2011 Events

2011 Cover Artist: Henry Isaacs

10:00AM-5:00PM-EXHIBIT—Spring in Maine
Smart Studio, 137 Main St, Northeast Harbor, 207-276-5152
View new works by Wini Smart and Gail Cleveland featuring the glory of spring in Maine. Smart Studio is open Monday through Thursday.

10:00AM-5:00PM-EXHIBIT—"Three Dozen Brooches…Made in Maine"
Alone Moose Gallery, 78 West St, Bar Harbor, 207-288-4229
Alone Moose Gallery will have wearable art brooches by Maine artist on display. Stop by and vote for your favorite.

10:00AM-5:00PM-EXHIBIT—Baker Island: Timeless
The Gallery Upstairs, 78 West Street, Bar Harbor, 804-514-0462
Baker Island was homestead to generations of Gilleys, one of Mt. Desert Island's oldest families, and the Baker Island Lighthouse (built in 1855) was a beacon of welcome and safety for seafarers heading into Frenchman's Bay. Today, Acadia National Park counts Bakers Island among its many wondrous treasures. Join local artists for a special exhibit celebrating Baker Island's timeless presence in Acadia.

3:00-6:00PM—Art on Deck Reception
Galyn's Restaurant in conjunction with Argosy Gallery, 17 Main Street, Bar Harbor, 207-288-9706
"Art on Deck" presented in conjunction with Bar Harbor's Argosy Gallery. Galyn's Deck Room will be filled with fine art paintings by Maine artists. This is an opportunity to view paintings by nationally recognized artists while enjoying fine food and wine samples.

3:00-6:00PM—WORKSHOP—Needle felting
Alone Moose Gallery, 78 West St, Bar Harbor, 207-288-4229
Make a wearable art brooch. Felter artist, Audre Christie uses fabric and thread like a painter uses paint. Students will learn techniques and finish a project. Needles, fiber and embellishments are included in the $25 fee.

7:30PM-9:00PM – FATHER'S DAY CONCERT
Agamont Park, Bar Harbor, 207-288-5103
During the concert, help us honor the festival's 2011 Acadia Arts Award recipient. Rain location: Bar Harbor Congregational Church, 29 Mt. Desert St.

2:00-4:00PM-KIDS' WORKSHOP—Build Your Own Bar Harbor Ornament
Christmas Spirit Shop, 80 Main Street, Bar Harbor, 207-288-8168
Children are given seashells, driftwood, ribbon, etc. and assisted in building their own Bar Harbor nautical ornament, which they can take with them at no charge.

7:00PM-8:30PM –
Village Green, Bar Harbor, 207-288-5103
Concert is free. Rain location: Bar Harbor Congregational Church, 29 Mt. Desert St.

9:00AM-SCULPTURE WALK
Alone Moose Gallery, 78 West St, Bar Harbor, 207-288-4229
Alone Moose Gallery co-owner, Sherry Rasmussen will lead a walking tour to outdoor sculpture starting at the gallery's bronze otters by Maine sculpture David Smus and ending at the granite sculpture by Turkish sculptor Songul Telek. $10 donation to Sculpture Symposium.

11:00AM—HISTORIC TOUR-The Kedge
The Kedge, 112 West Street, Bar Harbor, 207-288-3429
The Kedge, originally known as the Veazie Cottage, was built in 1870 by Doane of Boston for one of Maine's wealthiest families and is the oldest surviving summer cottage in Bar Harbor. In the Golden Age that saw the rise of the town to international prominence, it served as the clubhouse for the Mount Desert Reading Room, and in its rooms drank and dined some of the foremost men of the era - names like Vanderbilt, Astor, Morgan and Roosevelt can be found in its journals, along with two tycoons who later went down on the Titanic. Purchased in 1894 by Emily Robeson Price of Philadelphia, sister of President Grant's Secretary of the Navy, it remained in her family for seventy years. Her niece Ethel retained noted architect Fred Savage to apply his magic touches to the house in 1916; it was one of his final residential projects and his work is notable throughout. The house remains essentially a combination of the fine Doane and Savage designs, with very little modernization. The drawing room floor, with its original multi-colored floor, is particularly memorable.

2:00-4:00PM-KIDS' WORKSHOP—Build Your Own Bar Harbor Ornament
Christmas Spirit Shop, 80 Main Street, Bar Harbor, 207-288-8168
Children are given seashells, driftwood, ribbon, etc. and assisted in building their own Bar Harbor nautical ornament, which they can take with them at no charge.

4:00-5:00PM—HISTORICAL TOUR
Bar Harbor Historical Society, 33 Ledgelawn Ave, Bar Harbor, 207-288-0000
Learn a bit of Bar Harbor's history as curator, Deborah Dyer, leads you through the Historical Society on a 45 minute tour.

7:30PM-FACULTY RECITAL
St. Saviour's Parish, 41 Mt. Desert St, Bar Harbor, www.BarHarborBrass.org
Bar Harbor Brass Week will celebrate 11 years in June! Bar Harbor Brass Week is a one-week intensive music camp for college and high school brass instrument players held each June on the campus of College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. Suggested donation $5/$10. 856-986-6801.

2:00-4:00PM-KIDS' WORKSHOP—Build Your Own Bar Harbor Ornament
Christmas Spirit Shop, 80 Main Street, Bar Harbor, 207-288-8168
Children are given seashells, driftwood, ribbon, etc. and assisted in building their own Bar Harbor nautical ornament, which they can take with them at no charge.

4:00-6:00PM-WORKSHOP—Card making
The Gallery Upstairs, 78 West Street, Bar Harbor, 804-514-0462
A rose is just a rose—or is it? Join Bar Harbor pressed flower artist, Lucy Tracy, for a card-making class. Make two of your own works of art, one structured where you will recreate a rose, and one unstructured, using the individual pieces of the rose to make your own design. Reservations required; class limited to 10. $8 fee covers materials.

6:30PM—Improv Comedy Show
ImprovAcadia, 15 Cottage St, 2nd Floor, Bar Harbor, 207-288-2503
Come to ImprovAcadia for a free 30 minute improvisational performance. We'll take your suggestions and create a hilarious customized family friendly show right in front of your eyes.

7:00-8:00PM-CONCERT—Swallowtail Fiddlers
Village Green, corner of Main and Mt. Desert Street, 207-288-5103
The Swallowtail Fiddlers, from the Conners Emerson School under the direction of Rebecca Edmondson, is comprised of multiage, self-motivated musicians who are dedicated to serving the community. Enjoy listening to their toe tapping jigs, hornpipes, reels, polkas, waltzes, slow airs and other ditties from Ireland, Scotland and America!

10:00AM-Children's Concert
Jesup Memorial Library, 34 Mt. Desert St, Bar Harbor, www.BarHarborBrass.org
Brass Week high school and college student chamber groups will perform. For more information call 856-986-6801.

11:00AM—HISTORIC TOUR-The Kedge
The Kedge, 112 West Street, Bar Harbor, 207-288-3429
The Kedge, originally known as the Veazie Cottage, was built in 1870 by Doane of Boston for one of Maine's wealthiest families and is the oldest surviving summer cottage in Bar Harbor. In the Golden Age that saw the rise of the town to international prominence, it served as the clubhouse for the Mount Desert Reading Room, and in its rooms drank and dined some of the foremost men of the era - names like Vanderbilt, Astor, Morgan and Roosevelt can be found in its journals, along with two tycoons who later went down on the Titanic. Purchased in 1894 by Emily Robeson Price of Philadelphia, sister of President Grant's Secretary of the Navy, it remained in her family for seventy years. Her niece Ethel retained noted architect Fred Savage to apply his magic touches to the house in 1916; it was one of his final residential projects and his work is notable throughout. The house remains essentially a combination of the fine Doane and Savage designs, with very little modernization. The drawing room floor, with its original multi-colored floor, is particularly memorable.

1:00-3:00PM-Plein Air Painting Demonstration
Smart Studio, 137 Main St, Northeast Harbor, 207-276-5152
Gail Cleveland, artist and owner of Smart Studio will host up to 12 individuals in a demonstration of plein air painting. Meet at Smart Studio in Northeast Harbor; the outdoor location will be determined closer to the event. Chair, hat and sunscreen are recommended. Please register in advance.

2:00-4:00PM-KIDS' WORKSHOP—Build Your Own Bar Harbor Ornament
Christmas Spirit Shop, 80 Main Street, Bar Harbor, 207-288-8168
Children are given seashells, driftwood, ribbon, etc. and assisted in building their own Bar Harbor nautical ornament, which they can take with them at no charge.

3:00-5:00PM- Chamber Music In the Parlor
Mira Monte Inn, 69 Mt. Desert St, Bar Harbor, www.sleepbarharbor.com, 207-288-8122
The Bar Harbor Bed and Breakfast Association presents An Afternoon of Chamber Music and Tea at the historic Mira Monte Inn in Bar Harbor. Join us to hear Liza Rey, professional harpist, with faculty and graduates of Arthur Russell Strings, Mount Desert Island's summer chamber music program for young people. High tea with luscious goodies and the beautiful setting of the Mira Monte Inn are the backdrops for this exciting new Legacy of the Arts event, hosted by the Bar Harbor Bed and Breakfast Association.

7:00PM-CONCERT–TEMPO
Criterion Theater and Arts Center, 35 Cottage Street, tempo4ym@live.com
Enjoy this premiere performance of TEMPO: The Eastern Maine Pops Orchestra for Young Musicians, featuring Maine's talented orchestral students on state at the historical Criterion Theater. Enjoy the crowd pleasing renditions of TEMPO's varied repertoire from classical to pops! TEMPO is designed to keep the audience "up to speed!"

7:00PM-8:30PM – CONCERT
Village Green, Bar Harbor, 207-288-5103
Concert is free. Rain location: Bar Harbor Congregational Church, 29 Mt. Desert St. For more information call

7:30PM-Chamber Recital
Gates Center at the College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, www.BarHarborBrass.org
Brass Week high school and college student chamber groups will perform. Concert is free. For more information call 856-986-6801.gfs

2:00-4:00PM-DEMONSTRATION
Abbe Museum Downtown, 26 Mt. Desert St, Bar Harbor, 207-288-3519
Passamaquoddy fashion designer Leon Sockbeson will be demonstrating traditional beading on peaked caps, a clothing style traditional to the native people of Maine.

5:00-8:00PM – ART WALK
Downtown Bar Harbor, 207-288-5103
Join us for a free self-guided tour of local art galleries, art studios, museums, and alternative art venues. Visit www.legacyartsfestival.com to download a map of participating venues.

7:30PM-Mark Woolman Horner Memorial Concert
St. Saviour's Parish, 41 Mt. Desert St, Bar Harbor, www.BarHarborBrass.org
A concert featuring a variety of music for large brass ensembles including faculty soloists. Suggested donation $8/$10. For more information call 856-986-6801.

7:00-9:00PM – DANCE LESSON AND DANCE
Argosy II, 6 Mt. Desert St, Bar Harbor, 207-288-0428
Argosy Dance offers a one-hour dance lesson with a one-hour dance to follow. Limited to 10 participants.

9:30PM-1:00AM – CONCERT – The Larks
Thirsty Whale Tavern, 40 Cottage St, Bar Harbor, 207-288-9335
New wave country disco pop sung around the electric campfire. Songs you know and love. Dancing required. No cover charge.

9:00AM-5:00PM - ART SHOW – 61st Annual Art Show
Village Green, Bar Harbor
At the 61st annual Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Art Show, more than 30 artists will display and sell their original works in oils, watercolors, acrylics, photography and other media. Rain or shine. For more information call 207-288-5103.

5:00PM-Brass Extravaganza!
Village Green, www.BarHarborBrass.org
A concert of great brass music and American favorites! Free.

7:00PM – BOOK READING AND SIGNING
Jesup Memorial Library, 34 Mt. Desert St, Bar Harbor, 207-288-4245
Author Stuart Woods to read and sign. A reception to follow.

9:30PM-1:00AM – CONCERT – Travis and Matt
Thirsty Whale Tavern, 40 Cottage St, Bar Harbor, 207-288-9335
Folk rock.

10:00AM-5:00PM - ART SHOW – 61st Annual Art Show
Village Green, Bar Harbor
At the 61st annual Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Art Show, more than 30 artists will display and sell their original works in oils, watercolors, acrylics, photography and other media. Rain or shine. For more information call 207-288-5103.

4:00PM – BOOK READING AND SIGNING
Jesup Memorial Library, 34 Mt. Desert St, Bar Harbor, 207-288-4245
Author/artist, Emily Bracale to read and sign her book titled, In the Lyme-Light: Portraits of Illness and Healing. A reception to follow.