 Did you help our membership grow? Thanks to Green Mountain Transplants, Inc. of Arundel, we'll be planting nearly 300 flower bulbs to represent the number of memberships initiated or renewed between January 1 and October 1 of this year! Look for the stunning results to sprout next spring!
In the meantime, cast your eyes on down the page to see what we have in store for you these last 2 months of the year!
Sincerely, The Brick Store Museum |
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Picture Yourself at the Museum
 Picture Yourself at the Museum on Saturday, November 7th (anytime from 10AM to 1PM)! We're running a special tie-in with the Museum's Salon Style exhibition of fine art from the 1830s to the 1920s. Check out the exhibition and learn a bit about early itinerant painters. Then, fashion yourself for a 19th-century "portrait sitting" using period costumes and props from the Museum's educational collections.
We'll take your photograph and, through the wonders of digital technology, make it look like a painted work of art (see samples pictured here) before mailing it back to you in a handsome photo folio. Makes for a great memento of the exhibition and/or an unusual gift for the holidays! Photos are $10 apiece (individuals or family groups) on a first-come first-served basis, with all proceeds to benefit the Museum.
Made possible by the Museum's Education Committee and a grant from the Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation. |
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Free Screening of New Documentary
Filmed entirely in high definition, the documentary features interviews with a diverse group of leading authors, poets, and historians who provide witty and heartbreaking insights into the Federal Writers' Project.
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Patchwork Story Times
 With our Quilts exhibition as the backdrop, we're offering a special story time series for our youngest guests. Come to one, two or all three: Wednesdays, December 2nd, 9th and 16th at 10AM at the Museum!
Bring your favorite blanket (or quilt!) and gather 'round to listen to charming storybooks, each with a quilt theme, and then have a chance to explore the exhibition. There'll even be a chance to make a simple yet adorable quilt-related craft!
Young readers can also pick up quilt-themed storybook lists to continue their reading at home. Free and great fun for toddlers and caregivers alike, it's the perfect introduction to the Museum! Adult supervision required.
Made possible by the Museum's Education Committee and a grant from the Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation. |
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Deck Your Halls: Wreath Auction Coming Soon
Just in time for the holidays, this 4th annual event is sure to get you into the spirit of the season!
Area businesses, artists, and creative community members are donating charmingly-decorated wreaths and seasonal centerpieces for a festive display and silent auction to benefit the Museum. With a dizzying selection of live, dried, artificial and themed pieces fro mwhich to choose, they're perfect to keep or give as gifts! The display and silent auction bidding begin on Friday, December 4th (3-5PM) and resume on Saturday, December 5th (10AM-2PM). Also: new this year is an accompanying raffle with chances to win gift certificates and unique merchandise. All winners claim their pieces at 2PM on Saturday!
If you're interested in contributing to the auction, CLICK HERE for all the particulars (PDF format, 889k). Then, preview all the entries online as they arrive! |
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Holiday Tea Time Fast Approaching!
 Concluding the season's Prelude activities in the Kennebunks is our 6th annual Holiday Tea on Sunday, December 13th, from 3 to 5PM. This year's venue is a true jewel and a Holiday Tea first: a beautiful 1842 Greek Revival home on historic Summer Street.
Grandparents, parents, and children are invited to enjoy a sumptuous holiday tea while learning a bit about tea, etiquette customs, and the history of this well-appointed, stately home that once belonged to Captain Nathaniel Lord Thompson (1811-1889), one of Kennebunk's most prominent and successful ship builders. Advance reservations for the tea are required by December 5. For tickets, either call the museum at (207) 985-4802 or print and mail in the registration form. Costs are $20/adult ($15/adult for museum members) and $7.50/child age 14 and under. Children under 4 are admitted free. Participants will receive a confirmation card and directions to the home upon registration.
This year's event is made possible by H. M. Payson & Co. and the Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation. |
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Welcome back, Business Partner!
This month were pleased to welcome back Tom's of Maine as a returning Business Partner. We also want to take this space to extend a big thank-you to all 21 of our 2009 Business Partners. We greatly value all that these businesses represent and have given to us. Take a moment to review the list, and the next time you're visiting them or see them around town, thank them for supporting our mission and year-round operations. Learn about our Business Partner Program and how your business can join in making the Museum an even more vibrant place for all! | |
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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An Appeal for our 2009 Annual Fund
by President Stephen P. Spofford
Autumn is here, and things are going strong at the Museum. The extensive structural renovations on our four Main Street buildings were completed by summertime, and we have a fresh look and feel. I hope you have had an opportunity to stop in to see the results--whether you've been participating in specific programs like Preservation Station, History Camp and All Souls' Week, or experiencing our newest exhibitions on vintage postcards, 19th-century quilts, and more. Read more >> |
November 14
Patchwork Series, Part III: Embroiderers' Guild Stitch-In
December 10
Congratulate our Junior Curators
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...that three items from the Museum's archival collections pertaining to Sarah Sayward Barrell Keating Wood--widely considered to be Maine's first novelist..and a long-time Kennebunk resident!--are currently on loan to the University of New England's Maine Women Writers Collection in Portland?
The artifacts are part of an exhibition celebrating the 250th anniversary of Wood's birth. In addition, a special, free presentation on Wood's life and works is scheduled for Thursday, November 12th at 7PM at the Maine Historical Society's Shettleworth Lecture Hall, 489 Congress Street in Portland. Call (207) 774-1822 for more information.
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Check out our
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E-Newsletter Sponsored by our Proud Business Partner:
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