The 3rd Annual A Taste of Tidewater summer fundraiser is gaining reputation as the place for fabulous food, beautiful Maine art, and a fun and festive evening. This event promises to deliver an evening complete with culinary, artistic, and musical delights. A Taste of Tidewater benefits the University of Maine Gardens at Tidewater Farm and the educational programs held at the Gardens.

Classic Rock presents the greatest Rock Anthems of the 70’s and 80’s live in concert with a rock band and a full symphony orchestra. Featuring songs by Journey, Heart, Kansas, Pat Benetar, Boston, E.L.O, Stevie Nicks, Toto and many more! Featuring the creative team behind Piano Men – The Music of Elton and Billy.

Las Cafeteras have taken the music scene by storm with their infectious live performances and have crossed-genre and musical borders, playing with bands such as Mexican icons Caifanes, Lila Downs, Colombian superstar Juanes, Los Angeles legends Ozomatli, folk/indie favorites Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and most recently with Talib Kweli

If you’re looking to meet new sailing friends or want to introduce a friend to the joys of sailing, Friday Night Social Sailing at SailMaine is for you! All experience levels are welcome to go for a sail on a J/22. Friday Night Social Sails are a great way to get out on Casco Bay and meet other members of the Portland community. Come down and join the fun! $25 per person.

This inaugural event will feature 6 outdoor villages, 40+ vendors, interactive workshops, exhibits, gear demos, food, beer, and live music. The festival kicks off on Friday night with an outdoor showing of the Maine Outdoor Film Festival followed by a live concert.

The Camden Public Library and the Camden Downtown Business Group host free walking tours of downtown Camden every Friday at 4:00 pm from June 30 to September 8th. The tours begin at the Children’s Garden of the Camden Public Library on Atlantic Avenue and end at the Opera House. Take the entire tour or just show up at the Opera House front doors at 4:45 for a behind the scenes look at our beautiful restored interior and fun facts including a five minute historic slide show!

Barnstormers Ball Presents Gin & Jazz! On this special evening the Museum is transformed into a Roaring Twenties inspired party venue, taking design cures from the famous and daring barnstormers who defined an era of aviation. In the spirit of these historic aviators, we invite you to don your finest 1920s evening wear or vintage aviation-inspired garb and join us for our celebration of history, fun and a little bit of good old-fashioned showmanship. Live music, outstanding food, door prizes, and activities ensure this is a “can’t miss” summer event!

The Second City opened its doors on a snowy Chicago night in December of 1959. No one could have guessed that this small cabaret theatre would become the most influential and prolific comedy theatre in the world. With its roots in the improvisational games of Viola Spolin, The Second City developed an entirely unique way of creating and performing comedy.

A Day in the Life: A Beatles Experience returns to the Camden Opera House, where it debuted in 2011 and left us wanting more last August. We are thrilled to welcome this touring production, which now features new video backdrops, new costumes, and new Beatles classics that you know and love, back home to the midcoast!

The Mallett Brothers Band’s busy tour schedule over the past seven years has helped them to build a dedicated fanbase across the U.S. and beyond while still calling the state of Maine their home. With a style that can ranges from alt-country to Americana, country, jam and roots rock, theirs is a musical melting pot that’s influenced equally by the singer/songwriter tradition as by harder rock, classic country and psychedelic sounds.