The doors will be open from 4:30pm to 6:00pm.

While you are at the artisan showcase, be sure to pick up a voucher good for discounts for dinner at the New Gloucester Village Store, which is a short walk from the church.

After the show, you are invited to come back at 7:00pm for a performance by Willie Nininger at the Village Coffee House.

More information on Willie Nininger can be found here.

When:  June 5th at 7:30pm.

For more information about Emilia, visit her website at http://www.emiliadahlin.com/

The concert begins at 7:30pm.

Tickets are available at the door: Adults $10, children and seniors $5.

For more information, contact Julie Fralich, 926-3161, or the church office, 926-3260. Directions to the Coffeehouse can be found at The Village Coffee House web site.

Local artisan and painter, Jonathan Blatchford will showcase his work at an art opening from 4:30 – 6:00 PM.

Enjoy dinner specialties at the Village Store and pick up a complimentary discount voucher at the artisan showcase.  Check out the Village Store menu at http://www.ngvillagestore.com/.

Complete your “Arts Alive New Gloucester” evening by coming to the Village Coffeehouse at 7:30 PM to enjoy  jazz singer and pianist, Rebecca Wing. 

To find out more about the Coffeehouse go to  http://www.villagecoffeehouse.org/. . See also http://www.creativenewgloucester.org/

For more information, call the Church office at 926-3260.

When:  May 1st at 7:30pm.

The Village Coffeehouse is pleased to have Willie Nininger back in town.  A well-known performer in the Boston area, Willie  has a reputation for being able to mix and match country, folk and rock with ease and a great sense of humor.  The New York Post calls Willie, “an all-smiling downright charming performer who gets more enjoyment out of doing his musical thing than anyone else in recent memory.”  Willie was a mainstay of the Greenwich Village Folk Scene in the 70s and 80s, became a successful entertainer in Europe in the 90s and now is back home entertaining audiences in the northeast. He is particularly known for his top flatpick guitar and solo acoustic bluegrass version of the William Tell Overture. He is sure to be a great season opener for the Village Coffeehouse.

Back by popular demand, Willie provides a night of folk, rock and familiar tunes with a touch of humor.
More information can be found at Willie’s website at http://www.willienininger.com/

The concert begins at 7:30pm.

Tickets are available at the door: Adults $10, children and seniors $5.

For more information, contact Julie Fralich, 926-3161, or the church office, 926-3260. Directions to the Coffeehouse can be found at The Village Coffee House web site.

When:  April 3rd at 7:30pm.

JimmyJo & the Jumbol’Ayuhs hails from the “bayous” of coastal Maine. Based in Phippsburg, the Jumbol’Ayuhs serve up music from Cajun Louisiana with a Downeast accent. Featuring Jim Joseph on accordion, second fiddle, and vocals, and Pam Weeks on lead fiddle and vocals, the Jumbol’Ayuhs play lively two-steps and waltzes that tug at your heartstrings. Bill Olson on guitar, Elna Joseph on bass, and Keith Garovoy on percussion round out the sound and provide the bottom end that will keep you dancing!

Visit their website at http://www.jimmyjo.net/

The concert begins at 7:30pm.

Tickets are available at the door: Adults $10, children and seniors $5.

For more information, contact Julie Fralich, 926-3161, or the church office, 926-3260. Directions to the Coffeehouse can be found at The Village Coffee House web site.

Got the winter blues.. Come on out and join in some good music and good fun.

Abram Taylor (on guitar and composer) and his band members, Jeff Taylor- Bass, Nick Mastrella-Drums, will entertain with what they call “surf jazz”, “garage jazz” and improvisational. Some of the songs you are likely to hear from them include: Instrumental orginals including Psalm Beach, Joybalaya, Girl of My Dreams, Cool Guy, and When Jesus Sails Me Through. They have most recently played in popular Portland spots such as the Dogfish Cafe and the Blue. Check out their website at

http://www.myspace.com/abramtaylor

The concert begins at 7:30pm.

Tickets are available at the door: Adults $10, children and seniors $5.

For more information, contact Julie Fralich, 926-3161, or the church office, 926-3260. Directions to the Coffeehouse can be found at The Village Coffee House web site.

On Saturday, February 6, the Village Coffee House welcomes the Breezemere Bottom Boys to New Gloucester.

The Breezemere Bottom Boys are made up of musicians from the Midcoast. They play bluegrass, gospel, folk music and the occasional Beatles tune. The first time the group got together to play was for the Lincolnville Bicentennial celebration in 2002. They performed at the newly constructed gazebo (designed by current band member Jack Silverio) at Breezemere Park on Norton Pond in Lincolnville Center. Since then a variety of people playing many different instruments including the musical saw have joined to share music with enthusiastic audiences. Chris Polson and Rosey Gerry from Lincolnville, two of the original Breezemere Bottom Boys, are happy to bring their foot stomping music to visit friends and share an evening of entertainmet at their Village Coffeehouse concert in New Gloucester.

The concert begins at 7:30pm.

Tickets are available at the door: Adults $10, children and seniors $5.

For more information, contact Julie Fralich, 926-3161, or the church office, 926-3260. Directions to the Coffeehouse can be found at The Village Coffee House web site.

The Kelly Caufield Duo is the collaboration of vocalist Kelly Caufield and guitarist/bassist John Lawson.  These two combine their unique musical backgrounds to create an acoustic music drawing from styles from Rock to Bluegrass to Broadway.

Kelly is an active singer and actress in the Southern Maine area.  She can regularly be seen on stage at Portland’s Good Theater.  She has performed as a soloist with the Portland Symphony Orchestra.  Kelly combines the influence of vocalists such as Eva Cassidy, Alison Krauss, Judy Garland, and Joni Mitchell with her formal vocal training to create a unique vocal style.

John has been an active guitarist and bassist in the Southern Maine area for 8 years.  He is the former bassist of the rock band The Grumps, and can be seen playing in a number of orchestral and theater settings in the area.  In addition, John has done studio work for a number of local singer-songwriters and can be seen performing as part of the Lawson-White Duo.

The concert begins at 7:30pm.

Tickets are available at the door: Adults $10, children and seniors $5.

For more information, contact Julie Fralich, 926-3161, or the church office, 926-3260. Directions to the Coffeehouse can be found at The Village Coffee House web site.

Anni returns to the Village Coffee House on Saturday, December 5th.  Born in Yarmouth, Anni brings her acoustic guitar to the stage, performing blues, folk and pop, all mixed in with her unique style of “Maine hue-mah”.  Awarded “Female Artist of the Year” and “Folk Artist of the Year” in 2003 by Jam Magazine’s Reader’s Pix Awards, Anni promises a performance that will have you “laughing one moment and close to tears the next with the honest emotions in her material.” (Kennebec Journal)

Photo by Rhonda Farnham

The concert begins at 7:30pm.

Tickets are available at the door: Adults $10, children and seniors $5.

For more information, contact Julie Fralich, 926-3161, or the church office, 926-3260. Directions to the Coffeehouse can be found at The Village Coffee House web site.

Sean Mencher (Photo by Adam Barber)

Sean Mencher

The joint’ll be jumpin’ on November 7th when Sean Mencher and his Rhythm Kings return to the Village Coffeehouse!

Sean Mencher has been touring the world for 25 years and puts on an A+ class act appropriate for all ages. His Rhythm Kings band includes the extremely talented virtuoso fiddler, Zach vington, formerly of Nashville, now of Auburn; drummer Marc Cousins, rhythm guitar player Sean Chambers & local hero Jonathan Dawson on stand-up bass.

Mencher and his Rhythm Kings blend the best of traditional American music including rock n’ roll, western swing, bluegrass, jazz, blues and rockabilly – from Duke Ellington to Buddy Holly to Les Paul, Sean Mencher and his band keep the seats empty and the dance floor filled!

You can listen to some of Sean’s songs at his myspace website at http://www.myspace.com/seanmencher

The concert starts at 7:30pm.  Tickets are available at the door:  Adults, $10   Children and Seniors, $5.

For more information, contact Julie Fralich, 926-3161, or the church office, 926-3260.  Directions to the Coffeehouse can be found at http://www.villagecoffeehouse.org/?page_id=13