Winter, 2009-2010

Please excuse us while we update our web calendar and Artscape pages. Thanks!

December 2009

Dec 1-30. “AFTER HOURS: spindleworks staff show” at Gallery Framing, 12 Pleasant St, Brunswick. Find out what Spindleorks mentors/staff are up to after they finish work at Spindleworks. Contact: www.spindleworks.org

DEC 11-20 “THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER" A Young People’s Theater Production. The hilarious story of the efforts of a woman and her husband to put on the annual church Christmas pageant, despite having to cast the horrible Herdman kids -- probably the meanest, nastiest, most inventively awful kids in the history of the world. Fridays & Saturdays: 7:30pm. Sundays: 2:00pm Tix: $6. The Theater Project, 14 School St, Brunswick. Contact: 729-8584, http://www.theaterproject.com

Seeking a gift this season? Consider tickets to upcoming theater, concert, art classes, music lessons! Find fine arts, crafts from local artists at Five Rivers website: Under upcoming events (http://www.fiveriversartsalliance.org/index.aspx): directory of artists and organizations (http://www.fiveriversartsalliance.org/directory/directory.aspx) and Arts Downtown & All Around listings (http://www.fiveriversartsalliance.org/events/downtown.aspx) at Five Rivers website (http://www.fiveriversartsalliance.org/index.aspx). Image: Woodcut by Alan Mast.

January 9, 7pm. "Twelfth Night: A Feast of Music, Dance, and Poetry." Merrymeeting Singers with the Moving Spirit Dancers join in a unique and festive program of seasonal and solstice music and dance.  They will be joined by lutenist Carter Ruff and Don Weatherbee, who will play the role of Feste, from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.   Our musical feast moves from the dark of winter into the light of playful and evocative Elizabethan madrigals, Shakespearean verse and dance. The family-friendly program is inspired by ancient Twelfth Night traditions, Epiphany, and the holiday season.  Special traditional Twelfth Night cakes will be served during intermission, and a King and Queen of Twelfth Night will be crowned as part of the evening's performance! Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 15 Pleasant St. Door: $10/ $8 seniors and children under 12. RESERVATIONS:  725-8515 CONTACT: Peggy Brightman, Artistic Director of Moving Spirit Dancers  729-8717. Image: Merrymeeting Singers with the Moving Spirit Dancers performing at UUCB. Photo by  Dave Wilkinson.

Through January 30. SPINDLEWORKS, 7 Lincoln St, Brunswick! FA LA LA HOLIDAY SHOW & SALE will be December 4 - January 30, with special weekend hours during Arts Downtown: December 4th: 5-8pm, 5th: 10am-5pm and open Mon – Fri 9am-4pm. Still the best place to explore all that Spindleworks has to offer! Spindleworks also shows at Morris Farm, Center for Maine Craft, Maine Irish Heritage Center and Space Gallery. Check www.spindleworks.org for the latest!

THROUGH JAN 31. NEW MASKS by Nanette Giacoma at Bounce! Hair Salon until January 31st. Please stop by and take a look. Bounce! is located at 47 Maine Street, Brunswick (across from the Great Impasta restaurant). Drop in just to view the exhibit. Contact: 319-6325, newmoonrisingcoach@me.com

Ongoing

• Live Jazz at Solo Bistro. Every Friday, 6:30-9:30 at 128 Front St., Bath.

• Chocolate Church Arts Center. Local and national performers. Upcoming shows:

  SING:  IT’S CHRISTMAS!    Monday Dec. 21st at 7 p.m. 

  Schooner Fare  (folk)    January 23, 2010   7:30 p.m.  $22/$24/$20

  Dave Mallett   (folk)     January 30, 2010   7:30 p.m.  $20/$22/$18

  Sophie B. Hawkins  (rock/alternative)  February 20, 2010 7:30 p.m. $20/$22/$18

  Maeve Gilchrist  (celtic)   March 5, 2010  7:30 p.m.  $12/$14/$10

  Battlefield Band (celtic)   March 13, 2010  7:30 p.m.  $25/$28/$22

  Richie Havens (folk/alternative/blues)  April 24, 2010   7:30 p.m.  $35/$38/$32

  Tix and infromation: http://chocolatechurcharts.org/

• Daponte String Quartet performs in Portland, Brunswick and Newcastle.
• Bowdoin College Art Museum (Brunswick). The museum is open late Thursday evenings until 8:30pm New exhibition: Americans in the Landscape. Contact: 725-3275, http://www.bowdoin.edu/art-museum/exhibitions/index.shtml
• Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery, 14 Maine St, Brunswick. Live music, film, community meetings and presentations.
• Maine Maritime Museum (Bath). Opening Dec 12, 2009: "Some Burdensome: Big Ships, Big Cargoes." Celebrating the December 15, 2009 centennial of the launch of the largest wooden ship ever built - the six-mast schooner WYOMING,  a bulk coal carrier built at Bath’s Percy & Small shipyard (the site now preserved and interpreted by Maine Maritime Museum) - Some Burdensome will pay homage to the big ones, past and present, and the folks that filled them.  From shovels, and coal grabs to standardized steel containers and wind turbine blades, it’s all about humping the goods, and moving big weight. And from Noah’s Ark to the Ebba Maersk, the way to move big cargo is to float it. Through June 28, 2010. Contact: www.mainemaritimemuseum.org
  

Art, Dance and Theater Classes

Beginning Jan 30. Adult Art Workshops in Bath this winter with Susie Westly Wren. In addition to her continuing After School Art classes, Susie Westly Wren will be teaching art workshops for adults in Bath this winter. Classes will be held on Saturdays from 10 AM to 2 PM at her new classroom, 72 Front Street, Suite 16. Subjects include: Drawing the Human Face, Embellished Wire Sculpture, Hand-made Books, Spirit Dolls, and Woven Baskets. Details & schedule: http://www.westislandgallery.com/adult.html. Contact: 207/371-9106, westisle@myfairpoint.net

SATURDAY WORKSHOPS AT MAINE ART GLASS. Each Sat, 1-3. Topics and prices vary. Maine Art Glass, 51 Main St, Lisbon Falls. 53-6700, www.maineartglass.com/ <http://www.maineartglass.com/.

ART MIND AND SOUL STUDIO in Fort Andross offers Give and Take workshops on Sunday afternoons.  Join them for afternoonsfull of fun and creativity.$5.00 per person, free use of materials from the Give and Take, feel free to bring bits and pieces of your ownto use. General materialswill be provided.Please register by the Monday before the workshop.Space is limited so early registration is suggested.Nov 8: Fall /Holiday centerpiece and Nov 22: Gift wrapping/card making. Details: http://artmindandsoulstudio.com/default.aspx, 319-9724, artmindandsoul@gmail.com

Ongoing Arts, Craft, Dance and Theater classes for all ages:

• Merrymeeting Arts Center, Bowdoinham: http://www.merrymeetingartscenter.org/Site/Classes.html
• Merrymeeting Adult Ed, regional: http://merrymeeting.maineadulted.org/
• Art Mind and Soul Studio, Brunswick: artmindandsoulstudio.com/AutumnClasses2009.aspx
• Bowdoin Craft Center, Brunswick: http://studorgs.bowdoin.edu/craft/
• Maine Art Glass Studio., Lisbon Falls. Contact: 353-6700, http://www.maineartglass.com/
• CG Jung Center: www.mainejungcenter.org
• Full Circle Dance, Brunswick: www.fullcircledancestudio.com. Hip-Hop, Break Dance, Graffiti Art, Step, Whacking, Lyrical, Street Funk, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Creative Dance, Adult only classes & more! Also offering Zumba Gold, Zumba Level one and Level two. SPECIAL: Try any new class 1st week for only $5! Family & multi-class discounts. Beginner to Advanced levels offered. Contact: 729-FULL (3855), www.fullcircledancestudio.com
• ADVENTURES AT HUSE | Saturday Adventures at Huse offers free family activities to anyone in the midcoast area the first and third Saturdays of the month: 1 to 3pm. Contact: www.adventuresathuse.com or call 386-5151.
• Hati Modr teaches painting and drawing in Harpswell using "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" approach and painting. Contact: 833-2815
• AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT/CONTEMPLATIVE DANCE sessions at Bath Dance Works, 72 Front St. in Bath on two Saturday mornings per month. All sessions run from 10:00-1:00. This is an improvisational movement form also known as Contemplative Dance, Tao of the Body and Essential Movement, pioneered by Mary Whitehouse in the 1970s. Requested donation is $10. FMI contact Kay Mann at 725-9997 or dancingfewl@pobox.com. 

Summer 2009

One Time

06/12 | 2nd Friday ArtWalk-Brunswick and Topsham, 5-8pm | Visit galleries and studios in this walkable self-guided tour. www.fiveriversartsalliance.org

06/15| PECHA KUCHA BRUNSWICK |  10 artists show their work/process/places/ideas/stories in 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide. Don’t miss this first Pecha Kucha Brunswick event. 6pm, Frontier, 14 Maine St, Brunswick. Free for Five Rivers members; $5 general public. Reservations recommended.  www.fiveriversartsalliance.org

06/19 | 3rd Friday ArtWalk & Drive in Bath | 5-8pm | First of the season ArtWalk & Drive. Artists invite you to their exhibits, studios and gallleries all across the historic City of Ships. www.fiveriversartsalliance.org

06/ 20| Taste of Brunswick. 12-6pm on the town Green. 20 restaurants, 3 bands; beer & wine pavilion. www.tasteofbrunswick.com

06/20 | Sage Swingers Square & Round Dance with National Caller Tony Oxendine. 7pm: Early Rounds; 7:30-10pm: Square Dancing. Bath YMCA, Centre St, Bath. $12/door. 389-2568, sage.squaredanceme.us

07/02-5| Heritage Days in Bath.  Events held throughout city’s downtownarea and include the following fun and exciting activities for the entirefamily: Rotary Barbecue, Art in the Park: 30+ artists and Craft Show of more than 50 juried vendors.   Parade of more than 100, Boat Parade, Fireman’s Muster and outdoor concerts all weekend long. www.visitbath.com Image: Art in the Park during Bath's Heritage Days

07/08 & 07/15 | “Singing our History in the City of Ships” with Alison Lee Freeman. 7pm. Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St, Bath. Join in on the chorus for a journey back in time and enjoy history the old fashioned way through entertaining songs and stories. $10/suggested/kids free. 371-2404. www.brmw.mobi

07/10 | 2nd Friday ArtWalk-Brunswick & Topsham. Two dozen studios and exhibits open from 5-8pm details at www.fiveriversartsalliance.org

07/17 | 3rd Friday ArtWalk & Drive in Bath. 40 artists show in group shows, businesses, solo studios and intimate home galleries. Explore by foot or by car. www.fiveriversartsalliance.org

07/20-26| Richmond Days: Where the Past meets the Present | Circus, Midway, Fireman's Muster, Pig Scramble and Swan Island Tours plus parade on Saturday and Fireworks that evening. Richmond Waterfront Park. http://www.richmondmaine.com/richmond-days-celebration.aspx. For more info, call the Twon of Richmond at 207-737-4305.

07/25-26 | Harpswell Festival | Sat Night Kickoff 4-9pm with Food, Live Music,Bungee Jumper, Fireworks. Sun, 11-7. Live Music and Entertainment, Food, Rides and Games, Artists, Craftspersons. Parade at 1pm.  Come with your decorated dog! See the Giant Puppets!  833-0562, info@harpswellfestival.org

08/07-08/09 | Fiber Arts Tour Weekend: Open studios and farms statewide at 130 locations on Maine Fiberarts Tour Map. Daily 10am-5pm. Fiber studios, farms, shops, galleries, and spinneries are open and demonstrating. Try your hand at felting, have the kids pet farm animals, see artists at work in your studio, or tour a collection of quilts. Create your own itinerary. 207-721-0678, www.mainefiberarts.org Image: Mary Chaisson in her studio.

08/07-08/09 | Summer Open House Sale at Arrowsic Island Pottery. Open house pottery sale, 20% off all in stock, gift drawing. 9-5pm. 344 Old Stage Rd, Arrowsic. 443-5858, www.arrowsicislandpottery.com

08/08 | Sage Swingers-Summer Swing | DUO with Callers Ted Lizotte & Paul. 7pm: Early Rounds; 7:30-10pm: Square Dancing. Bath YMCA, Centre St, Bath. 389-2568, http://sage.squaredanceme.us

08/9-15 | 155th Topsham Fair | 4-H, exhibits and classes, livestock, pulling ring, Bingo, midway, pig scramble for kids. Topsham Fairgrounds, Topsham. www.topshamfair.net

08/12-08/13 | Reading of world premiere: Linda Giuliano's “The Black Madonna” Morse High School, 7pm. Lanyard Theatre Company; directed by Michael Howard. By donation. 773-2727, 831-2434.

08/14 | 2nd Friday ArtWalk-Brunswick & Topsham |Thirty studios and exhibits open from 5-8pm. Details at www.fiveriversartsalliance.org

08/15| Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival |9-5pm Maine Street Brunswick, 60 plus artists, street performers, bands & foods.  www.brunswickdowntown.com

08/21 | 3rd Friday ArtWalk & Drive in Bath | 40 artists show in group shows, businesses, solo studios and intimate home galleries. Explore by foot or by car. www.fiveriversartsalliance.org Image: (below) Bailey Island Sunset by Bath artist Shirley Lewis.

Ongoing

Ongoing | “Net Worth: The Rise & Fall of Maine's Fisheries” | The evolution of the fisheries to their current state, and new directions for the future. View Banks dory with full 19th century gear, today’s full size trawl net, and purse seine and technology of tomorrow. Museum offers many special tours including “Bath Iron Works Trolley Tour,” one-of-a-kind trip behind the gates of BIW; “One-Hour Cruise: Great Ships and Lighthouses” Explore the waterway where American shipbuilding began 400 years ago. Additional tours & exhibits. Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St, Bath. 443-1316, www.mainemaritimemuseum.org Image: Workshop at Maine Maritime Museum

Ongoing | Frontier Café, Gallery & Cinema | Frontier invites you to an experience where you may enjoy food, film and art inspired by the world around us. 14 Maine St, Brunswick. 725-5222, www.explorefrontier.com

Ongoing | Bowdoin College Museum of Art | “New York Cool” through July 19 in the Halford Gallery. New York Cool offers a substantive examination of the urban art scene in the 1950s and 1960s, bridging the gap from where Abstract Expressionism left off and the Pop and Minimalism movements began. “Face Forward: Portraits from the American Collection.” Osher Gallery. More exhibitions. Free. Tue-Sat 10-5; Thu 10-8:30pm Sun 1-5pm. 207-725-3275, www.bowdoin.edu/art-museum Image: Bowdoin College Museum of Art rotunda.

Ongoing | “CSI Brunswick” at Pejepscot Historical Society, 150 Park Row and Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum. 226 Maine St, Brunswick. Guided tours available. 729-6606, http://community.curtislibrary.com/pejepscot.htm

Ongoing| Merrymeeting Arts Center, 9 Main St, Bowdoinham | "Members' Show" through mid-July. Summer exhibit: "Rocks and Stones" opens late July. Store includes new items that vary from books to quilts to jewelry to pottery. The Bryceworks gallery has a new exhibit of wooden sculptures and masks by Bryce Muir. On View: Sat 10-4, Sun 2-5 through mid-June. Summer hours: Sat, 10-4 and Sun, 3:30-6:30pm. 710-0349, www.merrymeetingartscenter.org

Ongoing | Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Robert E. Peary's 1908-09 North Pole expedition with special events and exhibits. Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin College. 725-3416, www.bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum

Ongoing | The Store Gallery | 54 Main St, Richmond. Three-dimensional art with found objects. 737-4724, www.edwardmackenzie.com Image: Assemblage at The Store Gallery, 54 Main St, Richmond.

Ongoing | Chocolate Church Arts Center | Performances include Blues Across Maine, Christian Cluff, and Bowdoin International Music Festival. chocolatechurcharts.org

Ongoing | Friday Night Jazz | Solo Bistro 128 Front St, Bath. 443-3373, www.solobistro.com

Through 08/08 | “Go Fish: Fin Fishing in Maine Waters: Cod & Haddock Fishing.” Try your hand at Deep Sea Fishing to one of Maine’s famous fishing grounds. Schedule & price varies. Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St, Bath. 443-1316, www.mainemaritimemuseum.org

06/03-06/20 | “The Light in the Piazza,” "The most intensely romantic score of any musical since West Side Story!" says The New York Times. Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College. 725-8769, www.msmt.org

06/23-09/01 | Summer Weekly Square Dance Workshop with Bill Fulton calling. $3. Bath Rec Center, 4 Sheridan Rd, Bath. Sage Swingers Square & Round Dance. 389-2568, http://sage.squaredanceme.us

06/24-07/11 | “Crazy for You,” the new Gershwin musical comedy. Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College. 725-8769, www.msmt.org

06/27-08/08 | Bowdoin International Music Festival | Concert series honors 200th anniversaries for Haydn and Mendelssohn, and present major works from many other notable composers. Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music celebrates Pulitzer Prize winning composer George Crumb’s production of a new work, in celebration of his 80th birthday. Musicians from groups such as the New York Philharmonic and Cleveland Orchestra, the Ying and Shanghai quartets, and major conservatories collaborate with students to present more than 80 concerts. www.bowdoinfestival.org

Ongoing | Merrymeeting Arts Center | 9 Main St, Bowdoinham | "Members' Show" through mid-July. Summer exhibit: "Rocks and Stones" opens late July. Store includes new items that vary from books to quilts to jewelry to pottery. The Bryceworks gallery has a new exhibit of wooden sculptures and masks by Bryce Muir. On View: Sat 10-4, Sun 2-5 through mid-June. Summer hours: Sat, 10-4 and Sun, 3:30-6:30pm. 710-0349, www.merrymeetingartscenter.org

07/01-31 | “Home Town Scenes, Paintings of Brunswick.” Frances Pratt Caswell. Opening Reception July 2, 5-7pm.Gallery Framing, 12 Pleasant St, Brunswick. 

07/05-08/31 | "Intricacies: Knitwear, Beading and Surface Design" | Nan Heldenbrand Morrissette. Reception July 5, 1:30-4pm. Gallery Talk, 2-2:30pm. Maine Fiberarts Center/Gallery, 13 Main St, Topsham. 207-721-0678, www.mainefiberarts.org

07/15-08/01 | “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” Based on the film "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.” Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College. 725-8769, www.msmt.org

08/05-08/23 | “The Drowsy Chaperone” A musical within a comedy. Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College. 725-8769, www.msmt.org

08/16-22 | Summer Show of Casco Bay Art League | On view daily, 11am-6pm. Bailey Island Library, Rt. 24, Bailey Island. 207-725-6084, fcaswell@gwi.net

Classes

Ongoing | Talented local artists and musicians offer classes for adults. Most start in late June or early July in photography, drawing, decorated journals, collage and mixed media, knitting, belly dancing, guitar, and basketmaking. 729-7323, merrymeeting.maineadulted.org

Ongoing | Halcyon Yarn offers classes from tatted lace to felting, knitting, spinning, crochet, spinning and weaving. 12 School St, Bath. 800-341-0282, halcyonyarn.com

Ongoing | Full Circle Dance Studio offers classes for children and adults: Zumba, hip-hop, ballet, kick-boxing and more. 729-3855 or 841-3265, www.fullcircledancestudio.com

06/29-07/03 | “Where the Wild Things Are” and 07/6-10 “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.” Theater Camp for Ages 6-8: 2 weeks of classes; actors can take one or both sessions. Performance for family and friends. Mon-Fri, 9am-12pm. $150. The Theater Project, 14 School St, Brunswick. 729-8584

07/13-08/02 | “Arabian Nights” Teen theater camp for Ages 13-18. Teen actors and their able director bring as many of the Arabian Night stories to the stage as possible. There were 1001, so we’ll do our best…. Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm and 3 performances: July 31, Aug 1 & 2. $600. The Theater Project, 14 School St, Brunswick. 729-8584.

07/13-17 | Songwriting for Kids Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (K-3) with Josephine Cameron. Learn how a song is created from start to finish: rhythm, rhyme, song structure, lyrics, and melody. 8:30am-12pm. $125/week, $110 sibling rate. Bowdoin College, Brunswick. 725-4696. www.songwritingforkids.com

07/13-17 | Fiction Writing for Kids (grades 3-5) with Josephine Cameron. Learn core concepts of fiction: character development, plot structure, and setting, and will write their own stories. 1:30-5pm. $125/week, $110 sibling rate. Bowdoin College, Brunswick. 725-4696, www.songwritingforkids.com

07/18 | Felting Workshop Learn the fine art of felting in a workshop that features a step-by-step process for creating a magically unique felt art piece. 11am-5pm. Susan Mills Studio, Bowdoin. $75 plus $20 materials fee. A light lunch is provided. 666-3029, suemills@gwi.net.

07/20-24 | Poetry Writing for Kids (grades 3-5) with Josephine Cameron. Poetry in both form and free verse. Explore poetry from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to Gwendolyn Brooks. Students will write their own short book of poems. 1:30-5:00pm. - $125/week, $110 sibling rate. Bowdoin College, Brunswick. 207-725-4696, www.songwritingforkids.com