Peaks Island Community Collaborative

The Peaks Island Music Association is pleased to announce its 2026 Summer Concert Series: Wednesday Nights 8:00 pm @ 5th Maine
$15-$20 Suggested Donation

July 8: Laura Kargul, Director of Piano Studies at USM, and Portland String Quartet violinist Callie Brennan
July 22: Annual Island Musicians Concert
August 5: Portland Conservatory of Music (program to be announced)
August 19: The Peaks Island Chorale in “We Belong”

IN ADDITION: We have TWO special concerts this summer:

Catie Curtis, singer-songwriter, July 11, 7:00 pm @ The Fifth Maine, $25 at the door

The Maryland State Boychoir, July 16, 7:45 pm @ New Brackett Church; free-will donation

Save the Date! Peaks Island Music Association will be announcing its summer concert series shortly, but here's an exciting teaser: July 11, 7:00 pm at the Fifth Maine, we welcome the fabulous Catie Curtis! https://catiecurtis.com/

For over 25 years, Catie toured full-time as a singer/songwriter in the US and Europe, releasing 14 recordings and selling over 250,000 CDs (not to mention streaming and downloads). She has recorded her acoustic folk-rock tunes for major (EMI Guardian) and independent (Rykodisc, Vanguard and Compass) labels, collaborating with some of the finest musicians and producers in the country. Her songs have been featured in several films and multiple tv shows, and she performed several times at the White House during the Obama administration. Her audience knows she's not afraid to speak up about political issues and to stand up for the LGBTQ community. She’s intensely grateful for those years on the road, and honored to know that her music has been an integral part of so many people's lives.

Hey Neighbors! Guess what time it is?! YES - it's PEAKSFEST TIME!

PeaksFest 2026 will be June 19 - 21! (Always the closest weekend to the summer solstice).

We need to have a meeting and collect up some new ideas and helpers. I'd like to call a meeting for NEXT Wednesday evening, May 6, 6:15 pm at the Unruly Girls' Cafe. Please meet us there and bring all your creativity! If you can't make it but want IN on this fun weekend, please send me a message and we can plan accordingly.

This year it'll be the 24th Annual PeaksFest celebration of our wild and wacky community. Ready, set, GO - let's play! :)

Hey neighbors! If you're thinking about any new springtime initiatives, and you'd love your neighbors to know about them, the Peaks Island News is always a great place to get the word out! Want to chat? Let me know! Thanks!

Peaks Island News | Maine | Peaks Island, Portland, ME, USA The Peaks Island News is a monthly community newspaper serving Peaks Island, Maine.

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Anyone interested in VIOILIN or VIOLA lessons? I can arrange for a wonderful instructor from the Portland Conservatory of Music to come to Peaks if we can get enough interest. Please reach out to me and i can fill you in. Faith York: (207) 766-5763

The 37th Annual PI Music Association Holiday Concert coming right up! Sunday, December 14, 3:00 & 7:00 pm @ New Brackett Church on Peaks Island. Join us!

Peaks Island Chorale: Rehearsals will begin for the annual Island Holiday Concert, which is on Dec. 14th this year.
If you'd like to sing, you can just show up at rehearsals - and we'll take it from there!

Rehearsals begin Monday night, October 20, 7:30 pm at New Brackett Church. Hope to see YOU there!

~Faith York

PI Chorale Concert coming RIGHT UP! Wednesday August 20, 8:00 pm at the Fifth Maine. Final concert of the PI Music Association's summer series. 25-voice community chorus joined by various instrumentalists bring a program of diverse music called, "Philosophies."