Maine Highlands Council for the Arts Evening Social
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Highlands Council for the Arts will present the next Evening Social on Thursday, Sept. 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the Central Hall Commons, 152 East Main Street. This month, they are featuring local artists Susan Ramsey and Ruth Fogg.
Fogg started playing the cello at the age of nine. She was soon accepted into the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra and studied with BSO cellist Mischa Nieland. After several years at the Boston University School of Fine Arts, Fogg switched gears and entered the military. She has kept her passion for playing the cello throughout her varied careers in engineering. Fogg has performed as substitute cellist for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, and currently plays with North Country Strings.
Ramsey made her first public violin performance at the age of 7. By the time she was 15, Ramsey was playing professionally with the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1986 she earned her degree in music performance at Smith College, and since then has performed chamber music for many years. Ramsey also performs with Maine singer/songwriter David Mallett, and composes and arranges music for North Country Strings, an acoustic folk ensemble. She runs a private studio at Central Hall in Dover-Foxcroft and directs the Foxcroft Academy String Program.
FEATURED PERFORMERS — Susan Ramsey, left, and Ruth Fogg will be performing at the Maine Highlands Council for the Arts’ Evening Social at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28 at the Central Hall Commons.
Ramsey and Fogghave been making music together for over 16 years and are known throughout the area for their excellence in many types of music performed with flair.
Admission is free. Refreshments will be served.
Before the Evening Social, at 5 p.m., please join us at a brief end-of-season celebration and toast for the Dementia-Inclusive Garden at 148 East Main Street (next to Central Hall Commons).
For more information, email arts@centralhallcommons.org or call 207-598-6398.