About the Band - A program of the Litchfield Senior Center, the Carol Bailey String Band is an all-volunteer band, whose members come from more than a dozen towns.  In their 60s through their 90s, band members discovered the timeless fun of making music together and of spreading joy to other people.  They sing all kinds of music, once described as "music that everyone likes", and they play a wide range of instruments, including guitars, ukuleles, mandolins, harps, bass, cello, banjo, snare drum and other percussion instruments, and sometimes recorders, violins, harmonicas, and slide trombone--and they keep learning more instruments!  The band has presented lively performances at the Schoodic Arts for All Summer Arts Festival, Franco American Heritage Center, schools, senior centers, assisted living facilities, grange halls, churches, community centers, and the Litchfield Fair.

Sherry Christie’s love affair with Ancient Rome started with Rosemary Sutcliff and Mary Renault. While she was busy writing for financial businesses, a Roman tale started unfolding in her imagination. It took years for the first scribbles to become Roma Amor, but book two (Amber Road) followed quickly, with a future book three hot on its heels. She lives in Jonesport. https://roma-amor.com

The award-winning author of a haiku collection and two short-story collections set Way Downeast, Catherine J.S. Lee continues to celebrate her coastal corner of Maine in stories, poems, and photographs. A high school educator, journalist, activist, and community-radio DJ, she still finds time to chase clouds and sunsets with her digital cameras, tend her perennial gardens, and be deeply involved in the local arts community.

Faye Weatherbee, author of the ongoing Blueberry Bay Cozy Mystery series, lives in a Downeast town very much like the one in her books—tossing in a glimpse of Maine history and a glimmer of magical realism as amateur sleuth Lisa and her clue-sniffing Havanese, Ziggy Starnose, find themselves fish out of water. Faye also shares her love of living here in her Substack series “Beyond the Page.” Like good mysteries, our event may harbor a reveal... https://fayeweatherbeebooks.com

Acclaimed poet, singer and songwriter Danielle Woerner and her husband Claude Johnson fell in love with the Downeast-Acadia region two decades ago. Since 2014, their Sunrise County Arts Institute in Milbridge has offered writing groups, concerts, singing lessons, and school drama activities. Danielle's poetry has been included in international journals and, closer to home, anthologies published by Resolute Bear Press (Robbinston) and the Eastport Arts Center, plus her own chapbook. https://daniellewoerner.com, Substack

Willy Clemetson grew up in Belfast and is involved in a great many growing musical projects at home and abroad, including Northern Harmony and The Well Tree, and tours with Maine-based contra dance bands Springtide and Spintuition. Willy Clemetson has distinguished himself with his peaceful and powerful approach to music, with attention to detail balanced by deep connection to the community that music creates. 

Alice Slater, originally from the UK, now lives locally in Surry and contra dance is her jam! She dances every weekend and loves sharing this joy with others, especially newcomers. Her warm and friendly teaching will have you moving and smiling all night.