Join us at the beautiful Historic Alna Meetinghouse for music, story telling and lively conversation. There will be a dinner following the performance at Sheepscot Arts Preserve.

Hailing from Eagle Island in East Penobscot Bay, the Outhouse Association is an acoustic duo that plays a salty, piney, infectious brand of hyper-local music—songs about farming, fishing, fixing engines and digging for clams that you probably haven’t heard before and certainly won’t forget. Join Ian Ludders and Tony Scott as they pay tribute to the grit and humor of life in the great state of Maine, sharing stories and observations in between the songs. They’ll also discuss Ian’s new book, The Log of the Herring Pumper BERYL, a genre-bending work of local history that immerses readers in the scale-spattered herring season of 1955, mixing primary documents and oral history in a folkloric blend that harmonizes readily with the Outhouse Association’s wide-ranging repertoire.

October 3rd 2026

Performance from 4-6 at the Alna Meetinghouse 1789 Alna Rd, Alna, Maine

Free admission

Following the performance there will be a dinner, provided by Sheepscot Arts Preserve and Gallery Paraply, at Sheepscot Arts Preserve 180 Golden Ridge Road Alna, about a miles drive from The Meeting House.

Dinner will be from 6:30-8:00 pm– FOR THE DINNER -SPACE IS LIMITED AND RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED

Suggested donation for dinner is $50.

Write to krista@galleryparaply.com to reserve a spot for dinner.

Or just come join us at the Meeting House and Enjoy the Show!

Many thanks to Historic Alna for partnering with us for this event!!

Donations to support the maintenance, preservation, restoration, and use of Alna’s historic buildings will be gratefully accepted.

https://www.historicalna.org/events

For More Info check out Gallery Paraply and The Outhouse Association