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August 22 - September 4, 2008 |
Arts & Leisure
UNCOVERING THE TRUTH. The 2008 Museums of Old York Junior Curators Exhibit, Unveiling the Truth: Myths and Mysteries in York, is now on view at the York Public Library. An opening reception was held Aug. 14 in the Lower Level/Children's Room of the library for this curatorial project that was developed, researched and presented by local teens involved in the Museums of Old York Junior Docent Program. The 2008 Junior Curators are Allison Gilmer, Darcie Brown, Jessie Kofman, Shelly Potter, Lancy Downs and Katie Berlin. Pictured here are Downs, Education Director Anne Poubeau and Brown. For more information about this and other Old York events, call 363 4974 or visit http://www.oldyork.org/.
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The Arts Scene
Gala Summer Show reception at revitalized York Art Association
Lively music by the York River Ramblers, artists' and guests' spontaneous conviviality, tasty hors d'oeuvres, an eye-capturing juried show of original art and a well-stocked inviting gift shop characterized the recent opening of the York Art Association's Summer Show, the third show of its busy summer season.Register now for Kimball writing workshops
Seaside Vacation Rentals recently announced its 2008 Arts Program, presenting local writer Michael Kimball's workshops on screenwriting and playwriting.Spend a summer evening with “Just Say Love” at the Booth Theater
What better way to end the summer than to fall in love?Great sets, lavish costumes, beloved songs
Is there anyone who doesn't love the Pygmalion-derived tale of the deliciously low Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle, who is turned into a proper-speaking and mannered lady by English phonetician Professor Henry Higgins, an inveterate middle-aged bachelor whose life is ultimately rendered topsy-turvy through his backfiring experiment with the sharp-tongued feisty young woman to whom he has given a new voice which she doesn't hesitate to use?Opera at the Cove on Aug. 24
Professional opera singer Carly McIlvaine-Hall will be performing a concert of best-loved opera arias at the Beth Ellis Cove Gallery in Perkins Cove on Aug. 24.OMAA Fourth Annual Almost Labor Day Auction set for Aug. 30
The Ogunquit Museum of American Art will host its Fourth Annual Almost Labor Day Auction on Aug. 30.Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival set for Sept. 6 and 7
The 21st Annual Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival boasts 100 of New England's finest artists and craftspeople in a spectacular historic setting, just in time for the final weeks of summer.Music in August at St. Peter's By-the-Sea
Don't miss the chance to hear beautiful music at St. Peter's By-the-Sea Chapel this month.“Bat Man Of York County” coming to the Wells Reserve
The Wells Reserve will present the "Bat Man of York County" on Aug. 28.Sign up now for botanical art class
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension York County Office in Springvale will offer a botanical art class on Sept. 13.Harbor Light Stage to launch this year’s Bold Face Series on Sept. 8
Harbor Light Stage will launch its Bold Face Play Reading Series for the 2008-09 season on Sept. 8.Liebeslieder Waltzes to be performed Aug. 23
Johannes Brahms' ever-delightful Liebeslieder Waltzes, or "Love Song Waltzes," will be performed on Aug. 23 at the Dunaway Center.Maine Theater Fund seeks grant proposals
The Maine Theater Fund of the Maine Community Foundation seeks grant proposals to support professional and community theaters in the production and presentation of live theater in Maine.Open call auditions set for Aug. 30
The Ogunquit Playhouse is seeking three children for principal roles for the Broadway musical Les Misérables.Clay Hill Farm celebrates one of York’s own artists on Sept. 3
What's New at Old York
Annual Show House a success
As we all know, the Decorator Show House is an incredible fundraiser for the Museums of Old York.Susan Wahlrab's unusual watercolors at the George Marshall Store Gallery
Downstairs in the Museums of Old York George Marshall Store Gallery is Vermont artist Susan Wahlrab's "Gracefully Still" exhibition of colorful tapestry-like watercolors in which forests, marshes, bodies of water and sky co-mingle.Coming events at Old York
Visit the Museums of Old York for a look back in time at this seaside town, and for much more.Library Happenings
George Burk's glorious, ever-changing Seacoast — at the library
The Maine artist George Burk has been (and is) a very busy man.Upcoming events at the York Public Library
With the start of school just around the corner, enjoy the final weeks of summer at the library.Free summer film series continues Aug. 24
The York Public Library continues its "Sunday Night at the Movies" series on Aug. 24 with "The Darjeeling Limited."Calendar of Events
Calendar of Events
