Music and Houlton Maine..no secret this area of the state is rich with music talent and a reputation for high quality productions that win top honors year after year.

Why? Talented music teachers that work together and have a common goal, know what each has for a role in meeting the top expectatons the program is known for. Because kids sing hymns early on at churches. Due to younger musicial playing in McGill's Community Band. Because through out the year in Houlton Maine, performances from show choirs, jazz bands, musicals, percussion emsembles and many, many other choral and band groups perform. So love of music and experience and support from the community. A new performing arts center is under construction now and this is year two for the state Maine jazz festival. Last year over 30 Maine schools competed. Here is a taste of what last year's looked like, sounded like quickly with a video I shot while MC'ing my venue in the small gym while three other MC's did the same through out the day in other parts of Houlton High school. Jimmy, roll the Maine state jazz band footage and dim the lights.

     Pretty super weekend ahead in Houlton Maine. Also the canoe race is coming up. Water is high, weather is gorgeous with 70 degrees and sunshine all this past weekend. Here's what you missed last year in the Meduxnekeag River Canoe / Kayak race raising money for the Dollars For Scholars college program. Hey Jimmy, ready with the second spool? Roll em', the one with the Houlton Maine 2009 race video highlights.

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What is the local community like? Don't just tell them.

Show them with local community videos of the area you peddle real estate in. Tell the 85% of folks who go on line to look for real estate, to search out and research a new area they know nothing about that you saved them the best seat in the house at the local events. Take them to school events, local sporting events, a tour of the downtown, a run down of the local banks, etc. Show them the local lakes, the video for all the local churches. Invite them into your canoe and take them down the annual spring races and serve them up a hot dog on the other end. Be friendly, be helpful, shoot - edit- post local community video. You the broker are the local tour guide, the guy or gal that lives here. Don't just write about, blog about, brag about homes and real estate. Get the viewer and listener up to speed on the local happenings of the area like this Houlton Maine graduation excercise that happened in the Millar Civic Center.

Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers

Local Houlton Maine Community Video.

Local Community Video Shows The Viewer The People, The Place, Not Just Empty Houses That Are Static, Without Life. The People And Local Events Are The Reason To Invest Here, To Live, Work And Play In Maine!

    

What's an area built from, what are the schools like, how involved are the communities?

This Maine Houlton High School Senior Last Chapel video helps show a glimpse of that.  Schools in small Maine towns are a vital part of the local community.

     Parents, grandparents, friends, neighbors all take part in raising the youth whether thru little league, thru church, actual teaching or hiring them as workers.

     A real estate broker in that small town shows the events that happen here on line with local community videos.

Relatives many states away can take a peek at the events and feel connected, able to stay in touch. And folks considering moving here with children, can see how their kids will fit in, where they will be going to school, etc.

Local Maine community videos are important to shoot, edit, post on line as a resource. Enjoy the show.

Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers

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Sure you list, market, sell real estate in whatever way it takes. But you live in a town or city with lots of local events, community experiences. Don't keep them a secret or hog all the local flavor for yourself. Lights. Camera. Action.

Bring your trusty video camera along when you take in the next state event that's in your venue. You are the host location for a major state tournament, festival, trade show, new development or success with lots of people pouring into your area which is an economic boon in motel, restaurant, gas sales.

     The video coverage of the event you are at anyway is one more "thread" in the local fabric that you weave to show folks on the "outside" as they raise their periscope, doing sweeps back and forth on the net for places. Some may be relocating to their next assignment and hungry to be shown something about the new town or city on line before hand. They are going to need a home and not planning on sleeping in their car when they land here either. Hey, is that an "R" on your jacket? Can you say Realtor? Sure you can. Example, Joe or Josie Surfer works for border protection, etc. In Maine, since 911, we have have a major influx of uniformed folks working as border patrol, immigration, custom agents on the Houlton/Canadian border. They want to know about this new employment post way up here in the right hand corner of the world. Whip out your video camera that is carried like Clint Eastwood would pack a side arm.

     You are at the event or should be working it if you are civic, community minded anyway. It is one more piece of the local puzzle that one by one make up the search engine "picture" of your local area. Doesn't take long and your pride and excitement of living in your hometown as the local professional will shine thru. Locals love the coverage too because you are showcasing not just homes, but why you love living where you do. Houlton Maine hosted 35 schools over the weekend for the State Vocal Jazz / Show Choir Vocal Competition. The Town was a buzz and on top of a trade show at the Millar Civic Center too so all kinds of new faces having an experience, putting money in the local business coffers. Time to put on the Chamber of Commerce hat, roll out the red carpet to make sure they had a memorable time.  Capture it on video, whip out your camera, upload it for all to see. Oh by the way, Houlton was the winner runner up and there were alot of major talent high school choral groups at this Maine event. Watch the Houlton Maine State Vocal Competition video.  I volunteered to MC the Saturday afternoon session so might as well capture it on video where I was parked right next door, up close and personal. You are at the event anyway. Don't just stand there and clap, fire up your camera to document it for all to see on line. Tell the world how proud you are about in this case the amazing Houlton Maine music program. A multi million dollar Houlton Performing Arts Center starts construction this summer. With fingers crossed, next year's Maine State Vocal Competition that is again in Houlton will be in the new larger, totally revamped facilty on Byrd Street's Houlton High School.

Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers - Local, Maine People Are Hardworking, Community Minded, Helpful Folks.

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Music In Maine.

Music is B-I-G in Houlton Maine. This year's Winter Concert was tonight at the Houlton High School Auditorium that the kids haver out grown. 

A new Houlton Community Arts Center is underway and the area is excited.  Watch the video thrown together to show you a taste of this concert.  The campaign for new seating continues. The Houlton Rotary club helped raise $10,000 in pledges for that area of the new arts center! Watch the video for the concert below! The bands and chorus of Houlton are well known around the state for incredibly success in competitions from jazz bands, percussion ensembles to show choirs year after year!

Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers - Houlton Maine..Music Town Of Maine!

 

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