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In addition to traditional tunes and songs, Hope shares her original fiddle and viola tunes and often-comic storytelling about the farming, winterizing and neighborly adventures which inspire them. Hope's CD Review of the CD: "Pure New England fiddle music, proud of its rural past, relishing the present ... the feeling of a warm kitchen above a well-stocked root cellar ... The performances are inviting, warm, energized and straight ahead, with a bit of mischief thrown in." - Greg Boardman |
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Hope Hoffman UPCOMING EVENTS Sign up here for our quarterly e-mail newsletter Events listed here are public venues such as festivals and restaurants; we also play often for weddings and private parties. If you are considering having us play for your event, but are unable to see us in person, just click here to listen to audio samples. You can also link here to a listing of previous events. |
| Wednesday, July
23 returning yet again to Blue
with Kittlish trio, 7:30-9 p.m. concert with
session afterwards. 650A Congress St., Portland, Maine, (207) 774-4111.
[download poster to print]
Thursday, July 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. will be our sixth session of the "Kid's Dance Party" at the Children's Museum of Maine in Portland. Children ages 5-10, accompanied by parents, are invited to drop in and join the fun at this informal session of games, creative movement and simple traditional dances with live fiddle and guitar music. 142 Free Street, (207) 828-1234. Free with museum admission. Friday, August 1 at 7 p.m. we'll return for another concert of original and traditional tunes and ballads with Hope Hoffman & Kittlish trio (www.kittlish.com) at Rock City Books & Coffee (formerly Second Read, near the Strand theater), 328 Main St,, Rockland, Maine. (207) 594-4123. Open session at 9 p.m.; you can bring an instrument if you'd like to join in. Seating is limited; you can arrive early to enjoy casual dining, beer and wine. [download poster to print] Saturday, August 16 strolling fiddle and guitar music by Hope Hoffman and Jim Tolles, on Maine Street in downtown Brunswick, ME. For the Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival, (207) 729-4439. Friday, August 29 from 8-10 p.m. at Sweet Leaves Teahouse in Brunswick, Maine. Hope Hoffman and Jeff Trippe will play Scots-Irish and Americana fiddle tunes and ballads. At 22 Pleasant Street, (207) 725-1376. Saturday, September 13 Hope Hoffman will lead creative movment with live fiddle music at the St. Lawrence Arts & Community Center 11 a.m.-noon. 76 Congress St (on Munjoy Hill), Portland, ME 04101. 775-5568 [link here to directions] Saturday, Sept. 27 Hope Hoffman & Kittlish trio (www.kittlish.com) will be performing at 10:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. at the Punkinfiddle festival (www.punkinfiddle.org), a National Estuaries Day Celebration at the historic Laudholm Farm in Wells, Maine. This annual fall festival features environmental education, wholesome food, farm animals, and children's activities. Hope will also be leading a creative movement session around 10 a.m. Rain or shine at the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, (207) 646-1555. Admission is $10 a carload. |
Free Grange Productions presents (Advance registration/payment required by August 20 for group dance classes.) KIDS CREATIVE FOLK DANCE CLASS FIDDLE &
FARM CONCERTS NEW ENGLAND COUNTRY DANCES Directions to HeartSpeak Studio, 56 Elm St. (Route 24), Topsham, Maine: White building on west side of Route 24, just a short distance north downtown Brunswick, and a bit past the Topsham town offices. Across the street from the Feldspar Mill office complex. Drive into the parking lot; studio space is in the side of the building away from street, with its own entrance. Class registration & advance ticket sales: Discounts: For planning ahead ... SPRING 2009 SERIES: 1st Sundays April 5, May 3, June 7 |
Upcoming Free Grange events include: Series of folk dance classes and fiddle concerts including samples of local farm foods and information about the farms, on the first Sunday of each month September-November in Topsham. Advance registration/payment required by August 20 for group dance classes. Sunday, August 24 from 1-3 p.m. at North Star Music Cafe Hope Hoffman and Jeff Trippe will perform original and traditional fiddle tunes and songs. At 225 Congress St. (near Munjoy Hill), Portland, Maine (207) 699-299. A portion of CD sales at the concert goes to the Organization For Transformative Farming. Saturdays August 16 and 30 from 9-11 a.m. we'll provide festive acoustic music at the Bath Farmer's Market. The market is open Thursdays and Saturdays 8:30 a.m.-noon through October, at the Waterfront Park on Commercial Street, Bath, Maine (click here for map). Sundays September 7, October 5 and November 2, Harvest Series concerts of original and traditional New England fiddle tunes and songs, presented by Hope Hoffman and her various bands, from 3:00-4:15 p.m.. Free farm-fresh snacks will be served before and after the concert and at intermission. At HeartSpeak Studio, 56 Elm St. (Route 24), Topsham, Maine. Admission fees: Free for ages 12 and younger; for ages 12 and over, $10 per concert per person at the door. Advance tickets for the series of 3 concerts are $20 at Red Dragon Toys or by mail (payable to Hope Hoffman, PO Box 171, Bowdoinham, ME 04008). Details and audio samples at www.hopehoffman.org, www.freegrange.org, and (207) 332-3459. Friday, September 12 listen for music by Hope Hoffman & Kittlish trio (www.kittlish.com) and talking about Free Grange (www.freegrange.org), live from 7:30-9 p.m. on WMPG's "Local Motives" program. Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Barn Dance in partnership with the Organization For Transformative Farming (www.OTFinc.org). Fiddle music by Hope Hoffman and dance instruction by Bill Olson, at Saco Grange #53, 168 North St. (Route 112 ), Saco, ME 04072. Contact Bob Murray at (207) 838-0964 or e-mail bobmur[at]gwi[dot]net. Sundays September 28 and October 19, returning for more concerts at Café Bon-Bon in Lewiston, Maine from 12:30-2:30 p.m.. Traditional and original fiddle tunes and songs by Hope Hoffman, with Jim Berrier on guitar and harmonica. The café's soup and sandwich menu features native produce. 205 Main St/Route 202 (about a mile from Lisbon St./Route 196), (207) 783-8200. A portion of CD sales at the café goes to the Organization For Transformative Farming. You can listen to audio of Hope and Jim's dance music here. Friday, October 17 Barn Dance and Harvest Supper with fiddle music by Hope Hoffman and dance instruction by Bill Olson, at the Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Rd, Bar Mills, ME 04004. In partnership with the Organization For Transformative Farming (www.OTFinc.org). Contact Pat Packard (207) 929-6472.
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Photos (c) Johnny Wechs 2007
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