Masanobu Ikemiya will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at UMA Jewett Auditorium, at 46 University Drive, in Augusta.

Ikemiya, a classically trained pianist, became interested in ragtime while volunteering at a homeless shelter in Harlem. He came to Maine in 1972 to join the Zen Buddhist Monastery in Surry, where he was a practicing monk for 10 years. In 1980 he founded the Arcady Music Festival and was its artistic director for 24 years.

The Concerts at Jewett series event is sponsored by University of Maine at Augusta College of Arts and Sciences and UMA Senior College.

Tickets cost $10 for adults, $5 for students and is free for children 12 and younger.

Tickets are available at Dave’s Appliance, 59 Central St. in Winthrop, and at the door.

For more information, call 621-3551, or email umasc@maine.edu.

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