The Community Chorus at South Berwick will present its 35th annual Christmas concert in two performances on December 5 and 6. The 60-voice mixed chorus will sing “ A Christmas Garland” of traditional carols and contemporary choral works on the theme of “Noel, Alleluia”. The concert will usher in the holiday [...]
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Community Chorus at South Berwick’s new season begins
As the Community Chorus at South Berwick begins rehearsals for a new season on September 14, 2009, it will be a far cry from the twenty-odd singers who faced an uncertain future and a new director just ten years ago. Now recognized as one of the Seacoast’s premier singing groups, CCSB takes the stage with [...]
Today’s the Day: Library Open House and Hot Summer Nights
Today’s the day! Come to the Open House at St. Michael’s Church on Young Street to see the space that’s slated to become the future home of the South Berwick Public Library. The open house will be from 4-7 pm.
The open house will feature “imagination stations” where adults and children can help imagine the future [...]
Hot Summer Nights, Very Hot Despite the Rain
Dan Blakeslee, left, opened the 2009 Hot Summer Nights Concert season. Slaid Cleaves, right, put on a great show for his hometown fans
If you couldn’t make it to last week’s kick off concert for Hot Summer Nights with Slaid Cleaves and Dan Blakeslee, you are probably wondering how it went given the [...]
Slaid Cleaves & Hot Summer Nights at Marshwood High School
This from the crew at Hot Summer Nights who want you to be dry and comfortable:
Unless there is a complete weather reversal….
Tonight: Hot Summer Nights, July 2 – Slaid Cleaves (with Dan Blakeslee opening)
6:30-8:00 at Marshwood High School Auditorium
Pizza and drinks will be sold prior to the show.
Come support our “homegrown” musicians!
Hamilton House Sundays in the Garden Concerts
[ July 5, 2009; 4:00 pm; July 12, 2009; 4:00 pm; July 19, 2009; 4:00 pm; July 26, 2009; 4:00 pm; ] Historic New England, Hamilton House, South Berwick, Maine
Sundays in the Garden Concert Series
Sundays in July at 4 p.m. in the garden at Hamilton House
The beautiful gardens and sweeping view of the Salmon Falls River provide a picture perfect setting for these relaxed late-afternoon concerts. Pack your picnic basket and lawn chair and come prepared to [...]
Hot Summer Nights – 10th Year
[ July 2, 2009; 6:30 pm; July 9, 2009; 6:30 pm; July 16, 2009; 6:30 pm; July 23, 2009; 6:30 pm; July 30, 2009; 6:30 pm; August 6, 2009; 5:00 pm; August 13, 2009; 6:30 pm; August 20, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] Ten years of Hot Summer Nights in South Berwick!
(Note: July 2 opener with Slaid Cleaves and Dan Blakeslee will be held at Marshwood High School Auditorium)
On Thursday nights in July and August, residents of the area will once again be able to tote picnics,blankets and babies into the village to listen to music in the [...]
To Do List: Live Music at Elysium Arts Folk Club
[ June 4, 2009; 8:00 pm; June 5, 2009; 8:00 pm; June 6, 2009; 8:00 pm; June 12, 2009; 8:00 pm; June 13, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] Elysium Arts Folk Club is offering two weeks of great live music.
Elysium Arts Folk Club is located in the Lower Mills in Rollinsford, NH. The Folk Club provides a forum for performers in a comfortable, homey, family oriented atmosphere where the music can shine. Food and beverage offerings include local favorites, White Heron Tea and [...]
This Weekend: Easter Messiah, Oklahoma, & Bagpipes!
There’s lots to do this weekend:
Community Chorus at South Berwick: Easter Messiah
The critically acclaimed Community Chorus at South Berwick will perform Messiah Parts II and III, which some call the “Easter Messiah,” over Palm Sunday weekend in Dover and Exeter, N.H. It will be presented much as it premiered in April 1742, with soloists [...]
Wicked Good Time at Town Hall: Mid-Life Crisis Cabaret
[ May 2, 2009; 7:00 pm; May 3, 2009; 2:00 pm; ] “A WICKED GOOD TIME AT TOWN HALL!” RETURNS
March 21 & 22 “A Visit With Ida”
April 4 & 5 “Celtic Songs and Stories”
May 2 & 3 “Mid-Life Crisis Cabaret”
Fed up with shoveling? Ice storms? News about the economy? You’re in for a treat! This winter, “A Wicked Good Time at Town Hall” [...]
Wicked Good Time at Town Hall: Celtic Songs and Stories
[ April 4, 2009; 7:00 pm; April 5, 2009; 2:00 pm; ] “A WICKED GOOD TIME AT TOWN HALL!” RETURNS
April 4 & 5 “Celtic Songs and Stories” Updated-see below
May 2 & 3 “Mid-Life Crisis Cabaret”
Fed up with shoveling? Ice storms? News about the economy? You’re in for a treat! This winter, “A Wicked Good Time at Town Hall” returns to South Berwick, bringing you [...]
Creative SB: Susie Burke and David Surette
This just landed in my in box. South Berwick residents Susie Burke and David Surette have a packed schedule of concerts coming up, including the return of their popular Cabin Fever collaborative series over at the Elysium Folk Club in Rollinsford. Check out www.burkesurette.com for details.
Here’s the line up so you can mark you calendar. [...]
A little Sunday music: The Red Barn at Outlook Farm
The Red Barn at Outlook Farm in South Berwick is open for Sunday Brunch from November until Mothers’ Day with music.
The line up for the next few Sundays:
Sunday, January 11 – High Range (Acoustic Roots)
Sunday, January 18 – Infinities (Chamber Ensemble/Woodwind)
Sunday, January 25 – Sharon Jones (Jazz)
Brunch is served Sundays from 10am to 2pm and [...]
To Do List: Music for the Season
“A Christmas Garland,” on December 6 and 7 in South Berwick and Newington NH.
Voices raised in song have been synonymous with Christmas since the first one was said to be greeted by a chorus of angels. In this long tradition of choral celebration, the 66-voice Community Chorus at South Berwick will present its 34th annual [...]
Marshwood Students selected for District One Honors Music Festival
Row 1: (l-r) Noelle Plourde, Cara Evans, Courtney Thomas Row 2: (l-r) Zane Peterson, Chelsea Martel, Tim Jefferson, Courtney Schoff, Emma O’Brien, Kayla Burke, Lena Alleva Row 3: (l-r) Mike Aldrich, Sidney Doran, Alison Rollins, Taygra Longstaff, Dani Main, Tess Limaggio, Laura Roy Missing: Chad Dyer, Erin Carter
Seven Marshwood High School Concert Band students, along [...]
To Do List: Salt River at Hamilton House Concert
Is this a perfect summer day, or what? Here’s a way to take advantage of the day:
The Hamilton House Summer in the Garden Concert Series continues this afternoon, July 13 with a performance by Salt River. Salt River members Lee Hosack, and Mike and Beverly Rogers and Cathy King perform traditional and original music reflecting [...]
To Do List: Hot Summer Nights are back!
Update: Looking for the 2009 schedule? Go: Hot Summer Nights 2009 schedule
Hot Summer Nights Concerts are back for 2008
Thursdays 6:30-8:00 on the Lawn of Central School
Main Street, South Berwick, Maine
Rain Location: Town Hall Auditorium (across the street) unless otherwise noted
July 10 Slaid Cleaves’ Band (Americana) This South Berwick native turned Texan, is an internationally known [...]
To Do List: Rock My Soul Choir
Rock My Soul Choir in concert
Saturday, May 31, 2008, 7 pm
First Parish Federated Church, 150 Main Street, South Berwick
Root-based, raise-the-rafters gospel music for everyone! This concert will be recorded live for a new CD, so come and help fill the house.
Visit www.gospelmusicproject.org [...]
Creative South Berwick: Andrew Mendola & Superfrog
You may know Andrew Mendola in his role as Stocking and Checkout Specialist at Nature’s Way Market. He is the person who keeps the shelves stocked and knows where everything is at the market. He has worked there since it opened in November 2007. At the beginning he spent a lot of [...]
To Do List: Community Chorus at South Berwick
“From a Poet’s Pen”
A concert of choral music inspired by poetry and verses from throughout the centuries and around the globe, the program includes settings of contemporary texts, the Psalms, Native American writings, classical and folk text, Thoreau, Whitman and other American poets and more. Also included is music by Brahms and Mennin. For this [...]
To Do List: Susie Burke & David Surette at Elysium Arts Folk Club
Susie Burke & David Surette will be appearing at the Elysium Arts Folk Club in the second of their Cabin Fever Concert Series. This intimate, “house concert”-style series features a creative collaboration with local or regional musicians; the informal and intimate format is designed to promote the innovative and the unexpected.
This Saturday, Susie and [...]
Community Chorus at South Berwick to premiere work by Maine composer and poet
Local music lovers will have the opportunity to hear the first public performance of “Spheres”, a choral cantata by Charles Kaufmann of Portland, Maine, on April 4-6. The piece will be performed by the Community Chorus at South Berwick.
The Community Chorus at South Berwick commissioned the Kaufmann work, which is based on [...]
To Do List: Songwriters in the Round
Songwriters in the Round:
Jenn Adams
Dan Walker
Charlie Strater
Saturday, February 23, 2008, 8 PM
Elysium Arts Folk Club, Lower Mill, Rollinsford, NH
Tickets: $15, call 603.743.4700 to reserve seats
Joe Simes, who along with his wife Christine owns Elysium Arts, describes a folk club as a place where folk who love music can gather to hear performers from near [...]
Creative South Berwick: Jenn Adams
Like the waterways that have defined South Berwick since it was first settled, the stream of creative people who have lived here have shaped the unique character of our little town. South Berwick is now home base to nationally recognized singer – songwriter Jenn Adams. Kansas born, Jenn lived in Montana and then [...]
