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Lunt Auditorium, 74 Lunt Rd, Falmouth, ME 04105
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Wearing Masks are OPTIONAL until further notice. Social distancing and spacing. Fully vaccinated, initial round. Booster is not required. - Not sick. No positive Covid test or exposure to Covid in the last 5 days. for The Music Man, September 9 - 18, 2022
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Please come and see the community theater production of The Music Man show in Bath. The show opens on Friday, September 9, 2022. I play one of the members of the Barbershop quartet along with Sheldon Bird, Jonathan Chellis and Robert Gersh from Una Voce Chamber Choir. This show is a co-production of the Chocolate Church
Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath, ME
Where: South Parish Congregational Church, 9 Church St ,Augusta Time: 2:00 pm
For information, contact Kathy Robitaille at kattsy2@yahoo.com or 207-542-7699. Sep 24 (Sat) ** Downeasters Performance **
Where: Old Orchard Beach Memorial Park Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Oct 15 (Sat)
Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 7:30 pm
Saturday, September 17, 2022, at 7:30 pm
Tickets: $18 in Advance, $22 day of the show
Sunday, September 18, 2022, at 2:00 pm to see you in the audience!
What: THE 2022 NEW ENGLAND HARMONY BRIGADE RALLY
What: Nor’easter’s Show, with FairWinds, the Windjammer Quartet
Ticketing Website: https://chocolate.na.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/13788 Show Dates and Times:
Where: United Methodist Church, 320 Church Rd, Brunswick Times: 2:00 pm
Afterglow: Pat’s Pizza, Pleasant St, Brunswick
Arts Center and the Studio Theatre of Bath. An offbeat romantic comedy, this is a true classic of American musical theater. It will be fun!
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What: Old Orchard Beach show
Location: The show will be held at the Chocolate Church Arts Center (CCAC) at 804 Washington Street, Bath, ME.
Friday, September 16, 2022, at 7:30 pm
Where: Only For Accepted New England Harmony Brigade participants Link: https://www.nehb.net Sep 17 (Sat)
Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 7:30 pm
Sunday, September 11, 2022, at 2:00 pm
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What: Nor’easter’s Show with Maine-ly Harmony Barbershop Chorus, FairWinds Mixed Barbershop Chorus and quartets
Friday, September 9, 2022, at 7:30 pm
For information, contact Kathy Robitaille at kattsy2@yahoo.com or 207-542-7699.
Where: TBA Times: TBA Link: https://www.nehb.net YouTube: Video of the Month of Harmony - Seventy-Six Trombones [from The Music Man])
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YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyaeRg04Xlg
"Battle Hymn of the Republic" performed by the Vocal Majority, White's Chapel Choir, Cantare Youth Choir, and the White's Chapel Orchestral. About 250 voices plus full John Gross Sep 18 Wally Duplessie Sep 21 Gary Lessard Oct 02 Daniel Clark Oct 10 Joe Grant Oct 12
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In honor of The Music Man show that will be presented at the Chocolate Church Arts Center over the next 11 days. A wonderful Show! Disclosure: I was in a production of The Music Man with Downeasters Larry Newth and Glenn Walton at Windham Center Stage Theater over 30 years ago… YouTube: Performance Battle Hymn of the Republic from Vocal Majority and White's Chapel Choir, Orchestra, and Cantare
Oct. (Fri Mon)
Where: Venue: Saint John Trade and Convention Centre Market Square, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada E2L 4Z6 Required to travel across the border** https://www.nedistrict.org/2022-fall-district-info ENGLAND
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: 2022 NED FALL DISTRICT Convention & Contests
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orchestra. Performed on June 24, 2018, at White's Chapel United Methodist Church, Southlake, Texas. bit different than the version that the Downeasters used to sing… Napoleon Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fn36l_z3WY Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HQ5ZbaMJ-w
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