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2015 PARMA Music Festival | Aug 14 - 16 | Portsmouth, NH
(Portsmouth NH) – The third annual PARMA Music Festival is coming this summer! The multiple venue/multi-genre, three-day Festival will feature acts varying from classical and jazz to electronic and rock to indie and folk. With a wide and diverse range of events from live music, to visual arts, to a children’s event, this year’s Festival will bring together a wonderfully diverse crowd to perform, collaborate, and listen.
Lead Sponsor Announced
The Festival is pleased to announce Kennebunk Savings Bank as Lead Festival Sponsor for 2015. Kennebunk Savings invests in community development programs with a long term and lasting impact. Their Community Promise provides financial support to programs such as the PARMA Music Festival that preserve community arts and enhance cultural opportunities, which is a large part of the corporate culture at Kennebunk Savings. Their employees give back to the community by sharing their time and talents, working side-by-side with the people and organizations that make the Seacoast community such a great place to live.
Each year, as part of its Community Promise, Kennebunk Savings contributes 10% of its earnings back to the nonprofit communities. In 2014, they distributed over $770,000 to local nonprofits, and staff members donated over 8,500 volunteer hours to nonprofit organizations.
Kennebunk Savings, with over $940 million in assets, is an independent community bank and full-service financial institution that employs more than 285 people. With seventeen branches throughout York County, Maine and Seacoast New Hampshire, the Bank’s recently expanded branch network includes its newest office at 140 Main St. in Newmarket, NH. Find out more about the bank at their website: www.kennebunksavings.com
New Board Member Named
The PARMA Music Festival names Jim Carrigan, Vice President and Branch Manager, Kennebunk Savings Bank, to their Board of Directors. Currently serving the Hampton, NH branch, Jim comes with extensive knowledge of the Seacoast New Hampshire market. He previously worked as a vice president and branch manager for another New Hampshire bank, and as an executive vice president originating commercial loans in seacoast New Hampshire. Jim cares deeply about preserving and promoting the arts in our community. He lives in Portsmouth with his wife and 8 year old son.
New Act Announced
The Festival is pleased to announce the addition of Asheville, NC–based indie-pop group stephaniesid to the performance lineup. Defining themselves as “pop-noir” and described by Billboard as “difficult to classify but easy to love,” stephaniesid is known for their organic and genuine style of expression and is noted by NPR's All Things Considered for their “mesmerizing mix of songs that can be hushed and calm one moment, and then suddenly dark and explosive the next.” The group has released four albums, three of which are on Austin, TX–based label Nine Mile Records. Their 2009 album Warm People is described as “complex ... there are layers upon layers of instrumental variety, overlaying vocals, and well thought-out lyrics” (Redefine Magazine). Their fifth full length studio album Excavator is set to release May 2015.
stephaniesid’s live performances range from deftly focused, emotionally-charged journeys to infectious dance tunes. After performing at Bonnaroo, they were praised for “a rather transcendent set.... The band was different, melodic, quirky, and just plain good.... A sleeper act which hit the mark with an almost Bjork-like panache” (Bonnaroo Beacon). They will perform at the PARMA Music Festival concert on Friday, August 14 at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, NH. For more information about stephaniesid, visit sid.stephaniesid.com
3S Artspace
The 2015 PARMA Music Festival will kick-off on the evening of Friday, August 14 with a reception and concert at 3S Artspace. 3S Artspace is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit alternative arts organization that combines the only midsize, flexible performance space of its kind in the area; a large, non-commercial gallery with affordable artist studios above; and an affordable and approachable restaurant serving as a local hub, ideal as a gathering place for patrons and locals alike.
3S is dedicated to presenting and supporting bold, emerging art and entertainment and cultivating an informal space for the exchange of ideas and creativity. 3S has been years in the making, years of careful planning, collaboration and programming within our community. Located at 319 Vaughn Street in Portsmouth, 3S Artspace is a conveniently short walk from downtown shopping areas, hotels, bars, and more. More information about 3S can be found on their site: www.3sarts.org
About
Festival concerts and events will be presented in diverse settings — from daytime events at local churches and Prescott Park, to evening events at 3S Artspace, and The Dance Hall and Buoy Gallery in Kittery, ME. The Festival closes with a concert at The Music Hall’s Historic Theater. The PARMA Music Festival has featured performances by GRAMMY® Award-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra, singer/songwriter Will Dailey, cellist Ovidiu Marinescu, electronic clarinetist Matthias Mueller, Sarah Borrello, and many more. For more information about the PARMA Music Festival, including pictures and press from prior years, please visit: www.parmamusicfestival.org.
Tickets
Entrance to all events except the final concert at The Music Hall is free. Tickets for the Sunday, August 16 afternoon concert will be available for purchase soon at The Music Hall Box Office at 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, by phone at 603-436-2400, or online: www.themusichall.org.
About Portsmouth
A romantic culinary destination, the vibrant historic town of Portsmouth, New Hampshire is “blessed with an absurd selection of restaurants” (New York Times). Named to the list of “Ten of America’s Most Romantic Towns” (Travel Leisure), “this low-key gem is great for relaxing, shopping, and pretending you never have to go back to your real life” (CNN). Visitors will soon find out why the Chicago Tribune calls Portsmouth “a charming little must."
Lead Sponsor Announced
The Festival is pleased to announce Kennebunk Savings Bank as Lead Festival Sponsor for 2015. Kennebunk Savings invests in community development programs with a long term and lasting impact. Their Community Promise provides financial support to programs such as the PARMA Music Festival that preserve community arts and enhance cultural opportunities, which is a large part of the corporate culture at Kennebunk Savings. Their employees give back to the community by sharing their time and talents, working side-by-side with the people and organizations that make the Seacoast community such a great place to live.
Each year, as part of its Community Promise, Kennebunk Savings contributes 10% of its earnings back to the nonprofit communities. In 2014, they distributed over $770,000 to local nonprofits, and staff members donated over 8,500 volunteer hours to nonprofit organizations.
Kennebunk Savings, with over $940 million in assets, is an independent community bank and full-service financial institution that employs more than 285 people. With seventeen branches throughout York County, Maine and Seacoast New Hampshire, the Bank’s recently expanded branch network includes its newest office at 140 Main St. in Newmarket, NH. Find out more about the bank at their website: www.kennebunksavings.com
New Board Member Named
The PARMA Music Festival names Jim Carrigan, Vice President and Branch Manager, Kennebunk Savings Bank, to their Board of Directors. Currently serving the Hampton, NH branch, Jim comes with extensive knowledge of the Seacoast New Hampshire market. He previously worked as a vice president and branch manager for another New Hampshire bank, and as an executive vice president originating commercial loans in seacoast New Hampshire. Jim cares deeply about preserving and promoting the arts in our community. He lives in Portsmouth with his wife and 8 year old son.
New Act Announced
The Festival is pleased to announce the addition of Asheville, NC–based indie-pop group stephaniesid to the performance lineup. Defining themselves as “pop-noir” and described by Billboard as “difficult to classify but easy to love,” stephaniesid is known for their organic and genuine style of expression and is noted by NPR's All Things Considered for their “mesmerizing mix of songs that can be hushed and calm one moment, and then suddenly dark and explosive the next.” The group has released four albums, three of which are on Austin, TX–based label Nine Mile Records. Their 2009 album Warm People is described as “complex ... there are layers upon layers of instrumental variety, overlaying vocals, and well thought-out lyrics” (Redefine Magazine). Their fifth full length studio album Excavator is set to release May 2015.
stephaniesid’s live performances range from deftly focused, emotionally-charged journeys to infectious dance tunes. After performing at Bonnaroo, they were praised for “a rather transcendent set.... The band was different, melodic, quirky, and just plain good.... A sleeper act which hit the mark with an almost Bjork-like panache” (Bonnaroo Beacon). They will perform at the PARMA Music Festival concert on Friday, August 14 at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, NH. For more information about stephaniesid, visit sid.stephaniesid.com
3S Artspace
The 2015 PARMA Music Festival will kick-off on the evening of Friday, August 14 with a reception and concert at 3S Artspace. 3S Artspace is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit alternative arts organization that combines the only midsize, flexible performance space of its kind in the area; a large, non-commercial gallery with affordable artist studios above; and an affordable and approachable restaurant serving as a local hub, ideal as a gathering place for patrons and locals alike.
3S is dedicated to presenting and supporting bold, emerging art and entertainment and cultivating an informal space for the exchange of ideas and creativity. 3S has been years in the making, years of careful planning, collaboration and programming within our community. Located at 319 Vaughn Street in Portsmouth, 3S Artspace is a conveniently short walk from downtown shopping areas, hotels, bars, and more. More information about 3S can be found on their site: www.3sarts.org
About
Festival concerts and events will be presented in diverse settings — from daytime events at local churches and Prescott Park, to evening events at 3S Artspace, and The Dance Hall and Buoy Gallery in Kittery, ME. The Festival closes with a concert at The Music Hall’s Historic Theater. The PARMA Music Festival has featured performances by GRAMMY® Award-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra, singer/songwriter Will Dailey, cellist Ovidiu Marinescu, electronic clarinetist Matthias Mueller, Sarah Borrello, and many more. For more information about the PARMA Music Festival, including pictures and press from prior years, please visit: www.parmamusicfestival.org.
Tickets
Entrance to all events except the final concert at The Music Hall is free. Tickets for the Sunday, August 16 afternoon concert will be available for purchase soon at The Music Hall Box Office at 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, by phone at 603-436-2400, or online: www.themusichall.org.
About Portsmouth
A romantic culinary destination, the vibrant historic town of Portsmouth, New Hampshire is “blessed with an absurd selection of restaurants” (New York Times). Named to the list of “Ten of America’s Most Romantic Towns” (Travel Leisure), “this low-key gem is great for relaxing, shopping, and pretending you never have to go back to your real life” (CNN). Visitors will soon find out why the Chicago Tribune calls Portsmouth “a charming little must."
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