held on Sunday, December 4, 4 pm, at a local performance venue to be announced.

CAS’s Covid policy will be updated before the fall rehearsal season begins, check the website or Facebook for further information. To join Choral Art Society, or for more information, email Membership Director Mihoko at mihokodesu@gmail.com, visit choralartsociety.org, or follow Choral Art Society of the South Shore on Facebook.

About Choral Art Society of the South Shore

The Choral Art Society of the South Shore (CAS) – a welcoming, non-auditioned chorus – engages, inspires, and enriches its members and greater community by pursuing excellence in wide-ranging and challenging musical programs.

Founded in 1958, CAS is dedicated to the performance of all genres of choral music, from Renaissance to 21st century. A non-profit organization, CAS attracts dozens of singing members from Scituate and the surrounding towns. The chorus rehearses in Scituate and presents one winter and one spring concert annually. CAS also provides an annual scholarship to a graduating high school senior pursuing a degree in music. For more information, visit choral art society.org, or follow Choral Art Society of the South Shore on Facebook.

Choral Art Society is supported in part by grants from several regional Massachusetts Cultural Council chapters, the Scituate Education Foundation and South Shore Music Circus, as well as sponsorship by Coastal Heritage Bank.

Categories: Choral Music Community

Oct

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Concord Women’s Chorus Fall Auditions