Waterfront Concerts
Fridays at 6pm
Through August 13th
Ellsworth Harbor Park Gazebo
An annual favorite and better than ever. The Waterfront Concerts are presented by The Grand and sponsored by the City of Ellsworth Parks and Recreation Department. This year's lineup of features these great local musicians:
Friday, July 30 - Jimmy Barnes
Friday, August 6 - Ellacapella
Friday, August 13 - Atlantic Clarion Steel Band
For more information contact the Grand at 667-9500.
Ellsworth Under the Stars Open Air Cinema
Thursdays at Sunset
Through August 26th
Outdoors on Knowlton School lawn
Ellsworth Arts will present G and PG family movies through August 26th.
Thu, July 29 (approx 8:04pm)....UP
Thu, August 5 (approx 7:55pm)....Where the Wild Things Are
Thu, August 12 (approx 7:45pm)....Coraline
Thu, August 19 (approx 7:34pm)....Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Thu, August 26 (approx 7:23pm)....Bridge to Terabithia
These movies are made possible through the generosity of our sponsors and film fans like you!
The 2010 Outdoor Movie series is sponsored by Ellsworth American, Hancock Dental, John Edward's Market, K & B Auto, Ellsworth Parks & Recreation, The Grand, WNSX 97.7, Summerfly Productions, Penobscot Solar, Denise Hue CPA, The Gifted Hand Show, The Downtown Ellsworth Association, Design Group Collaborative and Pyramid Studios Jewelry Design.
For more information visit the Ellsworth Arts website.
Ellsworth Concert Band
Wednesday at 8:00pm
Through August 11th
City Hall Steps
The Ellsworth Concert Band transforms the City Hall steps into a stage and the parking lot into a free drive-in symphony hall. Local musicians, young and old, perform a wide variety of compositions ranging from marches, to pop, to show tunes. Open rehearsals are at 6:30pm and anyone is invited to sit in.
Image Gazer Film Fest
August 16,17, 18
$25 for three day pass, $10 for one day pass
Mon, August 16th - Documentaries with interludes, The Grand, 11:00am-7:30pm Music by Matt Duke, 1:30pm-3:00pm,
The Grand The Beehive Collective, 4:30pm-6:00pm, The Grand Fantasy/Drama at the Maine Grind,
noon-7:30pm Short Films, Ellsworth Public Library, noon-7:30pm Craft Fair, noon-5:00pm, Main Street Steel Drum Pan Dance,
7:30-10:00pm, City Hall Plaza.
Tue, August 17th - Documentaries with interludes , The Grand 11:00am-7:30pm Music: Civilias (1:30pm – 3:00pm), Paul Sullivan (4:30pm-6:00pm), The Grand Fantasy/Drama, The Maine Grind, noon-7:30pm Short Films, Ellsworth Public Library, noon-7:30pm Student films on Ellsworth Art’s Outdoor Screen, 7:30-9:30pm, City Hall Plaza Fire Dancer, 9:30 -10:00pm, City Hall Plaza.
Wed, August 18th - The 48hr Films featuring festival finalists/ The Grand, 11:30am-4:00pm Circus Acts & Award Ceremony. Vote for your favorite film! The Grand, 4:00pm –7:30pm Masquerade Ball, 7:45-10:00pm, The Maine Grind.
For more information please contact dylanhoward32@gmail.com
Live Music at the Grand
- Jude Johnstone - Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 7:30pm $15
With a history of songwriting that encompasses the best of Americana’s stars (Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, Bette Midler, Trisha Yearwood, Stevie Nicks) Johnstone’s awards include a BMI for Yearwood’s #1 song “The Woman Before Me.”
- Chris Smither – Friday, August 6, 2010 at 7:30pm - $25
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO: [Smither] taps his foot to keep the rhythm, much like the late blues legend John Lee Hooker. His finger-picked guitar lines are sleek, unhurried and insistent. And then there’s the voice –equal parts gravel and molasses, Smither’s singing sounds like a distillation of the folk and blues heroes he grew up listening to in New Orleans.
- Bela Fleck w/ Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain - Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 8:00pm - $60
Three masterful genre-benders and the leading virtuosos on their respective instruments, Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer move with ease among the worlds of classical, bluegrass and world music. In the 2009-10 season, they join together for the first time in trio concerts of original music.
For more information visit The Grand Online
Woodland in bloom
Thursday, July 29, 5:00pm reception
Friday, July 30 – Saturday, July 31, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Woodlawn and the Ellsworth Garden Club are pleased to announce Woodlawn in Bloom, A Standard Flower Show . The show is aimed at educating the public on flowers, floral design, and gardening.
Woodlawn in Bloom will consist of three divisions: Design, Horticulture, and Special Exhibits. The Design Division, open to interested designers, will feature twenty floral arrangements placed throughout the interior of the Black House. The Horticulture Division, open to the public, will feature 40 classes presented in a large tent. The Special Exhibits Division will feature three exhibits focused on the history of plants and gardening.
Woodlawn in Bloom draws on the Ellsworth Garden Club’s long history of staging award winning flower shows beginning in 1934. After World War II the Club’s flower shows grew considerably in size and quality repeatedly winning state and national awards for excellence not only for programs, floral design and educational exhibits but also for its horticultural displays of hundreds of flowers and vegetables. Held virtually every year until the 1980s, most of these shows were staged in Ellsworth’s City Hall. This past winter, the Club approached Woodlawn about reviving the show as a joint project.
