Ogunquit Performing Arts
La Strada (The Road) is a 1954 Italian drama directed by Federico Fellini from his own screenplay co-written with Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano. The film portrays a brutish strongman […]
“Collective jaws dropped at the sheer virtuosity of The Rhythm Future Quartet! The group’s stellar musicianship, good humor, and reverence for this important musical tradition made for an unforgettable evening. […]
This event has been cancelled due to weather. The Three Faces of Eve, both a best-selling book and a major motion picture, is the true story of a young housewife […]
Ogunquit Performing Arts is proud to present the brilliant world-class pianist, Janice Weber. A member of the piano faculty of Boston Conservatory and MIT, Miss Weber's concert, entitled "Fire and Ice", features the works of Prokofiev, Hindemith, Kapustin, and one of her specialties, Franz Liszt.
Known as the "Champagne Operetta", Die Fledermaus is the most brilliant and popular of any written by the Waltz King, Johann Strauss. Major opera companies around the world frequently use it as their holiday presentation, and symphony orchestras do likewise with its overture.
Based on the 1934 mystery best-seller by Agatha Christie, this stylish film stars Albert Finney (as Hercule Poirot,) Lauren Bacall, and the fabulous Orient Express itself, - the elegant train […]
This event has been cancelled due to weather. Dunaway Center, 23 School Street In "Dead Poets Society," Director Peter Weir (and screenwriter Tom Schulman) offer a touching private-school requiem for […]
Joyce Andersen and Harvey Reid have combined their talents to create one of the most potent duo teams in acoustic music. They are both gifted instrumentalists, strong and versatile singers, and prolific songwriters, and are comfortable in a dizzying array of styles of roots and Americana music. They jump from showstopping celtic jigs and old-time fiddle tunes to house-shaking blues rockers, soaring gospel duets, and achingly beautiful ballads.
Join us at the Blue Bistro at The Beachmere Inn for our Give Back Dinner Series to benefit Ogunquit Performing Arts.
The Razor’s Edge is the first film version of W. Somerset Maugham’s 1944 novel. A Darryl F. Zanuck production, it was released in 1946 and stars Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, John Payne, Anne Baxter, Clifton Webb, Herbert Marshall, supporting cast Lucile Watson, Frank Latimore and Elsa Lanchester.
Returning to Ogunquit for their annual visit, this acclaimed school brings a troupe of more than a dozen dancers garbed in brilliant, sparkling costumes. Always a local favorite, the dancers perform an array of jigs and reels which have won them prizes at regional and international competitions. Their performance will be followed by an intermission with refreshments, and the screening of the dance film, “The Turning Point”.
The Concert, award-winning French comedy film, starring Aleksei Guskov and Mélanie Laurent. Free admission.
In Harm’s Way, starring John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, and Henry Fonda. Free Admission.
Jazz pianist Matt de Champlain in a virtuoso solo performance (recently heard with the Jason Anick Trio.) 8:00 pm at The Dunaway Center. Tickets $15 in advance; $18 at the door; $5 student.
Chamber Music is often defined as a group of musicians small enough to perform without a conductor, who in earlier times performed in the salons and homes of the rich […]
Ogunquit's favorite Boston Chamber Music returns for its 16th year of opening the Festival. Clarinetist and Artistic Director Thomas Hill continues to bring together the finest ensembles for this concert, this year featuring mezzo-soprano, flute, and piano performing the works of Mozart, Heiss, Trimble, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns.
Several years ago, on a winter evening over a few glasses of wine, three wildly overbooked Boston musicians formed CASCABEL TRIO...
Capriccio: "a musical composition in free form, usually lively in tempo and brilliant in style." The word also represents Ogunquit's town-wide Festival of the Arts, this year celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Coordinated by Ogunquit Performing Arts, an expanded Festival is planned, occurring September 7th through September 20th, throughout Ogunquit. Participants will include the major arts organizations in town, churches, art galleries, service organizations and local businesses. Events will include concerts, new exhibits and receptions, historical look-backs, special tours of theatres and art galleries, and the art of kite-flying.
A calendar of all the events and detailed information will appear soon on this website.
The Maine Sunday Telegram referred to Tim as “Maine’s high prince of comedy…a one-man humor factory!” A concert by Tim Sample always guarantees a refreshing evening of laughter and fun […]
This is the featured 2nd night event for the Ogunquit Performing Art’s 25th Annual Capriccio, a two-week long ‘Celebration of the Arts’ in Ogunquit, Maine. Grammy Award winner Paul Sullivan […]
This year's Festival features the colorful, passionate and romantic music of Cuba, Russia and France, as performed by two international artists, George Lopez on Friday evening, and Irina Nuzova on […]
George Lopez, showcasing Spanish exoticism in classical music.
Irina Nuzova, performing the music of French and Russian composers.
Student Piano Recital, showcasing the best of the area's young pianists. More details to come!
Ogunquit Performing Arts presents 15th ANNUAL CLASSIC FILM SERIES November 2015 through May, 2016 Dunaway Center, 23 School Street, Ogunquit Our 15th season of Classic Films will be presented on […]
This 1962 drama starring Gregory Peck is considered by many to be the greatest film ever made.
In this prose work by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, an old man shares his heartwarming memories of Christmases past with his grandson.
Demonstration and Excerpts from "The Victorian Nutcracker" by the Portland Ballet, 3:00 pm.
Yul Brynner and Kay Kendall star in this hilarious and successful 1960 cinematic version of the stage comedy by Harry Kurnitz.
Marnie is a 1964 psychological thriller produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The screenplay by Jay Presson Allen was based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Winston […]
