Autumnal Equinox II, a showcase of hip-hop, rock and ceremonial Passamaquoddy music will be held Saturday, September 21 at 6 pm, at Eastport Arts Center. Headlining acts are Undeniable from Pleasant Point, The Real Young Swagg from Portland and Tre Se7en from Belfast. Jimmy the Human from Portland will make a special guest appearance. Additional acts include: Faceless from Woodland, Jonathan Murphy from Pleasant Point, Unique Unknown from Portland, Fubbly from southern Maine and rock guitarist Blackfinger from Eastport. An opening ceremony will be led by drummer Dwayne Tomah from Pleasant Point. Organized by Sebastian Francis of Savage Music Management, the event aims to raise awareness around drug issues. Tickets are $10, and will be available at the door or via EAC’s website, eastportartscenter.org.

On Saturday, Sept. 21st at 7 PM, ten local singers will again perform an hour of a cappella music in the North Church.  Singers Barbara Fox, John Franklin, Jennifer Gillies, Allan Gore, Bill Johnson, Pam Koenig, Steve Koenig, Bill Mullins, Melissa Newcomb and Barbara Smith have been rehearsing every week throughout the past summer in preparation for this concert. The group has chosen to perform a variety of songs with beautiful, unusual, and often challenging harmonies. The works encompass a wide range of styles from classic choral pieces to more recent offerings by contemporary composers. As they break out into four different ensembles, the scope broadens with forays into barbershop, gospel, folk, protest, the slightly weird and whimsical, including a “tip of the hat” to Woodstock, and a lullaby. And if you haven’t yet attended a concert in the North Church, you’ll be amazed at its extraordinary acoustics.