An indie pop-rock band for all insects and ages, Bee Parks and the Hornets perform high-energy concert parties that combine rockin’ music, puppetry and audience participation!
The band inspires young people to get up and move — both with their feet and in their communities! With all-original songs that promote kindness, equality, self-confidence, social justice, environmental awareness and dancing your heart out, Bee Parks and the Hornets take audience members of all ages on a musical adventure that will open up spirits and imaginations.
This concert will feature an opening act: the Bellybutton Peace Brigade!
Length of show: approx. 50 minutes
Recommended audience: ages 3 and up
PLEASE NOTE: This event takes place at the Safe Harbor Gazebo at 60 Ocean St in Rockland
ABOUT BEE PARKS AND THE HORNETS
Bee Parks and the Hornets is the creative endeavor of Brittany Parker, a Maine-based theatre and music maker who is also the Education Director at the Strand Theatre. She started this band at the beginning of 2018 to empower young people and the adults who love them. Pulling from various musical inspirations, including Motown, the Beach Boys, and 90’s alt rock, Brittany writes all-original music for the group, which features a rotating roster of Hornets playing a variety of instruments: trombone, saxophone, trumpet, electric guitar, keyboard, ukulele, bass guitar, and drumset. The band has played at theaters, libraries, museums, schools, zoos, and parks across the East Coast. You can find their music on all digital music platforms, including the full-length album Welcome to Our Hive and single collaborations with Ants on a Log and Little Miss Ann. Brittany was the Maine Arts Commission’s Performing Artist Fellow for 2023.
ABOUT BELLYBUTTON PEACE BRIGADE
This concert will feature an opening act: the Bellybutton Peace Brigade! This musical duo is made up of local music teachers Alyssa Kelly and Khaya Cohen, who head up the “Music Together” program at the Midcoast Music Academy.
ABOUT THE SUNSHINE SERIES
Our new “Sunshine Series” provides outdoor performances for kids and families, taking place at the beautiful Safe Harbor Gazebo at 60 Ocean St in Rockland. Featuring a stellar line-up of puppet shows, musical guests, and cultural activities, this series is open to all ages and admission is on a Sliding Scale ($0-20). Each performance is 50-60 minutes long, and appropriate for all ages. Seating is on the concrete floor of the gazebo, so blankets and chairs are welcome. Attendees may use the restroom facilities at the Rockland Harbor YMCA. In case of inclement weather, the performance will take place indoors at the Strand Theatre. Please check our website and social media the day of the event for weather updates.
Sunshine Series performances are brought to you by our event sponsors Safe Harbor Gazebo, Penobscot Bay YMCA at Rockland Harbor, Allen Insurance and Financial, Midcoast Music Academy, and Rockland Harbor Hotel with grant funding from the Mattina R. Proctor Foundation, Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust, and the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
