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Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"People with amazing musical talents play on the sound stages. There are many frustrating games that are fun and for a minimal price you can keep…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Soon the arts became popular, and students began to pay for painting, drawing and music lessons. Other than arts, important courses in the academy…"

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"In mid nineteenth century Maine music was popularized through the efforts of individual musicians and local musical groups, especially bands."

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Waterville Public Library

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"The extremely popular “Indian Village,” hosted by members by members of the Wabanaki community at Deering Oaks was a crowd and media favorite."

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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."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Society Copes

"X The Alcoholic Blues , 1919 Broadway Music Corporation Collections of Maine Historical Society; gift of William David Barry, 1998 Coll."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… and included magicians, dancers, singers, musical vaudeville, acrobats and aerialists, slapstick comedy and musical productions."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"These included the Music Hall, Uptown Theater, Columbia Hall, and our focus, the Bath Opera House, and its precursor, the Alameda."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"There were several musical organizations, the first group of organized musicians that is recorded was in the late 1800s."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… and his movements as easy and responsive to music as those of a youth of today." Martin (1823-1904) pasted the article about his accomplishment in…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… educator of his time, and took part in the musical life of the community in which he became its first choir director.” (Music and Musicians on…"

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

"His music was characterized by intense emotional phrasing and expression, a highly unique sound for the time period."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… that included singing and dancing comedians, musical comedies, acrobats, comic opera, trick dogs, aerialists, wizards of the tight wire, soft shoe…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"X The Drunkard's Child's Farewell Sheet Music, 1888 Courtesy of Timothy L. Smith Written by Saco's William Grant Brooks (1869 - ca.1925), this…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… gone before; May your fleet winged-feet beat the music sweet of a well won race once more. You’re a noble boy, you’re our pride and joy, we love…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… practice, cheerleading practice, class plays, musical productions, class photos, and of course, basketball games and practices."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… with schools with a strong influence of arts and music. So education of their children was of vast importance."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"He also was very involved in the town’s music activities, playing the bass, violin, and horn. The Bartlett family owned a lot of property and a mill…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Islanders “neighbored” in the winter. Plays, musicals, dances, movies and roller skating were held at Town Hall."