FRYEBURG, Maine — Ellen Schwindt will be offering a kid’s music class in Fryeburg during school vacation week, Tuesday through Friday, Feb. 22-25, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the music building at Fryeburg Academy.
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CONWAY — Steel Dreams, the Conway area community steel band, has openings for those interested in adding fun, excitement and a new skill to their lives.
CONWAY — Last Saturday’s rain didn’t stop six bands from competing in the second annual “Battle of the Bands,” held at North Conway's Hog Coliseum as a fundraiser for the Kevin Peare Memorial Skate Park effort.
CONWAY — Mike Sakash will be presenting his popular jazz history course, focused this year on the “The Art of the Jazz Trio” on Tuesdays, 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. in person at the Majestic Theatre in Conway as well as a real-time, interactive, online class through mountaintopmusic.org.
CONWAY — The Mount Washington Valley Community Band is pleased to announce its 48th season.
New England Musicians Relief Fund has launched a new fundraising drive and hopes to distribute $200,000 to musicians in need in time for the holidays.
Mike Sakash will present his popular jazz history course, focused this year on the “Big Bands of the 1950s and ‘60s,” on Tuesdays, 5:15 to 6:30 pm, as a real-time, interactive, online Zoom class through Mountain Top Music.
With everything going on right now, including the pandemic and the last week of protests and violence in the wake of the tragic death of George Floyd, who was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer, it feels inappropriate to write about entertainment.
CONWAY — Due to the ongoing public health and safety concerns surrounding COVID-19, Arts Jubilee has announced that there will be no Summer Concert Series this year.
CONWAY — “'Embraceable You' on four. One, two, three, four,” and the Mountain Top Music Adult Jazz Band is off and “zooming” online.
With local restaurants and bars closed or only doing take-out due to the COVID-19 crisis, musicians who regularly perform throughout the valley have taken to the Internet.
CONWAY — Inspired by the confusing times brought on by the coronavirus, Conway singer/songwriter and pianist Heather Pierson posted the “The Toilet Paper Song” on YouTube to send a bit of humor into the world.
While there are hundreds of Christmas songs, there are far fewer songs about New Year’s Day, but that doesn’t mean we’re all stuck singing “Auld Lang Syne,” yet again, as the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31. Here are 10 songs to get acquainted with before the year ends.
Punk rock and Christmas oddly fit together surprisingly well. Whether it is a cover of a classic or an original song bemoaning the season, punk music is a perfect antidote for too much Christmas cheer.
CONWAY — The beat goes on for high school sophomore Matthew Farrar, due in part to the generosity of a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting patriotism and providing financial help to individuals and causes.
CONWAY — Mike Sakash will be presenting his popular jazz history course, entitled “1959, The Year That Changed Jazz” this year, on Wednesdays from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. at the Journey Church at 15 Hutchins Drive in Conway (near the corner of Routes 302/Eastman Road and 113).
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