The Buzz - June 2026
LIVE MUSIC IN AND AROUND ROCKLAND THIS MONTH
An Evening of Beatles Music with the Walrus: A Fundraiser for The Strand's New Sound System
The Strand Theatre
Friday June 26th at 7:30 pm
The Strand is excited to announcea very special concert with Beatles tribute sensation The Walrus. With a leading gift from this band, they are kicking off fundraising for a new sound system for The Strand's auditorium. Get tickets at rocklandstrand.com
Maire Ni Chathasaigh and Chris Newman
Sail, Power & Steam Museum
Saturday June 20th at 7 pm
A harp and guitar duo from Ireland, this enchanting duo "are recognized as virtuosos on their respective instruments; they are among the most highly regarded Irish traditional musicians playing today." For more information, call 207-701-7627.
Camden's Jazz Music Festival: Jazz in June
Various Camden Locations
Starts at noon on Friday June 12th thru Sunday June 14th Jazz in June 2026 is a three-day fest with featured concerts at Camden Opera House and other Camden venues. Artists include Savani Latin Jazz Quartet and The John Scofield Trio. See the full schedule at jazzinjunecamdenme.com.
Midcoast Music Academy Spring Recital
The Strand Theatre June 21st at 12:30 pm
Join MCMA as they celebrate a semester's worth of music and hard work at thier favorite home away from home. Free and open to the public.
Thoughts from the WRFR Sports Desk
BY JACQUES STRAP
How about those Red Sox, holding down last place in the AL East. Time for a salary dump? Time to put Jacques Strap in the line up. I will volunteer myself to happily dona uniform and strike out four times per game at a much lower salary than current Red Sox Players. And how about those Patriots? The current Mike Vrabel situation makes one long for a return of a more wholesome situation such as Bill Belichick and the Miss Maine USA pageant runner-up. And another thing, what's up with doctor's offices and pharmacies always asking to confirm your birthdate? It serves as a constant reminder of how many decades have passed since that blessed event occurred. Instead of a birth year, how about we use a secret code word to confirm our identity? Till next time, this is Jacques Strap signing out.
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Local media is an endangered species. WRFR's allvolunteer model, and our alliance with independent local businesses, is working! Join us. Do a show! We have two basic rules: no profanity or commercialism, as per FCC rules, and our own rule that you must treat everyone with respect. Beyond that,you can do what you want. Aren't up to being on the air? Help us connect with local business sponsors, help with audio, radio, and computer technology, help with administration.
We need you!
Learn more at wrfr.org.
WELCOME OUR NEW SPONSOR
The Apprenticeshop is a community that cultivates thinkers, makers and doers A APPRENTICESHOР Boats building people since 1972 through traditional boatbuilding and seamanship to navigate an everchanging world. At it's core, the Apprenticeshop is about inspiring personal growth through craftmanship, community and traditions of the sea. Boats building people since 1972. Learn more at apprenticeshop.org
Good Morning Rockland Guests This Month
JUNE 1: Midcoast Habitat for Humanity and 100+ Women Who Care - Knox County
JUNE 8: Thomaston Day! Crooked Spoon Restaurant and Thomaston Community Development Corporation
JUNE 15: Knox County Health Clinic amd Day Boat Cafe
JUNE 22: Arts In the Barn Cushing and Center for Maine Contemporary Art
JUNE 29: Festival Day! North Atlantic Blues Festival and Maine Lobster Festival
Superman
by Scott Kinnamon
The thing about Clark Kent
is that he never
acts like Superman.
He never complains
about the pinch of his tights
beneath his pleated, wool trousers.
"I don't know about that, Lois,"
he says each time
she offers him praise.
X-ray eyes sparkle
behind the thick,
non-corrective lenses of
his horn-rimmed glasses.
Few men travel with such grace
through their daily planets,
a phone booth away
from perfection.
The Buzz - May 2026
New Parking Begins May 15 in Rockland
By Steve Carroll
Paid and permit parking in downtown Rockland commences on May 15th. Metered parking has been added to several side streets downtown as well as changes to parking lot permit fees. For a map showing the affected streets and lots visit the City's website. Rockland residents with vehicles registered in Rockland will receive a decal (to be placed on your dash) that will give you two hours of free parking daily. Parking stickers are available.
WE LOVE LOCAL MUSICIANS!
Songwriters Coffeehouse Concert Camden Public Library
Thursday May 28th at 6 pm
The Camden Public Library will host its annual Songwriters Coffeehouse on Thursday, May 28 at 6:00 PM in the Picker Room. The Songwriters Coffeehouse is a tradition at the library going back years, ever since the library began hosting and encouraging songwriting almost twenty years ago. The evening will feature live music from the musicians of the library's Songwriters Sessions and in a range of styles and instruments, from six-string guitar to piano to a cappella, and a range from singer-songwriter to folk and folk rock.
There is no charge for admission although donations will be accepted. Coffee, tea, and refreshments will be available! Enjoy the music and celebrate continuing the Songwriters Coffeehouse tradition.
The songwriters have been meeting regularly all year to share their music and offer support and suggestions to one another, and are eager to present their new work to the public.
VOLUNTEER
Local media is an endangered species. WRFR's all-volunteer model, and our alliance with independent local businesses, is working! Join us. Do a show! We have two basic rules: no profanity or commercialism, as per FCC rules, and our own rule that you must treat everyone with respect. Beyond that, you can do what you want. Aren't up to being on the air? Help us connect with local business sponsors, help with audio, radio, and computer technology, help with administration. We need you! Learn more at wrfr.org.
NEW SPONSOR:
Rockport Farmers’ Market
Hosted by Guini Ridge Farm (Rt 1), the Rockport Farmers Market offers a variety of local products including organic vegetables and herbs, pasture-raised meats, eggs, flowers, mushrooms, breads and baked goods, maple syrup, sea salt, pet treats, handcrafted soaps, crafts and more.
The Buzz - April 2026
Check out what’s new in the April addition of The Rockland Buzz!
We Love Local Musicians!
Featured Musician: Paddy Mills
Paddy Mills is a Maine-based folk singer and songwriter whose music carries the salt air of the North Atlantic
and the stories of the people who live by it. With a voice both warm and weathered, Paddy's songs navigate the waters between tradition and modern life- celebrating working folks, coastal communities, and the enduring pull of the sea.
Mills has played coffeehouses, concert halls, schooners, ketch's and festivals across the Northeast, earning a loyal following for his evocative songwriting and unpretentious style. His performances feel like conversations between old friends. His original songs, such as Cribbage in the Corner reflect his deep connection to Maine's maritime culture and the people who make their living close to nature's edge.
You can find him this summer on A Morning in Maine sailing charter, at the Maine Lobster Festival, and other Midcoast gatherings.
VOLUNTEER
WRFR's all-volunteer model, and our alliance with independent local businesses, is working! Join us. Do a show, help us connect with local business sponsors, help with audio, radio, and computer technology, help with administration. Click “Volunteers” up top to get involved!
Don’t Miss these WRFR Shows!
Max n’ Jackson at Noon
Saturdays Noon to 1 pm
Hosted by Max Rutter and Jackson Russomano, Max n’ Jackson at Noon is a teen talk show highlighting the positive impact youth has on our community.
The Bombinate
Wednesdays 10 am to 1 pm
Get your hump-day hum on with The Bombinate. Buzz between diverse genres, styles, and times.
Odd Sensibilities
Fridays 3 to 4 pm
Hosted by Scott Kinnamon, Odd Sensibilities will take the listener on a journey across time, genre, and mood. Spanning the globe and the vastness between your ears. His motto- "Some things you've heard, some things you've never heard, and some things you'll hope to never hear again."
The Buzz - March 2026
Come to the WRFR Community Get-Together
Saturday, March 21 from 1-5 pm
We are celebrating our community and the return of Spring! Stop by the Flanagan Recreational Center on Saturday, March 21 anytime between and 1 and 5 pm and hang out with us. We will have live acoustic music, concessions, games and other fun activities, Rockland small businesses and organizations, and artisans from Rockland Makers Market. Hope to see you there!
LIVE MUSIC IN AND AROUND ROCKLAND
New England Triple Stack
The Strand Theatre
Saturday March 14 at 7:30 pm
Featuring Sneaky Miles, Jon Nolan & Good Co, and The Speed of Sound, New England Triple Stack is a collaborative live lineup bringing together three standout acts from across the region: New Hampshire indie-folk favorites Sneaky Miles, New Hampshire Tannahill Weavers Camden Opera House Saturday March 21 at 7:30 pm One of Scotland's finest traditional bands returns, all the way from Edinburgh to our stage! Diverse repertoire spans the centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, and original ballads and lullabies. Tannahill Weavers, whose members include Scotland’s youngest clan chieftain on the pipes, continues to engage folks of all ages with the rich and varied heritage of the Celtic people. Go to camdenoperahouse. com for tickets. Co, and Maine’s The Speed of Sound, led by Midcoast legend Spencer Albee. Blending heartfelt songwriting, high-energy rock, and seasoned New England roots, Triple Stack delivers a dynamic, genre-spanning show that highlights the depth and camaraderie of the Northeast music scene. Go to rocklandstrand.com for tickets.
Tannahill Weavers
Camden Opera House
Saturday March 21 at 7:30 pm
One of Scotland's finest traditional bands returns, all the way from Edinburgh to our stage! Diverse repertoire spans the centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, and original ballads and lullabies. Tannahill Weavers, whose members include Scotland’s youngest clan chieftain on the pipes, continues to engage folks of all ages with the rich and varied heritage of the Celtic people. Go to camdenoperahouse. com for tickets.
Della Mae
The Waldo Theatre
Friday, March 27 at 7:30 pm
Each generation, bluegrass experiences a band or an artist that redefines and recenters the genre itself. Della Mae is one of those bands. Over the course of the past decade and a half, Della Mae has proven to the roots music world, once and for all, that a band of all women is not, nor has ever been, a mere novelty. As a Grammynominated group, Della Mae proudly uses its platform to feature and uplift women instrumentalists, songwriters, and singers, bringing together diverse musical and personal backgrounds to create a truly singular voice. Get tickets at thewaldotheatre.org.
Hanneke Cassel Band
Rockport Opera House
Saturday, March 28 at 7:00 PM
Effervescent and engaging, Boston-based fiddler Hanneke Cassel’s fiddle music fuses influences from the Isle of Skye and Cape Breton with Americana grooves and musical innovations. She has performed and traveled across North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Hanneke’s music is a blend of the contemporary and traditional, described by the Boston Globe as “exuberant and rhythmic, somehow wild and innocent, delivered with captivating melodic clarity and an irresistible playfulness.” Go to rockportoperahouse.org for tickets.
DON’T MISS THESE NEW SHOWS
Good Morning Rockland
Mondays 8-9 PM
Hosted by Janet Brown from Fresh Tracks 4 Throwbacks and John Burns from Odds & Ends, this is a drive-time show featuring local business, organizations and non-profit guests and events. This is your source of ideas on where to spend your time, energy and money to support your local community. Find out more at goodmorningrockland.com.
Friends Everywhere
Thursdays 7-8 PM
Hosted by Dash Marley, Friends Everywhere is a progressive talk show featuring conversations with friends and community members, as well as interviews with guests and experts on subjects big and small. The show will dive into local, state, and national news, community events, recipes, skill sharing, and discussions of Midcoast life.