David Bromberg QuintetOpening Act Roger Street Friedman

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March 26, 2022

Doors Open at 6:30 pm

Show 7:30 pm

With his 1971 self-titled Columbia Records release, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter David Bromberg emerged as a wunderkind of American roots music. The disc’s blend of traditional and original material, virtuosic musicianship and iconic cover art trumpeted the arrival of a new artist of audacious vision. Over the course of seven more albums for Columbia & Fantasy Records and through associations with Bob Dylan, Jerry Jeff Walker, John Hartford, George Harrison, the Grateful Dead, Emmylou Harris and Bonnie Raitt, Bromberg’s reputation and following grew exponentially. However, the incessant demands of touring finally brought the recordings and shows to an end in the early 1980s. 

A twenty-two-year drought ended in 2006 with the release of the Grammy-nominated solo effort Try Me One More Time. In 2011 David followed up with Use Me, a typically unorthodox Bromberg-ian effort, partnering him with Linda Ronstadt, Vince Gill, Los Lobos, Dr. John, Keb’ Mo, John Hiatt, Levon Helm and others as David asked them to either write or choose songs and then produce him performing them. 

Two more albums emerged from 2013 to 2017, Only Slightly Mad and The Blues the Whole Blues and Nothing But the Blues, both produced by 3 x Grammy winner Larry Campbell. Recorded at Levon Helm’s Barn, Only Slightly Mad brought the band back to David’s eclectic ‘kitchen sink’ musical philosophy, while The Whole Blues  proved Texas fiddler Johnny Gimbel’s theory that: “There are only two songs—‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ and the blues.” The band skipped the ‘Banner’ and headed straight for the blues, winning the 2017 Downbeat Critic’s Poll for Best Blues Album. 

With David’s band settling into its current lineup: Mark Cosgrove (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Nate Grower (fiddle, mandolin, guitar, vocals), Josh Kanusky (drums, vocals) and newest member, Suavek Zaniesienko (bass, vocals), they entered the studio in mid-2019 for a different approach to record-making. The resulting album, Big Road, gives Bromberg fans the most intimate portrait to date of David and his band, musically and visually. Featuring twelve new recordings, five hi-def performance videos and a mini-documentary detailing the album’s creation, the content rich album was released on Compass/Red House Records as a CD/DVD combo pack and gatefold vinyl album. Unfortunately COVID put an end to all live shows until fall 2021, which is where David is poised to write his next chapter.

Roger Street Friedman

Roger Street Friedman is a singer, songwriter and activist based in Sea Cliff, New York. The New York native was bitten by the music bug early, learning to write songs and developing his studio engineering skills. It was an avocation, however, as he worked his uncle’s retail display business for about 25 years. But a combination of events during the mid-’00s -- the deaths of his father and mother, marriage and, later, the births of his two children -- steered Friedman back to music, leading to the acclaimed 2014 debut THE WAITING SKY and 2017’s SHOOT THE MOON. “Those life events really kind of opened the floodgates for me to start writing again,” he notes.

Recalling the pop-rock singer-songwriter tradition of Jackson Browne, Marc Cohn, Randy Newman, Colin Hay, Bruce Hornsby, and Mark Knopfler, Friedman released “Sun Never Sets” in 2019 - a song and video dedicated to immigrants and immigration reform.  Collaborating on the project were Peter Yarrow, Tom Chapin, Joel Rafael and Guy Davis.  His third-full length album, RISE, produced by Larry Campbell was released in 2020 followed by his most recent EP, COME WHAT MAY in July 2021.

Roger has performed at the Clearwater Folk Festival, Huntington Folk Festival and The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Grassy Hill Emerging Artist) as well as touring up and down the Northeast and South.  Friedman performed at the 2019 NERFA conference in a coveted “formal” showcase, and is currently planning his 4th studio album for 2022.

Ticket price $45.00

$50 at the Door

Dinner will be $28.00

Join Us For A Pre-Show Dinner in Snow Pond's Historic Lodge

Prix Fixe Menu - Served in Snow Pond's Historic Lodge

Slow Roasted Chicken with a Garlic & Spinach Cream Sauce or Glazed Carrot, Wild Mushroom, and Walnut Tart
Rice Pilaf
Honey Roasted Carrots
Fresh Rolls
Blueberry & Apple Pie w/ Vanilla Ice Cream

Family Style Seating
If you have a large party coming and would like to sit together please let us know ahead of time at

We serve from 5:30 to 7:15 so we can all be ready for the show in Alumni Hall!

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Snow Pond Presents: Shemekia Copeland ~ Done Come Too Far

May 19, 2024

Doors Open at 6:00 pm

Show 7:00 pm

Ticket Price: $35 ( $40 at the door) 

Dinner Add-On ~ $35 (See below)
Dinner is served at 4:30PM

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Dinner Add-On Shemekia Copeland ~ $35

Menu: 

Succulent herb-roasted chicken basted in a mushroom cream sauce.
Tender roasted garlic asparagus, bursting with flavor.
Rice pilaf adorned with a medley of fresh, vibrant veggies.
Exquisite spinach and ricotta lasagna roll-ups, a delectable vegetarian option.
Cap off your culinary journey with the perfect sweet finale: Zesty lemon bars crowned with a tantalizing blueberry compote topping.

Award-winning blues, soul and Americana singer Shemekia Copeland possesses one of the most instantly recognizable and deeply soulful roots music voices of our time. She is beloved worldwide for the fearlessness, honesty and humor of her revelatory music, as well as for delivering each song she performs with unmatched passion. Copeland — winner of the 2021 Blues Music Award for B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year— connects with her audience on an intensely personal level, taking them with her on what The Wall Street Journal calls “a consequential ride” of “bold and timely blues.” NPR Music says Shemekia sings with “punchy defiance and potent conviction.” The Houston Chronicle describes her songs as “resilient pleas for a kinder tomorrow.”

On her new Alligator album, Done Come Too Far, Copeland continues the story she began telling on 2018’s groundbreaking America’s Child and 2020’s Grammy-nominated Uncivil War, reflecting her vision of America’s past, present and future. On Done Come Too Far, she delivers her hard-hitting musical truths through her eyes, those of a young American Black woman, a mother, and a wife. But she likes to have a good time too, and her music reflects that, at times putting her sly sense of humor front and center. “This album was made by all sides of me — happy, sad, silly, irate — they’re all a part who I am and who we all are. I’m not political. I’m just talking about what’s happening in this country.”

And she doesn’t hold back. Recorded in Nashville and produced by multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Will Kimbrough (who also produced her previous two albums), Done Come Too Far is Copeland at her charismatic, passionate, confrontational best. With singular purpose and simmering power, Copeland unleashes the searing, history-fueled tracks Too Far To Be Gone (featuring Sonny Landreth on scorching slide guitar) and Done Come Too Far (with Grammy-winner Cedric Burnside duetting and playing Mississippi Hill Country blues guitar). “If you think we’re stopping,” she sings in both songs, “you got it wrong.” On The Talk, Copeland shares the brutally honest, harrowing reality of a Black mother talking with her son about surviving an encounter with the police (with the great Charles Hodges of the famed Hi Rhythm Section on pulsating B-3 organ). On the all-t00-timely Pink Turns To Red (written and recorded prior to the May 2022 Uvalde, Texas school shooting), Copeland decries America’s gun violence epidemic.

Done Come Too Far’s better times and brighter days come on just as strong in the fun and swampy Fried Catfish And Bibles and the boot-kickin’, semi-autobiographical Fell In Love With A Honky. Spirits get lifted in Copeland’s celebratory interpretation of Ray Wylie Hubbard’s Barefoot In Heaven, before closing the set with the heartfelt love song, Nobody But You, written by her renowned father, the late Texas bluesman Johnny Clyde Copeland.

Copeland is used to the spotlight. Born and raised in Harlem, New York in 1979, she first stepped on stage with her famous father at New York’s Cotton Club when she was eight. As soon as Copeland released her Alligator Records debut Turn The Heat Up in 1998 at age 18, she instantly became a blues and R&B force to be reckoned with. The New York Times and CNN, among many others, praised her talent, larger-than-life personality, dynamic, authoritative voice and true star power. With each subsequent release, Copeland’s music continued to evolve. From her debut through 2005’s The Soul Truth, Shemekia earned eight Blues Music Awards and a host of Living Blues Awards. 2000’s Wicked received the first of her four Grammy nominations. After two successful releases on Telarc (including 2012’s Grammy-nominated 33 1/3), Copeland returned to Alligator Records in 2015 with the Grammy-nominated, Blues Music Award-winning Outskirts Of Love, melding blues with more rootsy, Americana sounds.

With 2018’s America’s Child, Copeland, now the mother of a baby boy, sang about the blessings and curses of the world around her. MOJO magazine named America’s Child the #1 blues release of 2018. It won both the Blues Music Award and the Living Blues Award for Album Of The Year. AllMusic said, “Witty and sincere…Shemekia Copeland is one of the best singers in contemporary blues, not just for her voice but for her courage to use it to say something about American culture…showing good times and a social conscience can co-exist.”

In addition to earning a Grammy Award nomination (her fourth), Copeland’s groundbreaking 2020 release Uncivil War was named the 2020 Blues Album Of The Year by DownBeat, MOJO and Living Blues magazines. The album, like its predecessor, looked at the hardships and happiness people encounter, seeking common ground, demanding change and still finding ways to have a good time. “Shemekia Copeland is a powerhouse,” said Rolling Stone. “She can do no wrong.”

Copeland has performed thousands of gigs at clubs, festivals and concert halls all over the world, and has appeared in films, on national television, NPR, and has been the subject of major feature stories in hundreds of magazines, newspapers and internet publications. She’s sung with Bonnie Raitt, Keith Richards, Carlos Santana, Dr. John, James Cotton and many others, and has shared a bill with The Rolling Stones. She entertained U.S. troops in Iraq and Kuwait in 2008, a trip she says, “that opened my eyes to the larger world around me and my place in it.” In 2012, she performed with B.B. King, Mick Jagger, Buddy Guy, Trombone Shorty, Gary Clark, Jr. and others at the White House for President and Mrs. Obama. She has showcased on PBS’s Austin City Limits and was the subject of a six-minute feature on the PBS News Hour.

Copeland was the subject of a recent Washington Post Sunday magazine story and appeared on both NPR’s Weekend Edition and Here And Now. And NPR’s Jazz Night In America recently aired an hour-long program featuring Copeland. In April 2022, she performed at the United Nations General Assembly Hall to a worldwide audience of millions as part of International Jazz Day celebrations. Copeland continues to host her own popular daily blues radio show on SiriusXM’s Bluesville.

But it’s not just press and radio singing Copeland’s praises. She is beloved by her fellow musicians across genres and demographics. Jeff Beck called her “amazing.” Carlos Santana said, “She’s incandescent…a diamond.” Bonnie Raitt told BBC radio, “Shemekia always knocks me out.” The late John Prine said, “She doesn’t sound like anybody else.” Mary Gauthier declared, “Shemekia is one of the great singers of our time. Her voice is nothing short of magic.”

As for the continuing evolution of her music, Copeland is very clear. “Once my son was born,” she says, “I became even more committed to making the world a better place. On America’s Child, Uncivil War and now Done Come Too Far, I’ve been trying to put the ‘United’ back into United States. Friends, family and home, these things we all value.”

With Done Come Too Far, Copeland hits harder than ever with musically and lyrically adventurous songs and jaw-dropping performances that are at once timely and timeless. The Chicago Tribune’s famed jazz critic Howard Reich said, “Shemekia Copeland is the greatest female blues vocalist working today. She pushes the genre forward, confronting racism, hate, xenophobia and other perils of our time. Regardless of subject matter, though, there’s no mistaking the majesty of Copeland’s instrument, nor the ferocity of her delivery. Copeland reaffirms the relevance of the blues.”

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Adam Ezra Getaway Sessions

September 17-19, 2023

Alumni Hall 

The Getaway Sessions 2023 Schedule

Working outside the confines of the traditional music industry, Adam Ezra and his bandmates – Corinna Smith (fiddle), Alex Martin (drums), Poche Ponce (bass) - built a community of fans through sheer grit and determination, regularly performing hundreds of shows a year for the past two decades without any major label or mainstream radio support. Fusing folk intimacy and rock energy with soul power and pop charm, the band first emerged from Boston in the early 2000s and quickly garnered widespread acclaim for their bold, insightful songwriting and interactive, euphoric performances. From hole in the wall bars and house concerts to sold-out headline shows and dates with the likes of Little Big Town, The Wallflowers, Gavin DeGraw, Train, and The Wailers, Ezra and his bandmates treated every single gig like their last, attracting a die-hard following that believed not just in the music, but in their commitment to activism and social change, as well.

After their tour was cancelled at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ezra brought the show online to continue this commitment and created The Gathering Series which to-date has reached a cumulative audience of 15 million viewers.  In addition, they brought The Gathering Series to the real world as they performed over 100 safe, socially distanced shows in parks and backyards around the USA.  The Adam Ezra Group hit their 500^th Live stream show on July 25^th, 2021, and although they don’t live-stream nightly anymore, they do still live-stream to the fans at least two times a week. AEG has also started to tour heavily again in traditional and outdoor venues. 

As if this wasn’t enough to keep them busy, the band also embarked on an ambitious new recording series dubbed ‘The Album Project’ which will see the band releasing at least 19 new singles over the next few years. What comes next for the Adam Ezra Group? The future is anyone’s guess right now, and the only thing the Adam Ezra Group knows for sure, is they’ll be out there making music however and whenever they can.

Sunday Night - BBQ Menu - Served on Lodge Patio overlooking the lake
BBQ Chicken Thighs or Boneless Breast & Vegetarian Options
-Sweet Corn on the Cob
-Tangy Coleslaw
-Honey Cornbread
-Baked Beans or House Made Mac and Cheese
-Lemon Blueberry Cake
-Ice Tea or Lemonade
-Bar Open

Monday Continental Breakfast - Served on the Lodge Patio overlooking the lake
-Coffee, Tea, Juice & Milk
-Fruit Salad
-Yogurt & Granola
-Muffins/Bagels
-Bloody’s

Monday Lunch - Served on the Lodge Patio overlooking the lake
TBD
Bar Open

Monday Dinner   - Served at Snow Pond’s Grill
Grilled Burgers and House-Made Vegetarian Burgers
Grilled Brats
Chicken and Cheese Quesadillas
Bar Open

Tuesday Brunch - Served at Snow Pond’s Grill
Grilled Steak & Eggs
Vegetarian Option
Grilled Muffins
Mimosa’, etc. 

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Snow Pond Center for the Arts - Ticket/Event Information 

Snow Pond’s Box Office is located at 8 Goldenrod Lane,
Sidney, Maine 04330 in the Visitor’s Center.
The Box Office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Phone: 207-465-9648 ext. 202
Email:

Online tickets may be purchased at tickets.snowpond.org

Snow Pond Center for the Arts cannot guarantee any tickets purchased from a third-party vendor. The only tickets that Snow Pond honors are those purchased through snowpond.org or in our Box Office. 

Your electronic tickets will come in the form of a PDF attachment with a barcode that must be displayed and scanned upon entry. A print off of these tickets or a smartphone display can be used for admittance. 

PAYMENTS

Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express accepted.

REFUNDS

Tickets are nonrefundable. 

ACCESSIBILITY

ADA accessible seating is available.
Please contact the Snow Pond Box Office for assistance at:

Phone: 207-465-9648 ext. 202
Email:

LODGING

There are several hotels available in the Waterville & Augusta area.

RV Camping is available at Bacon Maple Farms in Sidney on a first come first serve basis. Contact Shelly Bacon at 207-314-8289 for more information

Snow Pond Center for the Art’s Policies Regarding the Cancellation and Rescheduling of Performances/Events.

Caring for the safety and well-being of our staff and guests is our uppermost priority.

Please realize, our team works diligently behind the scenes, while coordinating with federal, state, and local officials to determine the safest way to hold each and every event.

Please see below for more detailed guidance:

• For scheduled events, there’s nothing you need to do. If anything changes, we will contact you in regards to updates.
• If your event is canceled by Snow Pond Center for the Arts, there’s also nothing you need to do. Snow Pond will work to reschedule the event with the performer, and you will be notified of all updates.
• If your event was not canceled and you are unable or choose not to attend, you can consider selling your tickets, however, Snow Pond will not refund tickets if the event/performance is still scheduled to take place.  

NEMC Free Weekly Concerts - Bowl in the Pines - 3:00 pm

July 2 & July 3

July 10

July 16 & 17

July 23 & 24

NEMC Free Weekly Recitals - Alumni Hall - 7:30 pm

Faculty Recitals - June 29, July 6, July 13, July 29

Student Honor Recitals - July 8, July 15, July 20, July 22 (with NEMC Concerto Performance)

Counselor Recital - July 2

Other NEMC Free Events - 

NEMC Core Musical Theater Showcase - July 21 - 7:30 pm, Alumni Hall 

Chamber Music Recitals - August 5 - 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm & August 6 - 4:00 pm, Alumni Hall 

Jazz Intensive Concert - August 5 - 9:00 pm, Bowl in the Pines

Musical Theatre Intensive Showcase - August 6 - 7:30 pm, Alumni Hall

Prelude Strings Orchestra Concert - August 6 - 2:00 pm, Bowl in the Pines

New England Music Camp Intensive Showcase - August 7 - 3:00 pm, Bowl in the Pines

Special Ticketed Events -

Tickets for special event can be purchased through the Snow Pond Box Office HERE.

Michael Franti & Spearhead - July 1 - 7:30 pm, Bowl in the Pines

Spiderman: No Way Home & Fireworks - July 4 - Free Movie @ Bowl in the Pines

NEMC POPS Concert - July 9 - 7:30 pm, Bowl in the Pines

BAILEN w/ Rebecca McCartney & Goodnight Blue Moon - July 16 - 7:30 pm - Bowl in the Pines

June 21st - Maine Chamber Music Seminar  - Free - 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm, Alumni Hall
June 21st - Frederick L. Hempke Saxophone Institute - Free - 7:30 pm, Theater Arts Building
June 22nd - Frederick L. Hempke Saxophone Institute - Free - 7:30 pm, Alumni Hall
June 30th - New England Music Camp Outdoor Faculty Artist Recital - Free - 7:30 p.m., The Bowl in the Pines 

July 3rd and 4th  - New England Music Camp - Free Concerts - 3:00 p.m., The Bowl in the Pines 
July 10th and 11th - New England Music Camp - Free Concerts - 3:00 p.m., The Bowl in the Pines 
July 17th and 18th - New England Music Camp - Free Concerts - 3:00 p.m., The Bowl in the Pines 
July 24th and 25th - New England Music Camp - Free Concerts - 3:00 p.m., The Bowl in the Pines
July 29th - New England Music Camp Outdoor Faculty Artist Recital - Free - 7:30 p.m., The Bowl in the Pines
July 31st - Prelude Strings Orchestra Concerts - Free - 3:00 p.m., The Bowl in the Pines

August 7th - Prelude Strings Orchestra Concerts - Free - 3:00 p.m., The Bowl in the Pines
August 8th - New England Music Camp Intensive Showcase - Free - 3:00 p.m., The Bowl in the Pines
September 11th -  Snow Pond On Tap - Lakeside Beer Fest - 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., The Bowl in the Pines, 25 Maine Brewers and Live Music Featuring Muddy Ruckus and The Mallett Brothers

The arts are recognized for their unique ability to build community through creative human expression. As a year-round cultural center in rural Maine, Snow Pond expands on this concept by uplifting the entire Belgrade Lakes region through an inclusive economic strategy centered on creative placemaking. With our cultural, recreational, and educational assets, Snow Pond is simultaneously a tourist destination and pillar of the region’s quality of life that attracts and retains talent.

• Tourism – dozens of concerts, festivals, and entertainment programs draw tens of thousands of patrons locally, across the U.S., and internationally.
  
  
• Creative Placemaking – hiking trails, pond hockey, concerts, extracurricular arts education, and farm-to-table dining contribute to a vibrant community that we continue to design through a community-based process intended to deliver greater economic impact through the arts.
  
  
• Talent Attraction & Retention – connecting Maine Arts Academy students with local institutions and offering exceptional quality of life amenities create a two-pronged approach to growing the young professionals and families living in the Belgrade Lakes region.

Read More: The Mission

Of all our economic development strategies, education is the one with the greatest return on investment. Investment in the education of Maine people creates lifelong learners, opens pathways to promising careers, and produces civically engaged citizens. (Source: Educate Maine, Research & Reports, https://www.educatemaine.org/research-reports, January, 2021.)

ARTS is a core and integrated component across the entire curriculum.

CHOICE and customization of learning OPPORTUNITIES are essential.

SCHOOL and students are key contributing members of the COMMUNITY.

CREATE a nurturing learning culture that is not limited to the school campus. As both an arts education and community center, it is important that this environment extends BEYOND the schools and the campus.

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