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Through March 31, 2008 If you’re a Kennebunk Savings Bank customer, look for the opportunity to vote for the Brick Store Museum on the bank’s 2008 Community Investment ballot, mailed out with bank statements in February (and special mailings from Kennebunk Savings, Kennebunk Financial Services or their subsidiary, Morris Insurance). Each vote translates to valuable grant money which allows the Museum to continue delivering the quality programs and exhibitions you've come to know and love! Last year, the Museum was awarded a grant of more than $2,000 through this amazing program. Thanks to everyone who cast a vote for the Museum in 2007...we hope we can count on you again in 2008. |
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February 14 - 23, 2008 The Brick Store Museum is pleased to have once again worked with MSAD 71’s Stretch Beyond Program in offering a multi-week course entitled, "Travel Back in Time" for 1st-3rd graders. The students have learned about history and museums via a variety of projects, which included painting floor cloths, exploring Colonial Era costumes, and creating displays for Making History, a mini-exhibition showing that history is being made every day. Making History incorporates personal items that each student has selected as being special to him/her and that could appear in a museum 100 years from now. An opening reception awarding these "junior curators" will take place at 4pm on February 14th at the Museum.
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February 20, 2008 (snow date: February 21) To coincide with the schools’ winter vacation, kids in grades 4 through 8 are invited to spend a fun day at the Museum being "history sleuths" honing their investigative skills and using their powers of deduction. They'll sift through clues from historical records and artifacts in the Museum's collections to piece together the identity and background of an actual person or place from Kennebunk's past. Who or what will it be? Working in groups, the "detectives" will creatively reveal their findings—perhaps as a news broadcast, mini-documentary, or historical reenactment. Whatever format they choose, their presentations will be videotaped and recorded to DVDs as keepsakes of the day. Pre-registration required by February 13. CLICK HERE for the registration form (PDF format, 524k). Cost is $25/child ($20 for Museum members). Made possible by a grant from The Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation.
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February 26 - May 3, 2008 Look through the lens of local portrait photographer Liam Crotty to see the diversity and depth of character and talent found in the Kennebunks. Faces of the Kennebunks features 23 color and black-and-white, large-format images that touch upon the contemporary fabric of the community—whether it’s a popular teacher, longtime volunteer, or former NASCAR champion. |
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March 13, 2008 Presented in association with The Downing Real Estate Agency, Inc., the Museum is pleased to host renowned New England itinerant artist David B. Wiggins for an evening lecture. Wiggins will begin by treating guests to a brief history of period decoration in New England, focusing on the early to mid 19th-century. In addition to himself designing period interiors chronicled in the pages of Decorator Showcase and Classic American Homes and featured in museums, Wiggins has considerable experience in restoring historical residences. He'll round out his evening remarks by highlighting past projects, offering anecdotal and practical insight into working with old houses, and sharing details on his latest endeavor: the restoration of Kennebunk's own Storer Mansion. Lecture admission is by donation; suggested $5/person.
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March 29, 2008 One day only! As a programmatic tie-in with the popular, ongoing Faces of the Kennebunks exhibition, portrait photographer Liam Crotty is giving visitors an opportunity to have their own faces captured by his camera! Crotty will offer a free family portrait sitting at the Museum and provide one complimentary 8 x 10 color photo...that's more than a $125 value! Additional prints may be ordered for a fee, with part of the proceeds coming back to the Museum as a donation. Please call ahead to the Museum at 207.985.4802 to reserve your time slot in advance. Space is limited, so reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis. Sorry, no pets, please. The FACES exhibition and its related programming are sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank. |
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April 12 and 26, 2008 The Brick Store Museum is honored to be one of the host venues for a special two-part seminar and primer workshop designed to meet the needs of small museums and historical societies in the region. The seminar is being offered in Kennebunk, Maine, on April 12 and 26 and is co-sponsored by the New England Museum Association (NEMA) and Maine Archives & Museums, with funding provided by the Maine Humanities Council. Pre-registration is required by March 21, 2008. CLICK HERE to learn more and/or to register with NEMA for this program (PDF format, 115k).
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April 19, 2008 You asked; we listened! This workshop was originally run in 2007 just for kids, but adults were so impressed that we've brought it back as an intergenerational, hands-on program for participants ages 7 to 107. Reverse painting on glass is an interesting and popular art form dating back many centuries, frequently appearing as miniatures or as decorative inlays on pieces such as clocks. The artist’s “canvas” is the glass itself, and the artist works in reverse. Fine details are applied first. Layer by layer, the image fills in, with the background painted last. Participants will view examples from the Museum's collections and will then be able to choose from five different designs (based upon actual Brick Store Museum artifacts!) to create their very own reverse painting on glass. Cost is $15 per person ($12 for museum members). Pre-registration is required by April 12. Click here for the downloadable registration form (PDF format, 353k) > Made possible by a grant from The Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation.
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April 19, 2008 The Museum is normally open 10AM-1PM on Saturdays, but on this particular Saturday, the Museum will have extended hours until 3PM, and from 1 to 3PM, visitors will have a chance to meet the real faces of the Kennebunks. To complement the ongoing Faces of the Kennebunks exhibition, many of the actual portrait subjects will be on hand to greet visitors and answer questions. Visitors during this timeframe will also receive a special, complimentary commemorative card with a collage of the portrait subjects. Don't miss this opportunity to meet area contemporaries who are making history! The FACES exhibition and its related programming are sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank. |
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May 1, 2008 In conjunction with the Faces of the Kennebunks exhibition, portrait photographer and Kennebunk resident Liam Crotty is offering a free 90-minute seminar at the Museum on the basics of fine photographic portraiture. He'll be introducing such concepts as lighting, composition, background and pose. Attendees are asked to bring along one printed portrait snapshot they've taken to be used in discussion. The workshop is complimentary, but space is limited and pre-registration is required; please call ahead to the Brick Store Museum at 207.985.4802 to reserve your spot. The FACES exhibition and its related programming are sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank.
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May 3, 2008 In conjunction with the 10th Annual Kennebunk Downtown May Day Festival, the Museum is pleased to offer:
Click here for the full May Day schedule (PDF format, 698k) >
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May 10, 2008 at the Maine Historical Society In 1987, a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities made possible an unprecedented study of southern Maine's contributions to the social, cultural, and economic history of America in the period 1780-1830. The Brick Store Museum, Maine Historical Society, Old York Historical Society and the Saco Museum joined forces to produce a definitive catalogue entitled, Agreeable Situations, and an exhibition by the same name. Now--21 years later--it's "Agreeable Situations revisited," and the original principals have reunited to organize and present at the Maine Historical Society a day-long symposium on the very themes that launched Agreeable Situations into the spotlight more than two decades ago. |
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June 2, 2008 at Webhannet Golf Club, Kennebunk Beach Enjoy an afternoon of golf and camaraderie at Webhannet Golf Club for the Museum’s annual fundraiser. There'll be prizes for the golfers, and a raffle, silent auction and fabled post-tournament social hour and catered dinner for golfers and non-golfers alike. Now accepting sponsorships and team registrations. Visit the tournament website >
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June 4-8, 2008 Arts in the Inns 2008 pairs palates with palettes and celebrates fine food, fine wine, fine art, and fine living. This 4th annual jubilee showcases art in many mediums, from watercolor to sculpture, from culinary arts to the art of inn keeping. It all begins with dinners with artists and private chefs, proceeds to a Champagne Preview and Twilight Soiree, then moves on to artists in residence showings, a Plein Air Invitational, and inns tours...all before concluding with notable donations to selected local charities (including The Brick Store Museum)!
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June 17, 2008 at The Colony Hotel, Kennebunkport Open to all Museum members, the Annual Meeting will include an official report to the members, election of trustees and officers for 2008-2009, and the formal conclusion of the Capital Campaign, Connecting Generations: Building a Better Future for Preserving the Past. |
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September 27, 2008 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 readers and Smithsonian.com visitors, allowing for one day only, the free-admission policy of the Smithsonian's Washington, D.C.-based facilities to be emulated across the country. Museum Day is open to all Smithsonian readers and friends. Participants must present the Museum Day Admission Card available in the September 2008 issue of Smithsonian Magazine or on 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 on this day as well. |
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October 25, 2008 Begin at the Museum for a narrated walk with costumed interpreters through Hope Cemetery to visit the graves and hear the fascinating and sometimes tragic tales of Kennebunk residents from the past 250 years. The tours offered at 2PM and again at 4PM conclude back at the Museum for light refreshments and for viewing the portraits in the galleries of those featured on the walk. Cost is $5/person (cash/check/Visa or MC); no advance reservations are required unless for large groups. This event will occur rain or shine as an alternate, indoor version is available in case of inclement weather. |
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December 7, 2008 Just in time for the holidays, this 3rd annual event is sure to get you into the spirit of the season!
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December 14, 2008 Continue a holiday tradition! Grandparents, parents, and children are invited for the Museum's fifth annual Holiday Tea. Enjoy a sumptuous afternoon tea at a historic home in the area while learning a bit about tea and etiquette customs. Advance reservations are required. Check back for further details and registration materials. All proceeds directly benefit the Museum’s programs and exhibitions. |
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