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SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND: WILL MALLETT, LUKE MALLETT & ERIC BETTENCOURT

Songwriters in the Round Mallett Brothers LIVE at Vinegar Hill Music Theatre

This special evening will feature an intimate “Songwriters in the Round” at Vinegar Hill, as Will and Luke Mallett sit down with friend and fellow singer-songwriter Eric Bettencourt. The night promises a heartfelt exchange of acoustic songs, personal stories, and shared experiences, offering audiences a rare, behind-the-music connection with the artists.

Will & Luke Mallett (from The Mallett Brothers Band)

The Mallett Brothers Band is an independent rock and roll / Americana / country band from Maine. Their busy tour schedule since forming in 2009 has helped them to build a dedicated fanbase across the U.S. and beyond while still calling the state of Maine their home. With a style that ranges from alt-country to Americana, country, jam and roots rock, theirs is a musical melting pot that’s influenced equally by the singer/songwriter tradition as by harder rock, classic country and psychedelic sounds.

Texas Hill Country Explore Magazine calls them “New England’s wildly eclectic crew of genre rebels.” Bill Copeland Music News says “Combining their authentic roots rock sound with a reflective lyrical style that perceives stories on the level of epic myth, it’s like William Faulkner has been resurrected with an electric guitar in hand.”

The Mallett Brothers Band has performed at some of the country’s top venues and festivals, including Portland, Maine’s State Theatre; Austin, Texas’s famed Continental Club; Alexandria, Virginia’s Birchmere; New Hampshire’s Meadowbrook Pavilion; Nashville’s Bluebird; Denver’s Cervantes’; and Little Rock’s The Rev Room, to name a few. A list of artists for whom the band has provided direct support would include The Turnpike Troubadours, The Outlaws, Blackberry Smoke, Robert Earl Keen, .38 Special, Molly Hatchet, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, and many more. Festival appearances include FloydFest (Virginia), Hop Jam (Vermont), Nateva (Maine), The New England Country Music Festival (New Hampshire), Eastbound Throwdown (New York), and many more.

Eric Bettencourt

Eric Bettencourt is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, recording engineer, freelance artist, piano enthusiast, and genre masher who fixes his own cars and cuts his own hair. He belongs to both Austin, TX and Portland, ME.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre is an independently-owned event space located at 53 Old Post Road in Arundel, ME. Our charming, historic barn and outdoor garden provide an ideal backdrop for an unforgettable, intimate evening! Learn more here.

TRAVELLER: THE CHRIS STAPLETON EXPERIENCE with Michael Corleto

Traveller: The Chris Stapleton Experience LIVE at Vinegar Hill Music Theatre in Arundel Maine

See Traveller: The Chris Stapleton Experience LIVE at Vinegar Hill Music Theatre on June 20th.

Traveller: The Chris Stapleton Experience is the brainchild of Alec Antobenedetto, the voice of Traveller, who oddly enough plays drums for many of the areas most popular bands; including the Peacheaters (An Allman Brothers Band Experience) Confounded Bridge (Celebrating the Music of Led Zeppelin), Pieces of Eight and many more.

This group started when Alec Said “I just heard his voice and over the years it had become more than obvious I had to do this”. So I called up some music buddies and they all jumped in feet first and this is such a fun group to be around and we love this music and playing this music for people, seeing their reaction means everything”.

You’ll feel like you’re at a Chris Stapleton concert when this group starts playing.

Michael Corleto will be opening for Traveller: The Chris Stapleton Experience. Michael Corleto is a Kennebunk, Maine native who’s been playing guitar since age ten. Always a local favorite, Michael has been sitting in with area musicians since age 11. He soon branched off and began his career honing his craft as a solo musician adding vocals and performing an average of 250 gigs per year. Since the early days of his playing, Michael has continued to grow musically: graduating high school in 2022, attending a short yet prominent time at Berklee College of Music, recorded 3 studio albums, and spent his 2025 in Nashville. He has since returned back home and now professionally resides between Southern Maine and Key West, Florida.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre is an independently-owned event space located at 53 Old Post Road in Arundel, ME. Our charming, historic barn and outdoor garden provide an ideal backdrop for an unforgettable, intimate evening! Learn more here.

ADAM EZRA GROUP

Experience the Adam Ezra Group LIVE at Vinegar Hill Music Theatre on July 2nd.

We don’t see many artists building the kind of momentum Adam Ezra Group is generating right now.

What has grown over more than two decades of relentless grassroots touring has become something far bigger than a typical touring band: a fiercely independent, fan-powered community that continues to expand one show at a time. Rooms across the country are selling out when Adam Ezra Group comes to town, with longtime fans regularly traveling across state lines to catch multiple shows, drawn by the band’s deep sense of community and the promise that no two nights are ever the same.

The band never performs from a fixed setlist, instead shaping each night around the energy in the room. Songs, stories, and moments unfold in real time—part concert, part revival, and part reminder of what live music can still be at its best.

Blending folk/Americana soul, rock ’n’ roll energy, and deeply human songwriting, Adam Ezra Group has built one of the most authentic underground followings in live music today while quickly becoming recognized on a national level. As SPIN recently put it, they are “an independent underground folk band blowing up without selling out,” a rise that has happened entirely outside the traditional industry system, powered by word of mouth, community activism, and a genuine connection between band and audience that often turns first-time listeners into lifelong fans.

Catch them now while they’re still playing the kinds of rooms where you can give Adam a hug on your way out.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre is an independently-owned event space located at 53 Old Post Road in Arundel, ME. Our charming, historic barn and outdoor garden provide an ideal backdrop for an unforgettable, intimate evening! Learn more here.

JIMMIE VAUGHAN

JIMMIE VAUGHAN is making his way to the Vinegar Hill Music Theatre stage on July 15th. When it comes to the blues today, there are a handful of guiding lights to make sure the music stays true to its history. For Jimmie Vaughan, he’s dedicated his life to making sure the blues not only stays alive, but remains full of life and an inspiration to all who listen. It’s a spirit he holds close to him, and for almost 60 years, Vaughan isn’t about to stop now.

As a bandleader, singer and guitarist, the four time Grammy Award winner, Jimmie Vaughan is a master of how everything is captured for posterity. “Playing what you feel has always been my main goal,” Vaughan says. Considering the Texas guitarist and singer has had the kind of career that makes him a living legacy, those are no idle words. His first group when he was 13 years old played Dallas’ Hob Nob Lounge six nights a week, learning the kind of lessons that can’t be taught, they have to be lived. Getting the chance to open for Jimi Hendrix when he was 16 years old along with being heavily influenced by B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Albert King, Freddie King and so many more, convinced the young Vaughan it was time to find a way to play the music he felt the strongest about: the blues. That took him to hitchhiking to Austin in the early 70’s and carving out a new crew of blues players who shared his musical excitement. He formed The Fabulous Thunderbirds and their debut album “Girls Go Wild” on Takoma Records was released in 1979. After worldwide success with The Fabulous Thunderbirds during the 80’s, it came time to leave the band and build his own path in exploring different approaches to the blues. He and his brother Stevie Ray Vaughan collaborated and released “Family Style” to great acclaim and recognition in the music industry.

He then released his first solo album on Epic Records in the early 90’s and what Vaughan discovered was that he could take it anywhere; there were no boundaries. “I wanted to find out what I could really do,” he says, “and when I started singing it gave me a whole new side to explore. When I was young I didn’t really pay much attention to categories of music. I just heard what I liked and decided to explore that and that’s really what I‘m still doing.” Jimmie is continuing his love affair with and staying spiritually connected to the American music he loves.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre is an independently owned event space located at 53 Old Post Road in Arundel, ME. Our charming, historic barn and outdoor garden provide an ideal backdrop for an unforgettable, intimate evening! Learn more here.

WALLY LAMB – CLIFFORD W. BURGESS AUTHOR NIGHT

Author Wally Lamb is coming to Vinegar Hill Music Theatre in Arundel, Maine

Wally Lamb, The Oprah Book Club favorite and New York Times bestselling novelist steps off the page and onto the stage to discuss his writing with Rebecca Eaton, the PBS Masterpiece producer who brought “Downton Abbey” to America!

Wally Lamb is one of America’s most popular authors and an Oprah Winfrey favorite!

He has written seven New York Times bestselling novels, three of which—She’s Come Undone, I Know This Much Is True, and his most recent novel The River Is Waiting—were Oprah’s Book Club picks. She’s Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True, his first two novels, were #1 New York Times bestsellers and NYT’s Notable Books of the Year.

I Know This Much Is True, a family saga that follows the parallel lives of identical twin brothers in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice, and forgiveness, was adopted for an HBO miniseries starring Mark Ruffalo in a dual role as twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey. Ruffalo’s performance won him a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Lamb’s other popular novels include I’ll Take You There, We Are Water, Wishin’ and Hopin’, and The Hour I First Believed. He also edited Couldn’t Keep It to Myself and I’ll Fly Away, two volumes of essays from students in his writing workshop at York Correctional Institution, a women’s prison in Connecticut, where he was a volunteer facilitator for twenty years.

Lamb taught English at Norwich Free Academy, where he created and directed the Connecticut school’s Writing Center. He also taught creative writing in the English Department at the University of Connecticut. Lamb lives in Connecticut with his wife, Christine, and they have three sons.

Wally Lamb always draws a crowd at his readings and author discussions. For his appearance at Vinegar Hill, he will be interviewed by Rebecca Eaton, executive producer of PBS’s popular Masterpiece for 35 years.

Eaton took the helm of the PBS series Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery! in 1985 and later oversaw a highly successful relaunch of Masterpiece which attracted a new generation of viewers to a long string of hits highlighted by Downton Abbey, the most-watched drama in PBS history. She also brought American audiences the hits Victoria, Sherlock, and Poldark, as well as other high-profile titles such as Wolf Hall, Grantchester, Prime Suspect, Cranford, Little Dorrit, The Complete Jane Austen, and All Creatures Great and Small.

Wally Lamb’s appearance is made possible with generous sponsorship support from the Burgess family, Kennebunk Savings, Partners Bank, Bergen Parkinson Attorneys, Robert & Marjorie Dennis, Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, Colony Hotel, Octopus Books, Louise Hurlbutt, and Mike Kelly. Donations and proceeds from this event support the essential programs and services provided free by Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, whose mission is “to enrich the lives of all we serve.”

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre is an independently owned event space located at 53 Old Post Road in Arundel, ME. Our charming, historic barn and outdoor garden provide an ideal backdrop for an unforgettable, intimate evening! Learn more here.

SOPHIE PATENAUDE

Enjoy a night of live music with Sophie Patenaude at Vinegar Hill Music Theatre on July 10th.

Sophie Patenaude doesn’t sing because she has all the answers; she sings because she has a song. A new and eminent name in folk rock/Americana, Sophie’s music realizes the human experience as poetry to be sung and literature to be lived. She interprets the struggles, victories, and stories of the layman to be just as remarkable as any other tale. Through her brutally honest lyricism, driving melodies, and raw, organic production pulled from her deep New England roots, she’s crafting a sound that delivers warmth and wisdom and demands you turn up the volume and sing along. Whether you’re moving through heartbreak, longing for a taste of home, craving change in the world around you, or rocking out on backroads with the top down, Sophie has saved a space just for you to feel seen, heard, and understood.

Selling out shows around New England, Sophie is quickly making her mark. Singing with a voice described by Kara DioGuardi as conveying “beautiful pain,” Sophie can transport her audience to the exact moment she is singing about; this vulnerability has become her superpower and her sound. In her community, she is recognized as an artist who brings joy, faith, authenticity, and conviction to every performance. Her growing fanbase and catalog are proof of her magnetic appeal. Her journey has taken her from classical to gospel, from rock to jazz, from country to blues, creating a unique sonic blueprint that is equal parts familiar and fresh.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre is an independently-owned event space located at 53 Old Post Road in Arundel, ME. Our charming, historic barn and outdoor garden provide an ideal backdrop for an unforgettable, intimate evening! Learn more here.

POKEY LAFARGE

Pokey LaFarge is set to play a few exclusive SOLO shows this August where he’ll be reimagining songs from his nine-album catalog as well as new interpretations of Gospel, Rock & Roll, and Country classics.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre is an independently owned event space located at 53 Old Post Road in Arundel, ME. Our charming, historic barn and outdoor garden provide an ideal backdrop for an unforgettable, intimate evening! Learn more here.

MIKE MAURICE with ADAM MONACO

Mike Maurice and Adam Monaco at Vinegar Hill Music Theatre in Maine

Reserved Seating: $20 – $25 Advance | $30 – $35 Door
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm

Join Mike Maurice, Adam Monaco and local special guests at Vinegar Hill Music Theatre on August 12.

Mike Maurice and Adam Monaco first crossed paths twelve years ago as strangers on the street: a Philly musician passing through town searching for a place to play, and a Maine busker juggling on Congress Street. Numbers were exchanged over the sound of traffic and car horns—and ever since, they’ve been swapping gigs, sharing bills, and building a musical bridge between Portland and Philadelphia.

Their long-running musical friendship even led to an improvisational side project called Pianolin… and audiences might just catch a glimpse of it live.

The night will begin with a special short opening set from a few of Mike’s piano students, celebrating the next generation of local musicians.

About Mike Maurice –

Maine-based artist Mike Maurice brings together the emotional honesty of folk and the dynamic sweep of modern indie songwriting. His music lives in contrast – tender yet powerful, with lyrical writing that’s both introspective & deeply relatable. On his latest single “This Old House” (featuring Danny Black of Gregory Alan Isakov and Good Old War), Maurice explores memory, change, and belonging with a voice that feels timeless and deeply human.

After years of travel and songs shaped in live rooms, Mike is currently working on his next full-length record, projected for release in 2027.
The project continues an ongoing collaboration with Zavier Walker, whose harmonies and instrumentation have become a defining part of the sound emerging both onstage and in the studio.

Website: www.mikemauricemusic.com

About Adam Monaco –

Adam’s music is lush, colorful, melodic and takes root deep in the complex, beautiful stories that connect humanity. His lyrics resonate like a conversation with an old friend: personal, profound, engaged, and thought-provoking. His authentic performances showcase his ability to evoke the full range and complexity of human emotions; in one musical moment, he can bring audiences to tears, then lift them back up with witty banter and a relatable anecdote.

Adam’s musical goals recently reached a new height, when he was able to start working with his wife, Cate, who now adds another dimension to his music with her angelic harmonies. They have been recording a series of singles with a seven-piece band, including ‘Nevermind,’ which was released alongside a video in April 2023 and is available on all streaming platforms, and Adam plans to release a full length album in 2026 early 2027.

Webite: www.adammonaco.com

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre is an independently-owned event space located at 53 Old Post Road in Arundel, ME. Our charming, historic barn and outdoor garden provide an ideal backdrop for an unforgettable, intimate evening! Learn more here.

A MAGICAL EVENING OF MEDIUMSHIP WITH MELISSA BOYD

Experience spiritual medium Melissa Boyd on August 2nd at Vinegar Hill Music Theatre in Arundel, Maine.

This two hour event will uplift your heart. Hear from your loved ones from the spirit world as Melissa Boyd, Spiritual Medium listens between the worlds bringing messages of love, peace and connection. The power of mediumship is an undeniable way to know that we move into another world after earth.

Each guest will receive a soul tool and an opportunity to learn simple ways to take compassionate actions to create peaceful change in the world.

20% of the proceeds for this event will benefit the Thomas Behen Casting Camp in Sebago, Maine.

You do not want to miss this unforgettable experience.

Melissa Boyd is a renowned spiritual medium and business coach who delivers real-world applications for her channeled insights, helping clients embrace their own intuitive gifts. She bridges the tangible and ethereal realms, bringing spiritual intuition into everyday decision-making and leadership to help her clients spark their magnetic abundance.

Known for the transformative power of her readings, Melissa loves helping people grow their connections to the spirit world. She has worked with entrepreneurs, executives, public policy leaders, and artists of all kinds to provide guidance. She has helped shape award-winning books, legislation, and Fortune 500 leaders.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre is an independently owned event space located at 53 Old Post Road in Arundel, ME. Our charming, historic barn and outdoor garden provide an ideal backdrop for an unforgettable, intimate evening! Learn more here.

JACK FOSSETT’s GUITAR PARTY with MICHAEL CORLETO

jack fossett and michael coretto live show at vinegar hill music theatre in arundel maine

Enjoy a night of live music with Jack Fossett and Michael Corleto at Vinegar Hill Music Theatre on August 26.

Jack Fossett is an independent guitarist who takes an Americana approach to blues and rock with hints of folk, roots and jazz. Jack is an accomplished songwriter, and has written more than 120 original compositions. Aside from writing and performing original music, Jack also has a thriving YouTube channel dedicated to guitar music and gear, with over 45,000 subscribers!

In 2013 Jack was selected by Joe Bonamassa as one of America’s top 10 undiscovered blues guitarists, and performed with Joe in Los Angeles. Afterwards, Jack was a Top 10 winner in Tongal’s International “Going to the Beach” Beach Boys guitar contest. Jack is a husband and father, martial artist, painter, golfer, and sous chef of fine family cuisine.

Jack Fossett will be joined by Michael Corleto and Andy Buslovich.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre is an independently-owned event space located at 53 Old Post Road in Arundel, ME. Our charming, historic barn and outdoor garden provide an ideal backdrop for an unforgettable, intimate evening! Learn more here.