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Monday nights: Contra Dance Jam7:30 - 9 pm 

$5 drop-in fee 

 

Tuesday nights: Bluegrass Jam, 7:30 - 9 pm.
$5 drop-in fee  

 

Thursday nights: Irish Session, 7:30 - 9 pm.
$5 drop-in fee 
 
ALL JAMS TAKE PLACE AT 317 MAIN in Yarmouth.
 


Wednesday, Apr. 16: 317 Main Open Mic. 317 Main Cafe. 7 pm - 8:30 pm.

APRIL 21 - APRIL 25: CLOSED FOR SPRING BREAK

Tuesday, May 13:
NOON TUNES: Tyler Stanley & Friends. 317 Main Cafe. Noon - 1 pm. Free.

Tuesday, May 13: 317 Main Open Mic. 317 Main Cafe. 7 pm - 8:30 pm. 

Thursday, May 15: EARLY BIRD registration discount ends for Summer Camps.

May 24 - May 26:
CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

Tuesday, June 10:
NOON TUNES: Kathy Slack & Friends. 317 Main Cafe. Noon - 1 pm. Free.

Thursday, June 19: 317 House Party fundraiser. 6 pm - 9 pm. Details TBA.

Monday, June 23: Spring Session ends.

Mon, July 7 - Fri, July 11:

Mon, July 14 - Fri, July 18:

Mon, July 21 - Fri, July 25:

WYAR 88.3 fm in Yarmouth Maine.

317 MAIN on the RADIO!

TUNE IN TO THE
WYAR RADIO BROADCAST 
featuring the 317 Main Golden Age of Jazz RADIO RAMBLERS
Tues, Apr. 22 at noon, and
Thurs, Apr. 24 at 6:00 pm 

Set your radio dial to WYAR 88.3 fm to hear this great 317 Main Ensemble perform hits from the 1930s and 1940s.

April NOON TUNES: Erica Brown & Matt Shipman
VIDEO: APRIL NOON TUNES 
Erica Brown & Matt Shipman
 
NOON TUNES Takes Off!
 
Noon Tunes is our free monthly concert series held in the 317 Caf� and showcasing the talents of our diverse faculty. Our instructors have enjoyed playing to capacity crowds of all ages at these lively noontime gatherings.
 
Don't miss our next 
NOON TUNES CONCERTS:
 
Tues, May 13: 
TYLER STANLEY
 
Tues, June 10: 
KATHY SLACK

You make it possible for us to provide these programs and community events. Thank you.  

YOUR GIFT KEEPS MUSIC ALIVE
IN OUR COMMUNITY
Donate Now and Your Gift is Doubled Through a Generous Matching Grant

Click here to find out more about supporting the programs at 317 Main.
317 Main relies on donations from our wonderful community of students, families, and friends. 
 
Your gifts enable us to bring people together, cultivate meaningful connections, and share in the joy of making music. 
 
From our free Noon Tunes performances to collaborations that engage at-risk youth in music, your contributions make it all possible.   

Over 100 of you have already made gifts this year, ranging from $25 to $10,000. We are thrilled that an anonymous donor has made a $45,000 challenge grant to support 317 Main this spring. 
 
In order to meet this challenge, we need to raise another $45,000 by June 30th through gifts from new donors and current donors who increase their giving level this year.




317 MAIN INSTRUCTOR ROBIN JELLIS
Travels to Poland & Belgium

317 Main instructor Robin Jellis
317 Main cello instructor Robin Jellis recently travelled to Poland and Belgium to present a collaborative performance piece called "The Thinking Heart: The Life and Loves of Etty Hillesum."

Her creative partners and travel companions were poet Martin Steingesser and performance artist Judy Tierney. Together, they created a piece based on the work of Etty Hillesum, a Dutch Jewish poet who lost her life at Auschwitz in 1943.

The trio was invited to perform their piece at the Etty Hillesum International Congress in Belgium, marking the centennial of the poet's birth.

 


"I will write these times like faint brush strokes against the great wordlessness of God . . . wield this fountain pen like a hammer, my words so many hammer blows."  
- Etty Hillesum, Amsterdam, 1942

 

Robin Jellis, Judy Tierney, and Martin Steingesser at Auschwitz.
Judy Tierney, Martin Steingesser, and Robin Jellis at Auschwitz. (photo: Arthur Fink)

Before attending the conference, the trio went to the Polish site of the concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, to retrace Hillesum's steps and to deepen their creative connection to the material. The group was accompanied by Portland photographer, Arthur Fink, who documented the experience.

 

Visit our web site to read Robin's reflections about the experience.
   

 

317 MAIN IN THE COMMUNITY
Five Exciting Partnerships 


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Thanks to the support of our donors and grant funders, 317 Main has been working with five community partners this year to engage students in dynamic, fun, and innovative music-based projects.

Casco Bay High School held their annual songwriting intensive at 317 Main in January. Students spent the week working with 317 Main instructors to write and then perform their own songs in a variety of genres.

Every week, 317 instructor Kate Beever leads a group of young members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine, incorporating music and movement. Their group ends with a performance at One Longfellow Square in Portland on May 6.

A group of 8 students from Wayfinder Schools meet with percussionist Manny Ugilies at 317 Main on Sunday afternoons for a drumming circle.

317 Main faculty have been visiting Yarmouth's Rowe Elementary School periodically to present noontime concerts, instrument demonstrations, and school wide sing-alongs.

This spring, four 317 Main students are collaborating with four young writers from The Telling Room on a special project. The 317 students are writing instrumental pieces to accompany the written work of the Telling Room students. The pieces will be performed at The Telling Room's annual Big Night on May 8 at Hannaford Hall in Portland.



Introducing The CAFE MUSIC MASTERS
A New Performance Opportunity! 

"
Just wanted to drop you a line to say THANK YOU for building such great confidence in my daughter as a fiddle player.

To see her perform on the spur of the moment yesterday with a smile on her face and to see her get all that great positive feedback from the audience, it just made me so happy!  (And she was pretty happy about it, too!)"

- The parent of one of our new Music Masters
 

Visit the 317 Cafe to see our current list of Music Masters. Calling all 317 students! Join the Cafe Music Masters! Simply choose a song to work on with your instructor and when you feel ready, stop by the 317 Cafe and play it for us.    

All participating teachers and students are rewarded with a free gift from the Caf� basket and have their names added to the 317 Main Music Masters board. 

 

This is a great stepping-stone to help students of any age and ability prepare for performing at a 317 Open Mic or a recital.

 

To get involved, see Barbara Ann, Chris Moore or Marie Servier for details. We look forward to celebrating your hard work and bountiful talent!

 



DOBRO MASTER JERRY DOUGLAS
Sits in with the 317 Main Faculty

Jerry Douglas performs with Erica Brown, Carter Logan, Steve Roy and Matt Shipman.
Jerry Douglas (far right) jams with members of the 317 Main faculty, including (l to r) Erica Brown, Carter Logan, Steve Roy, and Matt Shipman.
Yes, that's Dobro master, Jerry Douglas, sitting in on an informal jam with members of the 317 Main faculty on Saturday, April 12. He was in the area for a performance at Stone Mountain Arts Center and generously took some time out for a visit to 317 Main. Visit our Facebook page for more pictures and video!



Click to volunteer for HenryFest 2014.

VOLUNTEER FOR HENRYFEST 2014


It's never too soon to start planning your fall - we are! HenryFest will take place on Sunday, September 7, 2014.

This great family-oriented festival is one of our major fundraisers - and relies on the help of a small army of volunteers.

 

We need help with everything from parking to face-painting to setting up and taking down the stage. Find your niche and lend your support!

Contact Annie Coleman for more information and to sign up.
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