Join Red Hot & Ladylike Burlesque at the DAC! 21+ show

Red Hot and Ladylike performed last fall in NYC. Are you ready for a night of Broadway Style Burlesque? Experience the excitement, wild energy, and nonstop fun of this unforgettable show leaving some things to the imagination!

Dharma Down, a critically acclaimed jazz ensemble blending Modern Jazz and Middle Eastern influences: 

Dharma Down Audio

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Our 2024 debut album, Owl Dreams, featuring Mike Effenberger (piano), Duncan Hardy (alto saxophone and qanun), Scott Kiefner (upright bass), and John Mettam (drums) has been celebrated as:

“A breathtaking blend of East and West.. a seamless and immersive journey.” (Jazz Sensibilities)

“An essential listen for anyone interested in the intersection of jazz and world music” (The Jazz Word)    

“A unique sound that stands apart in today’s world and jazz landscapes” (Five Finger Review)

Since its release, Owl Dreams has enjoyed over 3 months on the RMR Top 25 Jazz and Modern Jazz Album radio charts, with seven tracks reaching the Modern Jazz Single/Song Top 5.

Students will learn to hand mold a variety of pieces. You can make many items for yourself or gifts for the holidays. Classes are taught by Kathy Banks, who is passionate about pottery and loves to share that joy with learners of all skill levels.

Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light are a Boston-based string band making music that blends folk tradition with feminist storytelling, poetic detail, and just enough grit. At the center is Sumner’s songwriting—rooted in history, myth, and personal reckoning—carried by close harmonies, upright bass, acoustic guitar, and fiddle. The duo features Kat Wallace on fiddle and vocals and Rachel Sumner whose playing brings both tension and tenderness to the sound.

The Radio Outlaws grew up in the Mount Washington Valley. They are a rock/country band playing old school rock and roll from the future.  Sorta slow-core country from real beanheads. Imagine Mötley Crüe in a universe where The Beach Boys is the only music that exists. The Radio Outlaws create a positive experience+++

Students will learn to hand mold a variety of pieces. You can make many items for yourself or gifts for the holidays. Classes are taught by Kathy Banks, who is passionate about pottery and loves to share that joy with learners of all skill levels.

Scintillating Shorts! Join DAC for a Readers Theater style performance of hilarious comedy scenes and short plays featuring the works of emerging new playwrights and critically acclaimed dramatists. From a bee in search of a Queen to an absurd encounter with a puppet, it’s an evening guaranteed to keep you laughing! Directed by Stan Burgoyne and starring Robert Libbey and Lynne McGhee.

FALLFEST AUCTION & DINNER SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 4-7PM

AN HOUR EARLY SO WE DON’T RUN OUTTA LIGHT—Please join us for an early fall evening of fun, food, friends, music, and bidding at FallFest, our annual silent auction and fundraiser for the Denmark Arts Center featuring the Janet Gill & High Street Jazz band!

SOLD OUT-Barry Manilow was the biggest hit-maker of the 70s and 80s and he is still touring at age 82. We are happy to present his younger prodigy (not really) for this area premiere. John Waldie thrilled audiences last year with his Billy Joel tribute, now he presents 'Barry Me a Little', his take on the man who "wrote the songs that make the young girls cry" (though he didn't write that song - Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys did.) Don't miss the local 'King of the Keys' as he modulates his way through the Manilow repertoire.

Students will learn the art of block printing and leave with tea towels in time for Fall harvest. Classes are taught by Art Teacher, Kim Bahr, on two consecutive Tuesdays September 9 & 16. This is a Sip n’ Print class and studemts receive two tickets for beverages from our sponsor National Distributors.

Originally from Erie, PA, Davy Sturtevant is a veteran touring artist, producer, engineer, songwriter, and performer who now makes his home in the wetern foothills of Maine. Blessed with a gorgeous tenor voice and skilled on a range of instruments that come to life in his capable hands, Davy is at once a witty, thoughtful, and has an engaging stage presence. 

Students will learn the art of block printing and leave with tea towels in time for Fall harvest. Classes are taught by Art Teacher, Kim Bahr, on two consecutive Tuesdays September 9 & 16. This is a Sip n’ Print class and studemts receive two tickets for beverages from our sponsor National Distributors.

This program explores multiple outlooks on life and chamber music. Described as a “fervent, celebratory investigation into joy itself,” Paul Wiancko’s Lift explodes with adventurous textures that span the full sonic range of the string quartet. The program continues with two short contemplative pieces by Olafur Arnalds, and concludes with Schubert’s epic “Death and the Maiden,” a passionate dance with death that was only published after Schubert’s own death in 1828.

Paul Wianko, Lift (25')
Olafur Arnolds, Momentary + Saman (6')
Franz Schubert, Death and the Maiden (41')

ART OPENING WITH BETH RICHEY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 5-7 Working with the ebb and flow of a painting reveals what is ‘known’, ‘observed’, ‘sensed’ and what is slightly out of reach altogether. Each painting, a reminder, that resolution is elusive and paint has it’s say. To observe, reflect and respond to the nature of paint, subject, and self is painting.
Food and beverages compliments of Hannaford & National Distributors. Beth’s show will run from 9/6-10/26

THE JAZZ PEAKS. A relatively new band emerging from the MWV music scene with focus on cool cats & hep grooves.

Justin Ramos piano/vocals, Fabio Gutierrez bass, Dave Trooper sax/vocals, Chris Dzengelewski drums

THE MOST   Longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction. One of Time’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2024. One of the Washington Post’s Best Books of 2024​.
From “one of our most thrilling and singular innovators on the page” (Laura Van Den Berg), a tightly wound, consuming tale about a 1950s American housewife who goes for a swim in her apartment complex’s swimming pool one morning…and won’t come out.

The Shadow Riders are a 6 piece band from the New England area, performing the music of the original Marshall Tucker Band. Fronted by singer, guitarist Bruce Marshall, who has assembled an all star lineup of musicians to faithfully create this timeless music.

Carlos Angeles Olmeda Friday August 22 at 7pm Carlos’ music transports listeners to a wide spectrum of emotional and cultural destinations, and his heartfelt delivery is aimed at changing gears and realigning perspectives. On any given night, fans can hear at least four different songwriting styles in at least two languages performed with passion as well as a sense of humor. In a social and Artistic Climate where great songwriting, and, heartfelt performance is fast becoming a forgotten art form, and, where machines and computer apps create and deliver too much of the music we hear, Carlos Angeles brings us home musically to that place where great music belongs, the human heart. Come and revel in matters of the heart! (Photo credit: Susan Asato)

Fun for everyone at Bicentennial Park!

DAM JAM REVIVAL SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2025 3-8:30 More family fun than ever! Our outdoor festival focuses on family with kid’s art, stilt-walkers, traditional craft artisans, good music-as always, and fun selection of food trucks! 3-8:30pm. 12 and under Free-accompanied by an adult

PIHCINTU MULTINATIONAL CHORUS will open our outdoor family art & music festival followed by RACHEL SUMNER & TRAVELING LIGHT and our 2025 headliner THE WOLFF SISTERS!

Orkney (Scotland) born fiddler Louise Bichan and Indiana (USA) mandolinist Ethan Setiawan present a collaboration and meeting of their musical worlds. A path steeped in the fiddle traditions of their respective sides of the Atlantic, the journey taken wends through Scottish, oldtime, and Swedish inspired music intertwined with contemporary compositions. Bichan’s fiddle is a melodic foil to Setiawan’s counterpoint and harmonic depth, and the two weave in and out seamlessly.

THE ISLANDERS. Shaken by problems at home, confused by the motives of a new love, and reeling from a public meltdown, high school hockey star Walt McNamara joins an exclusive new leadership program controlled by the ultra-wealthy summer residents of Whaleback Island, a granite and spruce oasis off the coast of Maine. But this is no paradise; secrets lurk in its murky waters. 

This program explores multiple outlooks on life and chamber music. Described as a “fervent, celebratory investigation into joy itself,” Paul Wiancko’s Lift explodes with adventurous textures that span the full sonic range of the string quartet. The program continues with two short contemplative pieces by Olafur Arnalds, and concludes with Schubert’s epic “Death and the Maiden,” a passionate dance with death that was only published after Schubert’s own death in 1828.

Paul Wianko, Lift (25')
Olafur Arnolds, Momentary + Saman (6')
Franz Schubert, Death and the Maiden (41')

Al Hospers Birthday Band is a 6-piece group playing in the New England area. They play an eclectic mix of cover tunes, unique arrangements of instantly recognizable favorites as well as original songs that audiences have come to enjoy.

An interpretation of the classic story, “Ferdinand the Bull” set to original music composed by artistic director, Eliot Bailen. Rotholz will narrate the story and be accompanied by Bailen on cello.

Musical Theater campers, directed by Mary Bastoni-Rebmann, will perform their piece (photo credit: Stephanie Hasselbeck).

Stretta Trio: “Airs and Dances"
Michael Albert, Meagan McIntyre, Nicole Rabata

Creative collaborators for nearly thirty years, Stretta present an offering of compelling and sonorous original compositions inspired by the Maine coast and the aural soundscape of the natural world. Stretta’s music is at once both soulful and energetic, featuring rousing Celtic dance music and beautiful slow air

The latest compelling work from the master storyteller.

TREE. TABLE. BOOK. When precocious eleven-year-old Sophie sets out to save her elderly neighbor (who is also her dearest friend), her journey will take her through their familiar suburban landscape and then, steadily yet unexpectedly, deeper into a landscape of history and shared stories.

ART OPENING WITH TIMOTHY HINKLE SATURDAY, JULY 12 5-7 Timothy Hinkle creates abstract mixed-media landscapes using cut, often scavenged, flowers and flora, as well as paper, paint, and other materials. Food and beverages compliments of Hannaford & National Distributors. Timothy’s show will run from 7/12-8/31