HELLO Y'ALL! The trees are budding, flowers are blooming & it's warming up little by little here in Maine. After a weird winter, not without its challenges, I am really looking forward to spring & summer! I'm taking a week off in May to sojourn down to DC & Gettysburg with Eric (my 1st time in Gettysburg!)... hope to see some of you at Lenny's on May 9th before we go & at Cadenza on June 7th after we get back!
Details, Links & Musings are listed below in this order:
1. UPCOMING SHOWS SHORT LIST (Date, Time, Venue, Links)
2. TARGET GIGS (Full Details)
3. CURRENT CEREBRAL WANDERING
1. UPCOMING SHOWS SHORT LIST (Date, Time, Venue, Links)
Thurs, May 9th - Lenny's - Westbrook ME - 6:30PM
$10 suggested donation in "Phil" the tip jar
Fri, June 7th - Cadenza - Freeport ME- 7PM
Tickets Link HERE
Livestream Link HERE
Thurs, July 11th - Lenny's - Westbrook ME - 6:30PM
Outdoors? My annual birthday gig!
$10 suggested donation in "Phil" the tip jar
Sun, July 21st - Birches Resort - Rockwood ME - 2 to 5PM
Outdoors, weather permitting!
Wed, July 24th - Jonathan's - Ogunquit ME - 8PM
Opening for Cheryl Wheeler!
Fri, July 26th - Throttle Car Club - Scarborough ME - 6:30PM
no cover, music nights open to public, good pizza!
Sat, August 3rd - Elements - Biddeford ME- 6:30 to 8PM
intimate concert setting; donations in lieu of cover charge
Sat, August 10th - Lakeside Theater - Rangeley ME - 7PM
Tickets available online soon!
$15 Adults; $10 Youth & Students
2. TARGET GIGS (Full Details)
THURSDAY / MAY 9th / LENNY'S / WESTBROOK ME / 6:30 to 9PM / 207-591-0177... Seating at Lenny's is 1st come, 1st serve, so come early! Suggested donation is $10 pp in "Phil" the tip basket ("Phil" is short for "fill it up please!") The food here is awesome & affordable, the staff is wicked fun & really good at what they do & the list of artists performing here is topnotch... I am honored to be on that list, playing every other month in 2024. I hope you'll join us for the fun, the food & the music.
FRIDAY / JUNE 7th / CADENZA / FREEPORT ME / 7PM / 207-560-5300... my 1st show here was in October 2020, when I released my album "Will It Ever Be the Same". Back then, while Covid was still a very big problem worldwide, Cadenza was one of two venues in the entire state of Mainewho found a way to safely continue presenting music. Their unfaltering willingness to share these concerts via livestream continues into 2024... & Cadenza has become one of the best listening rooms around. Being part of the LIVE audience here is an intimate & lovely experience. Seating is limited, so reservations are strongly encouraged. Being in the LIVE audience is much preferred to catching the livestream. Ticket Link is here. The Livestream Link is here. Donations during the stream (or anytime!) are always greatly appreciated at:
Pay Pal: PayPal.Me/anniclarkmaine or
Venmo: @Anni-Clark
PLAN AHEAD!
SATURDAY / AUGUST 10th / LAKESIDE THEATER / RANGELEY ME / 7PM / 207-864-5000... this will be my debut in this lovely 150 seat theater & I am absolutely pumped about performing here! I've spent time in Rangeley a multitude of times over the years... mostly hiking, snowshoeing, skiing & visiting family... but this will be the first time I've played in the area since the 1980's! I plan on making it a weekend adventure & I hope many of you will do the same, with my concert as your Saturday night target. It's such a beautiful area & there's lots to do there. My show is booked during the height of their summer season, so plan ahead. Tickets will be available online by the end of April, maybe sooner. I'll keep you posted & share the link when it goes LIVE.
3. CURRENT CEREBRAL WANDERING
April was an especially busy & memorable month for me. I was on Moosehead Lake (Rockwood ME) for the solar eclipse, home to Old Orchard Beach, then upta Waldoboro ME to see Trout Fishing in America (a fabulous duo from Arkansas) at The Waldo Theatre, back home to OOB, then upta Rangeley ME to shoot a TV show at Saddleback Mtn, back home... & I played 3 fabulous shows closer to home in between all that (Elements, Throttle Car Club & Joseph's By the Sea.) As you might guess, I was doing my Senior Living & Veterans Home shows as well during the day... it was a busy, awesome month for sure. And now? I am prepping for a road trip to DC & Gettysburg, leaving in mid-May! Time for an oil change & tire rotation...
Where were you during the April 8th eclipse? Our view from the northwestern edge of Moosehead Lake was perfect! I decided to take zero pictures so I could just be in the moment... I knew others would be capturing those moments with much more sophisticated cameras than mine. In the days following this amazing event, I viewed a whole lot of photos of the eclipse in Maine... I could share more, but I gotta say, this one was a real stand out for me... I saw it on Facebook & now I wish I had paid more attention to the name of the gal who posted it... wish I could credit her for the work she did to create this photo:
Composite Capture of the Eclipse Over Mt Katahdin in Maine
4/8/24 (Photo Credit unknown to me)
Not long after my return from Rockwood, I was back in the car heading for Waldoboro (mid-coast ME) to hook up with my friends Keith & Ezra, better known as the duo called "Trout Fishing in America"... (yes, they are big fans of Vonnegut.) I met them 33 years ago at the Kerrville Folk Festival in TX when I arrived there as a New Folk Songwriter Finalist for the 1st time. Their main stage performance blew me away... I sought out their manager back stage & suggested these guys would be well loved by Maine audiences. Less than a year later, I did shows with them at Raoul's in Portland & at The Folkway In Peterborough NH... & we have been pals ever since. It's been years since they performed in Maine... until April, when they played at the Waldo Theatre! It was a joy to hang with them before & after the show...
Ezra, Anni & Keith, 4/13/24, Waldoboro ME
"Hangin' with the Trout Boys"
Next road trip was north to Rangeley ME for a couple days where I hooked up with a video crew from MT Blue TV in Farmington to shoot a one hour episode for their series called "Adroit Artist". The series showcases & celebrates music, art & all kinds of creativity right here in Maine. We were going to shoot the video at the Lakeside Theater where I'll be performing on August 10th... but the theater was undergoing a major renovation... so my nephew Walt & his wife Emily allowed us to move the shoot to their A Frame upta Saddleback Mtn. The change in venue worked out really well! The TV crew & folks from local WRGY radio were supportive & professional while filming... & I had a blast during the interview part of the shoot with TV host Andre Cormier. While answering his questions, I got to relive much of the wild & wonderful ride through 45 years of my music career. We'll keep you posted on the air date for this episode... sometime in June I think. Here is the view from behind my microphones just before filming began...
A Makeshift Mt Blue TV Recording Studio, 4/17/24
Saddleback Mtn, Rangeley ME
Gotta say the "In like a lion, out like a lamb" metaphor, often reserved for describing March, really applied well to April '24 in Maine. A late winter storm raised hell with us on April 4th & many lost power for days (again)... but yesterday, April 29th, I went for a walk in just a t-shirt for the first time in many months. The cherry trees & azaleas are in full bloom near me, daffodils of all colors are boasting their presence everywhere I look & the sweet sounds of bird song floated through the air as I walked yesterday. Let's hope there are more warm & wonderful days ahead.
Here's hoping May brings y'all whatever it is that you're dreaming of to make the road ahead smooth & soulful. I hope to see some of you out & about... at a musical event, on a mountain top, on the beach or maybe at the grocery store. Thanks for tuning in to my ramblings... your support means more to me than you can know. I'll be watching for you.
Peace,
