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 !

Celebrating our Fifth Year  !!

 

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  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 ( 9 premium selections ) PLUS 12 GREAT  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 2005

NO COVER CHARGE  MON. - THURS. !!!!!!!!!!!!

EVERY MONDAY NIGHT :

OPEN MIC NIGHT !!!!

EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT :

JONATHAN SARTY (SOLO)

www.jonathansartyband.com

EVERY WED. & THURS. NIGHT :

THE WHITE MOUNTAIN BOYS

WWW.THEWHITEMOUNTAINBOYS.COM

MAY 20,21,22 : J. P. JONES

www.jpjones.net

JUNE 17,18,19 : JON SHAIN

WWW.JonShain.com

JUNE 24,25: CORMAC McCARTHY

www.cormac-mccarthy.com/

JUNE 26 : JOYCE ANDERSEN

www.joyscream.com

JULY  2,3,4 :PUMPKIN HEAD TED

www.cdbaby.com/cd/phted

JULY 8,9,10 : PAUL GEREMIA

www.fishheads.net/geremia/

JULY 15,16, : TOM PACHECO

www.tompacheco.com

JULY 29,30,31 : FRANK MOREY

www.frankmorey.com

AUGUST  5,6,7 : : FRANK FOTUSKY WITH SPECIAL GUEST  GRANT DERMODY

www.fotusky.com

www.cdbaby.com/cd/fotusky/from/scottp

www.grantdermody.com

AUGUST  19,20,21 : BILL SHIMAMURA

 

Stay tuned for more listings !

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 ! You can read about and listen to their music NOW on the Web ! And then, see em all LIVE , here at The Big Kahuna Cafe this summer in 2005  ! Min. age 21 , FOR ALL SHOWS AND ADMITTANCE.


Till we see you here again in May of 2005 ......Keep on Surfin the Folk &  Blues , wherever you go... 

THANKS FANS , FRIENDS & MUSICIANS !

SURFS UP !

ALOHA,

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 45 minute sets per night, beginning at about 8:30pm & again at 10:00pm.Our Doors are open from 7pm to 1am .No smoking . All nights Min. age 21 . Admission may vary 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 !