Brick Store Museum

Polar Express Storytime
2022-12-10 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, 04043, United States
Join us for a reading of the Polar Express by the conductor himself!

Come in your coziest set of PJs and enjoy hot chocolate while listening to a reading of a Christmas classic. We will have a craft for the kids after the story.

Free admission for everyone to enjoy! Stay and check out our exhibit “The Great State of Illustration in Maine” and the Holiday Showcase after the story!

Wreath Making Workshop
2022-11-29 17:00 - 19:00 | Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, 04043, United States
Join the Brick Store Museum this holiday season in our wreath making workshop. This will be a workshop dedicated to the creation of all-natural foraged wreaths. All participants will leave with a finished classic green holiday wreath that is adorned with natural locally sourced materials. Workshop will be taught by local artist and wreath maker Elizabeth Winter.
We’re asking all participants bring their own clippers/handheld pruners for this workshop. If you are unable to do so please contact the Brick Store museum prior to class date. All other materials will be provided.
Gather some friends and feel free to bring a beverage of you choice to enjoy while you create. We expect this event to sell out so register quickly.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wreath-making-workshop-tickets-450753805767

Holiday Showcase
2022-11-29 - 2022-12-21 | Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, 04043, United States
The Brick Store Museum’s annual Holiday Showcase pays special homage to the region’s independent artists and creators. The Museum’s Holiday Showcase is a month-long event inside the Museum’s galleries that will feature the works of artists and fine crafters. The Holiday Showcase will open on Saturday, November 26, and end on Tuesday, December 21.

During the entire month, admission to the Museum will be free courtesy of sponsor H.M. Payson, as a holiday gift to our communities. Visitors will be able to visit the Museum’s newest exhibitions and shop for locally-made gifts and artwork supporting both individual artists in York County and the Brick Store Museum’s educational mission in the community.

The Museum also has an option for those not comfortable coming indoors during the pandemic – artwork and special pieces will be featured on the Museum’s social media feeds and via its new online store, the Museum Mercantile, which can be found at www.brickstoremuseum.org.

The Holiday Showcase is open anytime the Museum is open (closed only Mondays). Over twenty regional artists have joined the showcase to show off paper art; jewelry; basketry; custom drawings; sculpture; fiber and textile works; photography, handmade soaps and sachets; candles; accessories; wood carvings; and more.

Wreath Workshop
2022-11-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, 04043, United States
Join the Brick Store Museum this holiday season in our wreath making workshop. This will be a workshop dedicated to the creation of all-natural foraged wreaths. All participants will leave with a finished classic green holiday wreath that is adorned with natural locally sourced materials. Workshop will be taught by local artist and wreath maker Elizabeth Winter.
We’re asking all participants bring their own clippers/handheld pruners for this workshop. If you are unable to do so please contact the Brick Store museum prior to class date. All other materials will be provided.
Gather some friends and feel free to bring a beverage of you choice to enjoy while you create. We expect this event to sell out so register quickly.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/450529324337

Holiday Open House and Showcase
2022-11-26 10:00 - 17:00 | ME
Join the Museum for our Holiday Open House and Showcase, kicking off on Saturday, November 26th!
The Museum’s beloved Holiday Showcase, which features local artists and makers in an expanded Museum Store (just for the holidays!), premieres during our Holiday Open House on Main Street on Saturday, November 26th, just in time for local shopping during Thanksgiving Weekend.
The Museum is open, with FREE ADMISSION, to view exhibits and the Holiday Showcase, from 10am – 5pm. Within walking distance of our wonderful local shops, restaurants, ice skating and holiday decorations on Main Street!

Illustrator Matt Tavares Visit and Book Signing
2022-11-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, 04043, United States
Meet local author and illustrator Matt Tavares of the popular holiday book Dasher! Matt will be doing a reading, drawing, question and answer session as well as a book signing.
This event kicks off our Holiday Showcase to find out more about our showcase or if you’re an interested artist of crafter CLICK HERE
This is a FREE event and admission to the museum will also be free this day.

The Great State of Illustration in Maine Opening Reception
2022-11-10 16:00 - 19:00 | Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, 04043, United States
We are excited to announce our new exhibition, The Great State of Illustration in Maine at the Brick Store Museum.
Illustration is an art form with an ancestral home in Maine. We have a rich legacy of attracting notable illustrators to our state such as Dahlov Ipcar, Ashley Bryan, Barbara Cooney, NC Wyeth, Rockwell Kent, and Francis Hamabe.
Fortunately, this legacy continues. In fact, we’d like to make the case that we’re currently living in a Golden Age of Illustration in Maine. Illustration Institute believes that there are more illustrators living in our state, either year round or seasonally, than in any other time in history.
An opening reception on Thursday, November 10 from 4pm – 7pm invites exhibiting illustrators, friends of Illustration Institute and Museum Members to enjoy the incredible artworks with snacks and beverages. Please RSVP to info@brickstoremuseum.org or call (207)985-4802.
The exhibition is generously supported by the Davis Family Foundation, The Onion Foundation and the Perloff Family Foundation.

Personal Art Journal
2022-11-01 09:30 - 12:00, 2022-10-25 09:30 - 12:00, 2022-10-18 09:30 - 12:00, 2022-10-11 09:30 - 12:00 | ME
The Personal Art Journal workshop offers senior residents the opportunity to become part of a creative community and learn new art skills/techniques. No art experience is necessary. Six weekly workshops will take place each Tuesday September 27 to November 1, 2022. The classes run from 9:30 to noon at the Brick Store Museum Education Center in Kennebunk. The Maine Commission of the Arts has awarded the Brick Store a Creative Aging Grant so the program is able to run at a low cost of $60 per participant ($50 for museum members) which includes materials.

This class is SOLD OUT. If you would like to be on our mailing list to learn of future classes, please email Mary Delehanty, Museum Educator, at mdelehanty@brickstoremuseum.org.

All Souls' Walk & Fall Fair
2022-10-29 12:00 - 15:00 | Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, 04043, United States
The Brick Store Museum’s All Souls’ Walk began its annual Hallowmas season tradition in 2004, with a guided walk through neighboring Hope Cemetery. Now, in its 19th year, the event’s popularity continues!
The All Souls’ Walk invites participants into Hope Cemetery & Woods, led by a knowledgeable tour guide, to “meet” the ghosts of Kennebunk’s past and learn about the lives of residents that came before us.
Stories and experiences range from funny, to sad, to passionate, to mystifying. Not too spooky, it’s the perfect Halloween activity for the whole family. The tour lasts about 75 minutes, and covers roughly a 1/2 mile through the cemetery.
This event is now SOLD OUT.

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This event features the All Souls’ Fall Fair!
As participants are waiting to depart on their tours and return to the Museum afterward, there is an opportunity for local artisans to exhibit and sell their works in an Autumn-themed fair that could become another Halloween staple for the community! Email Jeannine McCoy at jmccoy@brickstoremuseum.org to register, or print the application form HERE>
Click HERE to pre-purchase All Souls’ Walk tickets!

PLEASE NOTE:

Refunds on pre-sale tickets will NOT be available after 10/20/2022 due to the difficulty of re-selling the ticket at that point. If you are unable to use the ticket, the Museum will be happy to consider the ticket cost a donation, which is tax-deductible. Please contact info@brickstoremuseum.org if you would like a letter confirming this.
If you request a refund prior to 10/20/2022, the Museum will refund your ticket. HOWEVER, Eventbrite does NOT refund its portion of the balance, which is generally a fee of $2.19 per ticket. This means that every ticket you purchase, $7.81 will be refunded to you. The Museum cannot change this.

Panel Discussion: The Legacy of the '47 Fire
2022-10-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, 04043, United States
The Fire of ’47 was a collection of over 200 fires that burned in the State of Maine from October 13th through October 27th in 1947. Together, the fires consumed a quarter of a million acres of forest, and wiped out nine entire towns, making it one of the worst natural disasters in state history. The fires burned from Bar Harbor (which was almost completely destroyed) to Kennebunkport and Goose Rocks Beach. 1947 became known as “The Year Maine Burned.”
The panel discussion “The Legacy of the ’47 Fire,” will be presented on Tuesday, October 18 at 6pm via Zoom.
The panel includes representatives from the Maine Forest Service, Kennebunk Fire-Rescue, and local historians, who will discuss various perspectives on the fire and its effects on today’s fire control and technology.
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The Museum is offering an accompanying take-out dinner as part of its Take Out Learning Dinners, catered by For the Love of Food & Drink in Wells.
Menu Selections:
Seasonal Garden Salad
Pot Roast OR Farmhouse Pie (Veggie Pot Pie)
Peas with Pearl Onions
Mashed Potatoes
Gingerbread with Fresh Whipped Cream
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TICKETS:
Tickets for the presentation (only) are $5 per person ($3 for Museum Members); tickets for the Take-Out Dinner & Program are $30 ($25 for Museum Members).
CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR TICKETS>>

Harvest Fest
2022-10-15 | Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, 04043, United States
This years Harvest Fest takes place on Saturday, October 15 throughout Downtown Kennebunk. The event will be full of fun family-friendly activities for all to enjoy! Activities will include bounce houses, games, live music, a parade and more!
While you’re downtown stop by the museum. We will have a scarecrow activity for children and everyone will be able check out the new “The Great State of Illustration in Maine” exhibit.
Admission will be FREE during Harvest Fest.

Personal Art Journal Class
2022-10-04 09:30 - 12:00 | Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, 04043, United States

Annual Members' Meeting
2022-09-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, 04043, United States
Welcome back! For the first time in two years, we are happy to host the Annual Meeting and Members’ Evening IN-PERSON here at the Museum.
Museum Members are invited to join us to hear an update on what we are doing, tour behind-the-scenes and view a special early SNEAK-PEEK at the soon-to-open exhibition, “The Great State of Maine Illustration,” plus:
The Annual Meeting’s special focus this year is the Presentation of the William Barry Award to the family of Stephen P. Spofford, our former President of the Board, Museum champion, and Town Historian who passed away in 2019.
Hearty Fall Appetizers to be served by For the Love of Food & Drink
Come back to the Museum and see what we’ve been up to!
Please RSVP by Friday, September 23, 2022
Please email edirector@brickstoremuseum.org OR call (207)985-4802

The Tale of Two Brothers
2022-09-29 18:30 - 20:00 | Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, 04043, United States
The Museum’s Artist-in-Residence, Beth Crowe, will be delivering her final story in her storytelling & needle felting series, The Tale of Two Brothers, on Thursday, September 29th at 6:30 pm.
A father builds identical houses for his two sons—identical houses. It’s nice to be gifted a house but the wives both think their house should be the finest thus the competition begins. It’s 1840 and the Sears catalog is the Amazon of the decade. Anything you can imagine right at your fingertips!
The program will start at 6:30 pm with a storytelling session appropriate for adults.
No experience necessary! The program is FREE but pre-registration is encouraged.
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-tale-of-two-brothers-tickets-411345855527

Personal Art Journal Class
2022-09-27 09:30 - 12:00 | ME
