Philip Lima, Baritone
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra "Song and Dance Music from Around the World"
Sunday, January 21, 2024 - 2:30 p.m
Rohan Smith, Conductor
Program: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango
José Moncayo: Huapango
Aaron Copland: songs from Old American Songs
-- featuring Philip Lima, Baritone
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Thunder and Lightning Polka
Gustav Mahler: Three Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Boy's Magic Horn)
-- featuring Philip Lima, Baritone Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
with FREE pre-concert "Meet the Instruments" 1:30-2 p.m. Wannabe musicians of all ages are invited to toot, strum, and squawk on variety of orchestral instruments with MSO musicians. Concert length approximately 2 hours including intermission Get tickets
Sunday, January 21, 2024 - 2:30 p.m
Rohan Smith, Conductor
Program: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango
José Moncayo: Huapango
Aaron Copland: songs from Old American Songs
-- featuring Philip Lima, Baritone
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Thunder and Lightning Polka
Gustav Mahler: Three Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Boy's Magic Horn)
-- featuring Philip Lima, Baritone Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
with FREE pre-concert "Meet the Instruments" 1:30-2 p.m. Wannabe musicians of all ages are invited to toot, strum, and squawk on variety of orchestral instruments with MSO musicians. Concert length approximately 2 hours including intermission Get tickets
Into The Woods Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Presented by Mt Ararat Stage Company
Friday, March 8th at 7:30 PM Saturday, March 9th at 7:30 PM Sunday, March 10th at 2:00 PM
A trove of storybook characters’ paths intertwine as they chase their deepest desires through an enchanted forest. However, once they receive their happily ever after, the unintended consequences of granted wishes unravel their worlds.
Tickets at the door, or Advance Tickets here:
ShowTix4U – Free Online Ticketing – Schools, Community, Regional
Friday, March 8th at 7:30 PM Saturday, March 9th at 7:30 PM Sunday, March 10th at 2:00 PM
A trove of storybook characters’ paths intertwine as they chase their deepest desires through an enchanted forest. However, once they receive their happily ever after, the unintended consequences of granted wishes unravel their worlds.
Tickets at the door, or Advance Tickets here:
ShowTix4U – Free Online Ticketing – Schools, Community, Regional
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DownEast Friends of the Folk Arts Country Dance Festival Returns to the Orion and MAMS! Saturday, March 16, 10am-11 pm
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Midcoast Symphony Orchestra Concert Sunday, March 24, 2:30 pm
A New Artistic Mélange Jinwook Park, Guest Conductor
Program: Jessie Montgomery: Hymn for Everyone
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K.504 “Prague,”
Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36
Guest conductor Jinwook Park leads the MSO in three very different pieces showcasing classical music's development over the last 3 centuries.
with FREE pre-concert event Sunday 1:30-2 p.m: performance in Orion lobby by Maine Youth Orchestra (MYO) one of the oldest continuous youth orchestras in the state, conducted by Ben David Richmond Get tickets here: midcoastsymphony.org/tickets/ Concert length with intermission: approximately 2 hours. (We regret that Emily Isaacson is unable to conduct this concert as previously announced due to an unforeseen circumstance).
A New Artistic Mélange Jinwook Park, Guest Conductor
Program: Jessie Montgomery: Hymn for Everyone
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K.504 “Prague,”
Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36
Guest conductor Jinwook Park leads the MSO in three very different pieces showcasing classical music's development over the last 3 centuries.
with FREE pre-concert event Sunday 1:30-2 p.m: performance in Orion lobby by Maine Youth Orchestra (MYO) one of the oldest continuous youth orchestras in the state, conducted by Ben David Richmond Get tickets here: midcoastsymphony.org/tickets/ Concert length with intermission: approximately 2 hours. (We regret that Emily Isaacson is unable to conduct this concert as previously announced due to an unforeseen circumstance).
SIX The Musical (Teen Edition) Presented by Mt Ararat Stage Company
Performances: Friday, March 29 at 7:30 PM Saturday, March 30 at 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix the five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an Exuberant Celebration of 21st-century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over.
More info at Mt. Ararat Stage Company - Welcome (weebly.com)
Performances: Friday, March 29 at 7:30 PM Saturday, March 30 at 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix the five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an Exuberant Celebration of 21st-century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over.
More info at Mt. Ararat Stage Company - Welcome (weebly.com)
Weather delayed it, but it is on!
MMEA District 3 Music Festival Middle School Honors Chorus and Band Concert
Saturday, April 6, 5 pm (new time)
Students arrive at 8 am to rehearse. Concert is now at 5 pm. Admission: $5 children under 5: free
MMEA District 3 Music Festival Middle School Honors Chorus and Band Concert
Saturday, April 6, 5 pm (new time)
Students arrive at 8 am to rehearse. Concert is now at 5 pm. Admission: $5 children under 5: free
Mt Ararat High School Band Concert Tuesday, April 9, 7 pm
Free admission Mr. Ben Cox, conducting
Piano Recital -- Students of Alyssa Hawkins
Thursday, April 11, 6:30 pm
Tickets at the door
Maine Coast Heritage Trust Land Conference
Saturday, April 13, 9-4 pm
Workshops, Exhibit fair, keynote, breakfast, lunch...
Saturday, April 13, 9-4 pm
Workshops, Exhibit fair, keynote, breakfast, lunch...
Finding Nemo, Jr.
Mt Ararat Middle School Drama Group Spring Musical
Friday, April 26, 7 pm Saturday, April 27, 2 pm Sunday, April 28, 2 pm
Tickets at the door.
Mt Ararat Middle School Drama Group Spring Musical
Friday, April 26, 7 pm Saturday, April 27, 2 pm Sunday, April 28, 2 pm
Tickets at the door.
MTA Choruses and MAMS Chorus Concert
Thursday, May 2 7 pm
Admission free
High School Music Director, Kristen Thoomas
Middle School Music Director, Renovia Marro-Day
Thursday, May 2 7 pm
Admission free
High School Music Director, Kristen Thoomas
Middle School Music Director, Renovia Marro-Day
Moving Company
Spring Dance Show
Saturday, May 4
2 pm
Spring Dance Show
Saturday, May 4
2 pm
Ampersand Dance Academy-- "The Vault"
a recital celebrating 20 years of Ampersand Academy
Friday, May 10, 6 pm
Saturday, May 11, 1 pm
It’s been a tremendous journey to 20! 20 years with this welcoming community has filled us with so much love and gratitude! Join us for a night down memory lane. Dances from the vault and dances created to support the journey. Beautiful, strong and amazing dancers and actors! A story of finding the confidence to be yourself. Tickets available at the door for $15, cash only
More information: Facebook
a recital celebrating 20 years of Ampersand Academy
Friday, May 10, 6 pm
Saturday, May 11, 1 pm
It’s been a tremendous journey to 20! 20 years with this welcoming community has filled us with so much love and gratitude! Join us for a night down memory lane. Dances from the vault and dances created to support the journey. Beautiful, strong and amazing dancers and actors! A story of finding the confidence to be yourself. Tickets available at the door for $15, cash only
More information: Facebook
District MSAD75 Elementary Schools Band/Chorus concert
Tuesday, May 14
Tuesday, May 14
(School students see concert in the morning)
Concert for the Public, 7 pm
Free admission.
Concert for the Public, 7 pm
Free admission.
MSAD#75 Budget Hearing Thursday, May 16, 6:30 pm
The School Board will hear comments from the public.
The School Board will hear comments from the public.
Art on display Mt Ararat High School, Middle School,
all Elementary Schools in Orion Lobby
When you come to events, you can see the art created by our student artists.
all Elementary Schools in Orion Lobby
When you come to events, you can see the art created by our student artists.
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra Sunday, May 19, 2024 - 2:30 pm
Cityscape, Seascape, Soundscape Rohan Smith, Conductor
Program: Aaron Copland: Quiet City -- featuring Tim Kenlan, Trumpeter, and Billie Jo Brito, English Hornist
Claude Debussy: La Mer
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Concert length with intermission: approximately 2 hours
--with FREE pre-concert event Sunday 1:30-2 p.m. Enjoy today’s concert music even more after an introduction by our program notes author, Mary Hunter, Professor of Music Emerita, Bowdoin College. She will also chat with MSO musicians Tim Kenlan and Billie Jo Brito, today’s soloists.
Mt Ararat Middle School Band Concert Tuesday, May 21, 7 pm
Conducted by Mr. Hyssong.
Conducted by Mr. Hyssong.
Merrymeeting Adult Education Graduation Ceremony
Wednesday, May 29, 4 pm
Mt. Ararat Middle School Chorus Concert Thursday, May 30, 7 pm
Directed by Mrs. Marro-Day
Directed by Mrs. Marro-Day
MTA Spring Sports Awards Ceremony
Monday, June 3, 6:30 pm
Book Launch “In Time To See The Sunrise” 6th-Grade authors read from their stories Tuesday, June 4, 6:30 pm
You are Cordially Invited to the (Very Informal!) book release In the Orion Performing Arts Center
Presented by Mt. Ararat Middle School Sixth-Graders and MAMS 6-8 Artists. Meet our Telling Room Teaching Artists!
Hear students read their selections of a portion of their writing.
Enjoy light refreshments.
Students will each receive a copy of the book.
Additional books for families and friends will be on sale in the lobby for $10 each.
You are Cordially Invited to the (Very Informal!) book release In the Orion Performing Arts Center
Presented by Mt. Ararat Middle School Sixth-Graders and MAMS 6-8 Artists. Meet our Telling Room Teaching Artists!
Hear students read their selections of a portion of their writing.
Enjoy light refreshments.
Students will each receive a copy of the book.
Additional books for families and friends will be on sale in the lobby for $10 each.
Elizabeth Drucker's Ballet School Spring Showcase
Saturday, June 8, 3 pm
Dance choreographed by Elizabeth Drucker
Tickets available at the door $10 Adults; $5 Child/Sr www.theballetschool.com
Saturday, June 8, 3 pm
Dance choreographed by Elizabeth Drucker
Tickets available at the door $10 Adults; $5 Child/Sr www.theballetschool.com
Spark Dance Performance
Wednesday, June 12, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, June 12, 6:30 pm
William Michals in Concert Saturday, June 22, 7:30 pm
After he wraps up his star appearance as Emile at Maine State Music Theatre's
South Pacific, William Michals performs a concert at the Orion.
Join us at the Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham, Maine, for an “Enchanted Evening” with Broadway actor, singer, and concert star William Michals and friends from the cast of South Pacific. Michals stars as Emile de Becque, a role he is reprising from LINCOLN CENTER’S landmark multiple-Tony® Award-winning revival.
He has performed concerts worldwide, including Carnegie Hall and Tanglewood, and sung with the world’s most prestigious orchestras. Learn more at his website: willliammichals.com
After he wraps up his star appearance as Emile at Maine State Music Theatre's
South Pacific, William Michals performs a concert at the Orion.
Join us at the Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham, Maine, for an “Enchanted Evening” with Broadway actor, singer, and concert star William Michals and friends from the cast of South Pacific. Michals stars as Emile de Becque, a role he is reprising from LINCOLN CENTER’S landmark multiple-Tony® Award-winning revival.
He has performed concerts worldwide, including Carnegie Hall and Tanglewood, and sung with the world’s most prestigious orchestras. Learn more at his website: willliammichals.com
Orion is one of 3 finalists in the "Best Concert Venue in the Midcoast." We received a commendation for that. Best was won by the Chocolate Church in Bath.