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Keywords: Music Venue

Historical Items

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Item 148615

Congress Street on D-Day, Portland, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944-06-06 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 149020

View of Fluent Hall during Maine General Hospital Fair, Portland, 1873

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1873-06-10 Location: Portland Media: Stereograph
This record contains 2 images.

Item 102664

Shamou, Portland, 2009

Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2017 Location: Portland Media: Digital photograph

Online Exhibits

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Music in Maine - Music stores

"… always worked closely with local musicians and venues, adding millions of dollars directly into the local music economy."

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Elise Fellows White: Music, Writing, and Family

From a violin prodigy in her early years to an older woman -- mother of two -- struggling financially, Skowhegan native Mary Elise Fellows White remained committed to music, writing, poetry, her extended family -- and living a life that would matter and be remembered.

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Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… pack 3,000 to 6,000 young people into the venues in Old Orchard Beach, Portland and Lewiston-movie theaters, armories, basketball courts and hockey…"

Site Pages

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Hollingsworth Fine Arts

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… dedicated in 1907 and remained the preeminent venue for arts and culture on the island for the next 30 years."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"A large facility was needed for major musical events. The Maine Music Festivals were held in the auditorium."

My Maine Stories

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Bull Moose
by Chris Brown

The history of Bull Moose Music, one of Maine's favorite music stores

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COME OUT SWINGIN'!
by Brian Daly

I wrote a musical comedy about Lewiston hosting the Ali-Liston title fight in 1965.

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ROCK AND ROLL CONCERTS OF SOUTHERN MAINE
by Ford Reiche

A story about Rock and Roll in Maine, 1955-1977