Ellis Paul concert slated for Jan. 12
PRESQUE ISLE — A nationally acclaimed singer-songwriter who has spent more than 20 years touring as a musician, and who just happens to call Presque Isle his hometown, will head home for a special performance at the beginning of the new year. Ellis Paul will take the stage at the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Wieden Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013.
This special concert serves as a fundraiser for children’s programming at the Wintergreen Arts Center as well as UMPI’s efforts to make 149 State St. a cultural center with established museum-quality, downtown gallery space on the floor above WGAC. Local musician Travis Cyr will provide the opening act. Cyr is a self-proclaimed “cosmic acoustic Americana folk-rock spaz-grass psychobilly string-breaking song-writing enthusiast.”
“We are so pleased to host Ellis Paul for a very special hometown concert and to welcome one of the region’s favorite local performers for his opening act,” UMPI President Linda Schott said. “Not only will this be a great night of music but also a wonderful opportunity for our students and our community to see the amazing things one of our Aroostook County natives has been able to accomplish in the world of music.”
This particular visit home is an extremely special one for Paul. Prior to the Jan. 12 concert, he will be inducted into the Presque Isle High School Athletic Hall of Fame. He was a star runner in high school who still holds school records and went on to run on scholarship at Boston College. Tickets for the Jan. 12 show in Wieden Auditorium are $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, and will be on sale at the following locations: Wintergreen Arts Center, 149 State St., Presque Isle, 762-3576; Morning Star Art & Framing, 431 Main St., Presque Isle, 764-1810; York’s Bookstore, 19 Market Square, Houlton, 532-3354; and Caribou One-Stop, 117 Bennett Drive, Caribou, 498-3655.
