Help Our Cause
Your support and contributions will enable us to continue to provide musical instruments and creative opportunities to Kids and Families in Maine and beyond. Thanks for being a magic maker!
Music in Our Hands, Magic in our Hearts
In loving memory of beloved musical Van Lawton, Music and Magic has been providing musical instruments and creative opportunities to children since 2009. Through generous individual donations of gently used instruments and funds, we fix them and get them into the hands of children who have the desire to play. Any child can be nominated and any instrument can be requested, we try our best.
Who we are and what we do
Recipients
Magic Makers
Magic Makers
The following children/families/organizations
have received musical instruments from Music and Magic:
Instrument/Child/Age/town
2021
Djembe Laurel 5 Portland
Violin Malcolm 11Portland
Violin Paisley 10 Portland
Flute Persy 8 South Paris
Ac Guitar/Keys Family East Waterboro
Lollipop drum/tiny djembe/puppet Family South Portland
Electric guitar Eli 10 Standish
Frame Drums Emerson 10 Gorham
Flute Scarlett 10 Saco
Trombone Ansel 8 Freeport
Keys/chimes Nature Preschoo Scarborough
Drumset (practice pad) River 9 Portland
Keyboard Tess 18 Portland
Keyboard Student 19 Portland
Drumset Luke 14 Biddeford
2009-2020
Chance, age 11 Guitar, Saco
Laurel, 6 Ukulele
Leah 6, Ukulele
Miles of Smiles daycare, gift basket
Carey Family, Keyboard
Jess 18, Keyboard
Phinlee, 12, Drumset
Diego, 14, Bass and Amp
Clover, 9, Ukulele
Ella, 14, Guitar
Yonit, 17 Guitar
Neva 10, Violin
Stella, 14, Electric Bass and Amp
Andrew 16, Guitar
Judah, 10, Electric Guitar and Amp
Talia, 8, Violin
Vivian, 16, Cello
Kristin, 11, Trumpet
Green, 10, Keyboard
Angelina, 11, Clarinet
Kali, 11, Calrinet
Morgan, 14, Trombone
West Virginia High School that was flooded and lost all band instruments. We donated a piccolo, a flute, two clarinets, an oboe, and a snare drum
Nate, 12, Drums
Gabe, 9, Electric Keyboard
Katrice, 10, Electric Guitar and Amp
Jazmyn, 6, Ukulele
Almirina, 9, Ukulele
Natalia, 8, Ukulele
Konrad, 6, Ukulele
Yasmin, 16, Ukulele
Saytun, 10, Ukulele
Cheyanne, 10, Ukulele
Cassandra, 11, Ukulele
Carla, 13, Ukulele
Jenna, 13, Ukulele
Zuriel, 6, Ukulele
Moriah, 6, Ukulele
Sophie, 6, Ukulele
Divina, 9, Ukulele
Lucie, 10, Ukulele
Brennon, age 6, Monroe, drumset
Griffin Family, Standish, Piano
Santhiana, 16, Portland (Burundi), Keyboard and
Harmonica for little sister
Preston, 6, Dayton, Ukelele
Evan, age 11, Southwest Harbor, Trumpet and
Recorder for brother Isiah
Anelise, age 7, Yarmouth, Cello
Cori, age 15, Portland, Violin
Braden, Wells, Trumpet
Caitlin, 12, South Portland, Clarinet
Kyanite, 5, Poland, Trumpet
Tim, Freshman, Windham, Clarinet
Cal, age 5, Portland, Guitar
Abbigail, North Anson, Guitar
Alex, age 14, Gray, Drumset
Portland Public School Mulitlingual Multicultural Center, Electric Guitar
Jessie, age 8, Harrison, Violin
Cadence, 7, Standish, Small Acoustic Guitar
Olivia, age 12, Electric Guitar, Windham
Anna, age 10, Saxophone, Lee
Karah, age 11, Flute, Gardiner
Leo, age 9, Snare Drum, Portland
Bomb Diggity Arts, Electric Guitar/ Amp for music program in Portland
Ike, age 13, Electric Guitar, Portland
Adrianna Twinkle Toes, age 4, Kids Drum, Portland
Seth, Age 6, Snare Drum with Stand, South Portland
Charles, age 14, Acoustic Guitar, Oxford
Thalia, age 16, Electric Keyboard for her birthday, Portland
Cassie, age 14, Acoustic Guitar and Lesson, Buckfield
Reuben, age 15, Acoustic Guitar, Bath
Ethan, age 11, Bagpipe chanter kit, Portland
Jamie, age 15, acoustic guitar and lessons with Buck Curran, Lewiston
Talya, age 16, Cello on December 6th at the State Theatre, Portland
Kani, age 7, Kalimba (thumb piano), South Portland
Zack, age 16, Violin, Portland
Autumn, age 10, Marionette, South Portland
Baely, age 11, Alto Saxophone, South Portland
Joe, age 15, Acoustic Guitar w/case and stand, West Paris
Zyla, age 1, Xylophone, South Portland
Camille, age 3, Kids acoustic guitar, South Portland
Solomon, age 4, Violin, South Portland
Skyler, age 13, Left handed Guitar, Minot
Shawna, age 6, Recorder, Minot
Sheena, age 15, Flute, West Paris
Niko, age 4, 1/4 Violin, Portland
Miller Family, ages 5 and 9, Keyboard and Cello, MDI
Noah, age 1, Remo Kids floor Drum, Falmouth
Katelyn, age 11, Clarinet, Fryberg
Lobadal, age 12, Electric Bass and Amp, Westbrook
Kiki, age 8, Djembe and Veil, Sidney
Olivia, age 12, Djembe and Veil, Portland
Etta, age 8, Djembe and Veil, Portland
Delilah, age 8, Djembe and Veil, Portland
Cassandra, age 12, Djembe and Veil, Paris
Emily, age 10, Djembe and Veil, Orono
Megan, age 13, Djembe and Veil, Orono
Dekarai, age 2, Piano, Gorham
Emma, age 14, guitar lessons, Portland
Cassandra, age 12, Crystal Singing Bowl, Buckfield
Gabrielle, age 6, Bongo Drums, Buckfield
Peter, age 9, Trumpet, South Paris
Jacob, age 10 (Charlie's brother), electric guitar, South Paris
Ben, age 8, keyboard, South Portland
Charlie, age 13, electric guitar and amp, South Paris
Braden, age 3, drums, North Berwick
Guitar Doors, electric guitar Long Creek Youth, South Portland
Vlad (Cheyannne's brother), age 5, djembe, Sumner
Cheyanne age 9, flute, Sumner
Kopen age 8, drum set, Buckfield
Rhiannon, age 9, violin, South Paris
Kale, age 12, upright bass, South Paris
Isabela, age 3, djembe drum, Thorndike
Dylan, age 8, guitar, Portland
Tristan, age 12, saxophone and lesson, South Paris
Autumn, age 2, djembe drum, South Paris
Viola, age 16, djembe drum, Portland
Ahavah, age 5, keyboard, Westbrook
Sabrina, age 5, electronic drum kit, Norway
Chloe age, 9 gift, certificate for keyboard, Paris
Samantha, age 2, child floor drum, Portland
Miguel, age 6, acoustic guitar and lesson, Westbrook
Elizabeth, age 6 (Miguel's twin sister), harmonica and lesson, Westbrook
Magic Makers
Magic Makers
Magic Makers
The following individuals have supported Music and Magic by donating instruments and funds and by attending events that support our work:
Chris Dealaman @The Drum Shop
Dube's Music Freeport, Maine
Michael Chase
Jan and Ed Hryniewicz
Phill Verrill
Jacob of the Maine Marimba Ensemble, Ashook Nalamalapu, Mike Ansart, Elias from Darwin and the Finches, Maine Needs, Elizabeth Danger Leibiger of the Shank Painters. Kafari, and YOU!
Kirk Parkhurst
Alex Adams
Pamela Leo
Jenny Mae
Katie Donovan Nelson
Mia and David Dodge
Doug Luther
Scott Marchand
John Spencer
Jennifer Molly
Gregin Doxse
Amy Wentworth
Jan Hryniewicz
Deb Cleveland
John Kumnick
Jason Phelps
Huck Bennert
Steven Melanson
Miranda Cassidy
Stephen Carpenter
In loving memory of John Wilcox Ianelli
Uncle Arthur Parkhurst in memory of Auntie Chris
Liz Derecktor
Nancy Frederick
Jan Davis Jenson
Linda Foster Kennedy
Cindy Brown and Harry Brown's Farm
Faith Benedetti
Le Fay Boutique
JS Walsh and BlueMoose ARt
Morgan Riley
Dough Luther
Christine Olson
Emma Donovan
Stephen Carpenter
The Bixbys, Brenda, Peggy, Robin, Cindy and Judith
Paige Beaudoin, age 12
South Portland Farmer's Market
Spiral Tree Yoga
Gorham School of Music
Truth Virus Records
Farmer Tom
Randall Morabito over and over again!!
Dr. Dustin Sulak
CIA Cafe
Greg Martens
Parkhurst Family
Muriel Shickman
Tim Utley
Shell Moore
SuperFrank
Ken Bell
Kimmy Welch-Wilson
Chris Godin
John & Lauren Gates
Edward Arcand
Chelsie O'Conell
Amandalyn Kaulback
Kate Herrick
Deborah Napier
Kerryann McQuade
Robert D. Rowland
Elliot Brandwein
Nina Hedberg
Ken Grimsley
Jim O'Rielly
Dylan Fera
Tim Mercer
Ryan Lessard
Tania Margate
Aaron Cloutier
The Burch Family
Greg Semple
Julia Hatfield
Jim Bouchard
Kudra MacCaillech
Donna at Sacred Waves
Alexandra Haseltine
Pilar Gizzi
Tom Dee
Ron and the South Portland Raging Bulls Football Team
Tom Kazprzak
Beth Simpson
Jake (George Dix)
Moira Simonds
Laurinda Cartier
Randall Morabito
Bob Wilson
Baby Noah
Chassity Rae
Marc Rodrigue
Alivia Sobey
Scott Herrick and the Divided Sky Cafe'
Karin VanNostrand
Granny’s Burritos
The Arm Factory
Dispatch Magazine
Scarborough Grounds
Great Lost Bear
Liz Bieber Photography
Dogfish Café
Maine Sucessful Thinkers
Will Rohman
Martha Martens
Don Benson
Stephanie Taylor
David Butler
Brie Plummer & Jarid York
Sara Leavitt Goldberg
Nancy Rushton
James and Cindy Ratner
James and Sarah Parkhurst
Linda Foster Kennedy
Mindy Ray
Roost House of Juice
Ed Croxford
Brenda Bixby-Carlson
Nicole Quinlan
Polly Urbach
AnnMurdoch
Jamie Benner
Mateo Vosganian
Bruce Mills
Matthew Day
Jenn Carter
Merta Family for Fran Smartt Addicott of New Vineyard
Rob Phipps
The Churchill Family
Angela Pitteroff
Mary Godfrey
Krystah Nakkaal
Leslie Moore
Elizabeth Ross In memory of my mom, Betty!
Tim and Carla Yount
Mike Lydon and Buckdancer's Choice
Marshall Smith (for the most magical donation yet... Van's Guitar...)
Alysha Alling
Don Benson
Aliza Erickson
Phil Daligan
Terry Morrison
Kaila Currier
Jenny Van West
Colin Dougher
Ranin Brown
Brigit McCallum
Shawn Seaman
Deborah Goff
Eliot Weaver
Bill Price
Stephen Thomas
Lee Urban
Abigail
Liz Winfield
Jane Frederick
Rob Phipps
Pat McBride
Adinah Barnett
and YOU! (make a donation today to see your name here)
Artists/Organziations
Nominations and Donations of Musical Instruments
Nominations and Donations of Musical Instruments
The following musicians, artists, and organizations have contributed their talents and funds to support our mission:
The Drum Shop
Dube's Music
Verrill Real Estate
Mayo Street ARts
The Chocolate Church
Greg Martens
Ken Bell and The Portland House Of Music
A Band Beyond Description
Rustic Overtones
The Fogcutters
Pardon Me Doug
Wild Adriatic
Fred Dodge
Doug Morgan
Eddy Dyer and Jimmy Otis
Rijah Newell
Sparks Artists Collective
Dark Follies
Viva and The Reinforcements
Dave Gagne
Charles Foster Ellingwood
John Clavette Band
Red Lion Rockers
VJ Foo and the Foo Crew
Oogie James and the Satin Kings
Jerks of Grass
Jordan Kaulback
Okbari
Ukiah
Funk Punks
Justin Lindsay and the Baby Boomers
Shana Barry
The Beat Horizon
Hot Day at the Zoo
The Scallywags
Gypsy Tailwind
Amanda Gervasi
Elderberry Jam
Ken Grimsley
Mystic Vibes
Trailer Trash
Post Provost
Inanna
Arborea
Verbalized Medicine
Blues Brothers Tribute Band
Tom Dee
Belt
Nominations and Donations of Musical Instruments
Nominations and Donations of Musical Instruments
Nominations and Donations of Musical Instruments
Nominations for children to receive instruments can be made vie email to amanda@musicandmagic.org Please include child's first name, age, town, and instrument desired to be placed on our list. We appreciate your patience as we do our best to meet as many families' needs as possible.
Gently Used instruments are always welcome to be donated. Email amanda@musicandmagic.org to arrange delivery of donations. Thank you.