CulturePass is your window into the artistic and cultural richness of the greater international Passamaquoddy region including Cobscook and Passamaquoddy Bays and the St. Croix River.
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This is one of the first free little art galleries (FLAGs) in Maine, located at 76 High Street a few blocks from downtown.
This little gallery was built by local artisans to house the works of local artists, hobbyists, craftspeople - we welcome small works of any form, in any medium.
Come to the opening night of Crystal Veil I: an installation by Julia Sinelnikova on Friday, July 23, between 5 and 9:30 pm, as part of Eastport Artwork Passport weekend. Sinelnikova is a StudioWorks alum who will perform as The Oracle at 8 pm. This exhibition will be ongoing with open hours TBA for summer and fall 2021.
Crystal Veil I reveals the work of Julia Sinelnikova, an interdisciplinary artist who works with holograms, performance, and digital culture. Their light installations have been exhibited internationally, and they have performed widely as The Oracle of Vector Gallery.
Sinelnikova is a StudioWorks alum and this exhibition will be ongoing with open hours TBA for Summer and Fall 2021.
Six artists, each exhibiting their unique jewellry and metal art - it's all part of Shorelines by Metal Six, now showing at Sunbury Shores through October 2. In this exhibition, each member focuses on the macro and micro views that the shoreline offers. Some are inspired and respond to the fine details that a beachcombing session can glean. Using found materials and creating sculptural and wearable objects (Kristen Bishop and Audrée Hamelin St-Amour). Others respond to a greater view of the inhabitants of the ocean (Erica Stanley). Imagined landscapes house brooches inspired by worn seaside sheds and structures (Brigitte Clavette), small colourful vessel forms come alive, like microscopic sea life (Kristyn Cooper) and agates and rocks are embedded into jewellery (Kristianne Levesque).
Kingsbrae Gardens is holding its 9th semi-annual Folk Art Festival with a display in its gallery (open the public at no cost) through October 15, 10 am to 5 pm. Featured artists include Jantje Blokhuis-Mulder, Lorain Ebbett-Rideout, Kyle Hargrove, Denny Lunn, Helen Pye, April Thomas, and more.
Golfers, grab your clubs! The third annual four-person scramble in St. Stephen is here. Rescheduled due to pending inclement weather, the tournament will be held on September 24 with registration open until September 17.
There will be three divisions, with Men and Ladies competing for 18 holes, and a Fun division for 9 holes. Prizes will be given for the closest to the pin and the longest drive. After the tournament, all participants are invited to partake in a "to go" complimentary meal.
All proceeds for the tournament will go the St. Stephen Area Chamber of Commerce 2022 SSHS scholarship.
Registration is $200 per team. To register call (506) 466-7703 or email chamber.ststephen@nb.aibn.com.
Join wellness coach Heather Brown for Anchorage Wellness Walks to help support the Anchorage Provincial Park trails upgrade project and promote personal wellness. Walks will be conducted regularly on Fridays at 7 pm and Saturdays at 4 pm.
Tickets are $5 per adult, $3 per child, or $14 for a family. Contact Heather Brown for tickets at 506-662-4246 or visit the Anchorage office.
Join the Lubec Community Outreach Center in celebrating the many dedicated community volunteers that help coordinate activities, food distribution, and services for all ages! Tour the community center's new improvements, watch a workshop demonstration, enjoy a snack from the dessert bar, and listen to local musician Alan Cook. Door prizes, live music, and workshop demos!
Halifax comedians Kyle Barnet, Durham Laporte & Brandon Michael are coming to St. Andrews as part of their four-stop comedy tour! Kyle will be headlining, Brandon will be hosting, and local guests Bryan Otter and Evan Steeves will join in the fun. It all takes place at Kennedy Inn on Friday, September 24.
Click here to buy tickets.
September 18-26 is Coastal Cleanup week in Maine, and volunteers are needed to pick up lose and hazardous debris from coasts all around Passamaquoddy Bay. In Lubec, the event is locally led by APPLE, The Association to Promote and Protect the Lubec Environment. To participate, visit the Lubec Memorial Library and sign up at the display table. Pick up a checklist/form to record the kind of trash picked up. Return the checklist/form there, after you have completed a clean up. Also provided are instructions and guidelines, trash bags, gloves, as well as a map to indicate where you will be picking up trash. Collected bagged trash may be deposited in the dumpster next to the Lubec Town Office during Clean Up week.
For more information, email Deborah Seavey at deborahseavey@gmail.com.
Apples are the bounty of the fall season in Maine, and St. Anne's annual AppleFest is just the occasion to celebrate it. If you love apple baked goods, gently-used items for sale, arts and crafts, or connecting with the community, come on down to St. Anne's Episcopal Church on September 25 from 7 am - 1 pm. Make a meal of it at lunchtime with some hot dogs and a homemade apple pie sundae. Items and gift cards will be up for raffling, including the Spooktacular Grocery Gift Card Raffle option.
If you have a child between grades 1-5 who's buzzing with energy on Saturday, come on down to the Hive with Bee Me Kidz! Now at Milltown Elementary School every Saturday, the program teaches positive reinforcement, collaboration, and social and emotional skills development with dedicated childhood educators! Siblings and parents are welcome to come.
For grades 1 and 3, the session runs 8:50 to 11:00 am; for grades 2, 4, and 5, it will run from 11:30 to 1:40 pm. This is a free program and parents can register any time.
Call or text 506-271-1626 to register.
Jonesboro Grange #357 invites you to the second annual Harvest Fair on September 25! This is a craft fair on a prime, busy Route 1 location, promising lots of activity for vendors and shoppers alike. Kids will get to make butter! Vegetables will be exhibited and judged, along with photos, jams, jellies, canned veggies, baked goods, and handmade items! All participants will receive a ribbon. There will be a women's skillet toss and a men's hammer throw. Free popcorn will be provided for all!
Come and be a part of an old fashioned country auction at the Parish Hall on Route 86 in Dennysville on September 25th! All proceeds of this auction will go to the restoration of the Parish Hall. Among the items being auctioned are vintage toys, a cuckoo clock, sewing machines, a compound bow, an air tight wood stove, a four-piece bedroom set, workout equipment, and more! Clyde's famous hot dogs will be available. For more information, or to donate items, call Bill at 726-3915.
In this course, Robert Fisher will teach you how to photograph original works simply and effectively to make them look good, even with just a smartphone camera.
Registration Deadline: September 3
For complete details and to register, click here.
The Lubec Memorial Library will be featuring artwork from the children's book Putep's Tale by Rhonda Welcome and Chuck Kniffen through September and October. The exhibit includes whale bones and “trash from the sea” puppets. To see an example page from the book, click here.
The library is open Monday, Tuesday, and Friday from 10 - 4 pm, Wednesdays from 10 - 8 pm, and Saturdays from 10 - 2 pm.
Artist Maria Guevara's works will be on display through October at Sunbury Shores as part of her exhibit, Still Here: A Bird Catalogue in Clay. From Maria: "In my six years as an independent artist, I have emphasized carved decoration on porcelain surfaces. I have experimented extensively with Sgraffito, a technique in which I carve into dark-coloured surfaces.
Recently, I have integrated birds of New Brunswick in my decorative work. I visit natural areas to observe the birds in their natural habitats. My new interest led me to investigate bird anatomy, flying styles, and plumage coloration. I discovered that several of my favourite birds are listed as species threatened or at risk of extinction."
For more information on Maria's work, click here. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm.
Eastport Gallery member artist Anne Black's solo show "Flights of Fancy" will be open through October 3rd. Anne will be at the Eastport Gallery at 109 Water St. on September 19th and 26th and October 2nd from 11 am - 5 pm to answer questions about her art. The Gallery will be open Wednesdy-Sunday through October 3rd.
Anne explains the inspiration for her show: "I am drawn to many art mediums, including photography, painting, and mixed media. Inspired by changing light and atmosphere in both nature and urban settings, I take special delight in unexpected vantage points, reflections, abstraction, complex layering, intuitive mark-making, vivid color, and texture. My recent work merges photography, drawing, and painting into layered digital works. I am excited to present it in my first solo show at the Eastport Gallery."
More information about Anne and a link to her personal store may be found here.
The first annual Saint Andrews Beer Fest and Burger Week will run from September 22-25! The Craft Beer Fest in Centennial Park on the 25th is the signature event, featuring more than a dozen New Brunswick-based breweries. Along with the breweries, there will be live music, food vendors, lawn games, and more. Throughout the week, expect to find burger specials at all participating restaurants.
For more information and to see a list of participating restaurants, visit the event's website here.
Join wellness coach Heather Brown for Anchorage Wellness Walks to help support the Anchorage Provincial Park trails upgrade project and promote personal wellness. Walks will be conducted regularly on Fridays at 7 pm and Saturdays at 4 pm.
Tickets are $5 per adult, $3 per child, or $14 for a family. Contact Heather Brown for tickets at 506-662-4246 or visit the Anchorage office.
