STONE MOUNTAIN ARTS CENTER MUSIC SERIES... Tickets are available online.

Stone Mountain LIVE - a jambouree style night of music
Series sponsored by Quisisana Resort on Lake Kezar - Lovell, Maine

Hosted by Carol Noonan and the Stone Mountain Boys
featuring a variey of guests ...
lots of musicians playing on stage, trading songs, and good cheer!

Great music, wine, food, and fun all come together in one great night.
This show is the musical baby of Carol Noonan who hosts this variety style show with her house band the Stone Mountain Boys...featuring Duke Levine and Kevin Barry.
Comedian Mike Miclon will warm up the crowd before the show, and might even pour you a glass of wine at the beer and wine tasting....Oh, did we tell you there is a beer and wine tasting??!!

The band backs up special guests each show,..look who has shared the stage with the gang: Kathy Mattea, Bill Kirchen, Chris Smither, Paula Cole, Harry Manx, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ruthie Foster, Lucy Kaplansky, Lori McKenna, Suzy Bogguss, Wailin Jennys, Rose Cousins, the Gibson Brothers and many more.

This is a fun night that can include a special family style gourmet dinner prepared by guest chef Jonathan Spak, owner/chef of the Oxford House Inn along with a beer and wine tasting to start the festivities.

NEW for Dinner ...
The Oxford House Inn partners with the Stone Mountain LIVE series!

The very special family style gourmet dinner served before the show will now be crafted by the amazing Chef Jonathan Spak of the Oxford House Inn in nearby Fryeburg, Maine.

SHOWTIME:  

7:30 p.m. -- Lobby open at 5:00 p.m.

Dinner Ticket Holders: If you are joining us for dinner, your fun starts promptly at 5:00 with appetizers and a wine and beer tasting in the Quisisana Barn. Seating for dinner before the show will follow. Dinner details below.
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET HOLDERS suggested to arrive after 6:30 p.m.

ADMISSION: Dinner Seating   -OR-  General Admission (concert only)

Prices vary, please see individual show listings for details.
Sorry, no discounts apply to this series.

GETAWAY PACKAGE: Prices and reservation information given for each show.

Package Includes: One nights lodging at the Inn at Crystal Lake in Eaton Village, NH with full country breakfast, a cozy dinner at the Inn before the show, roundtrip concert shuttle and of course two concert tickets with balcony seating.

TO ORDER TICKETS:

Order Online ... Click the link provided for each show or order securely online with either Master Card or Visa credit card information. There is a handling fee charged for each ticket ordered. If you have any kind of discount pass or if you are a Stone Mountaineer... please let us know that too. Online ticket sales will close at noon the day of the show.
Arts Center Box Office ... Tickets, gift certificate, SMAC memberships, logo items and Carol Noonan cds are all available for purchase by check or credit card at the Box Office open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until noon.

If this is your first visit to SMAC, please read our "by the ways" before you place your order.

DINNER: The Oxford House Inn partners with the Stone Mountain LIVE series!

Dinner tickets include a family style dinner prepared by guest chef Jonathan Spak owner of the Oxford House Inn in nearby Fryeburg Maine.

Dinner tickets include:
Beer and Wine tasting with SMAC appetisers in the Quisisana Barn upon arrival followed by a very special meal before the show crafted by the amazing Chef Jonathan Spak of the Oxford House Inn. If you haven't been there to eat, you are missing one great dinner!

Summer Menu Sampling:
Baby Spinach Salad-Oranges, Feta, Pistachios, Vidalia Onions, Champagne Vinaigrette
Warm German Style Potato Salad
Grilled Vegetable Stacks-Eggplant, Summer Squash, Zucchini, Peppers amd Onion with a Balsamic Chive Drizzle
Smoked BBQ Brined Pork Loin-Carolina BBQ Sauce
Grilled Atlantic Swordfish-Lemon Tarragon Marinade

Yum!!! Jonathan is a good friend and local treasure. Visit Jonathan and his wife Natalie in nearby Fryeburg Maine.....try them out some time!!

DATE:  Saturday, July 2, 2011
GUEST ARTISTS:  singer songwriters John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky.
ADMISSION:  $79 ... Dinner Seating  -OR-  $49 ... General Admission
TICKETS:  Click to Order Online or call 1-207-935-7292.
GETAWAY PACKAGE:  $365 for two (applicable tax not included).

To order your lodging package including tickets, call 603-447-2120 or click for details.

This Annual Anniversary Show kicks off our Capital Campaign to get SMAC ready for another year.
DATE:  Saturday, August 20, 2011
GUEST ARTISTS: Cheryl Wheeler and Kenny White
ADMISSION:  $99 ... Dinner Seating  -OR-  $69 ... General Admission

Sorry no discounts, gift certicates, ticket tabs, or passes may apply to this show.

TICKETS:  Click to Order Online or call 1-207-935-7292.
GETAWAY PACKAGE:  $405 for two (applicable tax not included).

To order your lodging package including tickets, call 603-447-2120 or click for details.

Stone Mountain LIVE Goes Country!
DATE:  Saturday, October 1, 2011
GUEST ARTISTS:  TBA
ADMISSION:  $79 ... Dinner Seating  -OR-  $49 ... General Admission
TICKETS:  Click to Order Online or call 1-207-935-7292.
GETAWAY PACKAGE:  TBA

DATE:  Saturday, November 12, 2011
GUEST ARTISTS:  singer songwriter Tim O'Brien and Cajun fiddler, Beausoleil founder, Michael Doucet
ADMISSION:  $79 ... Dinner Seating  -OR-  $49 ... General Admission
TICKETS:  Click to Order Online or call 1-207-935-7292.
GETAWAY PACKAGE:  $345 for two (applicable tax not included).

To order your lodging package including tickets, call 603-447-2120 or click for details.

Annual Evening Christmas Shows
DATE:  December 9, 10, 16 & 17 (Fridays & Saturdays)
GUEST ARTISTS:  Good friends, bluegrass greats The Gibson Brothers
ADMISSION:  $79 ... Dinner Seating  -OR-  $49 ... General Admission
TICKETS:  To Order Online, select the date: 9, 10, 16, or 17 or call 1-207-935-7292.
GETAWAY PACKAGE:  $365 for two (applicable tax not included).

To order your lodging package including tickets, call 603-447-2120 or click for details.

Annual Christmas Matinee Show - No guest artists for the Matinee.
DATE:  Sunday, December 11, 2011
SHOWTIME:  4:00 P.M. -- Doors open at 2:30 p.m.
ADMISSION:  $35 ... General Admission (concert only).

No meal served at this show.

TICKETS:  Click to Order Online or call 1-207-935-7292.
GETAWAY PACKAGE:  $335 for two (applicable tax not included).

This package includes a cozy dinner at the Inn after the matinee. To order your lodging package including tickets, call 603-447-2120 or click for details.

THANK YOU to our Official Series Sponsor - Quisisana Resort on Lake Kezar - Lovell, Maine

Situated on stunning Lake Kezar in Lovell, Maine, Quisisana is equal parts summer camp, music festival and gourmand's fantasy. Your stay will be filled with exquisite meals, the scent of pine, and music from Bach to Broadway.
Located in Center Lovell, Maine - winter phone: 914-833-0293

"Thank you for supporting this great series of shows!!!"

On a personal note: This is how I came to Maine in the first place. I was a singing chambermaid and ended up working at "Quisi" for almost ten years, singing, cooking, and cleaning. My years there were a perfect training ground for what we try to do here at the Stone Mountain Arts Center. In fact it was a big inspiration for this humble place on the hill, and owner Jane Orans and manager Larry Hall were and are fine models in presenting top notch musical productions to the Pines! If you are looking for a perfect lake getaway that includes music, go visit them! And like we used to sing every night: "Where the pines are, Quisisana, there's a place that's old Americana"... and it is!!!
C. Noonan

A few very important "by the ways" before you order

1. Please use cash or checks only when you come to a show.......
We do take credit cards for tickets only, but when you come here to the Arts Center we ask that you try to use cash or checks. We appreciate the convenience of using plastic for online purchasing, but we don't want to raise our food and beverage prices to cover the cost of credit card processing. If it's all ya got that night, we will take it of course...we have even taken IOU's! We are very flexible.

2. Why is there a handling fee?
We get this question a lot. A handling fee is a necessary evil for us to collect what we need to bring the performer here, sell the tickets, and keep it personal which is what this experience is all about. We try to keep it a low as possible. We know you enjoy talking to Marlies or Katy or me to get your tickets or tell us some of your special requests. Like when you call to ask if you "made a dinner reservation" or "can we squeeze one more at our table", or "what time is the show" or "I have a dietary issue". You won't get to do that anywhere else. That personal touch costs a little more, but I think you would agree its worth it and we would like to remain a place where you can talk to someone. Besides, a lot of venues with automated ticketing charge handling fees anyway....most much higher than us.

3. Our Dinner ....
Most nights our dinner menu consists of three specials which could include entrees like, chowder, chili, pasta, a meatloaf or a pork roast dinner, two to three pizzas and two salads that can be topped with seafood or chicken......anything that can be prepared and served quickly since we are often serving 150 people in about 45 minutes. We want it to be delicious, fast, affordable, and small to avoid waste (and that can limit our options). It is hard for us to do special orders, but if you have any dietary issues we welcome you to call us so we can try to accommodate you ahead of time.

Dinner is served most nights from 6 - 7:15 pm. The kitchen will stop taking orders forty-five minutes before the performance starts in order to avoid any disturbance while the artist performs. Because our space is limited, tables are generally for four, six, eight or ten. Tables for two are rare. You will likely make some new friends while you are here. If you prefer a table for just two, be sure to reserve a Table for Two with a View in our Balcony.

4. Can we bring children to the show?
I will never say you cannot bring your child to a show...but I will say, most shows are not appropriate for a small child or a baby who may not have the attention span of an adult. It is a rare young child who can sit through a concert without fussing....if you have one of those rare children, bring'em along by all means. But I have seen children here too young to even be up by the time the show starts, never mind sit through it...and the child has become understandably fussy. That fussiness will and has disturbed the folks around you who have spent their hard earned money to see a show in a distraction free environment. It will also totally stress you out. Our place is very intimate and very little noise can be times ten here. It is really just a matter of common sense and courtesy when it comes to deciding to bring your children or not.

5. Sponsors....
Sponsors are businesses that support a show financially in trade for advertising and exposure. They are a major organ to the intricate body that is SMAC.... and we never have enough of them. We have thousands of people locally and from away visiting  our site and our hall each month. Its a great way to reach them and support us at the same time. If you'd like more information about our advertising / sponsor opportunities, click here.

6. Ticket Prices......
Our ticket prices are based on the artist fee which is the same regardless of the venue seating capacity. If the ticket is high it is because the artist fee is high. Our choice is to charge what we charge to cover their fee or not bring that big artist here at all. We know our audience enjoys the unique experience of an up close and personal performance by their favorites yet we also try to have a variety of shows for a variety of pocketbooks.

7. Why do we do this?....
We do this because we wanted to bring music to the country. As residents  we felt there was a void in quality concert production, not only in our area but all over New England, and thought we could make a difference. We never imagined it would take off like it has, and "if you build it, people really will come". We have tried and will continue to try to make this one of the most special concert experiences possible. If you keep comin', we will keep strummin' !

xoxoxoxoxo carol, jeff and crew.

Click to order your tickets.