Felted Flower Workshop
2024-03-12 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-03-16 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, 04043, United States
Learn to felt a colorful Calla Lilly bouquet to celebrate spring! This introduction to needle felting will teach basic felting skills and provide instruction to create your own Calla Lilly flowers. Participants will leave with a new knowledge of needle felting as well as long lasting bouquet of flowers ready to brighten any table top.
Cost: $35
Instructor: Sarah Soleau

Artistic Adventures
2024-03-13 15:30 - 17:00, 2024-03-27 15:30 - 17:00, 2024-04-10 15:30 - 17:00
Wednesdays 3:30 – 5:00
(March 13th, March 20th, March 27th, April 10th)
Grades 3-5
In this class we’ll draw and paint what we see, and what we can imagine and dream about. Students will become familiar with using various materials: markers, charcoal, pastels, colored pencils, while learning skills and techniques.
Students will be transported from Sea Road School directly to the Brick Store Museum after school.
$85 for four week session.
Instructor: Gayle Fitzpatrick

Artistic Adventures
2024-03-20 15:30 - 17:00
In this class we’ll draw and paint what we see, and what we can imagine and dream about. Students will become familiar with using various materials: markers, charcoal, pastels, colored pencils, while learning skills and techniques.
Students will be transported from Sea Road School directly to the Brick Store Museum after school.
$85 for four week session.
Instructor: Gayle Fitzpatrick

How Old is My House
2024-03-21 12:00 - 13:00
How Old is My House?
Thursday, March 21 from 12pm – 1pm
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Summary:
Have you ever wondered how old your home really is? Do you wonder if the date written over the door is accurate? How do we know? And where do we begin? Join Preservation Architect and Historian, Bryce Waldrop, as we explore the historic records to help us better understand when and how your home came to be.
Using local examples, Bryce will guide us through historic maps, photographs, deeds, census and tax records, genealogy data, and your house itself, in order to get closer to that elusive date, all the while shedding light on the people and stories that inhabited its rooms. Accurate dating not only connects us to our home’s origins, it provides valuable information for understanding our community story.
Bring your lunch and bring your questions as this will be an interactive, virtual event! There will be time for Q&A at the end of the presentation.
Join us in this second lecture in our new, monthly “Your Old House: And Other Preservation Stories” series.
This is a free event that will be hosted on Zoom. Register in advance here.
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Presenter:
Bryce Waldrop, Executive Director of the Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit
Bryce Waldrop has been the Executive Director of the Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit since 2020. Prior to joining the HSWO, Bryce was a Preservation Architect for over twenty years, specializing in architectural history. He holds a Masters in Building Conservation, is a certified Small Museum Pro, and has worked on preservation projects throughout the northeast and mid-Atlantic. Bryce resides in York, Maine with his wife and daughters, where he serves on the Historic District Commission.
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Questions? Please email us at info@brickstoremuseum.org

April Early Release Workshop
2024-04-03 13:00 - 15:00
Potions and Spell Mini Spell Books
Participants will enjoy creating mini books and recipes with natural materials to create potions and fill their books. A portion of this class will be held outside – weather permitting.
All materials are provided. Students should wear comfortable clothes that are able to get messy.
Instructor: Elizabeth Winter
Grades: 1-5
Cost: $35

"An Independent Life: The Story of Edith Barry" Event
2024-04-06 15:00 - 17:00
Rescheduled to Saturday, April 6th from 3pm – 5pm
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The Brick Store Museum was founded in 1936 by an artist named Edith Barry. In March 2024, she would have turned 140 years old. Edith led a unique life, especially considering women’s lives and positions in society in the early 20th century. Having never married, she traveled the world until the end of her life and painted hundreds of artworks along the way.
This specially-crafted event features a one-on-one discussion between Executive Director Cynthia Walker and Elizabeth Grant, who played the ghost of Edith Barry during the All Souls’ Walk, exploring the life of Edith Barry; an up-close exploration of Edith’s own artifacts in the Museum’s collections (family memorabilia, clothing, travel souvenirs, photographs, and artworks); and complimented by a dessert bar of treats made from Edith’s Cookbook, a real cookbook used by Edith Barry in her home kitchen in the mid-20th Century.
This event raises funds to support Edith’s legacy of museum education and access for all.
Tickets below!

Wicked Good Fiddling: Concert! | SOLD OUT
2024-04-17 19:30 - 20:30
THIS CONCERT IS SOLD OUT!
A concert on April 17 featuring the Pine Tree Flyers and NEA National Heritage Fellows Don & Cindy Roy will showcase the rich, living traditions of Maine fiddling.
The Flyers are a relatively new quartet of well-seasoned musicians who put a fresh, contemporary spin on traditional New England dance music. The group recently released its first CD. Don & Cindy Roy have long been the leading exponents of Maine’s Franco-American musical heritage. Don’s virtuoso fiddling and Cindy’s steady, rhythmic piano accompaniment, plus her top-notch step-dancing, have delighted audiences at festivals and concerts nationwide.
Please purchase tickets in ADVANCE. Due to limited seating, we may sell out prior to the event.

Location: Brick Store Museum Program Center
Start: 7:30pm
Stop into the Museum starting at 6pm to tour the Wicked Good Fiddling exhibit before the concert!
Snacks and beverages will be available for sale at the Museum Concessions Stand in the Bauman Gallery.

This concert is supported by the Onion Foundation.

Paper Marbling Adult Workshop
2024-04-20 13:00 - 15:00
Paper Marbling
Discover this centuries-old method of creating decorative papers useful in various projects, such as handmade books, scrapbooking, cards, boxes, picture frames and more. Learn about the materials and processes that will allow you to pursue and expand the possibilities of this craft for future projects. This workshop is for adults 18+.
Cost: $35
Instructor: Gayle Fitzpatrick

Shashiko Mending
2024-04-23 17:00 - 19:00
Learn to Shashiko or “ visible mending”. Basic sewing skills will be taught and a Shashiko mending demonstration will give sewers an example of the Japanese art of Shashiko. Work on Sashiko stitches and leave with a decorated denim patch to mend your favorite denim and a new knowledge of visible mending. Feel free to bring something denim from home if you want help or ideas to mend!

History in Your Own Backyard
2024-04-25 12:00 - 13:00
History in Your Own Backyard
Thursday, April 25 from 12pm – 1pm
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Summary:
From settlement subsistence through twentieth-century extravagances, experience an armchair tour of Maine’s rich garden legacy, uncovering the unique qualities that define each stylistic tradition. Then, see how these traditions inspire our contemporary design process, celebrating the past with a fresh new perspective. Combining history, horticulture, and landscape design, this lecture has something for everyone. Make history come alive in your own backyard!
This is a virtual event! There will be time for Q&A at the end of the presentation.
Join us in this third lecture in our monthly “Your Old House: And Other Preservation Stories” series.
This is a free event that will be hosted on Zoom. Register in advance here.
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Presenter:
Lucinda A. Brockway, Part-time principal and owner of Past Designs LLC
Past Designs LLC is a landscape preservation and design firm in Kennebunk, Maine. An award-winning landscape designer and preservationist, Brockway serves a national clientele, including The National Trust, the Newport Restoration Foundation, and numerous state and federal preservation agencies. Today she also works full time as Senior Director of Cultural Resources for The Trustees of Reservations, leading public garden, and cultural landscape preservation across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Questions? Please email us at info@brickstoremuseum.org

May Basket Class
2024-04-27 12:00 - 15:00
April 27
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Instructor: Kathy Polletto
Participants in the class will make a May Day Basket. May Day Baskets were a popular tradition in the Victorian era. On May Day a person would fill a basket with flowers, go to a friend or neighbor’s house, hang the basket on their door knob, ring the doorbell and run away. When the person answers they have a May Day Surprise.
Description
The basket is a small round hanging basket that will hang on a door knob. The basket is 9″ high including the handle and 3 – 3 1/2 inches wide. . It is made with various types of reed splint. Participants will have a choice of colors to add to their basket. The participants will learn how to start off a base for a round basket. They will also learn how to twine the bottom and over and under weaving and how to attach the handle and rim. This basket is good for beginners.
Max, # of students 8
Min, # of students 5
Supplies needed for class
Basin for water
pencil
good pair of scissors
Awl or knitting needle
Tape measure
4 spring clothes pins
towel.

May Day Early Release Workshop
2024-05-01 13:00 - 15:00
Wednesday, May 1
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
$35
Join us for a May day craft day! Students will practice their weaving skills while we create bright woven baskets and crepe paper flowers. Students will leave with their own woven basket and bouquet of paper flowers to celebrate May day!
Instructor: Sarah Soleau

Historic District Walking Tour
2024-05-02 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-05-09 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-05-16 10:30 - 23:30, 2024-05-23 10:30 - 23:30
Thursdays at 10:30am
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.
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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.

May Day at the Brick Store Museum
2024-05-04 10:00 - 17:00
The Brick Store Museum invites you to come in to make your own May Basket, learn the art of origami, and create spring crafts from 10:00 – 12:00. While you are here check out our current exhibits which include the Dwellings Project, Wicked Good Fiddling, and Sea of Stories.
Free Admission.

Historic District Walking Tour
2024-05-04 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-05-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-05-18 12:00 - 13:00
Saturdays at 12:00pm
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.
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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.

Imagine That! Three Centuries of Kennebunk Commerce Tour
2024-05-07 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-05-21 10:30 - 23:30
Offered weekly:

Tuesdays at 10:30am

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.

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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.

History of Fiddling in Maine Lecture
2024-05-07 16:00 - 17:00
On Tuesday, May 7, at 4:00 p.m., Paul Wells, curator of the “Wicked Good Fiddling” exhibit currently on display at the Brick Store Museum, will speak at the museum about the history of fiddling in Maine. Wells will expand on some of the topics highlighted in the exhibit and illustrate his talk with photos and musical examples.
This event will also serve as the book launch for “The Maine Musical Compendium,” of which Wells is the author. It is a book of fiddle tunes drawn from published and manuscript music collections that were created in the 1820s, the era when Maine achieved independent statehood. The tunebook is a joint publication of the Museum and Mousam River Music. It is currently available in the Museum Store or directly from Paul at the book launch!
Admission to this lecture – and the exhibitions! – is free thanks to sponsorship by William Lord and Kennebunk Savings Bank!

Nature's Canvas: Felting Landscapes Adult Workshop
2024-05-14 17:00 - 19:00
Come practice your needle felting skills or learn to make a needle felted composition. Students will work on a flat 4 x 6 wool surface to create a needle felted “painting”. Feel free to bring a picture or inspiration from home. Students will leave with a drift wood framed needle felted painting ready to hang!

Instructor: Sarah Soleau

1000 Cranes: Origami Past and Present
2024-05-18 14:00 - 15:00
Join the Brick Store Museum and Joe Mulqueen for an intriguing journey into the world of origami, from its historical roots to its modern-day applications. Discover the art, science, and culture behind the ancient Japanese tradition of paper folding. After Joe’s talk you’ll be able to try your hand at the art of origami and visit his Animal Alphabet, Rhymes and Origami currently on exhibit in the Bauman Center.
FREE EVENT

Energy Conservation, Retrofitting Old Homes
2024-05-23 12:00 - 13:00
Energy Conservation, Retrofitting Old Homes
Thursday, May 23 from 12pm – 1pm
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Summary:
One of the most challenging issues facing homeowners is how to make older or historic homes more energy efficient without sacrificing character and charm. This lecture presents a historic preservation perspective on insulation, air sealing, mechanical upgrades, and other energy retrofit opportunities in your older home. Come away with a framework for making an old house more energy efficient, and hear about how Historic New England has made significant energy improvements to its properties without damaging historic fabric.
This is a virtual event! There will be time for Q&A at the end of the presentation.
Join us in this fourth lecture in our monthly “Your Old House: And Other Preservation Stories” series.
This is a free event that will be hosted on Zoom. Register in advance here.
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Presenter:
Elizabeth Paliga, Preservation Services Manager, Northern New England, Historic New England
Elizabeth joined Historic New England in 2021 as the Preservation Services Manager for Northern New England. She oversees forty privately-owned easement properties, working with homeowners to answer questions about routine maintenance as well as review proposals for larger projects. She also engages with the cultural history of the region by researching the lives of the people who lived at these properties.
Elizabeth previously worked with local governments in Scotland to protect vulnerable properties from insensitive alteration. She holds a MSc in Architectural Conservation from the University of Edinburgh and two BAs, in Archaeology and Architectural Studies, from Boston University.

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Questions? Please email us at info@brickstoremuseum.org

Sashiko Mending
2024-05-23 17:00 - 19:00
Learn to Sashiko or “ visible mending”. Basic sewing skills will be taught and a Sashiko mending demonstration will give sewers an example of the Japanese art of Sashiko. Work on Sashiko stitches and leave with a decorated denim patch to mend your favorite denim and a new knowledge of visible mending. Feel free to bring something denim from home if you want help or ideas to mend!
Instructor: Sarah Soleau
