Calendar of Events 2010
Events are at the museum unless otherwise noted. If no time is listed, the event lasts all day. Events may be subject to change: please call to confirm.
| May | |||
| 20 | 6 pm | Artists' Reception | Conversation and refreshments with Searsport District Middle and High Schools student photographers of the "Then and Now" exhibit. |
| 21-23 | 2-5 pm | "Then and Now" | Historic local photography from our collections, side-by-side with contemporary photos of the same scenes by Searsport District Middle School and High School students. |
| 28 | * | Museum opens for the season | Opening day includes several new exhibits:
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| June | |||
| 8 | 6:30 | "Maine and the Oriental Trade" | Slide talk and artifact display at Belfast Free Library, offered as an introduction to art classes to be held at PMM in July. |
| 10 | 5:30-8:00 pm | Best of the Best Gala | PMM will have a table display at the Hutchinson Center, Belfast, as part of Village Soup Media's Best of the Best Gala. The museum was named the best museum in Waldo County by the paper's readers. |
| 10-11 | * | Maine Humanities Council meeting at PMM | * |
| 11 | 6:00 | Board of Trustees meeting | * |
| 11 | 6:00 | Artist Reception | Reception with Searsport artist Nancy Morgan-Barnes. Refreshments served. |
| 6/11-10/11 | * | Main Street Maine Exhibit | Historic photographs from PMM's Eastern Illustrating collection, on display at The Maine Grind in Ellsworth. |
| 12 | 10-3 | Painting Demonstration and Gallery Talk | Artist Nancy Morgan-Barnes will paint outside the museum 10:00-2:00, followed by a talk on her exhibit at 2:00 in the Main Street Gallery. |
| 24 | 8:00 a.m. | Business Get-Together | Meeting of downtown Searsport merchants for networking. |
| July | |||
| 7/1-10/24 | * | "Earning Their Keep: Maine's Windjammers" | A new exhibit explores the history of Maine's windjammer fleet. Models, artifacts, videos. Historic photographs by Red Boutilier, Carroll Thayer Berry, Elmer Montgomery. Rotating exhibits of contemporary photographers Benjamin Mendlowitz (7/1 through 8/3), Michael Kahn (8/5 through 8/24), Fred LeBlanc (8/26 through 9/14), and Neal Parent (9/17 through 10/24). More information |
| 7/1-8/3 | * | Marine Photography by Benjamin Mendlowitz | Photography of Maine's windjammer fleet; part of the exhibit "Earning Their Keep", which runs through 10/24. |
| 5-9 | 9-3 | Downeaster Days Summer Camp | Day camp for ages 5-7. Info. |
| 6 | 1:00-4:00 | "Inspired by the Orient" | Using contemporary art materials and techniques, create beautiful objects inspired by 19th century Chinese and Japanese trade goods. Four sessions, a different project each week, all based on artifacts from the museum's collections. |
| 8 | 6:00 | Artist Reception | Meet diorama artist Anne-Emmanuelle Marpeau. In Main Street Gallery. |
| 10 | Lobster Boat Races | Searsport Harbor | |
| 10 | Antique Engine Display and Demonstration | Antique engines on display, some running, at the museum. Presented by the Maine Antique Power Association. | |
| 11 | 2:00-4:00 | E.B. White Birthday Celebration | Activities for children include readings from the Maine author's famous children's books, birthday cake, a Stuart Little cutout for photos, and a look at E.B. White's sailboat. More Info |
| 12-16 | 9-3 | Downeaster Days Summer Camp | Day camp for ages 5-7. Info. |
| 18 | 1-2 p.m. | Touch Tank Talk and Demo | Oceanographer Mike Dunn will speak about the marine life of Penobscot Bay. Visitors will touch and hold creatures from our marine aquarium. More info. |
| 18 | 3:00 | Linda Greenlaw Presentation | Best-selling author of Seaworthy: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea will give a talk and sign books at the First Congregational Church. Co-sponsored by Left Bank Books. More Info |
| 19-23 | 9-3 | Downeaster Days Summer Camp | Day camp for ages 8-11. Info. |
| 7/19 - 8/1 | * | Birchbark canoe building demonstration | An authentic birchbark canoe will be built at the museum using traditional methods |
| 24 | * | Penobscot Bay Day | Sea chanteys, crafts, birchbark canoe building demonstration, an illustrated presentation on Maine's windjammers and more. Free, with donations encouraged. More information. |
| 26-30 | 9-3 | Downeaster Days Summer Camp | Day camp for ages 8-11. Info. |
| 28 | 7 p.m. | Windjammer Talk | PMM Curator Cipperly Good will give a slide presentation on the history of Maine's windjammer fleet. At Searsport Shores Ocean Camping, 216 West Main St. (Rte 1), Searsport. Free. |
| August | |||
| 4 | 10:00 | Children's Events, Blue Hill | Activities with PMM educators at Blue Hill Public Library. 10:00-11:00: Mapping Penobscot Bay, for ages 4-7. 11:30-12:30-: All About Lobsters, for ages 7 and up. |
| 5-24 | * | Marine photography by Michael Kahn | Photography of Maine's windjammer fleet; part of the exhibit "Earning Their Keep", which runs through 10/24. |
| 5 | 5-9 | Gala and Auction | Live and silent auctions, dinner, music and dancing at Point Lookout Resort, overlooking Penobscot Bay in Northport. Info. |
| 8 | 1-2 p.m. | Touch Tank Talk and Demo | Oceanographer Mike Dunn will speak about the marine life of Penobscot Bay. Visitors will touch and hold creatures from our marine aquarium. More info. |
| 13-15 | * | Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show | Visit the PMM booth at this popular annual show in Rockland. Info. |
| 21 | * | Belfast Harbor Festival | Another PMM exhibit at a fun waterfront festival. Info. |
| 8/26 - 9/14 | * | Marine Phography by Fred LeBlanc | Photography of Maine's windjammer fleet; part of the exhibit "Earning Their Keep", which runs through 10/24. |
| 29 | 1-2 p.m. | Touch Tank Talk and Demo | Oceanographer Mike Dunn will speak about the marine life of Penobscot Bay. Visitors will touch and hold creatures from our marine aquarium. More info. |
| September | |||
| 5-6 | * | Camden Windjammer Festival | The PMM booth will feature arts & crafts for kids at the Public Landing in Camden. Info. |
| 8 | 6-9 p.m. | Shadow Box Workshop | Learn to make shadowboxes (dioramas), inspired by "Inside the Box," our current exhibit of Anne-Emmanuelle Marpeau's art. More info. to follow. |
| 9/17-10/24 | * | Marine photography by Neal Parent | Photography of Maine's windjammer fleet; part of the exhibit "Earning Their Keep." |
| 24-26 | * | Common Ground Fair | Offerings from our vast photo collections for sale at the PMM booth. Unity, Maine. Info. |
| 25 | * | Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day | Free museum admission for up to two individuals per household with a downloadable coupon (required), available here. |
| October | |||
| TBA | TBA | Half Hull Model Class | Build a half-hull model using the "lift" method |
| 9-10 | * | Fling into Fall | Searsport's annual autumn festival will include our popular Wet Paint Auction and a scarecrow competition on the front lawn. |
| 22 | * | Board of Trustees meeting | * |
| 23 | TBA | History Conference | And Then There Were None: The Rise & Fall of Maine's Sardine Industry. Details TBA. |
| 24 | * | Last Chance! | Last day of exhibits before museum closes for the season |