The hills of Maine are alive with the sound of music. From Brownfield on the New Hampshire border to Lubec’s easternmost point in the United States, our summers are filled with extraordinary music and musicians.
Our favorite venue for music is Carol Noonan’s Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield. She uses Maine’s vacationland image to capture big acts that like to visit here in the summer. Down East in Lubec, an amazing collection of international musicians gathers each summer, putting on Wednesday evening performances.
From Rockland’s now-famous Blues Festival, scheduled for July 15, 16, and 17, to Saddleback Mountain’s Bluegrass Revival August 12 and 13, you can see world-class musicians right here in Maine.
The American Folk Festival in Bangor puts a punctuation mark on our summer each year. This must-not-miss-event is scheduled for August 26, 27, and 28 and is international is scope, with venues small enough to get you close to the musicians, great food, and a terrific celebratory air. Linda and I plan to be there the entire weekend this year.
And if those kids or grandkids are getting antsy, consider a visit to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Maine Wildlife Park in Gray. Every weekend they offer special programs for kids as well as adults, and the animals there are sure to keep the children entertained.
Sing your way through summer!
- George Smith.
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