Join us every Wednesday night in our Cafe for a bluegrass jam hosted by Lincoln Meyers. All abilities welcome! Please bring $5 cash.

Join us on the first Friday of the month for a beginner/slow Irish Jam in Fox & the Fiddle.

🎻 Join Us for an Evening with The Gawler Family Band at 317 Main! 🎶

We’re thrilled to present the Gawler Family Band, bringing their beloved blend of traditional folk, spirited harmonies, and down-home charm to 317 Main Community Music Center! This talented Maine-based family band is known for their lively fiddle tunes, foot-stomping rhythm, and heartwarming ballads that connect generations and communities.

With roots deeply planted in the Maine folk tradition, the Gawler Family Band will fill the evening with old-time favorites and original tunes that will have you clapping, singing along, and feeling right at home.

Tickets are available now, and seating is limited! Don’t miss your chance to experience an unforgettable evening of music with friends and family.

TICKETS

Join us the SECOND and FOURTH Tuesday of the month for a lively evening of music and talent at the 317 Main Open Mic! Whether you're a seasoned performer or just love to enjoy live music, this event is the perfect opportunity to showcase your skills or simply have a great time. Mark your calendars and head over to our new Pub and Cafe, Fox & the Fiddle!

Whether you want to perform or simply be part of the enthusiastic audience, this event promises a night filled with creativity, laughter, and good vibes. So grab your friends, family, or even your guitar, and join us for an unforgettable evening at the 317 Main Open Mic! Register here.

Join us every Wednesday night in our Cafe for a bluegrass jam hosted by Lincoln Meyers. All abilities welcome! Please bring $5 cash.

We invite you to join us for a lively evening of dancing in our new Founders Hall. The All-Comers band, led by Ellen Gawler, will provide the music, while Maggie Robinson will be calling the dances. Whether you're a seasoned dancer or a beginner, everyone is welcome to join in the fun! Don't miss out on this great opportunity to meet new people and enjoy some fantastic music and dancing. We hope to see you there!

Potluck 5:30-6:30, 

Family dance 6:30-7:30, 

Contra Dance 7:30-9:00

Adm $7-$10, Family $15-$30 

under 5 and musicians free

Dance Repertoire 2023-2024 

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Mari's Wedding, Galway Belle, Peg 'O Brien, 

Bonnie Tammie, Daleigh's, Finnigan's Wake

Angeline the Baker, the Wren, Sarah Armstrong 

Cock if the North, Road to Lisdoonvarna,100 Pipers

Coleman's March, On the Danforth

Gaspe Reel, Joys of Quebec
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Over the Waterfall, Cold Frosty Morning, Sandy Boys

Moon and 7 Stars, Swallowtail, Stool of Repentance 
Old French, 99, Pais de Haut

The music and dances are easy and fun, no experience needed!

    Come along and join the fun, and tell your friends!!

🎶 317 Main is ecstatic to be partnering with the Portland String Quartet to bring you a musical experience you won’t soon forget! 

The Portland String Quartet has been a fixture of the Maine chamber music community since its inception in 1969. Throughout the past half-century, the PSQ has held residencies at institutions including Colby College and the University of Maine, recorded a voluminous discography, and toured and taught internationally - notably, fostering a close relationship with the Orquestra Juvenil Simon Bolivar, now known as El Sistema. 

Now in its 56th season, the PSQ is still regarded as a premier classical music ensemble in Maine. With all current members having joined within the last five years, the PSQ is in a thrilling phase of growth and exploration, with each new member bringing their own unique style of artistry and expertise. Currently performing as a trio, the PSQ is delighted to be joined by a guest artist for this performance who will fill out the ranks for the traditional quartet experience.

The Quartet couldn’t be more excited to be partnering with 317 Main to present a program of vocal songs reimagined for strings, highlighting a range of songwriters, from Joni Mitchell to Hildegard von Bingen. Don’t miss this exciting event!

TICKETS

Introduction to Music Around the World

Join us for an engaging and interactive journey through global musical traditions with Ronnie Malley from Intercultural Music in Chicago! This lecture-demonstration explores the rich diversity of musical cultures, featuring instruments, songs, languages, and images that highlight both the unique characteristics and shared connections among traditions worldwide.

This free workshop is perfect for all ages, and no instruments are necessary. Whether you're a musician, a music lover, or just curious, come explore the sounds of the world with us!

Register for this event.

Join us every Wednesday night in our Cafe for a bluegrass jam hosted by Lincoln Meyers. All abilities welcome! Please bring $5 cash.

Join us on the third Friday of the month for a traditional Irish Jam in Fox & the Fiddle.

Join us the SECOND and FOURTH Tuesday of the month for a lively evening of music and talent at the 317 Main Open Mic! Whether you're a seasoned performer or just love to enjoy live music, this event is the perfect opportunity to showcase your skills or simply have a great time. Mark your calendars and head over to our new Pub and Cafe, Fox & the Fiddle!

Whether you want to perform or simply be part of the enthusiastic audience, this event promises a night filled with creativity, laughter, and good vibes. So grab your friends, family, or even your guitar, and join us for an unforgettable evening at the 317 Main Open Mic! Register here.

Join us every Wednesday night in our Cafe for a bluegrass jam hosted by Lincoln Meyers. All abilities welcome! Please bring $5 cash.

🎶 Join us for an engaging evening with the Jawahir Arabic Music Ensemble! 🎶

Jawahir Arabic Music Ensemble performs classical and popular Arabic and Ottoman music of the 17thto the 21st centuries. The group features Maria Wagner on nay, Duncan Hardy on qanun, Madeleine Hannaon voice and oud, and Dorothy Barker on riqq, darbuka and duff. Jawahir means ‘jewels’ in Arabic and the group endeavors to uncover and share some of the rich variety of musical traditions from the Middle East, both past and present.

This evening’s concert will offer a broad selection of Arabic instrumental and vocal music ranging from classical melodies to contemporary popular songs. The first half will feature both Turkish and Arabic instrumental works and several Muwashshahat or songs from the Arab-Andalusian tradition. The second half of the program will highlight pieces by 20th century Egyptian composers Mohammed ‘Abd al Wahab and Sayyed Darwish and also include songs written by composers Philimone Wehbe and the Rahbani Brothers for the great Lebanese singer Fairuz.

TICKETS

Join us every Monday, 6-8pm, in the Fox & the Fiddle Café to test your knowledge! Bring friends, or fly solo - you’re bound to find similar minds.

Join us every Wednesday night in our Cafe for a bluegrass jam hosted by Lincoln Meyers. All abilities welcome! Please bring $5 cash.

Join us on the first Friday of the month for a beginner/slow Irish Jam in Fox & the Fiddle.

Join us every Monday, 6-8pm, in the Fox & the Fiddle Café to test your knowledge! Bring friends, or fly solo - you’re bound to find similar minds.

Join us every Wednesday night in our Cafe for a bluegrass jam hosted by Lincoln Meyers. All abilities welcome! Please bring $5 cash.

🎉Celebrate Mother’s Day at 317 Main!🎉

Join us on Saturday, May 10th, from 10am-2pm for mimosas, treats, shopping, and live music in honor of all the moms in our lives.

🎶 Come join us at 317 Main for an amazing night with Darrell Scott!

Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Darrell Scott mines and cultivates the everyday moment, taking the rote, menial, mundane, and allowing it to be surreal, ever poignant, and candidly honest, lilting, blooming, and resonating. The words he fosters allow us to make sense of the world, what is at stake here, and our place in it. And ultimately, Darrell knows the sole truth of life is that love is all that matters, that we don’t always get it right, but that’s the instinctive and requisite circuitous allure of things, why we forever chase it, and why it is held sacred.

Darrell Scott comes from a musical family with a father who had him smitten with guitars by the age of 4, alongside a brother who played Jerry Reed style as well. From there, things only ramped up with literature and poetry endeavors while a student at Tufts University, along with playing his way through life. This would never change.

After recently touring with Robert Plant and the Zac Brown Band (2 years with each), and producing albums for Malcolm Holcombe and Guy Clark and being named “Songwriter of the Year” for both ASCAP and NSAI, these days find him roaming his Tennessee wilderness acreage hiking along the small river, creating delicious meals with food raised on his property and playing music. He often leads songwriting workshops to help people tell their own truths with their stories, and is as busy as always writing, producing, performing, and just plain fully immersing himself in life.

TICKETS

Join us every Monday, 6-8pm, in the Fox & the Fiddle Café to test your knowledge! Bring friends, or fly solo - you’re bound to find similar minds.

Join us the SECOND and FOURTH Tuesday of the month for a lively evening of music and talent at the 317 Main Open Mic! Whether you're a seasoned performer or just love to enjoy live music, this event is the perfect opportunity to showcase your skills or simply have a great time. Mark your calendars and head over to our new Pub and Cafe, Fox & the Fiddle!

Whether you want to perform or simply be part of the enthusiastic audience, this event promises a night filled with creativity, laughter, and good vibes. So grab your friends, family, or even your guitar, and join us for an unforgettable evening at the 317 Main Open Mic! Register here.

Join us every Wednesday night in our Cafe for a bluegrass jam hosted by Lincoln Meyers. All abilities welcome! Please bring $5 cash.

Join us on the third Friday of the month for a traditional Irish Jam in Fox & the Fiddle.

317 Main Annual House Party:

The 317 Main Experience!

Join us to celebrate with a night of experiential music at 317 Main, complete with cocktails, small bites, live auction fundraiser, and MUSIC! Spend the evening experiencing creative expression and community connection through music at our annual ticketed fundraiser, the 317 Main House Party! Dress to impress with this year's 60’s inspired throwback theme, The 317 Experience.

Join us every Wednesday night in our Cafe for a bluegrass jam hosted by Lincoln Meyers. All abilities welcome! Please bring $5 cash.

Join us the SECOND and FOURTH Tuesday of the month for a lively evening of music and talent at the 317 Main Open Mic! Whether you're a seasoned performer or just love to enjoy live music, this event is the perfect opportunity to showcase your skills or simply have a great time. Mark your calendars and head over to our new Pub and Cafe, Fox & the Fiddle!

Whether you want to perform or simply be part of the enthusiastic audience, this event promises a night filled with creativity, laughter, and good vibes. So grab your friends, family, or even your guitar, and join us for an unforgettable evening at the 317 Main Open Mic! Register here.

Join us every Wednesday night in our Cafe for a bluegrass jam hosted by Lincoln Meyers. All abilities welcome! Please bring $5 cash.