CAMDEN – The Town of Camden and Camden Public Library are hosting the Maine Outdoor Film Festival at the Camden Amphitheater for an evening of outdoor adventure and conservation films on Thursday, September 2. The event is free and open to the public; donations accepted with proceeds going to Camden Public Library and Teens to Trails. Movies start at 7:45 p.m., and the event will last 2 hours with a 10-minute intermission. Please bring your own lawn chairs or blankets for comfortable seating.

A selection of approximately eight short films will be screened, with themes exploring topics such as: how humans relate to animals and the natural world; the rigors of extreme outdoor sports; and the healing and inspiring power of the outdoors. More information, the full list of shorts and a preview are available on the events calendar at camden.org library. The rainy date is Tuesday, September 7th.

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Mavis Staples came to the Wildwood Amphitheater on Lake Orion for a single purpose on Tuesday night, August 17th.

“We come to bring you joy… happiness… inspiration and positive vibes,” the living legend told the crowd gathered in lawn chairs and blankets on the grassy hill in front of her. “We want you to feel good.”

The mission was accomplished – though not everyone there “let go … like a bowl of Jell-O,” as she ordered.

Over the course of 75 minutes and 14 songs, Staples fused soul, gospel and pop, something she has done for 72 years since the start of family group Staples Singers, in a dynamic and transformative session that uplifted and uplifted invoked the spirits.

Opening the four-show Wildwood Across The Night series, the 82-year-old Multiple Hall of Fame showed an abundance of age-defying exuberance and daring. Her voice alternated between a purr and a growl and her onstage demeanor ranged from speakeasy singer to rally speaker to Sunday morning preacher and even heartwarming grandma.

There’s a lot of stuff in that little package, in other words, and Staples played with the authority of someone who’s been there, seen it, done it, and in the end l made him feel good.

Tuesday’s show was also a welcome celebration for the awakened ones. Staples’ role in social activism dates back to the 1960s, and it has been a crucial part of his recent solo albums.

“We have gone too far to be lost. … So many bridges still, oh to cross, ”she sang during“ Brothers and Sisters, ”while in“ Build a Bridge, ”Staples encouraged listeners to“ look at our country, the people we don’t see. never / Standing side by side, we divided / Solitary in the land of the free.

She made Talking Heads’ “Slippery People” an uplifting tale, and Funkadelic’s “Can You Get to That” and Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth” as rallying cries, while “You Are Not Alone” and a “Wade” fit for a church in the water “was a soothing comfort in the storm.

These, of course, came in addition to the still resonant Staple Singers classics such as “If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me)”, “Respect Yourself” and the closing show “I’ll Take You. There “.

Staples also injected a lot of fun and humor into the midst of these serious posts. As usual, guitarist and conductor Rick Holmstrom was his main foil, inserting tasteful solos into almost every song and engaging in a playful exchange during a performance of the vigorous “Let’s Do It Again. “- written for the Staples Singers by Curtis Mayfield – this forced a laughing Staples to jump up and start fanning himself.

Clearly having fun after a period of absence from the stage caused by a pandemic, Staples told the Wildwood crowd at one point that “we could come back tomorrow night!” Chances are everyone there would have been more than happy to join her as well.

The Across The Night series continues on August 24 with Ani DiFranco. Country singer Frankie Ballard will perform on August 27, while Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) will perform on September 16. Tickets and details via audiotreepresents.com.

In 2020, rock band Goo Goo Dolls were ready to hit the road in support of their latest album, “Miracle Pill”, and to celebrate both the 25th anniversary of their groundbreaking album “A Boy Named Goo” and their 35th anniversary. as a group.

Although the pandemic has put all of these plans on the sidelines, singer-guitarist John Rzeznik is happy to report that despite the postponement of his nationwide tour and other challenges, Goo Goo Dolls has always found ways to connect with his fan base, including several virtual performances and some recently added. live and in-person performances across the country in 2021. The band is coming to Pacific Amphitheater in Costa Mesa with Sister Hazel on Wednesday August 25th.

“I’m just excited because I’m always having fun with our audience, and it’s always a good time,” Rzeznik said in a recent phone interview. “After doing this for so long, you start to recognize some of the faces. They become like this extended family and it would be nice to see everyone again.

“I am so grateful that we are going through this nonsense,” he continued. “I mean, there are a few issues here and there, but I’m glad we didn’t do a full tour this summer because it would be a disaster if things started to get out of hand. Canceling shows here and there wouldn’t be a big deal, but canceling an entire tour would have been a mess. “

Goo Goo Dolls was originally supposed to hit the Greek Theater in Los Angeles in September also, but that date has been moved to September 2, 2022. Instead of sitting idly by, founding members Rzeznik and bassist Robby Takac kept busy during the shutdown. To help spread some cheer during a dark time, the band recorded a holiday album, “It’s Christmas All Over,” at a Los Angeles-area studio last summer. The album was released in October 2020.

“We were on Sunset Boulevard recording and mixing this record and we walked through the studio door and landed in the middle of a riot,” Rzeznik said of the social justice protests going on in the area in June 2020. “That’s just that and we were in a pandemic and at first it was sort of raining and there was no one on the streets of Los Angeles. The Christmas album was really fun to experiment with and we did a lot of experimentation and research to try to find ways to record like they did a long time ago because I was really drawn to the retro vibe of this album. There is a certain nostalgia that I love attached to my Christmas.

This year, the group released a four-song EP in April with stripped-down renditions of fan-favorite songs like “Happiest of Days” and “Bullet Proof Angel”. In June, the guys released “Rarities”, a double album filled with B-sides, live performances, radio renditions and acoustic versions of 20 Goo Goo Dolls songs, including “Name”, “Slide”, “Black Balloon. “and” Iris. “

“During the pandemic our manager, Pat, was hanging out in his office and I went down to see him and he was cleaning a closet and he found those big boxes of DAT tapes (digital audio tapes), which in the 90s were, you know , trendy and we’re putting everything on these digital audio tapes, ”he said. “He didn’t have a DAT player so I went to eBay and found a good one and gave it to him and he started listening to everything. Really, Pat kind of organized it all. We went back and forth on some stuff, but it ended up being pretty interesting to listen to.

However, Rzeznik said he was hesitant to have the band’s version of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” on the album.

“I was a little squeamish about it,” he said. “It was for an ad we did, but then I was like, ‘Well, who doesn’t love baseball?'”

Having spent so much time at home lately, Rzeznik said that with the milestone birthdays and living a global pandemic, it gave him a break and really think about a successful career in the healthcare industry. the music.

“We have been incredibly lucky,” he said. “It’s been a tough few years because things come and go so fast now. If we couldn’t go out tomorrow, I would still be very happy with all that we have accomplished and all that we have done. Right now we are currently working on a new album for the start of next year and I’m just happy to have some more new material.

Goo Goo Dolls

With: hazel sister

When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday August 25

Or: Pacific Amphitheater, 100 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa

Tickets: $ 37.50- $ 67.50 at 800-745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com

Also: 7 p.m. Friday, September 2, 2022 with Blue October at the Greek Theater, 2700 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles. $ 34.50 to $ 649.50 to Ticketmaster.com.

Hogansville City Hall was buzzing with activity Tuesday afternoon as citizens showed up to offer their name and design ideas for the city’s soon-to-be-renovated amphitheater. The designers in charge of the amphitheater project took suggestions on its appearance while enveloping its “historic charm”.

“We have little activity going on to help name it [and] let citizens express their individual preference [for the design,]Said David Argo of TSW, the Atlanta-based architectural firm in charge of the project. “We really want to get a feel for what people need and want here. “

Rylee Govoreau, a City of Hogansville employee, said the city plans to keep the amphitheater true to its historical roots while embracing necessary modern necessities, such as ramps for people with disabilities.

“We already have the building envelope, it’s very historic,” said Govoreau. “We’re going to keep a lot of those historic details… and eventually add them to the building envelope so that we can have groups there. “

The citizens placed green stickers, meaning good, or red, meaning bad, on certain design suggestions placed in the room. They also jotted down name suggestions on a sign-up sheet, including “The Nest”, “The Hogansville Veterans Amphitheater” and “Greenwave Amphitheater”.

The amphitheater is located near the grounds of Hogansville Elementary School and has has served as a gathering place for city events since the 1930s.

Wanda Lowe of the Historic Preservation Commission suggested “The Lam” after a former school principal, CO Lam, who also owned the downtown Royal Theater at one time and was involved in the construction of the amphitheater in ‘origin, Lowe said. She has expressed her desire to keep the amphitheater as historically competitive as possible.

“We want to be sure that the historic structure retains its integrity and that it has the potential to be used for multiple purposes,” she said.

The project is still in its early stages, said Adam Williamson of TSW, and the cost of the project will depend on the design. The citizens’ contribution will help the company create a final design to bring back to the city, he said. The city will host its first concert, with the group Whiskey Moon, on September 17, a kind of showcase for the amphitheater, said Govoreau. Citizens will be able to see “what the amphitheater could be”.

BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) – After Alabama’s Thunder Valley Amphitheater concert was postponed twice, fans were finally able to see the band in action.

Doors opened for the 50th anniversary concert tour around 7:30 p.m., but storms in the area caused a weather delay of one hour, worrying spectators that the third time might not have been a charm.

However, once the warning was lifted, the musicians took to the stage and fans stood up to dance and sing some of their favorite songs.

The threat of an increase in COVID-19 cases and inclement weather did not keep fans away on Saturday night.

Chelcee Amos was among the thousands who showed up at Bristol Motor Speedway and she told News Channel 11 that Alabama actually has special meaning for her family.

“This is the first concert I’ve attended,” said Amos. “My parents, they went on their first date when they were younger.”

“I’ve been looking forward to it for months now,” Amos said. “Since I got the tickets.”

Many spectators were just delighted to listen to live music again.

“Happy to be here and happy to have the opportunity to resume concerts, you know it’s been a while since we’ve been able to go out and have a good time.” We’re just happy to have some sort of normalcy, ”said Bryan Ferrell, who traveled from Kentucky to see Alabama play.

After canceling the concert for the past two years, organizers and those in attendance said it was worth the wait and that it will be a night they will always remember.

“I’ve been just a fan since they started early,” Ferrell said. “I couldn’t wait to see them before, and I couldn’t wait to see them on this last lap. This may be the last time we see them. “

(CBS NEWS) – It’s 7 a.m., and on the outskirts of Denver, one of America’s most iconic concert halls is already buzzing.

“Circle your arms, put the star down, look up, exhale your hands towards the heart, squat down, sit low, one more, then we take a break…”

Here is Red Rocks, a nature-formed and human-shaped amphitheater that could provide the most incredible sight ever for your vinyasa. Every weekend morning in June and July, thousands of yoga enthusiasts flock to Red Rocks, which is just starting its day.

Meanwhile, in just 12 hours, this place will be filled with a whole new group of people ready to vibrate under the stars.

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“Every night is special when you work here, but there have been millions of those nights,” said Brian Kitts, spokesperson for Red Rocks. And he’s not exaggerating; there have been millions of nights like these. Scientists say that somewhere between 70 and 40 million years ago, a geological event called the Laramide Orogeny pushed two giant red rocks into the position they still stand today, allowing us to safely say that this is probably the oldest concert hall in America.

CBS News correspondent Luke Burbank asked, “What about the acoustics? I mean, it’s very beautiful, but do rocks really have any acoustic use? “

“Yeah, the acoustics here are really good,” Kitts replied. “It’s sandstone. It is the pink feldspar and iron oxide that make it red. But it absorbs sound instead of bouncing it around, like stepping into a modern place. “

(credit: CBS)

The Ute inhabited the area surrounding Red Rocks for centuries until they were hunted down in the 1800s. In 1905 John Brisben Walker purchased the area to build an amusement park named Garden of the Titans. But when his fortune ran out, the city of Denver acquired the property in 1927, officially naming it Red Rocks.

In 1936, as part of FDR’s New Deal, the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps – unemployed young men – began hand-carving the amphitheater we know today.

Burbank asked, “So what we’re walking on right now was basically hand carved and chipped by a group of people in the 1930s?” “

“Yes,” Kitts replied. “You know, the bowl is here naturally, and there would have been some big boulders right in the middle.” They would have been blown up. But then they started carving every row into the side of the hill – picking axes and just human energy. “

This “human energy” has been palpable here at Red Rocks over the years, with performances from everyone from the Beatles to Lionel Richie to – the night a the CBS News national team was there – The string cheese incident.

Bill Nershi and Keith Moseley, founding members of the String Cheese Incident, described performing there.

“The intensity at Red Rocks is different,” Moseley said. “You look up there and everyone’s looking at you, aren’t you? Framed by giant rock monoliths.

Nershi said, “The energy is channeled from the crowd to the stage. And you go on stage and you watch and it’s everyone – just a wall of people above you.

Musician Yola opens for Orville Peck Summertime Tour at Red Rocks Amphitheater on July 22, 2021. (Photo by Tom Cooper / Getty Images)

The String Cheese Incident (don’t bother asking where the name came from; Burbank did, and they don’t say it) started in the 1990s playing in ski towns in Colorado, sometimes in exchange. free lift tickets. But they always dreamed of playing here one day.

Moseley said, “We were on tour, playing shows in Colorado, and drove in. And actually, we got on stage, the band, and we stood there together, and we thought: “Let’s visualize that happening. “”

Nershi added, “Stand where you think you stand in the show, look at the seats and just say, ‘We’re going to do it! “”

Apparently it worked, as The String Cheese Incident has now played Red Rocks 45 times, making him one of its most frequent performers.

Speaking of frequent attendees at the Red Rocks, there were plenty of them in the audience tonight.

When asked how many times he had been to Red Rocks, Nathaniel Smith replied, “Probably a little over 30, I would say.”

For Carmel O’Farrell, “It’s about 45, 50. Sixth time this year.”

“Oh, definitely hundreds,” Tracy Drennan said.

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In fact, Red Rocks has achieved something quite rare, the place itself attracts a lot of people, like Kelsey Powell and Bo Weller, who moved here from New Jersey. “Red Rocks was one of the reasons we moved to Colorado,” said Powell.

Burbank asked, “So you’ve really had a time where you’re, like, in Jersey, you line up the pros and cons of where to move, and on Colorado’s pros list, there’s, ‘Well , Red Rocks is there? Like, was that a real thing that you discussed?

“Oh absolutely! Powell laughed.

“And did it live up to what you hoped it would be?” “

“Without a doubt.”

As the night wore on and the stars came out, the band and audience began to slide into a sort of cosmic groove, feeding off each other’s energy.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of this unique venue, which seems like a long time for rock’n’roll – but, geologically, it’s just a nod to these Red Rocks.

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Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater, Morrison, Col.
The string cheese incident

After waiting over 18 months to sample the live music, it was with a sense of expectation and excitement that we traveled to Cloughjordan, a small, isolated town in North Tipperary, better known nationally. for its ecological references than for its musical heritage.

However, there is a real sense of the ‘build and they will come’ mentality to what the community of Cloughjordan has built with its beautifully landscaped amphitheater, designed by Michael Canney, with the extraordinary stage canopy design by Caelan. Bristow. They’ve been hosting a variety of arts and music events since 2019 with David Kitt, Lisa O’Neill and Mick Flannery all performing there. Fortunately, no fences or enclosures for those in attendance tonight, just demarcated areas on the various levels of the amphitheater, or there is a place on the surrounding grassy banks if that’s what you prefer.

Talented singer-songwriter from Nenagh Dàwna opens a musical party evening. Switching between keys and guitar, he’s an engaging performer with an absolutely powerful voice and a repertoire of songs that thrill the assembled crowd, especially the current single. My heart, my soul.

Susan o’neill, the musical gem of West Clare, who has developed an impressive career since working with King Kong Company making its own mark on the Irish music scene, with powerful solo releases, and baby talk his duet with Mick flannery, which was a real musical highlight of the past year.

O’Neill begins her set on her own, moving effortlessly from guitar to trumpet, her ability to loop through many elements, including multiple harmonies, provides a superb tapestry of sounds to frame her magnificent soulful voice, this is perfectly. illustrated with his performance of One day borrows another.

She is joined by Cillian & Lorcan Byrne from Basciville mid-set, which provide additional accompaniment on drums and piano as the set continues to reach exceptional heights. Trees being particularly remarkable at night, it is an emotional tour de force, the environmental theme of which suits our environment, which at nightfall becomes more magical every minute.

Audience warmth for O’Neill breathes throughout, as they clearly revel in the opportunity to once again be able to enjoy live music of this caliber. The 10pm curfew comes and goes and it’s clear now is the time to sing, with a wonderful rendition of the Bob Dylan classic Blow in the wind closing the show with the singer and the fans in perfect unison.

Live music is back and we missed it !!