Arts & Leisure
York High School sophomore Nathaniel Maddix was just one of several York musicians who took part in the 2006 Summer Rock Workshop run by the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center. Maddix and his band, Garthaniel and the Jams, performed live at Prescott Park in Portsmouth, N.H., last Friday night, Aug. 4, in the final performance of the workshop.
Photo by Katherine G. Rasche
Interesting historical and naval artifacts in Kittery museum
Just north of the Kittery traffic circle, on the easterly side of Route 1 at its junction with Rogers Road is the Kittery Historical and Naval Museum, a seasonal non-profit museum honoring Kittery's past as a naval vessel building center during the American Revolution.Auditions set for new Mike Kimball play
Auditions for "Best Enemies," a new comedy by award-winning playwright/novelist and local resident Michael Kimball, will be held at The Players' Ring in Portsmouth, N.H., on Saturday, Aug. 12.Ongoing
York Art Association 50th Anniversary Retrospective:
Fifty years ago the York Art Association (YAA), which today has over 100 members, was founded.Exhibits on tap at OMAA
The months ahead promise much in the way of American painting and a lot more at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.St. George's promises a sweet treat: Chocolate Fest 2006
Cioccolata, chocola, schokolade, chocolate.Girl Scouts present Cape Neddick exhibit at Decorator Show House
Girl Scout Troop 810 is inviting you to visit their special exhibit of Cape Neddick from 100 years ago, on view now at the Old York Historical Society's Decorator Show House.Ogunquit Heritage Museum announces new season, new exhibits
The fifth season of the Ogunquit Heritage Museum at the Captain James Winn House is off to an exciting start.Grant Drumheller at the George Marshall Store Gallery
"I have a whole collection of palette knives, very expensive, good ones," comments the artist Grant Drumheller, a University of New Hampshire professor who is currently having a one-man exhibit of his recent art at the George Marshall Store Gallery's downstairs dock level.Project Redway: A night of fun and fashion with a goal of saving lives
Ask anyone who's a part of the local fashion scene and they'll tell you that red is this year's black."Painting Summer in New England" at the Peabody-Essex Museum
A few years ago, I visited Olana State Historic Site, a National Historic Landmark located a few miles south of Hudson, N.Y.Late 19th-century Paris and the countryside by way of Portland
Every year, the Portland Museum of Art mounts a major show designed to interest Maine tourists and residents.A look at Frederic Edwin Church's personal treasure chest at PMA
A few years ago, I visited Olana State Historic Site, a National Historic Landmark located a few miles south of Hudson, N.Y.Hillside Cottage: the 17th Annual OYHS Decorator Show House
Summer always brings us that much-anticipated event, the Old York Historical Society's annual Decorator Show House.The Museum Shop is open for the season in York Village
If you are a fan of local lore or an aficionado of the finer things in life, then The Museum Shop is the place you want to be this summer.
