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SUMMARY:Film Screening: The Right Whale: Tales of Resilience and Hope
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Lubec Memorial Library for a film screening of The Right Whale: Tales of Resilience and Hope\, followed by a discussion panel. \nModerator: Moira Brown\, Ph.D\, Canadian Whale Institute/Campobello Whale Rescue Team \nPanelists: Cheryl and Nick Dean\, filmmakers\, Tora Johnson\, PhD\, author of Entanglements: The Intertwined Fates of Whales and Fishermen\, and Mackie Greene\, fisherman \nFilm review: https://provincetownmagazine.com/2026/04/15/the-right-whale-directed-by-cheryl-and-nick-dean/
URL:https://weru.org/event/film-screening-the-right-whale-tales-of-resilience-and-hope/
LOCATION:Lubec Memorial Library\, 55 Water St\, Lubec\, ME\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Greenhorns":MAILTO:ashleigh@mainesalmonrivers.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260705T140000
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SUMMARY:Rossini's comic opera  L'italiana in algeri
DESCRIPTION:Winter Harbor Music presents the first opera of its Summer Festival season with Gioachino Rossini’s sparkling comic masterpiece L’italiana in Algeri (Italian Girl in Algiers)\, one of the most beloved operas of the bel canto repertoire.
URL:https://weru.org/event/rossinis-comic-opera-litaliana-in-algeri/2026-07-05/
LOCATION:Hammond Hall\, 427 Main Street\, Winter Harbor\, ME\, 04693\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Theater
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ORGANIZER;CN="Winter Harbor Music":MAILTO:info@winterharbormusicfestival.org
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SUMMARY:Music & Movement Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Music and Movement Storytime is back for the summer! Starting Monday\, June 15 at 10:30 a.m. preschool kids and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Jen each week at the Blue Hill Public Library for Music and Movement Storytime. We will sing songs\, play instruments\, dance\, and read stories. The rhythms\, rhymes\, and patterns in music and the use of musical instruments provide fun ways to practice skills that have a direct connection with early literacy. This weekly program will share a selection of the many children’s books and stories that have connections with music\, sound\, and movement. \nFor more information\, contact Jen at jen.rosenthal@bhpl.net or 374-5515. This program series was made possible by gifts from generous donors.
URL:https://weru.org/event/music-movement-storytime/2026-07-06/
LOCATION:Blue Hill Public Library\, 5 Parker Point Rd\, Blue Hill\, Maine\, 04614
CATEGORIES:Family Activity,Storytelling
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jen Rosenthal":MAILTO:jen.rosenthal@bhpl.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T160000
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SUMMARY:Bar Harbor Music Festival Opera Preview (Free)
DESCRIPTION:Maestro Nathaniel Meyer of the New Opera Company of Boston will give a free behind-the-scenes look at the 2026 BHMF Opera Production – the Mozart double bill of Bastien-Bastiènne and The Impresario. Hear insights about the company’s creative process writing the new libretto (the original was lost) and learn about the exciting award-winning cast of singers and actors\, with striking analysis of the music and live performances by Isaac Bray\, Katelyn Parker Bray\, and pianist Christina Spurling. Register: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/barharbormusicfestival/2232364
URL:https://weru.org/event/bar-harbor-music-festival-opera-preview-free/
LOCATION:Northeast Harbor Library\, 1 Joy Rd\, Northeast Harbor\, ME\, 04662\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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ORGANIZER;CN="Northeast Harbor Library":MAILTO:talktous@nehlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T160000
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SUMMARY:FREE All About the Opera with Nathaniel Meyer\, Isaac Bray\, Katelyn Parker Bray\, and Christina Spurling
DESCRIPTION:Maestro Nathaniel Meyer of the New Opera Company of Boston will give a behind-the-scenes look and sneak peek at the 2026 BHMF Opera Production – the Mozart Double Bill of Bastien-Bastiènne and The Impresario. The quirky and unconventional spirit of Mozart the man comes through in this comical production. Hear insights about the company’s creative process writing the new libretto (the original was lost)\, learn about the exciting award-winning cast of singers and actors\, with striking analysis of the music and live performances of arias by Isaac Bray and Katelyn Parker Bray. \nAmerican conductor\, Nathaniel Meyer has conducted in France\, Germany\, Spain\, the United Kingdom\, Italy\, the Czech Republic\, Estonia\, Romania\, South America\, and throughout the United States. Meyer was the 1st prize winner of the LaGuardia Conducting Competition. In 2022-2023\, he has conducted the Bucharest Symphony\, the Paris Mozart Orchestra and the Prague Philharmonia. Meyer is the Music Director laureate of the Du Bois Orchestra\, dedicated to performing works by historically marginalized composers alongside the well-known repertoire of the classical tradition. With the Du Bois Orchestra\, Meyer was one of the first American conductors to champion the works of forgotten African American composers such as Florence Price and Margaret Bonds\, rediscovering long-lost scores and giving the Boston and world premieres of pieces such as the oratorio\, Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight by Florence Price. Meyer studied at Yale University and the Jacobs School of Music\, where he received his Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting. He has also studied at the Pierre Monteux School for Conductors and the Järvi Academy for Conductors in Estonia\, and in international masterclasses with Jorma Panula\, Ennio Nicotra\, Claire Gibault and Martin Sieghart. He has been an assistant conductor for Benjamin Zander and the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra\, as well as the Philharmonia Orchestra in London for acclaimed performances and a historically informed recording of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. He is also an accomplished trumpet player\, and the winner of the National Trumpet Competition and International Trumpet Guild Competition. The Boston Globe described him as “outstanding in the prominent trumpet part\, playing with spirit\, accuracy\, feeling\, and beautiful tone”. As a conductor\, Meyer has been described as “Talented and Charismatic…a new\, dynamic Leonard Bernstein” (Belmont Citizen-Herald) and possessing “the musical imagination and the physical gifts of a born conductor…he led the final section of Tchaikovsky’s Overture-Fantasy with power\, passion and pertinence\, building an overwhelming climax at the crest of the love theme. The audience and the orchestra burst into applause and cheers.” (Boston Globe music critic\, Richard Dyer). \nIsaac Bray has performed as a featured soloist on opera and concert stages throughout the United States and internationally\, most notably at Florida Grand Opera\, Boston Lyric Opera\, and Central City Opera. Bray recently made his international debut at the Vatican in Rome\, singing as the baritone soloist for the world premiere of Blood & Breath® with Frequency Opera. A resident of Maine\, Mr. Bray is in high demand throughout coastal New England. Recent credits include the baritone soloist in the Brahms Requiem with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra\, the baritone soloist in Carmina Burana with the Mount Desert Summer Chorale\, the role of John Proctor in The Crucible with Opera in the Pines\, and Marcello in La Bohème with the Bar Harbor Music Festival. Other local New England credits include the baritone soloist in Belshazzar’s Feast with the Bangor Symphony and role of Jesus in St. Matthew Passion with the Bagaduce Chorale. On the opera stage\, Bray has performed extensively around the country at numerous companies and festivals. He has performed the roles of Dancairo in Carmen with Opera San Antonio\, Fiorello in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Opera Grand Rapids\, Will Parker in Oklahoma! with Charlottesville Opera\, Morales/Dancairo in Carmen with Venture Opera\, and Gregorio in Romèo et Juliette with Opera Grand Rapids. For the 2014/15 season\, Bray was a member of the Florida Grand Opera Young Artist Studio where he performed the roles of Guglielmo in Così fan tutte\, Assan in The Consul\, and The Official Registrar in Madama Butterfly.. Professional awards include the McGlone Opera Guild Award\, and the Central City Opera Young Artist overall award. Mr. Bray is on the music faculty at the University of Maine where he teaches applied voice and vocal pedagogy. He also serves on the board of the Maine Chapter of NATS. \nKatelyn Parker Bray earned her master’s degree in Opera Performance from the Boston Conservatory. Credits at the conservatory include Zerlina in Don Giovanni\, La Bergère/La Princesse in L’Enfant et les Sortilèges\, Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel\, and Yum-Yum in The Mikado. She studied voice with Penelope Bitzas in Boston. Katelyn performed Lisette in La Rondine for the Martina Arroyo Prelude to Performance program. Other roles include Lucia in Opera Brittenica’s production of The Rape of Lucretia\, Despina in Mozart’s Così fan tutte with the North End Performing Arts Center in Boston as well as with the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival. Katelyn was a soloist in Boston Opera Collaborative’s Underlying Rhythms performance\, performed Gretel in MetroWest’s production of Hänsel und Gretel\, sang in Anne Hutchinson with Intermezzo Opera\, and was a soloist in Mendelssohn’s Vom Himmel hoch with Acadia Choral Society. Locally\, Katelyn sang as the soprano soloist with the Bangor Symphony in their performance of Mozart’s Mass in C Minor\, K 27 and as a soloist in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with the Bagaduce Chorale. \nChristina Spurling is a pianist\, collaborator\, and educator whose work is rooted in community\, storytelling\, and connection. Known for her expressive artistry\, thoughtful partnership\, and versatility across genres\, she brings warmth\, sensitivity\, and clarity to performances ranging from chamber music and song repertoire to choral\, operatic\, and educational settings. \nA native of Islesford\, ME\, Christina earned the Master of Music degree in collaborative piano performance from the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge\, MA. She has served as rehearsal pianist and accompanist for various opera companies\, choirs\, orchestras and colleges in New England. For 6 years she was a collaborative pianist and piano instructor at Colby College and has also taught at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor. \nAn avid chamber musician with a passion for community\, Christina founded the Quietside Chamber Music Festival in 2018 on Mount Desert Island\, featuring Maine-based musicians. As a teaching artist\, she enjoys opportunities to engage in dialogue about equality\, the environment and social justice\, through collective music making and sharing. \nChristina currently teaches piano and ensembles at Elm City Community Music School in Waterville\, ME and continues to perform chamber music and accompany choirs across Maine
URL:https://weru.org/event/free-all-about-the-opera-with-nathaniel-meyer-isaac-bray-katelyn-parker-bray-and-christina-spurling/
LOCATION:Northeast Harbor Library\, 1 Joy Rd\, Northeast Harbor\, ME\, 04662\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T190000
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SUMMARY:Haystack Artist Presentations
DESCRIPTION:Presenters: Rhea Vedro\, Blacksmithing; John Fifield-Perez\, Fiber; Tom Martin\, Writing; J Taran Diamond\, Metals. \nCoinciding with each of our summer sessions\, Haystack faculty\, Visiting Artists\, studio assistant fellows\, and Fab Lab Residents share their inspirations\, ideas\, and work. These presentations take place in the Gateway Auditorium (89 Haystack School Drive\, Deer Isle\, Maine) and are free and open to the public.
URL:https://weru.org/event/haystack-artist-presentations-9/
LOCATION:Haystack Mountain School of Crafts\, 89 Haystack School Drive\, Deer Isle\, ME\, 04627\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentation
ORGANIZER;CN="Haystack Mountain School of Crafts":MAILTO:haystack@haystack-mtn.org
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SUMMARY:“Single Woman: Work in Progress”
DESCRIPTION:The Blue Hill Library will host a solo comedy show\, “Single Woman: Work in Progress\,” with comedian Tess Lieberjohn on Monday\, July 6 at 7:00 p.m. “‘Single Woman: Work in Progress’ is an original solo comedy show about a very unoriginal topic: dating. For as long as Tess has been single (forever)\, the best part of dates has been telling stories about them after. Now she’s ready to share them with everyone else (with names redacted). Over this 75-minute show\, Tess weaves personal storytelling with audience participation in a hilarious performance about what it means to be 35\, ready to mingle\, and obsessed with finding meaning in everything.” \nThis show is free and open to the public. Attendees should be advised that this show contains adult themes and the performer recommends attendees be 18 or older. For more information\, contact Kayleigh at kayleigh.thomas@bhpl.net or 374-5515.
URL:https://weru.org/event/single-woman-work-in-progress/
LOCATION:Blue Hill Public Library\, 5 Parker Point Rd\, Blue Hill\, Maine\, 04614
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kayeligh Thomas":MAILTO:kayleigh.thomas@bhpl.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T201500
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SUMMARY:FREE ISAAC BRAY sings ROSSINI with The BAR HARBOR TOWN BAND
DESCRIPTION:Join a Bar Harbor Summer Tradition – Baritone Isaac Bray performs your favorite ROSSINI aria – “Largo al factotum” from the Barber of Seville – (The FIGARO one from the cartoons!!) in the open air of the BH Village Green and the Bar Harbor Town Band\, conducted by Maestro Brian Booher. The perfect chance to see a real opera star live – and kids love this music! Bring a chair or a blanket to enjoy this lively evening of fun summer music. \nIsaac Bray has performed as a featured soloist on opera and concert stages throughout the United States and internationally\, most notably at Florida Grand Opera\, Boston Lyric Opera\, and Central City Opera. Bray recently made his international debut at the Vatican in Rome\, singing as the baritone soloist for the world premiere of Blood & Breath® with Frequency Opera. A resident of Maine\, Mr. Bray is in high demand throughout coastal New England. Recent credits include the baritone soloist in the Brahms Requiem with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra\, the baritone soloist in Carmina Burana with the Mount Desert Summer Chorale\, the role of John Proctor in The Crucible with Opera in the Pines\, and Marcello in La Bohème with the Bar Harbor Music Festival. Other local New England credits include the baritone soloist in Belshazzar’s Feast with the Bangor Symphony and role of Jesus in St. Matthew Passion with the Bagaduce Chorale. \nOn the opera stage\, Bray has performed extensively around the country at numerous companies and festivals. He has performed the roles of Dancairo in Carmen with Opera San Antonio\, Fiorello in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Opera Grand Rapids\, Will Parker in Oklahoma! with Charlottesville Opera\, Morales/Dancairo in Carmen with Venture Opera\, and Gregorio in Romèo et Juliette with Opera Grand Rapids. For the 2014/15 season\, Bray was a member of the Florida Grand Opera Young Artist Studio where he performed the roles of Guglielmo in Così fan tutte\, Assan in The Consul\, and The Official Registrar in Madama Butterfly. \nMr. Bray is a graduate of the prestigious Boston University Opera Institute. Roles performed with B.U. include the title role in Don Giovanni\, Riolobo in Florencia en el Amazonas\, the title role in Owen Wingrave\, Barone Douphol in La Traviata and Des Grieux in Le portrait de Manon. For consecutive summers in 2013 and 2014\, Bray was a Bonfils-Stanton apprentice artist with Central City Opera where he sang the role of Sam in Trouble in Tahiti and Sam in Ned Rorem’s Our Town\, as well as covering the roles of Joseph De Rocher in Dead Man Walking\, Fiorello in Il barbiere di Siviglia and Ravenal in Show Boat. In 2013\, Mr. Bray made his Boston Lyric Opera debut singing the roles of the 2nd Priest and 2nd Man in Armor in a new English translation of The Magic Flute. \nMr. Bray received his Masters’ degree from The Boston Conservatory where he sang the title role in Don Giovanni\, Ramiro in L’heure espagnole\, L’horloge comtoise in L’enfant et les sortilèges\, the Father in Hansel and Gretel\, and Ko-Ko in The Mikado. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Abilene Christian University. While at A.C.U.\, he performed the roles of Pandolfe in Cendrillon\, Guglielmo in Così fan tutte\, and Betto in Gianni Schicchi. \nIn 2011\, Bray was chosen to help represent The Boston Conservatory in a new opera works sampler performance at the National Opera America Conference\, and in the summer of 2011 he performed the role of Rambaldo in La Rondine for the Martina Arroyo Prelude to Performance Program in New York City. Bray was also an apprentice artist at the Natchez Festival of Music in 2010. Professional awards include the McGlone Opera Guild Award\, and the Central City Opera Young Artist overall award. \nMr. Bray is on the music faculty at the University of Maine where he teaches applied voice and vocal pedagogy. He also serves on the board of the Maine Chapter of NATS.
URL:https://weru.org/event/free-isaac-bray-sings-rossini-with-the-bar-harbor-town-band/
LOCATION:Village Green\, 9 Firefly Ln\, Bar Harbor\, ME\, 04609\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bar Harbor Town Band - Village Green
DESCRIPTION:Band concerts on the Green: A Bar Harbor tradition since 1898. \nFree and fun for all ages! \nAll concerts begin at 7:30PM and are one hour in length\, taking place on the Bar Harbor Village Green. \nConcerts will be held rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather\, concerts will be held at the neighboring Bar Harbor Congregational Church.
URL:https://weru.org/event/bar-harbor-town-band-village-green/2026-07-06/
LOCATION:Bar Harbor Village Green\, Firefly Lane\, Bar Harbor\, ME\, 04609\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Family Activity,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T210000
DTSTAMP:20260511T134317Z
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SUMMARY:Flash! In the Pans Monday evening Pan Dance
DESCRIPTION:Three cracks of a cowbell and music erupts! Come join Flash! In the Pans for an evening of music\, dancing\, fun\, and socializing. Monday evenings 7:30pm to 9pm from Memorial Day through Labor Day at Blue Hill Town Park. Food trucks will be on site. This is an all ages\, free event. Donations are welcome and support local charities\, see our website for the list of beneficiaries.
URL:https://weru.org/event/flash-in-the-pans-monday-evening-pan-dance/2026-07-06/
LOCATION:Blue Hill Town Park\, 113 Water St\, Blue Hill\, ME\, 04614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Live Music
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