BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ogunquit Performing Arts - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Ogunquit Performing Arts X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ogunquit Performing Arts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T180441 CREATED:20250719T132330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250823T225015Z UID:10000226-1757149200-1757167200@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:25th Annual Capriccio Festival of Kites DESCRIPTION:OPA is delighted to continue sponsorship of the 25th Annual Festival of Kites\, this favorite Ogunquit event. Professional kite flying demonstrations\, with huge\, multi-dimensional kites\, are an all-day feature of the festival. \nChildren are also offered an opportunity to decorate their own kites\, and to enter them into a contest with a multitude of categories in order for many prizes to be awarded. Kites can also be purchased at the beach so that everyone can participate. The “Grand Ascension” where the sky is filled with all of the day’s kites occurs at approximately 12 noon. Bring your cameras! It’s a spectacular sight. \nThe music of Joyce Andersen and Harvey Reid will accompany the festivities with sets occurring at 11 am and 1 pm. \nThe Capriccio Festival of Kites is presented by Cricket’s Corner Beach and Toy\, Ogunquit Performing Arts\, Ogunquit Rotary Club\, Kennebunk Savings Bank\, That Place in Ogunquit\, and the Town of Ogunquit. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/25th-annual-capriccio-festival-of-kites/ LOCATION:Ogunquit Main Beach\, 115 Beach St\, Ogunquit\, United States CATEGORIES:Capriccio Music Festival,Family Friendly ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Untitled-design-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T180441 CREATED:20250727T233348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T150335Z UID:10000227-1757156400-1757167200@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Joyce Andersen and Harvey Reid DESCRIPTION:Performing at Ogunquit Beach as part of the Kite Festival\, Joyce Andersen\, a singing electro-acoustic fiddle troubadour\, and Harvey Reid\, autoharp virtuoso\, a modern minstrel\, pushing the limits of acoustic music\, guarantee amazing musical entertainment.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nJoyce Andersen\, a folk musician who follows her passion in every genre\, from bluegrass to rock\, began playing violin as an 8 yo child. She discovered\, mastered\, and fell in love with every style she encountered\, once stating: “I just learned how to find the music that had always been there hiding from the mainstream.” Andersen performs her own music on the violin\, accompanying it with vocals\, putting “a modern spin on an old art form.” With her musical influences ranging from Billie Holiday and Otis Redding to Sheryl Crow\, The Rolling Stones and Louis Armstrong\, she seeks to bridge all the genres in her albums and live performances. \nOver the course of her 30 year career\, she has performed at a number of well established venues—including Carnegie Hall and on The Conan O’Brien Show—and released numerous celebrated recordings including her early breakthrough album The Girl I Left Behind\, and her solo album Swerve! (2011)\, where she developed an innovative solo setup using loops\, effects\, foot percussion and electric/acoustic fiddles to merge improvisation with multiple genres: jazz\, gospel\, rock\, torch songs\, and Appalachian tunes. Among her numerous solo albums\, she has others recorded with folk musician Harvey Reid. \nJoyce is recognized for playing violin and singing simultaneously in counter‑rhythms and layered textures\, crafting dramatic one-woman soundscapes without prerecorded tracks. She credits Harvey\, her husband and musical partner with\, among other things\, showing her how “to make CDs on her own label\, work hard getting little concert gigs\, and to earn one fan at a time.” \nJoyce continues writing new songs for a proposed tenth album. \n  \n  \nListen To Joyce \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nHarvey Reid\, songwriter\, multi-instrumentalist\, writer and music educator\, began his musical journey listening to sixties music on top forties radio stations\, and began playing “recreational” guitar at age 14\, performing with friends at parties and local coffeehouses. He began writing songs at the same time but never intended to become a musician. He began a period of self-education\, being introduced to many of the roots of American music in the blues\, bluegrass\, and folk music by a local progressive FM radio station\, based in Bethesda\, MD and like Joyce\, began honing his craft by attending regional concerts and festivals\, where he had opportunities to jam with bluegrass legends\, and fell in love with bluegrass and old time music\, and began playing autoharp. \nHe is considered to be one of the modern masters and innovators of the acoustic guitar\, autoharp and 6-string banjo. He has absorbed a wide range of musical styles of acoustic music\, from hip-hop to slashing slide guitar blues to old time Celtic\, ragtime and even classical. \nHis reputation as a “musician’s musician” is unparalleled. He has released over 32 recordings on the Woodpecker record label many recognized with industry accolades. Additionally he was voted as one of the Top Ten Fold CD’s of All Time\, in company with Woody Guthrie\, Joan Baez\, and other musical giants. Apple Computer used his version of J.S. Bach’s Minuet in G in their iPhoto software. \nHe is author of dozens of music education books. Among many notable publications\, he wrote the first college textbook for folk guitar\, Modern Folk Guitar\, the epic\, The Troubadour Chronicles\, blazing a new trail in music history and education. Among his many awards he has won the National Fingerpicking Guitar Competition\, the International Autoharp competition\, and in 2023 was inducted into the Maine Music Awards Hall of Fame. \nListen To Harvey \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Harvey Reid and Joyce Andersen are traveling less to perform\, while raising their two children in York\, Maine. They can be found performing locally\, and in 2020 began a series of livestream performances\, which can be heard on their Puffin and Loon You Tube channel where their current goal is to post a daily new song for one year until 3/11/26! \nHow fortunate are we to call these talented artists and performers “neighbors” who are gracing us with their unique blend of multi-genre music as part of our Capriccio celebration. URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/joyce-andersen-and-harvey-reid/ LOCATION:Ogunquit Main Beach\, 115 Beach St\, Ogunquit\, United States CATEGORIES:Capriccio Music Festival,Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Untitled-design-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T213000 DTSTAMP:20260425T180441 CREATED:20250719T134929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T191500Z UID:10000225-1757791800-1757799000@ogunquitperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Tom Snow Jazz Quartet Feat. Saxophonist Ralph Norris DESCRIPTION:Ticketing for this event will be handled by Jonathan’s. Click Here for Tickets.  All $29 tickets will be automatically upgraded to front seating at no additional cost on the night of the performance\, subject to availability. *NOTE: Tickets for this event will be handled by Jonathan’s only and will not be available at our typical local retail locations. \nTom Snow is best known as a celebrated and prolific songwriter\, singer/songwriter and arranger\, recording artist\, premier pianist\, and bandleader\, across almost every genre of the 70’s\, 80’s and 90’s\, and has become a highly acclaimed educator. Tom and a rhythm section featuring friends and top-call Boston musicians Rick McLaughlin and Phil McGowan\, will be joined by revered saxophonist\, Ralph Norris to perform this special jazz concert. \nUpon graduating from Berklee College of Music\, with a degree in Music  Composition\, Tom set out to pursue a career in songwriting\, postponing his dream of becoming a jazz pianist. He signed with Capitol Records as a solo performer\, producing two albums before changing his focus to writing for others. \nIn the first year of this change in focus\, his first BMI airplay award came with Rita Coolidge’s recording of “You” which he had written and performed on his first solo album\, and his writing career was “off and running.” \nHe has been nominated for or won over multiple years\, Academy Awards (such as “Let’s Hear it for the Boy”-Footloose)\, Emmys (such as Fame LA) \, Grammys (Song of the Year\, Non-Musical Show Album)\, Golden Globe (Best Song)\, Tony (Best Musical). His songs have topped the charts sung by such well known recording artists\, as Selena\, Bonnie Raitt\, Linda Rostadt\, Aaron Neville\, Cher\, Olivia Newton-John\, Amy Grant\, Barry Manilow\, Dolly Parton\, Kenny Rogers\, Joe Cocker\, Dionne Warwick\, Joe Walsh\, Levon Helm\, and Mick Fleetwood. \nRespected and beloved by other musicians and friends such as Jonathan Edwards\, American singer/songwriter\, “I’ve worked with many of our world’s most gifted musicians and Tom is one of the very best! He brings expertise\, generosity\, and soulfulness to every stage\, whether as a professor\, performer or friend\,” and Jeff Coffin\, saxophonist with Dave Matthews band and 3 time Grammy winner\, “There are pianists and music educators…and then there is Tom Snow. He is brilliant\, kind\, resourceful and engaged (even before he sets foot on the stage!” \nWe are fortunate to hear him perform as a jazz pianist\, a return to his roots and dreams from his student days at Berklee. \n \n Listen To Tom Snow\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ralph Norris\, Saxophonist\, has been a fixture of the New England music scene for more than 50 years. In addition to performing alongside many world renowned musicians\, he has performed and recorded with beloved Maine musicians Don Doane and Terry White. For 35 years\, Ralph was a part of countless concerts and two full recordings with bandleader and pianist Tom Snow. Off stage\, he has dedicated many years as a coach and mentor to area high school jazz musicians. \nThough he is choiceful of the gigs he performs these days\, Ralph remains committed to excellence\, always evaluating his playing with honesty and grace: “I try to constantly evaluate my playing so I will have the sense to pack it in before I slide too far down the slope\, if you get my drift.” \nBalancing a fulfilling musical life with a successful career\, Ralph credits his journey to a supportive wife\, understanding business partners\, and the joy of collaborating with talented musicians. “Music has been a driving force in my life… Some of the most memorable moments of our lives occurred on a bandstand creating music with our friends. They are experiences that I shall never forget.” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joined By:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bassist Rick McLaughlin\n Rick McLaughlin\, Bassist\, is a multi-faceted musician. In addition to being a highly talented bassist\, he is an educator at Berklee College of Music\, composer\, arranger\, author\, producer\, and music superfan. These roles have taken him to stages on four continents\, performances and recording sessions with legendary musicians\, to clinics\, classrooms and private lessons. And to the microphone as a podcast guest. He has shared the stage and recorded with a wide array of international artists\, such as Grammy-nominated Either/Orchestra to Ethiopian legends Mahmoud Ahmed and Mulatu Astatke. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Drummer Phil McGowan\n Phil McGowan\, drummer\, maintains an active schedule as a drummer and music educator. Phil has been performing throughout the New England area since he picked up drumsticks at a very young age\, and formed a band with his brother. He has performed at concert halls\, clubs\, music festivals\, and cruise ships which ventured into Europe\, Africa and Asia. He has shared the stage with many inspiring artists\, including Judy Collins\, and American Idol finalists John Stevens and Siobhan Magnus\, the Portland Symphony Orchestra\, Billy Pierce\, Herb Pomeroy and many others\, while continuing to perform regularly throughout the Greater Boston area. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TICKETS URL:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/event/tom-snow-jazz-quartet-featuring-saxophonist-ralph-norris/ LOCATION:Jonathan’s Ogunquit\, 92 Bourne Ln\, Ogunquit\, ME\, 03907\, United States CATEGORIES:Capriccio Music Festival,Live Jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ogunquitperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Tom-Snow.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR