Ogunquit Performing Arts
P.O. Box 1608
Ogunquit, ME 03907
The S. Judson Dunaway Center
23 School St.
Ogunquit ME
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“…great singing, fantastic guitar and violin work, with high energy originals that leave the crowd crazy. An awesome band.” – David Bromberg, Musician Occidental Gypsy is: Eli Bishop (violin), Jonathan Hurley (vocals & rhythm) guitar, Jeff Feldman (bass), Erick Cifuentes (percussion) and Brett Feldman (lead guitar). Occidental Gypsy is pioneering the sound of Gypsy Pop. […]
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 (Anthony Quinn) and the naïve young woman (Giulietta Masina) whom he buys from her mother and takes with him on the road; encounters with his […]
“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. We can’t wait to have them back!” - Dana Packard, The Saco River Theatre This special evening is a collaborative effort Ogunquit Performing Arts and […]
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 who suffered from multiple personality disorder (MPD). Her psychiatrists, Corbett H. Thigpen and Hervey M. Cleckley of the Medical College of Georgia (later Georgia Health […]
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 carrying passengers in luxury and comfort from Istanbul to Calais. Joining them aboard is "the greatest cast of suspicious characters ever involved in murder," including […]
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 free thinking. Robin Williams gives arguably his best performance as the English teacher -- who seeks to inspire individual creativity in his students, and to […]
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 and famous. On Friday June 5 and Saturday June 6, Ogunquit Performing Arts invites you to join them at their home, the Dunaway Center, 23 […]
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 for all ages. Tim Sample, the noted Maine humorist, recorded his first comedy album in 1979. Since that start he has released many more albums […]
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 has enjoyed a richly varied and distinguished career as a composer and a pianist. According to Sullivan “I was nominated as part of the Paul […]
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 Saturday evening. The Festival concludes on Sunday afternoon with the Student Piano Recital, featuring the area's best young pianists performing on OPA's Steinway Concert Grand. […]
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 the wall-size screen at the Dunaway Center, on the first Sunday of each month at 2 pm, November through May. (The exception: December film to […]
This 1962 drama starring Gregory Peck is considered by many to be the greatest film ever made.
