We can all sense that the year is rapidly drawing to a close. Amidst all the hustle and bustle of the season, we hope you'll take a moment to remember the Museum. It may be with a much-appreciated charitable contribution to our 2007 Annual Fund or to our Connecting Generations Capital Campaign. Hopefully we'll see you at one of our two December events. Or perhaps you'll remember us when visiting relatives need an outing, and you'll stop in to catch an exhibition before it finishes its run. And maybe you'll find the perfect holiday gift for someone in our Museum Shop. However you do it, thank you for remembering the Museum!
From all of us at The Brick Store Museum, we wish you and yours a joyous holiday season.
Sincerely,
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Wreath Display & Silent Auction on December 2
The Brick Store Museum welcomes Prelude with its second annual Wreath Display and Silent Auction, scheduled for this Sunday, December 2nd, from 1 to 4 PM. Those wanting to get a jump on their holiday decorating can bid on a dizzying selection of more than 40 seasonal and themed wreaths and centerpieces that have been designed and generously donated by area businesses, artists, and creative community members.
The decorations include live greens and artificial arrangements, showcasing considerable originality and a variety of materials, ranging from dried herbs and shells to golf balls and even squished pennies! There are also wreaths garnished with gift certificates contributed by local merchants--an inventive and memorable treat for anyone on your holiday list. CLICK HERE to preview ALL the amazing entries!
The display and silent auction bidding coincide with a merry Museum Open House with seasonal refreshments and an opportunity to take in the Museum's popular exhibitions on view through the end of the year. Winning bidders will be able to take home their wreaths that afternoon. All proceeds benefit the Museum's exhibitions, programming, and year-round operations.
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Register by December 1st for Holiday Tea on Summer Street
 Continue a holiday tradition! Grandparents, parents, and children are invited for a rare look inside a private Summer Street home--the historic 1904 Charles Goodnow House--for our fourth annual Holiday Tea on Sunday, December 9th, 3 to 5 PM. Enjoy hot tea, assorted tea sandwiches and delectable sweets presented by Kitchen Chicks Catering while learning a bit about tea, etiquette customs, and the history of this well-appointed, early twentieth-century Colonial Revival home. This is the first time this particular home has been featured for the Tea!
Advance reservations are required by December 1st as space is limited! Cost is $15/adult and $7.50/child up to high school age ($12/adult and $6/child for Museum members). Children under 4 years old admitted free. CLICK HERE for the registration form or contact the Museum at 207.985.4802 to order tickets by phone. |
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Announcing our Newest Business Partners 
Our Business Partners are vital supporters for our year-round activities, and we can't thank them enough for their generosity and community-mindedness. To see a full list of our partners and to learn how you can become one, CLICK HERE.
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Holiday Gift Ideas from the Brick Store Museum
 Looking for the perfect gift for someone special? The Brick Store Museum has a variety of innovative items to fit any budget, and you'll feel good knowing you've helped the Museum, too. Here are 8 gift ideas:
- Gift membership to the Museum. ($20-$40)
- Set of 10 holiday greeting cards featuring a Summer Street scene painted by local artist Nancy Cooper Funk, all packaged in a festive red organza bag! ($10)
- Commemorative, engraved brick for the Museum's walkway; we provide a handsome gift notice with your message handwritten in calligraphy. ($100)
- Charitable donation given in someone's honor to either the Museum's 2007 Annual Fund or the Museum's Connecting Generations Capital Campaign; a gift notice will be sent. (any amount)
- Decorative wreath from our 2nd Annual Wreath Display & Silent Auction to be held on December 2! (see article above)
- Full color exhibition poster from any of our 3 recent exhibitions. ($5)
- Miniature baseball bat pen as a souvenir of our 2007 Kennebunk's Big Leaguers exhibition--the perfect stocking stuffer! ($3)
- Publications on an array of topics in regional history and culture. ($3-$35, depending on the book)
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Last Chance to Catch this Year's Exhibitions 
If you've been procrastinating, you only have until December 29th to get in and see three amazing exhibitions. Your visit will contribute to what is shaping up to be to our best attendance figures of 
the millennium!
MUSEUM HOURS THROUGH DECEMBER 2007:
- Open December 1st-21st; Tuesdays-Fridays, 10AM - 4:30PM, Saturdays, 10AM-1PM
 Closed December 22nd through 26th
- Open December 27th-28th, 11AM-3PM and Saturday, December 29th, 10AM - 1PM.
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The Brick Store Museum is located at 117 Main Street in the heart of Kennebunk's National Register Historic District. For more than 70 years, the Museum has been dedicated to preserving the Kennebunks' rich cultural and artistic heritage. Its galleries and research archives are open year-round (closed holidays), Tuesdays-Fridays, 10-4:30 and Saturdays, 10-1. Admission is by donation; suggested $5/person. For more information, check us out at www.brickstoremuseum.org, or give us a call at 207.985.4802. | |
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Trustee Spotlight...
"What the Brick Store Museum Means to Me"
by Chris Farr
I have been a trustee of the Brick Store Museum since 2004. During that time, my relationship with the museum has evolved and has become an important component of my life and my sense of "belonging" to the Kennebunks.
Like a lot of you, my connection to this area started as "summer folk" when I bought a weekend retreat in Kennebunkport. At the time, I was living in New York City and needed a sanctuary away from the city. My life was constant travel; my job had me on the road as much as 170 days a year. My little house in the 'port represented stability and a place to bring family and friends. I discovered the Brick Store Museum on rainy days and learned about my new town and its seafaring history.
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A reminder to our e-newsletter subscribers with adelphia.net email addresses:
Don't let us lose you! With the regional transition to Time Warner Cable/ Roadrunner, please remember to update your email address with us to ensure that you'll continue to receive our monthly news. If you haven't already done so, please update your complimentary e-newsletter account by simply clicking the link that reads "Update Profile/Email Address" located at the very bottom of this newsletter. Thank you! |
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Upcoming in 2008
February 20, 2008
A Case of Missing Identity: History Workshop for Kids
Opening in February 2008
A new exhibition:
Faces of the Kennebunks by Portrait Photographer Liam Crotty
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...that the Pension Protection Act of 2006 remains in effect through the end of 2007? Under specific provisions of this Act, taxpayers who are 70 1/2 years of age and older are permitted to directly transfer tax-free and without early withdrawal penalties, up to $100,000 per year from their IRA to an eligible charity like the Brick Store Museum. Since the distribution will not be included in taxable income, individuals will not be able to claim a tax deduction for the charitable contribution.
For more information on how to make a qualified charitable distribution, consult the IRS website and your tax or portfolio advisor. |
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