Brick Store Museum

Historic District Walking Tour
2023-10-05 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-09-28 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-09-21 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-09-14 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-09-07 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, 04043, United States
Thursdays at 10:30am (through November 16; or by appointment during shoulder seasons)
This outdoor walking tour of Kennebunk’s National Register Historic District features 200 years of structures and stories (on one street!), and shares the stories of the people that lived inside the homes. Tours depart from the Museum lobby.
Time: 60 – 90 minutes
Distance: About a mile on sidewalks and flat terrain.
PURCHASE TICKETS >> HERE
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More information:

Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
If the forecast on the day of your walk calls for rain, please contact the Museum in advance to make sure the walk is still scheduled. Email: info@brickstoremuseum.org OR call: (207)985-4802. If the walk is postponed, you will have the choice to reschedule or receive a refund.

Where to go:

This tour begins at the Brick Store Museum. Please arrive about 5 minutes prior to the tour start.
PARKING: Parking is available in front of the Museum; in the town lot (free!) next to the Museum; and along Main Street (also free).

To be notified about this schedule, please join our mailing list.

Fall and Witchy Crafts
2023-10-04 13:00 - 15:00
Celebrate the fall season with harvest and witchy inspired crafts. A walk through the grave yard to create grave rubbings, a ghostly thrift store painting and magic potion all while enjoying a fall treat!
October 4th from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
For students in grades: 1st – 5th
Instructor: Elizabeth Winter

Imagine That! Kennebunk Commerce History Tour
2023-10-03 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-09-26 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-09-19 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-09-12 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-09-05 10:30 - 11:30
Offered weekly:
Tuesdays at 10:30am (through November 7; or by appointment during shoulder seasons)
This outdoor walking tour of Kennebunk’s Main Street features three centuries of commercial history. Start at the Brick Store Museum (itself part of the town’s commercial history!) and explore the history of commerce and trade that occurred on Main Street over the past 300 years. Tour ends at the Lafayette Mill at Storer Street (visitors can return to the Museum or support local shops downtown!).
Time: 60 – 90 minutes
Distance: About half a mile on sidewalks.
>> RESERVE TICKETS HERE >>
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More information:
Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
If the forecast on the day of your walk calls for rain, please contact the Museum in advance to make sure the walk is still scheduled. Email: info@brickstoremuseum.org OR call: (207)985-4802. If the walk is postponed, you will have the choice to reschedule or receive a refund.
Where to go:
This tour begins at the Brick Store Museum. Please arrive about 5 minutes prior to the tour start.
PARKING: Parking is available in front of the Museum; in the town lot (free!) next to the Museum; and along Main Street (also free).
To be notified about this schedule, please join our mailing list.

Demonstration Station in the Gallery
2023-10-03 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-26 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-19 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-12 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-05 10:00 - 13:00
Join Museum Volunteer Joe M. to learn about basketmaking and origami, or other traditional arts & craft!

The Demonstration Station is here in the galleries every Tuesday* to demonstrate the art of basketmaking and origami for visitors! Stop by the Demonstration Station to learn more and give these creative crafts a try!
The Demonstration Station is typically active from 10am – 1pm. Free with Museum admission (which is FREE on Tuesdays!).

*some Tuesdays will offer unattended activities depending on volunteer availability.

Mixed Media Assemblage Workshop
2023-09-30 14:00 - 16:00
Mixed Media Assemblage Workshop
Artist: Elizabeth Winter
September 30th 2-4pm
*Adult Art Workshop*
Level: Beginner
Join mixed media artist Elizabeth Winter in creating your very own assemblage art piece. Ms. Winter will share her artistic process and how to create artwork from inspired objects and materials. This class is a hands-on art class that will use paint and drawing techniques as well as decoupage and other assemblage techniques. This workshop is inspired by Ms. Winters summer Artist in Residency work with the Brick Store Museum; The Dwellings Project: a study of insignificant significant places and spaces in the Kennebunks. The showing of that body of work will be Spring 2024.
Materials needed for this class:
-photographs or copies
-fabric, papers, wood pieces, maps
– any materials that hold personal significance
What’s provided:
-Glue
-charcoal pencils
-acrylic paints
-wood canvas board
-Additional mixed media materials

Historic District Walking Tour
2023-09-30 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-23 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-16 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-09 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-02 12:00 - 13:00
Saturdays at 12:00pm (June 3 – November 18; or by appointment during shoulder seasons)
NOTE: NO TOUR offered on October 28
This outdoor walking tour of Kennebunk’s National Register Historic District features 200 years of structures and stories (on one street!), and shares the stories of the people that lived inside the homes. Tours depart from the Museum lobby.
Time: 60 – 90 minutes
Distance: About a mile on sidewalks and flat terrain.
PURCHASE TICKETS >> HERE
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More information:

Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
If the forecast on the day of your walk calls for rain, please contact the Museum in advance to make sure the walk is still scheduled. Email: info@brickstoremuseum.org OR call: (207)985-4802. If the walk is postponed, you will have the choice to reschedule or receive a refund.

Where to go:

This tour begins at the Brick Store Museum. Please arrive about 5 minutes prior to the tour start.
PARKING: Parking is available in front of the Museum; in the town lot (free!) next to the Museum; and along Main Street (also free).

To be notified about this schedule, please join our mailing list.

Demonstration Station with Artist Suzanne Demeo
2023-09-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-09-16 10:00 - 12:00
The Demonstration Station is from 10am – 12pm and free with Museum admission.

Haloye & The Boys Concert
2023-09-29 19:00 - 20:30
Looking to listen to some fun tunes on a Friday night?
There’s a new band in town called “Haloye and the Boys”!
This local band performs tunes in various different genres ranging from artists like Nina Simone to Bruno Mars! Admission is free, the only thing you need to bring are good vibes! Donations are encouraged to support the arts.

Southern Maine Steampunk Fair
2023-09-23 12:00 - 16:00
The Southern Maine Steampunk Fair, now in its 9th year, returns as the Museum’s most popular and unique events on Saturday, September 23rd from 12pm to 4pm.
Vendors, performers, and lecturers all return to the Museum to celebrate the art of Steampunk, a niche aesthetic that blends Victorian steampower with the future.
Tickets are $5 each and are a major fundraiser for the Museum. Ages 12 and under are free.
Fair Activities Include:
> Lectures by the USM History Department’s Lillian Sparks and Libby Bischof
> New Orleans Jazz Concert by King Memphis
> Author Talk: Leanna Renee Hieber, The Haunted History of Invisible Women
> Food Truck: Char Wrigs Sno & Dough
> Afternoon Tea
> Tea Duels!
> Incredible artists & vendors, sights and sounds!
> Costume Contest (see website for details)
> Boxed lunch offerings
> Crafts and activities for all
> 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea movie

Complete schedule available here:
VISIT the Southern Maine Steampunk Fair page to learn more! Click here>>

Monarch Butterfly Waystation Event
2023-09-16 11:00 - 12:00
Come to the Brick Store Museum on Saturday September 16th for this free family event. Tour the Monarch Waystation Garden and listen to a reading of “A Monarch Butterfly Story”. Before you leave children can make a garden in a jar and observe the Brick Store Museum’s own Monarch caterpillars.

Early Release Art Workshop
2023-09-06 13:00 - 15:00
This workshop students will create art sourced from our local beaches. Students will create their very own seashell mini booklet and beach tapestry.
Class is for students in 1st – 5th grade.
Instructor: Elizabeth Winter
Cost – $38/Member $35

Kennebunk Beach History Walking Tour
2023-09-02 10:00 - 11:30
Offered weekly:
Saturdays at 10:00am (through September 2; or by appointment during shoulder seasons)
This outdoor walking tour of Kennebunk’s Mothers Beach features eleven historic homes and an illustration of life at the beach in the early 20th Century. Every Saturday, tours depart from Trinity Chapel on Woodland Ave.
Time: 60 – 90 minutes
Distance: Less than a mile on sidewalks and flat terrain.
>> RESERVE TICKETS HERE>>
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More information:
Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
If the forecast on the day of your walk calls for rain, please contact the Museum in advance to make sure the walk is still scheduled. Email: info@brickstoremuseum.org OR call: (207)985-4802. If the walk is postponed, you will have the choice to reschedule or receive a refund.
Where to go:
This tour begins at the Trinity Chapel on Railroad Ave along Kennebunk Beach. Please arrive about 5 minutes prior to the tour start.
PARKING: Parking is available (with Kennebunk Parking sticker) at beach spaces; and alongside roads leading to the Chapel (as marked). Please pay attention to parking signage.

Annual Members' Meeting
2023-08-31 16:30 - 18:30
Save the date to explore the Museum! Museum Members are invited to the Annual Members’ Meeting, to hear updates from the Museum, elect new Board members, and explore three areas of growth for the Museum in the past year!

Unable to join in-person? See below for Zoom access to the meeting!

Program runs 4:30pm – 6:30pm, as follows:

4:30pm Arrivals & beverages
5:00pm Members’ Meeting & Trustee Elections
5:30pm Explore the Museum!

See the new Art Rack storage system!
Tour the new Learning Room
Taste & view the new Museum publication, Edith’s Cookbook
Members’ preview of the new exhibit, The Pastel Society of Maine’s International Show
See the Earthly Observations show before it closes September 3rd!
Enjoy catered appetizers from For the Love of Food & Drink

Members are invited to RSVP to this program by emailing us at info@brickstoremuseum.org or responding below.
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VIRTUAL OPTION: Join the in-person meeting via Zoom! Click HERE to register and receive the Zoom link for the meeting.
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