Beaverstock: An Afternoon of Music, Community and Support for Local Food Initiatives
Local musicians and Bad Beaver Farm are teaming up to bring Beaverstock to Ellsworth on Saturday, October 24 - an afternoon of live music, community, and connection, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Healthy Acadia’s Healthy Food for All initiatives.
The festival will run from 3 to 8 p.m. and will feature an exciting lineup of talented performers: Chelsea Berry, Amy Love, Bowen Swersey, and The Gardeners. We’re so grateful to these amazing artists and to Bad Beaver Farm for choosing to support Healthy Acadia and our work to help make healthy food more accessible in our communities!
Come enjoy amazing music, great food from Black Sheep Food Truck, raffles, and door prizes in a beautiful farm setting while supporting local organizations and the work they do to strengthen our communities.
Tickets are $40 per person and must be purchased in advance. Seats are limited. Driving directions to Bad Beaver Farm and other details will be emailed to ticket holders one week before the event. Please BYOB and chair.
To purchase tickets, go to https://bit.ly/beaverstock26-ha
Meet the performers
Chelsea Berry
Singer-songwriter Chelsea Berry is known for her powerful vocals, engaging stage presence, and heartfelt original music. Her sound draws from folk and rock, with influences ranging from Melissa Etheridge and Brandi Carlile to Eva Cassidy and Joni Mitchell.
Berry has performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, Boston’s House of Blues, Eddie’s Attic in Atlanta, and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. She has shared the stage with legendary artists such as Livingston Taylor, Chris Smither, Mavis Staples, Chris Isaak, Shawn Colvin, and many more.
Learn more about Chelsea Berry at chelseaberry.com.
Amy Love
Amy Love is a Maine-based folk singer-songwriter known for honest lyrics and a distinctive, heartfelt voice. Based on Great Cranberry Island, Love performs throughout Maine and teaches singing, songwriting, and performing arts.
Her music blends folk and old-country influences, and her album Coming Home is available on major streaming platforms. Love also brings her passion for community-building to her work, including singing classes, songwriting workshops, and an artist-in-residence program.
Learn more about Amy Love at amylovemusic.com.
Bowen Swersey
Bowen Swersey is an artist, writer, and longtime Maine musician and multi-instrumentalist whose musical interests span a wide range of traditions. He has performed professionally since the early 1990s, including with the gypsy-rock band The Beatroots and, more recently, with Big Tree. His work incorporates acoustic guitar, vocals, and a variety of musical influences and instruments.
Swersey is also part of the creative community behind Art Acre, a botanical garden and arts space in Southwest Harbor.
Learn more about Bowen Swersey and Art Acre at https://www.art-acre.com.
The Gardeners
The Gardeners are a Reggae/Rocksteady cover band committed to bringing high-vibrational, timeless classics with their own distinctive twist. With a mix of rhythmic and soulful cover tracks from Bob Marley, to Sublime, The Beatles, and more, they’ll have you singing along and dancing in no time. Comprised of Downeast Farmers and Gardeners, Shepsi on vocals and guitar, David on bass, Coleman on drums and Mac on sax. Their deep love for the earth is only rivaled by their passion for music and sharing it with their community.
About Bad Beaver Farm
Beaverstock takes place at Bad Beaver Farm, the 400-acre Ellsworth homestead of Carol Leonard and Tom Lajoie. The property is a unique piece of Downeast wilderness, with woods roads, wetlands, wildlife, and a working greenhouse. The farm's name comes from the many beavers that have made their home on the property over the years.
Carol Leonard is a midwife, writer, and author of Bad Beaver Tales: Love and Life in Downeast Maine, which chronicles the couple's life and adventures building their homestead. Leonard and Lajoie have also shared stories of life at Bad Beaver through the Bad Beaver Tales podcast, via Bad Beaver Publishing.