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AUGUSTA - The Kennebec Performing Arts Company Spring Pops Concerts will now both be held at the Winthrop Performing Arts Center, located at 211 Rambler Road, Winthrop, at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4. The performances will feature the KPAC Chorus, Wind Ensemble & Jazz Band under interim conductors Jason Giacomazzo,

AUGUSTA - The Kennebec Performing Arts Company will present its annual Spring Pops Concerts on Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. at the Winthrop Performing Arts Center located at 211 Rambler Road, and Saturday, May 4 at 7 p.m. at the William and Elsie Viles Auditorium located in the Cony High School. The performances will

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Bluegrass is having a major moment right now. This is different from the late aughts when every pop act felt the need to accompany their ho hey chants

In February, Free Dirt Records announced new supergroup Mighty Poplar and sent shock waves of excitement throughout the acoustic world. Composed from the camps of Watchhouse, Leftover Salmon, The Punch Brothers, and Billy Strings, the bluegrass community got the goosebumps not only from the proclamation of a new album full of ear candy, but also a subsequent tour.

ArtsHub's weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments and resignations includes a new CEO at Critical Stages Touring.

The self-titled debut from the new bluegrass supergroup releases May 31 on Free Dirt Records.

Santa Maria High School Spanish teacher Enedina Castañeda was recently invited to perform two of her poems live at the Cultural Center of Tijuana in Mexico alongside more than 60 other artists.

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