Live music returns to Thompson’s Point
Photographer: Christopher Cary
Thompson’s Point, a dynamic mixed-use neighborhood bringing together a wide variety of great Maine companies and family-focused arts, entertainment, and cultural offerings, is excited to announce that we’ll be bringing outdoor live music back to Portland beginning in August!
Like the rest of our friends and neighbors here in Maine, the Thompson’s Point team
has just about had it with a world without live music. For the last two months,
they have been hosting a wide range of consistently safe and socially-distant
outdoor programming several evenings a week, and are enthusiastic to get
outdoor concerts going again.
“Live outdoor music has been part of the DNA of Thompson’s Point since our very first
outdoor event back in 2014. The thought of a summer without it is, well,
unthinkable. Once the spring and summer months rolled around, our friends and
neighbors have repeatedly reached out, wondering if we could please try and
find a way to bring live music back to the Point this season,” says owner and
developer Jed Troubh. “ It’s a tradition that people look forward to all
year, ourselves included, and it was sad to see so many large, national acts
need to postpone shows over the past several months. We knew we needed to come
up with a model that kept our staff and patrons safe, and we also knew that
finding a way to make it happen was our calling!”
So, the Thompson’s Point team has done precisely that. Starting August 5, every
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in August, members of the public can come and
see live performances by bands like King Kyote, Sons of Alfond, The Middle Men,
Catcha Vibe, and more.
Entrance is complimentary and all shows are family friendly.
“Even with the State’s recent decision to allow increased capacity for outdoor
gathering, we do still have limitations that we’ll have to adhere to in terms
of maintaining social distancing and keeping folks safe, and patrons need to be
diligent about staying home if they don’t feel well, and wearing masks at all
times when they aren’t in their designated areas,” said Troubh. “It’s largely
about following the same common sense practices that have kept Maine’s COVID exposure relatively modest compared with the rest of the country. We have embraced the
regulations, built our business model upon following them to the letter, and
feel that this has created an atmosphere where people can feel safe, secure,
and enjoy themselves with their families. It’s a basic social contract,” he
says, “and if we all watch out for each other and follow these simple
guidelines, we can beat this thing and continue to enjoy summer in Maine while
we do so.”
More live music opportunities are being explored for August and September through
late fall, including larger capacity ticketed events, so keep an eye on the
ever-expanding calendar of events found at www.thompsonspoint.com/the-calendar or follow their event updates on Facebook or Instagram!
