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  !!

PRIVATE EVENTS

Want Your Own Private Party This Year ?

Have you ever been to The Big Kahuna Cafe and wished that you could have The Big Kahuna Cafe all to yourself  for your own party or event with your family and friends or your Company  and Employees ? You can reserve the club for one full evening (7PM-1AM) . The price  includes full staffing with live musical entertainment on stage ,a full sound system,Baby Grand Piano,Stage lighting,bartender and security personnel. All functions must be for guests 21 years or older (with I.D.). You�re welcome to have your party catered and if you want your own choice of live music, we can put you in touch with some great  musicians or, bring your own favorite Musicians or music in CD or Vinyl format and we can play them on our awesome sound system for you and your guests all night long.

Please call the club at 207-647-9031 for details.

 

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  3, 4 : LONG JOHN BALDRY & The Mississippi Hippies

TICKETS: $20.00 ,SOLD IN ADVANCE AT THE BIG KAHUNA CAFE BEGINING MAY 17,05

ALL ATTENDEES MUST BE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER !!

www.johnbaldry.com

www.mississippihippies.com

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 !