UPCOMING EVENTS 2008
UPCOMING EVENTS 2008
November 22 The Passamaquoddy Symphony Orchestra Presents
III, IV, and V Movements, Pastoral Symphony Beethoven, Concerto for Clarinet, Mozart and L'Arlestenne Suite Number 1, Bizet
7PM EST at the Eastport Arts Center, Suggested Donation: $10 a person, $20 family
November 23 The Passamaquoddy Symphony Orchestra Presents
III, IV, and V Movements, Pastoral Symphony Beethoven, Concerto for Clarinet, Mozart and L'Arlestenne Suite Number 1,Bizet
2 PM AST at the Algonquin Hotal, St. Andrews, Canada Suggested Donation: $10 a person, $20 family
November 23, 2008 Northern Lights Film Society: UP THE YANGTZE
Up the Yangtze is a visually stunning meditation on the changes confronting modern China. Upon completion, China's mammoth Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River will be the largest hydroelectric power station in the world. Progress, though, comes at a price: the dam will displace more than a million residents and destroy numerous cultural and archaeological sites, upending a way of life. In Up the Yangtze, filmmaker Yung Chang sensitively examines the effects of this massive project on personal lives as he follows two young people, each one transformed by the construction. 2008, 93 minutes
Showtime: 7pm A $3-$5 donation gratefully accepted and remember to dress warmly!
December 6 Eastport Strings Concert
The Eastport Strings ensemble of young people from Washington County will be performing two concerts on Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 2pm and 7pm.
They will be performing music from Mozart, Lennon, Mendelssohn, Brubeck, Dvorak, Handel, and more. Guest appearance by the Shead High School Band. The Eastport Strings performances are free of charge, but donations are welcome to help fund the purchase of new instruments, music, and repairs to instruments.
December 10 Christmas Concert at the EAC
This performance will include a variety of performers from around the Passamaquoddy Bay. Show time to be announced
December 14 Eastport Market Day Indoors
Give the gift that keeps on giving: Sustainability! Support local farmers and artisans during this holiday season. The market starts at 11am and ends at 3pm. Purchase holiday items locally for your whole family such as goat cheese, storage vegetables, meats, soap, wreaths, yarn and children's toys & clothes. Many more items will be offered, so please stop by!
Coffee, Hot Chocolate, and soups will be available along with holiday music and cheer! If you would like to rent a booth space, please call Shelby at 853-4650.
PAST EVENTS 2008
May 21 Jazz: Clearwater Hot Club
Sam Miltich and the Clearwater Hot Club are dedicated to preserving and performing the music of the late, great Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli.
$10/$6/ students 7:00PM
June 7 Three And A Crowd Players presents Three Viewings by Jeffrey Hatcher
Join us in an evening of entertainment as three comic/dramatic stories unfold. The New York Daily News says, "Nowadays it is rare to encounter a genuine writer in the theater-someone, that is, who thinks about such things as character and structure, someone who has a genuine feel for language. So when such a thing comes along, it's exciting. . ."
Tickets $10, 7:00 PM.
June 14 Concert Series Presents: Eastport Strings
Washington County's youth orchestra presents a full-length concert of new material together with polished performances of selections from the last three years.
8:00 PM Donations Gratefully Accepted.
June 14 to July 4 Eastport Gallery
The Eastport Gallery opens its season with the exhibit Figures and the one person show, Frank Sullivan.
June 15: Cello e Basso
This expert cello and string bass combo from Boston returns to the EAC after an absence of many years. This event will be both a concert and an informative discussion.
2:00 PM
June 21 Eastport Gallery, Opening Reception
The public is cordially invited to join member artists at the gallery for their first reception of the season.
5:00 PM
June 29 Concert Series presents:
George Bozeman on organ. He is an organ builder from Deerfield, N.H., and has performed across the United States and in Mexico, Canada and Europe
Admission: $10/$6 for students 4:00 PM
July 3 & July 5 Moose Island Follies!
Don't miss this extravaganza that brings together performers from all over Washington County to do song, dance, and comedy on the Eastport Arts Center Stage. It is two evenings of great entertainment, accompanied by a gourmet dessert buffet. A benefit for the EAC. Admission: $12 adults/$8 children, $25 for special seats.
7:00 PM.
July 5-July 26 Eastport Gallery
Trees and one person show with June Hallowell.
July 11 Concert Series presents:
Greg Biss and Trond Saeverud on Violin & Piano.
Admission: $10/$6 for students. 7:00 PM
July 18 Concert Series presents:
Arlene and Chris Kies with Four-Hand Piano.
Admission: $10/$6 for students. 7:00 PM
July 19 The Humble Farmer
Robert Karl Skoglund "You can learn a lot about a man by going into his bathroom and seeing how many extra holes he had to drill in the wall to put up his towel racks."
Advanced Ticket Sales $10 then $12 at the door 7:00 PM
July 25 Concert Series presents:
Kevin Birch. He is the organist at St. John's Catholic Church in Bangor and has performed throughout the U.S. and in Europe. Admission: $10/$6 for students.
7:00 PM
July 27 to August 16 Eastport Gallery
Light and Shadow. One person show with Patricia Music.
July 28 TWO: HIGH ENERGY JUGGLING
Born to be Rock Stars, but destined for juggling, Jason and Matthew Tardy have created a high energy performance that captivates audiences across the planet!
Admission: $10/$6 for students and $25 for Families. 7:00 PM
July 31 The Concert Series Presents
Summer Keys Chamber in concert at 7pm
Tickets are $10/$6, families are $25 (2 adults & children)
August 1 The Eastport Gallery Presents
Watercolors by Mary Livingstone at 6pm at the Eastport Arts Center, 36 Washington Street. Mary was one of the founding members of the Eastport Gallery and was widely admired and sought after, for her lovely paintings of the area. Having passed away two years ago, the remainder of her unsold work will be for sale at the time of the reception and later moved to the Eastport Gallery on Water Street, where it will be for sale for the remainder of the summer. *The publice is cordially invited to attend this reception and viewing.
August 8, 9 10; 15, 16 & 17 Stage East presents:
Bell, Book & Candle, a romantic and magical classic best known from the 1958 film which starred Kim Novak. It's the story of an average, modern-day, witch, living in New York who develops an interest in a handsome publisher -- and uses her powers to keep a rival from him. But a witch who falls in love loses her powers, and this leads to hilarious consequences. Directed by Bill Breuer.
Fridays and Saturdays, 7:00 PM
Sundays, 3:00 PM
Tickets: $10/$6 for students.
Call the Eastport Arts Center Box Office for tickets.
August 16th Concert The Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra
7:00 PM at the Gymnasium of the WCCC in Calais
August 17th PBSO at the Machias Blueberry Festival
Centre Congregational Church, Machias:
Coriolan Overture - Ludwig Van BeethovenKarelia Suite - Jean SibeliusSymphony in D Minor - Cesar Franck
at 2:00 P.M
August 17 to September 6 Eastport Gallery
Birds An Open Show with Public Invited to Submit. Also one person show with Elizabeth Ostrander.
August 18 Concert Series Presents:
Johanne Perron, cello and Greg Biss, piano. Johanne Perron, cello professor at the Montreal Conservatory will play the 3rd Bach Suite. She will be joined by Gregory Biss at the piano to play the Debussy Sonata.. The program will include Astor Piazzolla's Grand Tango.
Admission: $10/$6 for students 7:00 PM
August 22 Eastport Gallery, Mid-season Reception.
The public are cordially invited to join us at the gallery for mid-season reception.
5:00 PM
August 22 Concert Series presents:
Mira Gill, prize-winning pianist from New York, originally from Salt Lake City, returns for another Arts Center recital. Admission: $10/$6 for students.
7:00PM.
August 29 Concert Series Presents:
Young Person's Concert Local Young Talent
Admission: $5 Students under 18 are free 7:00 PM
August 31 Sam Dunlap classical guitar
Music by Granados, partita #1 (for violin).
Admission: $10/$6 for students. 3:00 PM
September 5 Concert Series presents:
Edward French Eastport's own popular church organist gives his annual recital. Mr. French's programs are always varied and full of excitement.
$10/$6 students 7:00PM
September 6, 12th Annual Paint Eastport Day Auction and Reception at the Eastport Arts Center:
The Eastport Gallery invites all artists young or old, professional or beginner to paint their favorite scene of Eastport on the Saturday of the Salmon Festival celebration. Artists should come to the gallery starting at 7:00AM in the morning to register then "paint the town". Finished works are due at the Eastport Arts Center no later than 3:30PM. Come Join the FUN!
5:00PM to 6:00PM
September 7 to End of Season Eastport Gallery:
When I Was Young and one person show with Judy Clendenning
October 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26 Stage East presents: "Nunsense," a musical.
Set in the Little Sisters of Hoboken Convent, the story unfolds as the cook accidentally kills 52 of the residents. In order to pay for the burials, the five surviving residents need to raise money and the music starts!
Fridays and Saturdays, 7:00 PM
Sundays, 3:00 PM
Advanced Tickets: $10/$6 for students (prior to 10/17 at 5pm) then $12/8
Call the Eastport Arts Center Box Office for ticket sales.
November 1 & November 2: Kurt H. Sutton performs an Evening with Mark Twain
The Performance is presented in the setting of Samuel L. Clemens parlor. Here, Mark Twain will share his wit, wisdom and humor. He encourages you to sing-a-long with the songs with which he entertained his family and friends. The show starts at 7pm on November 1st and at 3pm on November 2nd.