A FOLK & BLUES VENUE

The Big Kahuna Cafe

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 Blues, Jazz, Folk, Contemporary Folk ,Bluegrass and Country music all presented and performed in a historic Masonic Hall that was built in 1863 and is located in the historic town of Bridgton , Maine  at # 270 Main Street .

THE BIG KAHUNA CAFE
presents mainly , Acoustic Blues ,Electric Blues ,Jazz and Folk Music performances by Nationally known artists of New England , North America and Canada in one of the most unique and intimate settings ever created in the state of Maine to see a live performance by an individual artist or group of artists on stage.The Big Kahuna Cafe is a Non-Smoking Venue ! And , it is an Air-conditioned environment. COOL all summer !

 

OPEN MIC NIGHT - NOW ON

MONDAY NIGHTS !!!!!!!!!

EACH SUMMER SEASON WE HAVE AN OPEN MIC-NIGHT EVERY MONDAY NIGHT OF THE WEEK WITH NO COVER CHARGE AT THE DOOR . FOR SOLO, DUO or TRIO ACTS( Acoustic Blues or Folk ). Min. age 21

LIVE MUSIC EACH AND EVERY NIGHT !

$2.00 FROSTY DRAFTS at all times !

$5.00 per person admission for ALL weekend shows !( call venue. ticket price may vary for "special events" )

THE BEST MICRO BREW DRAFT SELECTIONS IN THE LAKES REGION ( 11 selections ) PLUS 11 DIFFERENT DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED BOTTLED BEERS TO CHOOSE FROM !

 

WATCH FOR THE NEW " BIG KAHUNA WEB CAM " . WITH LIVE PICS OF OUR PERFORMERS ON STAGE ( NIGHTLY ) AND LIVE PICTURES OF BRIDGTONS BUSY DOWNTOWN MAIN ST. 24 HRS A DAY ,THIS COMING SEASON , AT : www.bigkahunacafe.com

 

All shows,min. age 21 .

Schedule for 2004

May 17 : Open Mic Night

May 18 : TBA

May 19 : Bill Shimamura

May 20 : Jonathan Sarty & The White Mt. Boys

May 21,22,23 : Thom Perkins

May 24 : Open Mic Night

May 25 : TBA

May 26 : Bill Shimamura

May 27 : Jonathan Sarty & The White Mt. Boys

May 28,29,30 : Jonathan Sarty & The White Mt. Boys .Holiday Weekend Extravaganza !

May 31 : Open Mic Night

June 1 : TBA

June 2 : Bill Shimamura

June 3 : Jonathan Sarty & The White Mt. Boys

June 4,5,6 : Barry Cowsill ( as in "The Cowsills" )

 http://cowsill.com/cowsills/history/barry.html

June 7 : Open Mic Night

June 8 : TBA 

June 9 : Bill Shimamura

June 10 : Jonathan Sarty & The White Mt. Boys

June 11,12,13 : J.P. Jones

 June 14 : Open Mic Night

June 15 : TBA

June 16 : Bill Shimamura

June 17 : Jonathan Sarty & The White Mt. Boys

June 18,19 ; The Dancing Dogs

June 20 : Tom Dean .New CD, Release Party !

http://www.tomdeansongs.com/

June 21 : Open Mic Night

June 22 : TBA

June 23 Bill Shimamura

June 24 : Jonathan Sarty & The White Mt. Boys

June 25,26,27 : John Campbelljohn

http://www.campbelljohn.ca/

June 28 : Open Mic Night

June 29 : TBA

June 30 : Bill Shimamura

Coming Soon ......

Tom Pacheco
 
Frank Morey
 
Paul Geremia
 
Rob Lutes
 
Pumpkin Head Ted
 
Frank Fotusky
 
Joyce Andersen
 
Jack Hardy & Co.
 
 
 
Stay tuned for more listings soon !

All of the major artists that we book have their own Web Sites ! Check them out on the Web for music downloads and more info on each of these artist ! Choose what show you may want to see by reading about and listening to their music NOW on their Web sites ! And then, see em all ,Live , here at The Big Kahuna Cafe in our 2004 season ! Min. age 21 , FOR ALL SHOWS AND ADMITTANCE.


Till we see you here ......Keep on Surfin the Blues , wherever you go and BIG waves to you ...

THANKS FANS , FRIENDS & MUSICIANS !

SURFS UP !

Peace,

The Big Kahuna

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EVERY MONDAY NIGHT. , Open Mic Night .No Cover Charge .Must be 21 years of age .

Listed Artists Performances are :Tues. ,Wed. ,Thurs. ,Fri. , Sat. & Sun. nights , with artists performing two sets per night, beginning at about 8:30pm & 10:00pm.Our Doors are open from 7pm to 1am .No smoking . All nights Min. age 21 . Admission may varie for some shows. Call venue for ticket price info per event.

The Big Kahuna Cafe 
270 Main Street
Bridgton, Maine 04009
PHONE :1-207-647-9031
E-mail : [email protected]

The main hall of The Big Kahuna Cafe where thousands of folks have enjoyed great Folk & Blues artists who have performed here.And hundreds of professional and amature musicians have played at ,during our famous 'Open Mic Nights".
A close-up picture of one of the many vintage instruments that hang on the wall in our famous "Guitar Bar" here at The Big Kahuna Cafe ! Stop by to see the many other stringed instruments here !
A normal night at The Big Kahuna Cafe .Our audiences are pretty laid-back as you can see from the picture above , and why not, we are all here for the same reason ,great live music and the company of good friends ! The rooms original 19th century antique murals on the walls,the hanging chandeliers and the great views of the stage ( towards right side of picture ) from anywhere in the room tend to always keep folks happy that they came out for the night to hear the original music of amazing artists and to see a great show !