On the heels of her previous successes chronicling the history of Kennebunk Beach and the architecture of the historic district, as well as the area's manufacturing heritage along the Mousam River, the Museum's archivist Rosalind Magnuson is now out with her fourth book: Learning is an Ornament: Education in Kennebunk from its Earliest Settlements to the Formation of SAD #71.  

Museum Day is a nationwide event where the Brick Store Museum--among hundreds of participating museums and cultural institutions nationwide--is pleased to offer free admission to Smithsonian magazine readers and Smithsonian.com visitors, allowing for one day only, the free-admission policy of the Smithsonian's Washington, D.C.  facilities to be emulated across the country. Participants must present the Museum Day Admission Card available in the September 2009 issue of Smithsonian Magazine or downloadable from the Museum Day website. Each Museum Day Admission Card is valid for one person plus one guest and is limited to one per household.

 

The Brick Store Museum will be open as always to the general public from 10AM to 1PM on this day as well. 

 

Don't  miss  a chance to experience Maine history firsthand, when the historical drama, Submit! comes to the Museum's Program Center at 4 Dane Street on Wednesday, September 30, at 7PM.  Tickets sold in advance and at the door are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, and $5 for children up to age 16.
 
What happened to the Province of Maine more than 350 years ago is the basis of this compelling theater performance. Submit! was initially written for York, Maine's 350th anniversary in 2002 as a full-length production with multiple actors by York author and playwright Michael Kimball--whose plays have been produced nationally and have even earned him an Edgar nomination--and award-winning journalist Jennifer Saunders. Through the Museums of Old York and a generous grant from Kennebunk Savings Bank, Kimball and Saunders teamed up once again to distill the original production into a four-person, one-act version.  
 
This new iteration of Submit! re-creates a cold November morning in 1652, when two powerful men come face to face in Nicholas Davis's Tavern in Gorgeana, or what is now known as York Harbor. In an hour's time, the formidable Simon Bradstreet of Massachusetts Bay Colony and Edward Godfrey, the founder of Gorgeana, struggle over the fate of a city, a colony, and the soul of a new nation. In that one hour, our destinies as future "Mainers" changed forever. The audience is brought into the production in the place of the actual citizens of Gorgeana, where they are asked to choose whether to side with Massachusetts Bay Colony or remain, as their town's founder urges them, independent and free.
 
Submit! is directed by Joe Dominguez, features instrumental music recorded by Joyce Andersen, and stars renowned Seacoast actors Roland Goodbody as Sir Thomas Morton, Don Court as Edward Godfrey, Gregg Trzaskowski as Commissioner Simon Bradstreet, and Jennifer Saunders as Gorgeana local Mary Tapp. 
 

 

 

This month we're thrilled to welcome Home Instead Senior Care as a new Business Partner. Our Business Partners' genuine interest and generosity speak volumes. 

 

Let them know you appreciate them and what they do for the Museum. Learn about our Business Partner Program and how your business can join in making the Museum an even more vibrant place for all!