“Women Songwriters in-the-round: Lynn Deeves, Trina Hamlin and Colleen Sexton”

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26th at 2pm

Three award-winning, singer-songwriters will be on tour in Maine during October, 2025 spreading their good vibes and great harmonies. 

Maine singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lynn Deeves honed her stage and vocal skills on the New England high energy, rock club circuit of the 1980’s and 90’s. Her soulful vocals and easeful presence on stage have long-captivated audiences around the Northeast and beyond. Deeves has released 4 independent solo CD’s and collaborated on a 5th CD with Maine songwriting trio “under the song tree,” along with notable Maine performers Anni Clark and Dan Merrill. Lynn has shared stages with Cheryl Wheeler, Ellis Paul, Ferron, America and many others. She was selected to contribute a track to the “Maine Pink Album” celebrating the 26 top women recording artists in Maine, a benefit compilation for the Maine Breast Cancer Center. 

Trina Hamlin has a rich, powerful voice and seamlessly moves from guitar to piano to self-accompaniment on harmonica. She has toured throughout the U.S. and Europe, with her trademark driving, rhythmic, blues and rock-infused songs/grooves. Hamlin earned a degree in professional music from Berklee College in Boston and has since written and co-produced 5 solo albums. She has performed at the Newport Folk Festival in the company of Ani Difranco, Dar Williams and the Indigo Girls. Hamlin has been a guest on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien and her music has been featured on popular television shows on the WB, Lifetime, CBS, ABC and MTV. She has shared stages with Taj Mahal, Charlie Musslewhite, John Hiatt and Rickie Lee Jones, to name a few.

Equal parts sincerity and strength, Colleen Sexton combines the sweet sounds of the front porch in summer with the soul of a vintage Harlem night. Critics have described her performance as "smoldering, sincere, and captivating": and her songs as "intelligent" and "passionate." Her CD Greatest Find features guest appearances by Martin Sexton, Cliff Eberhardt, and Janis Ian. Colleen independently released Colleen Sexton LIVE (Crescent Records). Colleen's debut CD, Step Outside, garnered two Boston Music Award nominations (1999), putting her among the elite of Boston songwriters. Her song 'Dear Arlene' appears on the Respond compilation CD, which Billboard Magazine's editor named the number one album of 1999.   

DOWN TO THE A&P with the hilarious Ida LeClair
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7 at 7:30pm
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8 at 2pm
SHE'S BAAACK! Maine's own funny lady, Ida LeClair, returns to The FOOTLIGHTS THEATRE with an encore weekend of her brand new show, “Down to the A&P”! Join Ida (award-winning actress, Susan Poulin) as she celebrates her fifty years as a cashier down to the A&P, the only supermarket in Mahoosuc Mills, Maine. 

ONCE, WE WERE FOUR starring Susan Poulin
NOVEMBER 9th at 2:00pm, One Performance Only!

The Footlights Theatre celebrates National Family Caregivers Month with ONCE, WE WERE FOUR, the deeply moving and profoundly funny memoir by award-winning writer, performer, and humorist Susan Poulin. In this one-woman tour de force, Poulin creates an intimate and unflinching portrait of an extraordinarily close family forever reshaped by circumstances beyond their control. Through her trademark blend of humor and heart, she takes audiences on a journey that is as searingly honest as it is uplifting. ONCE, WE WERE FOUR will make you laugh, make you cry, and remind you to cherish the people you hold dear. This special event is one performance only — a must-see celebration of life, loss, love, and hope.