ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE
Ivey Menzietti will perform from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 19. Brought
up in a very musical family, Ivey traces her interest in music ba ck
to age five. Encouraged by her parents, she began taking lessons and
received her first classical guitar when she was 12. She says she has
fond memories of playing guitar and singing with her mother and
siblings in the church choir. They have often been referred to as the
"Local Von Trapp Family Singers." Over the years, she has
expanded her musical venue and continues to perform solo, duo, or as
part of a band. Incredibly versatile, Ivey's style varies from folk,
soft rock, blues, pop, country, and alternative. Her love of music
shows in all that she does. She is often seen performing on the
Margaret Todd, in local restaurants, and at nursing homes, weddings,
and private parties. At her performances, you're encouraged to sit
down, enjoy, and sing along.
George
Larakis
will
appear
from
5
to
8
p.m.
Saturday, May 26.
When
George
was
a
high
school
student
in
Massachusetts
he
w ent
from
bummer
to
strummer.
Laid up for
several
months with a broken leg from a
motorcycle
accident, he let time pass
by teaching
himself guitar. Eventually this
drew him into the folk
music scene in
and around Boston and into a lifelong passion for music.
Following a very active career, George says he has grown tired of
late-night bar gigs and now enjoys the quiet intimacy of places like
Dennet's Wharf in Castine and the Riverside Cafe in Ellsworth. When he
isn't making music, George, who lives in Harborside, works with special
needs students as an ed tech.
 Alan
Cook
will
assume
the
spotlight
from
5
to
8
p.m.
Saturday, June 2.
Alan, who
teaches music at
the University of Maine in Machias, comes
from a family of
nine, all of whom
played instruments. Family
gatherings, he says, were
a hoot. Alan himself started guitar at age five. The university hired
him to teach based on his life experiences. He says he went from high
school dropout to college professor in one fell swoop. Today he takes
pride in his versatility—performances can include tunes from the
twenties to recent original compositions.
Juliane
Gardner
of
Castine
and
Chris
Poulin
of
Winslow
will
appear
on Saturday, June 9. They
call
their group, which  frequently
includes guest
artists, "Shades of
Blue." Juliane says her father's love of jazz was
her first major influence.
As a small child she was associated with
Castine's Cold Comfort Productions, and by age nine was featured in
vocal solos. Throughout her college years, Juliane joined and formed many groups. She
fronted everything from Top 40 bands to Jazz Trios
before shifting her focus to
her own song writing. Chris Poulin studied
jazz and classical guitar at Youngstown State University in Ohio. He
got his bachelor's degree in jazz guitar from UMA. When he moved back
to Maine he joined Ezra Rugg's group, Antigravity. He says he is
influenced by a wide variety of instruments, artists, and genre.
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GUEST ARTIST
Photographer Kathie Jamison Cote
Ms Kathie has had the
pleasure of teaching nearly 2000
students the art, the technique and
the beauty of dance
fo r 36 years—from Maine to the Florida Keys and
back to Maine.
Initially, The Kathie
Jamison School
of Dance and Baton opened in
Augusta in 1975. Upon
moving to
the Florida Keys in 1982 with
her husband and son Jeremy,
Island
Dance Connection in Marathon, Key West & Tavernier was
born
as were Sachi, Shelbi, Hans & Alani - the Cotes
stayed for 16
years.
They moved back to this area of Maine in 2000 and
Northern Lights \Dance
Arts came to be in Bangor,
Ellsworth & Lincoln.  Her daughter
Shelbi now
directs Northern
Lights Dance,
allowing Ms Kathie time to photograph
the beauty of the
Maine coast, teach a
few dance classes and enjoy
her fabulous grown-up
and still
growing family of 14, including
granddaughter Heaven &
step grandson Hero.
Ms Kathie lives on MDI with Craig, her husband of 30 years
this May and of course Bear. Thank you for your interest.
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