Side Door Coffeehouse November

The Side Door Coffeehouse is a venue for local musicians and others (professional and amateur) to share their talents, and for residents and visitors of the Midcoast community to enjoy great entertainment and conversation in a relaxed setting. Organized by a group of volunteers from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, the Side Door Coffeehouse operates on the second Friday of every month except August.

Admission is $12 for adults and free for children 17 and under.

The Friday, November 13th installment will feature:

• Open Mic signup at 6:45 pm
• Open Mic at 7:00
• Doug Kolmar and the Arcadia Band—8:30-9:30 pm.

Doug Kolmar is an award-winning singer/songwriter based near Portland, ME. Growing up in the suburbs of New York City, with parents who worked in theatre, he was steeped in the music of Broadway and Tin Pan Alley from an early age. A varied musical journey followed, including jazz guitar studies, stints in rock and blues bands, and a Degree in Music Composition.

Since moving to Maine 20 years ago, he has focused on writing and performing songs that connect with audiences by telling stories of everyday struggles, with warmth, empathy, and a touch of dark humor. He regularly performs around New England as a solo artist and with the Folk/Americana group, Arcadia Band. Doug’s fourth full-length solo record, So Said Life, was produced with Jud Caswell, and was released in April reaching #34 on the FAI Folk Chart.

Arcadia Band, is a Folk/Americana band from greater Portland Maine, featuring Janice O’Rourke on vocals and guitar, Bill Holden on Dobro and vocals, Colin Kolmar on percussion and vocals, Mark McDonough on bass, and Doug Kolmar on vocals, guitar, mandolin. They blend sweet vocal harmonies with bluegrass-flavored instrumental colors on their own original songs as well as creative covers. They have been playing together as a band since working on Doug’s 2018 solo record, Arcadia.  Excited by how right things felt playing live at the Arcadia release party, they knew they had to continue playing and started to explore the songs Janice was writing as well.  

The band has performed at the L.LBean Made in Maine Music Series, Thompson’s Point Sunset Series, and had a sold-out show at the Founder’s Hall at 317 Community Music School shortly after it opened in the fall of 2023. 

Arcadia Band’s first EP, Lonesome Holy Sound was released in April 2024, and features the song “Dream Rolling By,” that was selected as a finalist in the International Acoustic Music Awards. Visit http://arcadiabandme.bandcamp.com to listen and download music, and follow  the band on Instagram at @arcadiabandme for a list of shows and updates on new music releases.