Jo hn Vander: New Paintings
September-October, 2013, Gold/Smith Gallery, 41 Commercial Street, Boothbay Harbor
Gold/Smith Gallery is featuring new paintings by John Vander from September 5th through October. The exhibit is about places Vander has visited in the last two years. Tuscany, Key West, New York City are a few of his "touch down" subjects. The works are collage and mixed media, rich and vibrant as the places themselves. Vander divides his time between Maine and Tuscany and his paintings make liberal reference to that fact. The public is invited to come and share the fun of this wonderfully diverse exhibit. Gold/Smith Gallery is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays noon to 5 p.m. For more information the gallery can be reached at (207) 633-6252 Brad Betts: Boats and Harbors at September 19 - November 2, 2013, Gleason Fine Art, 31 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor Brad B etts has been an artist for over 20 years and is a Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA). His paintings have appeared in solo and group shows throughout New England, including the Mystic Seaport Gallery's acclaimed "International Marine Art Exhibition" for the past 7 years. In 2006, he received the "Maritime Gallery Yachting Award" at this exhibition and in 2008, was recognized as one of "Four Distinguished Artists" at the Mystic Seaport Gallery. A reception for the artist will be held on Saturday, September 21, from 5 to 7 p.m. The public is cordially invited. For more information, call the gallery at (207) 633-6849, email us at info@gleasonfineart.com or check out the website at gleasonfineart.com  First Friday Art Tour (last of the 2013 season) Friday, October 4, 2013, throughout the Boothbay Harbor Region A fun filled day celebrating art. This free, self guided tour highlights many of the fine artists and galleries of the Boothbay Region. This month will be hosted by nine galleries and studios -all located within minutes of each other on the Boothbay Penninsula: Boothbay Region Art Foundation (Sponsor), Joy To The Wind Gallery, Studio 53 Fine Art, Gleason Gallery, Lina Burley Gallery, Head of the Harbor Gallery, Co-Co Vivo Fine Art, Paradise Studio, My View Point Gallery. New Online information is now available at Boothbayregister.com. The Art trail map is provided in the Boothbay Harbor Chamber Guide and detailed listings for participating galleries will appear in the Boothbay Register on Thursday, Oct 3rd (Flyers available at the galleries and the Chamber of Commerce as well as several B & B's). Plan your day or evening around several stops or take in just one or two. Each gallery is open for regular business hours and many offer extended hours for evening receptions. Call (207) 633-7025 for more information. Foreign Auto Festival and Antique Aeroplane Show. Saturday, October 5-Sunday, October 6, 2013; gates open at 9:00 a.m. While over 100 stunning vehicles from around the world expected at the event, this year the Owls Head Transportation Museum is celebrating Jaguars as the featured marque of the Foreign Auto Festival. Owners of pre-1993 foreign automobiles and all Jaguar owners-regardless of year-are invited to exhibit their vehicles free of charge. On both days of the show Owls Head Transportation Museum Aircraft Conservator Karl Erickson and our team of dedicated aviation workshop volunteers and pilots will demonstrate the Museum's unrivalled collection of antique aircraft. Admission is $12 for adults and, as always, children under 18 are admitted to the Museum and show free of charge. Refreshments catered by French & Brawn Catering and Market Place will be available for purchase at the Caboose during both days of the show. No pets are allowed in the Museum or on show grounds. For more information please contact Owls Head Transportation Museum Public Relations Director Jenna Lookner at (207) 594-4418. The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association's annual fall Turkey Shoots Sundays (weather permitting) October 6 - November 3, 2013, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Events include a shotgun card shoot, .22 rifle at a mechanical target, skeet, and bench-rest and offhand hunting rifle. The cook shack will be open for coffee, cold drinks, hamburgers and hot dogs. Club members, guests, and members of the public are welcome to come up and participate or just watch. Entry fee is $2 per shooting event, or two for $3. Prizes include a variety of frozen turkeys, chickens, hams, pork roasts and more. Businesses and individuals who would like to donate prizes are encouraged to contact Tom Davis or call Barry Gibson at (207) 633-5929. Damariscotta Pumpkinfest
October 5-14, 2013, Damariscotta, Maine
Last year, local Maine artists more then met the challenge of decorating sixty five Atlantic Giant Pumpkins which were displayed in downtown Damariscotta, Newcastle & Wiscasset. The results were extraordinary and brought thousands of viewers from New England and beyond. Energetic and creative Maine artists are again sought in 2013 to transform this year's crop of giant pumpkins into whimsical, fabulous works of art. In addition to the stunning pumpkin artworks, the festival features the popular pumpkin regatta, a pumpkin hunt, parade, pumpkin derby, pie eating contest, and much much more! To purchase a t-shirt or learn more about this event, visit
The Chamber is looking forward to the arrival of a giant pumpkin grown by Sam Kaler of Kaler's Restaurant and his son. The pumpkin will be delivered to the Chamber office by Hammond Lumber and will be painted by Phyllis Guss and Nancy MacKinnon, who will tranform the Kalers' pumpkin into a true work of art! Keep an eye on the Chamber's Facebook page for pictures! Modern Biology from the Perspective of a Simple Fungus: Bigelow Laboratory Cafe Scientifique Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 6:00 p.m., The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor An evening with Dr. Kevin McCluskey, Curator of the Fungal Generics Stock Center at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Biological Sciences. Find out what it means to be a model organism for research and how a simple fungus has contributed to the high tech world of modern biology. Free and open to the public; beer, wine and sodas available for purchase. Call (207) 315-2567 ext. 104 or www.bigelow.org for more information. Fall Foliage Craft Fair October 12-13, 2013, Boothbay Railway Village On October 12 & 13 the Boothbay Railway Village along with the Boothbay Information Center will host a true New England Craft Fair. The beautiful crafts are center stage on the Village Green surrounded by the historic buildings and structures of the Boothbay Railway Village. Rides on the narrow gauge steam train and the opportunity for guests to explore exhibits detailing Maine's railroad heritage, interpreting village life, and displaying more than 55 antique automobiles set this event apart. The addition of craft demonstrations is a first for this year's Festival. The demonstration schedule will be posted each morning at the Festival entrance. The Festival is open from 10 am - 4 pm both days. Admission is $2. Steam train tickets are an additional $5 each. Another added feature for 2013 is the free parking available in the Museum's new Event Parking Lot directly across the street (next to T&D Variety.) Parking is also free onsite at the Museum. Contact the Boothbay Railway Village for more information at (207) 633-4727, or online at www.railwayvillage.org. The Boothbay Railway Village is located at 586 Wiscasset Road, Route 27 in Boothbay, Maine. Two Day "Hands-On" Steam Engineering Course October 19-20, 2013, Boothbay Railway Village The Boothbay Railway Village will be conducting a two-day course on the operation and theory of the coal-fired steam locomotive. Included in this fascinating educational experience will be the opportunity to participate in "hands-on" training with the museum's vintage locomotives under the supervision of qualified museum staff. The course will be, not only for those with no or little knowledge of the operation of steam engines, but also for those with some knowledge and a desire to enhance their understanding of steam locomotives. The course will cost $150.00, $100.00 for museum members, which includes the cost of the textbook "Practical Locomotive Operating". All interested and enthusiastic people are encouraged to attend this fun and informative two-day course. Course enrollment is limited but must meet a minimum enrollment to proceed. Contact the Boothbay Railway Village for more information at (207) 633-4727, or on our website at www.railwayvillage.org Mine Oysterfest - Closing Party Saturday, October 19th and Sunday, October 20th 2013, The World is Mine Oyster Come help celebrate Mine Oyster's successful second season! There will be live music draft beer specials, an oyster shucking contest, and prizes - and $1.00 Glidden Point Oysters all day! Click here for more information. At the Opera House: Seth Glier & Antje Duvekot Friday, October 11, 2013, 8:00 p.m., The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Singer-songwriter and Grammy-nominee Seth Glier knows the challenges of emerging into adulthood all too well. Over the course of just a few short years, Glier has gone from opening act to headlining his own shows as well as major folk festivals, all culminating in a nod from the Grammys. For years, singer-songwriter Antje Duvekot's songs have been critically praised for their hard-won wisdom, dark-eyed realism, and street-smart romanticism. On Friday, October 11, these two critically acclaimed musicians come to the stage at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor. Tickets for the show are $15. Paul Brady Thursday, October 24, 2013, 7:30 p.m., The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Paul Brady, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is one of Ireland's most enduringly popular artists. His tours of the U.S. are infrequent and highly anticipated by his fans. In October, before heading out on tour with Bonnie Raitt, this Irish legend is touring solo and has included just one Maine stage in his schedule. On Thursday, October 24, Paul Brady comes to the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor. Born and raised in Strabane, Northern Ireland, on the border with the Irish Republic, he was into a wide variety of music from an early age. A fifties child, his first sounds the swing, jazz, show tunes of his parents generation. Then 50s rock 'n roll, 60s pop and Motown, blues, R n B and country and western. Through all this ran the potent flavor of Irish traditional music and song. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the show. Call the Box Office at (207) 633-5159 for tickets or visit www.boothbayoperahouse.com Click Here for the most up-to-date list of shows coming to the Opera House
At the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Little Diggers - Fall Program
September 19, October 3, and October 17, 2013, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
The hands-on Little Diggers programs introduce children ages 3-5 to the fun of planting and harvesting fruits and veggies and will teach children about seeds, fruits and vegetables, the fall garden, trees, and animals through stories, crafts, and planting activities. Children will experience nature close up as we take time each session (weather permitting) to explore the garden habitat of the Children's Garden and surrounding forest, searching high and low for its fall residents. Each session will offer different activities, and parents are invited to join in the fun and learning. Prices, which include Gardens admission for one child and one adult, are $12 for members and $17 for nonmembers for individual sessions or all three for $33 for members and $48 for nonmembers. Preregistration is required.
"Color Study: Macro"
Exhibit open through October 8, 2013, Bosarge Family Education Center
Members of the Gardens' Photography Club have been hard at work this summer taking close-ups of plants of every description and every hue for the new "Color Study: Macro" exhibit that will be in the Bosarge Family Education Center lobby until October 8. Amity Beane, the Club's coordinator and staff liaison, challenged the Club members to capture the beauty, color, and texture of the Gardens' plants in macrophotography. The show of 20 10x10-inch images reproduced on brushed aluminum represents a variety of species across the spectrum. The photos in the exhibit are by Betsy Bass, Peggy Covell, Ann Demeranville, Steve Demeranville, Betsy Found, Cory Gardiner, Jan Hamblen, Susanne Hamblen, Randy King, Brud Maxcy, Susan Saudek, Dodie Wible, and Gail Woods. The Gardens' Photo Club, with benefits that appeal to amateur and professional photographers alike, is open to all Gardens members for a small annual fee.
Bring Outdoor Plants in for Color and Health
Friday, October 11, 2013, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Many of the colorful plants we enjoy outdoors during the growing season, including geraniums (Pelargonium), coleus, and succulents, can be successfully transferred indoors to brighten winter days and create a "greenscape" in the home or workspace. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens horticulturist Irene Brady Barber will show how in a workshop at the Gardens from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Friday, October 11. The price for this program, which includes Gardens admission as well as plant materials, is $35 for members or $42 for nonmembers.
Kitchen Garden Series Dinner with Chef Christopher Anderson
Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 6:00 p.m., Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
The next Kitchen Garden Series Dinner at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens features a multi-course autumn meal by Chef Christopher Anderson of Wings Hill Inn and Restaurant in Belgrade Lakes. The dinner begins at 6 p.m. Prices, which include wine and gratuities, are $75 for members, $90 for nonmembers Reservations are required; for more information and to sign up, call 207-633-4333, ext. 101, or stop by the Gardens, off Barters Island Road in Boothbay.
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Registration is required for these events; call (207) 633-4333, ext. 101, or visit www.mainegardens.org. The Gardens is off Barters Island Road in Boothbay.
At the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library:
Literary Luncheon with Ida LeClair/Susan Poulin: Finding Your Inner Moose
Friday, October 11, 2013, 11:45 a.m., Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Ida LeClair/Susan Poulin will be reading from and signing copies of her new self-help humor book, "Finding Your Inner Moose: Ida LeClair's Guide to Livin' the Good Life," (actually penned by Maine-based writer and performer Susan Poulin, the creative force behind the popular stage personality Ida LeClair). Poulin, once selected by Portland Magazine as one of the "Ten Most Intriguing People In Maine," created the character Ida LeClair in 1997. Poulin has been a leader in bringing a female voice to New England storytelling and humor, a genre historically dominated by men such as "Bert and I" and Tim Sample. If you are interested in hearing this fun and "informative" presentation, sign up for the library's Literary Luncheon, beginning at 11:45 a.m. on October 11. Cost is $10 for lunch provided by Red Cup. Space is limited, so sign up early by going to the library and prepaying the lunch fee. For more information, call the library at 633-3112.
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