The most highly acclaimed female illusionist in America, Lyn Dillies delivers a dazzling display of spectacular magic for audiences of all ages. From New York City’s Lincoln Center to Hollywood’s Magic Castle, Dillies amazes and astounds with some of the most masterful, mind-blowing illusions in magic today. Doors open 3:30 p.m. Sponsored by 40 Paper. PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL for wheelchair seating or other accessible accommodation: dernest(at)camdenmaine.gov or (207) 236-3154. Tickets are nonrefundable. 

Wayfinder Schools’ “Finding Our Way” is a live storytelling event featuring Wayfinder grads and other notable Mainers. This fundraising evening offers funny, poignant, and heartfelt stories of people finding their way in theater, art, business, writing, dance, education, and the great outdoors! This year’s speakers include Ellen Baker, Molly Gawler, Penny Guisinger, Paul Hodgson, Daisy Ingraham, Noah Kleiner, Abbie Leonard, Nicolle Littrell, Brianna Merrill, Robert Shetterly, and Dwayne Tomah. General Admission tickets for 7 p.m. show are $30; and there are limited tickets for seat plus 5:30 p.m. pre-show reception (PWYC, minimum $45, includes one drink). PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL for wheelchair seating or other accessible accommodation: dernest(at)camdenmaine.gov or (207) 236-3154. Tickets are nonrefundable. 

NOTE: Lord Camden Inn is offering a discount to attendees who wish to spend the night! This LINK has arrival date of May 2, but you can adjust your stay between May 1st and 3rd to receive the discount if you’d like to arrive early or stay a day later.

KEA Dance Center presents three performances of its 14th annual dance studio showcase. Doors open one half hour before show time. VIP tickets (front center balcony seats with cushions, limited to 28 per performance) $40, supports the Dance Scholarship Fund; other reserved seats $20 advance/$25 at door. PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL for wheelchair seating or other accessible accommodation: dernest(at)camdenmaine.gov or (207) 236-3154. Tickets are nonrefundable. 

How do we resist the negative forces in our world today and be the change NOW that the world needs us to be? Witness a cast of 60 dancers lean into how they process the myriad of feelings around these important questions. We must meet calamity with serenity and meet hate with love. We must find our way back home to who we truly are and overcome conflict by finding guidance in spirit and love. 

This rollercoaster of a show takes you on a journey, from sheer joy and celebration of the movement arts to heartfelt messages where dancers address serious topics such as mental health awareness and our warming planet. Dancers celebrate true hip hop culture, spicy Latin jazz, and heart-moving contemporary dancing that will comfort the soul and invite you in to transform grit into grace before the night is over. Modern and contemporary ballet whisk you off into dream lands and the incredible energy from the entire cast of all ages and levels of experience. 

Choreographed, directed and produced by longtime Camden resident Kea Tesseyman who finds a way to lean into the grit and discover the grace as it unfolds throughout the movements and storytelling unique to her style of show-creation. This is NOT a recital, it is a community event. In her 22nd year teaching dance, Tesseyman leads kids into the light to experience the joy of performance, teens to the stage to use their voices and adults to the floor to move you. 

Our very outspoken teenagers use their voices through dance to speak out about the events that have unfolded across the world this past year. Watch this miraculous event take place 3 nights ONLY. With positivity, light, courage and willingness to grow, dancers rejoice and celebrate in the love and connection they have in this moment right now, and with one another.  

The Moment Is Now – This is our Dancer’s Resistance. Hold On …. Change Is Coming!  FMI: keadancecenter.com.

Dancers of all ages and levels perform classical ballet, jazz, hip hop and contemporary pieces.This show will draw you into a diverse spectrum of genres. A variety of music styles will be represented and many emotions conveyed. Our hope is that by the end of the show you, too, will want to dance! Saturday morning show features dancers 12 and under and runs about an hour, with no intermission; evening shows feature dancers 12 and older, including many adults, and run about 2 and a half hours, with intermission. PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL for wheelchair seating or other accessible accommodation: dernest(at)camdenmaine.gov or (207) 236-3154. Tickets are nonrefundable.

Camden Ballet Theatre presents its annual Student Showcase. Dancers will be performing a variety of styles, including Ballet, Tap, and Jazz. Please join us in celebrating their hard work and accomplishments from the 2023-2024 season! Doors open 5:30 p.m. PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL for wheelchair seating or other accessible accommodation: dernest(at)camdenmaine.gov or (207) 236-3154. Tickets are nonrefundable. 

Atlantic Ballet and students from its school, P2P Dance Center, present “Cinderella.” Audiences are invited to enter Cinderella’s world as she is magically transformed by her Fairy Godmother in preparation for the upcoming Royal Ball. While she is unrecognized by her rather comedic stepsisters and eccentric stepmother, the entire Royal Kingdom becomes aware of Cinderella’s presence at the Ball. Doors open 2:30 p.m. PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL for wheelchair seating or other accessible accommodation: dernest(at)camdenmaine.gov or (207) 236-3154. Tickets are nonrefundable.

France’s Django Festival Allstars bring the music of the legendary Gypsy Jazz guitarist Django Reinhard to the Camden Opera House stage! Jazz in June’s Friday Featured Concert, opened by Myles Kelley group, follows a daytime free outdoor concert and dusk restaurant reception downtown. Doors open 7 p.m. PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL for wheelchair seating or other accessible accommodation: dernest(at)camdenmaine.gov or (207) 236-3154. Tickets are nonrefundable. Jazz in June is sponsored by First National Bank and First National Wealth Management, Camden Maine Stay Inn and 40 Paper. FMI: jazzinjunecamdenme.com

Singer, pianist, songwriter and auto enthusiast Kandace Springs, with her ace all-female rhythm section, performs on the Camden Opera House stage! Jazz in June’s final Featured Concert, opened by fingerstyle guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto, follows Saturday’s daytime free concert and restaurant receptions downtown. Doors open 7 p.m. PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL for wheelchair seating or other accessible accommodation: dernest(at)camdenmaine.gov or (207) 236-3154. Tickets are nonrefundable. Jazz in June is sponsored by First National Bank and First National Wealth Management, Camden Maine Stay Inn and 40 Paper. FMI: jazzinjunecamdenme.com

Camden Opera House is pleased to offer a Summer Theater Camp, July 8-13, for children entering first through 12th grade! The acclaimed Missoula Children’s Theatre is coming to town for a week-long workshop that culminates in a public performance of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” a fun show with music, sets, costumes, makeup and cast of local students.

Before registering, PLEASE READ THE CAMP POLICY SHEET by clicking HERE or or the Summer Theater Camp button on front page of our website, camdenoperahouse.com. Space is limited and registration is by age, due to casting constraints: 48 in the older group (includes 4 assistant directors); and 16 in the younger group. 

SIBLING DISCOUNT: If you are registering more than one child, enter coupon code SIBLING at checkout.