Community Calendar

"LIVE from Ashtonwood" continues its 2026 season presenting award-winning vocalist Julia Danielle and young gun pianist Caelan Cardello.

As always, this house concert and series will be streamed LIVE and free of charge via Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/AshtonwoodHouseConcerts.

Portland Bach Experience is a 10-day festival from May 28 - June 7, 2026. We tear down barriers and challenge preconceived notions about classical music by offering immersive events, interactive educational programs, and intimate concerts at our annual festival. Committed to creating programs that are distinct, deep, and connective experiences, we bring award-winning artists to Maine to share musical productions that cultivate resilience, nurture individual growth, and feed our collective hunger for connection.

Schedule:
May 28: OLLI Lecture, Penelope Performance (Portland)
May 29: Move to the Music and Bach & Beer (TBD)
May 30: Penelope Performance (Yarmouth)
June 1: Cantata Sing Along
June 2: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 - Open Rehearsal
June 5: Move to the Music and Bach & Beer (Rising Tide Brewing, Portland)
June 6: Brandenburg No 5 (Brunswick)
June 7: Brandenburg No 5 (Falmouth)

Mountain River Taiko, Bombyx’s resident taiko group, is thrilled to be back on the Bombyx stage with another family-friendly, multi-disciplinary event in celebration of Japanese culture! Tsudoi means a gathering among friends. For this event, we are pleased to share the stage with Nihonbuyo dancer Michiko Kurata, taiko artist Stuart Paton, and koto player Anne Prescott.

Thanks to the generous support of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, this event is free, with donations to support MRT gratefully accepted. From rousing and raucous to pensive and peaceful, but always inspiring, we will present a range of artistic expression along with our guest performers.

Audience members will have the opportunity to take a brief Odori workshop with Michiko san during the intermission, and participate in a dance to open the second half of the show!

Portland Bach Experience is a 10-day festival from May 28 - June 7, 2026. We tear down barriers and challenge preconceived notions about classical music by offering immersive events, interactive educational programs, and intimate concerts at our annual festival. Committed to creating programs that are distinct, deep, and connective experiences, we bring award-winning artists to Maine to share musical productions that cultivate resilience, nurture individual growth, and feed our collective hunger for connection.

Schedule:
May 28: OLLI Lecture, Penelope Performance (Portland)
May 29: Move to the Music and Bach & Beer (TBD)
May 30: Penelope Performance (Yarmouth)
June 1: Cantata Sing Along
June 2: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 - Open Rehearsal
June 5: Move to the Music and Bach & Beer (Rising Tide Brewing, Portland)
June 6: Brandenburg No 5 (Brunswick)
June 7: Brandenburg No 5 (Falmouth)

Portland Bach Experience is a 10-day festival from May 28 - June 7, 2026. We tear down barriers and challenge preconceived notions about classical music by offering immersive events, interactive educational programs, and intimate concerts at our annual festival. Committed to creating programs that are distinct, deep, and connective experiences, we bring award-winning artists to Maine to share musical productions that cultivate resilience, nurture individual growth, and feed our collective hunger for connection.

Schedule:
May 28: OLLI Lecture, Penelope Performance (Portland)
May 29: Move to the Music and Bach & Beer (TBD)
May 30: Penelope Performance (Yarmouth)
June 1: Cantata Sing Along
June 2: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 - Open Rehearsal
June 5: Move to the Music and Bach & Beer (Rising Tide Brewing, Portland)
June 6: Brandenburg No 5 (Brunswick)
June 7: Brandenburg No 5 (Falmouth)

Portland Bach Experience is a 10-day festival from May 28 - June 7, 2026. We tear down barriers and challenge preconceived notions about classical music by offering immersive events, interactive educational programs, and intimate concerts at our annual festival. Committed to creating programs that are distinct, deep, and connective experiences, we bring award-winning artists to Maine to share musical productions that cultivate resilience, nurture individual growth, and feed our collective hunger for connection.

Schedule:
May 28: OLLI Lecture, Penelope Performance (Portland)
May 29: Move to the Music and Bach & Beer (TBD)
May 30: Penelope Performance (Yarmouth)
June 1: Cantata Sing Along
June 2: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 - Open Rehearsal
June 5: Move to the Music and Bach & Beer (Rising Tide Brewing, Portland)
June 6: Brandenburg No 5 (Brunswick)
June 7: Brandenburg No 5 (Falmouth)

Portland Bach Experience is a 10-day festival from May 28 - June 7, 2026. We tear down barriers and challenge preconceived notions about classical music by offering immersive events, interactive educational programs, and intimate concerts at our annual festival. Committed to creating programs that are distinct, deep, and connective experiences, we bring award-winning artists to Maine to share musical productions that cultivate resilience, nurture individual growth, and feed our collective hunger for connection.

Schedule:
May 28: OLLI Lecture, Penelope Performance (Portland)
May 29: Move to the Music and Bach & Beer (TBD)
May 30: Penelope Performance (Yarmouth)
June 1: Cantata Sing Along
June 2: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 - Open Rehearsal
June 5: Move to the Music and Bach & Beer (Rising Tide Brewing, Portland)
June 6: Brandenburg No 5 (Brunswick)
June 7: Brandenburg No 5 (Falmouth)

Portland Bach Experience is a 10-day festival from May 28 - June 7, 2026. We tear down barriers and challenge preconceived notions about classical music by offering immersive events, interactive educational programs, and intimate concerts at our annual festival. Committed to creating programs that are distinct, deep, and connective experiences, we bring award-winning artists to Maine to share musical productions that cultivate resilience, nurture individual growth, and feed our collective hunger for connection.

Schedule:
May 28: OLLI Lecture, Penelope Performance (Portland)
May 29: Move to the Music and Bach & Beer (TBD)
May 30: Penelope Performance (Yarmouth)
June 1: Cantata Sing Along
June 2: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 - Open Rehearsal
June 5: Move to the Music and Bach & Beer (Rising Tide Brewing, Portland)
June 6: Brandenburg No 5 (Brunswick)
June 7: Brandenburg No 5 (Falmouth)

Portland Bach Experience is a 10-day festival from May 28 - June 7, 2026. We tear down barriers and challenge preconceived notions about classical music by offering immersive events, interactive educational programs, and intimate concerts at our annual festival. Committed to creating programs that are distinct, deep, and connective experiences, we bring award-winning artists to Maine to share musical productions that cultivate resilience, nurture individual growth, and feed our collective hunger for connection.

Schedule:
May 28: OLLI Lecture, Penelope Performance (Portland)
May 29: Move to the Music and Bach & Beer (TBD)
May 30: Penelope Performance (Yarmouth)
June 1: Cantata Sing Along
June 2: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 - Open Rehearsal
June 5: Move to the Music and Bach & Beer (Rising Tide Brewing, Portland)
June 6: Brandenburg No 5 (Brunswick)
June 7: Brandenburg No 5 (Falmouth)

As a part of our CT River & Roots Series, enjoy a free performance by Sadie Gustafson-Zook, a Minneapolis-based folk singer/songwriter in our gallery at 2:00pm. Bring your family and friends–all are welcome!

Every time Sadie Gustafson-Zook carves a linoleum block, sews a pencil case out of scraps, or admires the way the ink in her Pilot G-2 glides over her journal, she thinks, “I should be doing this all the time.” The act of creating something tangible is the air Sadie breathes. Her songwriting is the same- weaving an internal dialogue, the stories she tells herself, warm melodies and clever chords into something real, something she can physically feel with her hands and her throat. And chances are that you’ll be able to feel them too.

With a voice often likened to Joni Mitchell, Sadie’s performances alternate between flowing melodies accompanied by purposeful guitar, and stories that hold the audience with warmth and levity. She has performed at festivals across the country, most notably including the Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, Kerrville Folk Festival, Anchorage Folk Festival, Sister’s Folk Fest, Walnut Valley Festival, and Blissfest. An acclaimed songwriter, Sadie has charmed judges at some of the most notorious folk songwriting contests, including Kerrville’s New Folk Contest (2022), Rocky Mountain Folk Festival’s Songwriter Showcase (2022), Newsong+LEAF Songwriting Contest (2022), and the Acorn Theatre’s Singer Songwriter Competition (2024).

When Sadie is not on tour, she enjoys living in Minneapolis where she teaches online music lessons, goes on walks at the park, participates in a garage band, attends craft nights at her friends’ houses, contra dances, plays fiddle at old-time jams, and organizes community events.