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New England Contra Dance

Past Event ....... August 13th — 8 - 11pm

*Last local Contra Dance of Summer Season to take place at LPL this Friday* Friday, August 13, 8-11 p.m. in Callahan Hall, an evening of traditional New England contra dancing to the band Catharsis (fiddler Michele Roy, pianist Zeba Weidler [...]

Contra dance

Past Event ....... July 9th — 20:00

Friday, July 9, 8-11 p.m. in Callahan Hall, an evening of traditional New England contra dancing featuring the Maine folk duo Perpetual E-Motion (Ed Howe on fiddle and John Cote on guitar, mandolin, didgeridoo & feet) with caller/trombonist Nils Fredlund [...]

Campfire Sing Along

Past Event ....... July 12th — 6pm

Come join us as we sing great Sing Along songs (This Land is Your Land and Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts for example) in front of a fake fire.  We’ll also probably eat smores. Songbook will be provided  This events is [...]

Contra Dance

Past Event ....... June 11th — 8:00 pm

Friday, June 11, 8-11 p.m., in Callahan Hall, an evening of traditional New England contra dancing to the band Le HotClub du Maine (fiddlers Julia Plumb and Greg Boardman, guitarist Aidan Boardman and percussionist Alfred Lund) with special guest caller [...]

Family Barn Dance

Past Event ....... May 12th — 6:30 pm

Wednesday, May 12, 6:30-8 pm in Callahan Hall, Greg Boardman & his Merry Band of Magnificent Middle-School Fiddlers play for a Family Barn Dance with caller Kathryn Larson. All ages invited; no dance experience necessary. Free admission. For more information: [...]

Kids Concert: Irish Folk Music & more!

Past Event ....... April 21st — 1:30 pm

Wednesday, April 21, 1:30 p.m., in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library, a special school-vacation-week concert of lively Celtic dance tunes and songs by Irish-born folk musician Fergus O’Byrne and his sidekick Jim Payne from Newfoundland, performing on accordion, [...]

Vaudeville Music Event

Past Event ....... April 10th — 6:30 pm

Saturday, April 10, 6:30 p.m. in Callahan Hall, a program of vaudeville music by the band “Over a Cardboard Sea.” Maine farmer Heather Retberg, of Quill’s End Farm in Penobscot, will offer opening remarks in this closing event of the [...]

Contra Dance

Past Event ....... February 12th — 8:00 pm

Friday, Feb. 12 , 8-11 p.m., in Callahan Hall, an evening of traditional New England contra dancing to the band Frigate, featuring Steve Muise on fiddle & accordion, Glen Loper on mando & banjo, Fred White on guitar & percussion. [...]

Community Celebration

Past Event ....... February 5th — 6:00 pm

Friday, Feb. 5, 6-9 p.m. in Callahan Hall, a Community Celebration sponsored by Bates College’s Harward Center for Community Partnerships, featuring an assortment of music and other cultural arts presentations by performers from both Bates and the local community. Free [...]

Contra Dance

Past Event ....... January 8th — 8:00 pm

Friday, Jan. 8, 8-11 p.m. in Callahan Hall, an evening of traditional New England contra dancing to the band Perpetual e-Motion, featuring fiddler Ed Howe and guitarist John Cote, with caller Kim Roberts. Admission: a bargain at only $2 for [...]