Life in South Berwick, Maine
[ July 5, 2009; 4:00 pm; July 12, 2009; 4:00 pm; July 19, 2009; 4:00 pm; July 26, 2009; 4:00 pm; ] Historic New England, Hamilton House, South Berwick, Maine
Sundays in the Garden Concert Series
Sundays in July at 4 p.m. in the garden at Hamilton House
The beautiful gardens and sweeping view of the Salmon Falls River provide a picture perfect setting for these relaxed late-afternoon concerts. Pack your picnic basket and lawn chair and come prepared to [...]
[ June 25, 2009; 10:30 am to 11:30 am. July 23, 2009; 10:30 am to 11:30 am. ] Thursdays, June 25 and July 23, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Hamilton House, South Berwick, Me.
Phone: 207-384-2454
Admission: Free to Garden and Landscape members, $6 Historic New England members, $12 nonmembers
Please note: Registration required
Take part in a special opportunity to learn about the landscape and gardens at Hamilton House with Historic New England’s Piscataqua Region Landscape Manager [...]
[ June 18, 2009; 1:00 pm; ] First Annual Fair Tide Golf Tournament
The Links at Outlook, South Berwick, ME
Thursday, June 18 at 1PM
$100pp includes 18 Holes of Golf with Cart and GPS
Contests and Prizes; Award Dinner Ceremony
Raffles and Auction Items During Dinner
Or, Join for Dinner, Raffles and Auction for $25 at 6PM
Contact Diana Flynn at 207-451-0020 or flynngolf@comcast.net to Register
Fair Tide Golf [...]
[ June 19, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. June 26, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 3, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 10, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 17, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 24, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 31, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. August 7, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. August 14, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. August 21, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. August 28, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. September 4, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. September 11, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. September 18, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. September 25, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Grown by our neighbors and picked in season!
Fridays 3-6pm Rain or Shine!
June 12 - October 2009
North Berwick Town Hall Parking Lot
Buy from these local food growers and producers, including several from South Berwick:
Berry Best Farm, Lebanon, Me: fresh picked fruit and jams
Borealis Breads, Wells, Me: whole grain breads, pastries, cookies
Buddha’s Burning Buns, S. Berwick, Me: [...]
[ July 11, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] Marshwood Education Foundation in collaboration with the Hackmatack Playhouse is hosting “Anything Goes” on Saturday, July 11th at 8PM. Tickets are $20.00 each and can be bought from Hilda Howell at 384-2908 or jimhilda@msn.com.
This lively musical features our very own Marshwood Music Director, Tanya West, and Stacie Cocola, English teacher. Stacie’s husband, John Payne, and [...]
[ July 2, 2009; 6:30 pm; July 9, 2009; 6:30 pm; July 16, 2009; 6:30 pm; July 23, 2009; 6:30 pm; July 30, 2009; 6:30 pm; August 6, 2009; 5:00 pm; August 13, 2009; 6:30 pm; August 20, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] Ten years of Hot Summer Nights in South Berwick!
(Note: July 2 opener with Slaid Cleaves and Dan Blakeslee will be held at Marshwood High School Auditorium)
On Thursday nights in July and August, residents of the area will once again be able to tote picnics,blankets and babies into the village to listen to music in the [...]
[ June 13, 2009; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Green Business in the Community
FREE outdoor family event on sustainable commerce, green art and more
Saturday June 13th, 11am-3pm, Haley Art Gallery, 178 Haley Road in Kittery, ME. off of Rt. 1 at the outlets.
The Green Alliance, a local green business union made up of 57 sustainable entrepreneurs, in conjunction with the Haley Art Gallery, is [...]
[ June 20, 2009; 9:00 am; ] To spotlight the problem of invasive plants in the community, the South Berwick Conservation Commission will join forces with the South Berwick Garden Club to sponsor a cleanup of traffic islands in the municipal parking lot at the corner of Main and Norton Streets at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 20.
“This is an ideal opportunity for [...]
[ June 4, 2009; 8:00 pm; June 5, 2009; 8:00 pm; June 6, 2009; 8:00 pm; June 12, 2009; 8:00 pm; June 13, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] Elysium Arts Folk Club is offering two weeks of great live music.
Elysium Arts Folk Club is located in the Lower Mills in Rollinsford, NH. The Folk Club provides a forum for performers in a comfortable, homey, family oriented atmosphere where the music can shine. Food and beverage offerings include local favorites, White Heron Tea and [...]
[ June 6, 2009; 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] A South Berwick sea captain captured by pirates. Gundalows unloading fresh lobsters and merchandise from the far corners of the globe. Hundreds of mill workers weaving cotton into textiles. Arson attacks and battles over liquor laws.
These bits of local history will be visited on the Old Berwick Historical Society’s Tour of Quamphegan Landing to be [...]
[ May 27, 2009; 10:30 am; June 10, 2009; 10:30 am; June 24, 2009; 10:30 am; ] Midweek Worship Service & Support Group For Caregivers And Care Recipients
(Particularly those with any type of dementia)
May 27, June 10 & June 24, 10:30 am
First Parish Federated Church, 150 Main Street, South Berwick, Maine
The support group begins with a brief time of non-denominational worship, music, Scripture and stories. Following each service, trained volunteers will participate [...]
[ June 1, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] Mark your calendar. Be part of the decision making process about the town budget. If you don’t go, others will decide the future of your town. This year there is some free child care available.
The Annual Town Budget Meeting will be held on June 1, 2009 at 6:30 pm in the Richard P. Gagnon Auditorium [...]
[ May 16, 2009; ] South Berwick Emergency Rescue will be kicking off EMS Week with a barbeque at the rescue station, 71 Norton St. (South Berwick Community Center) on Saturday, May 16.
This year’s EMS Week theme is “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” and South Berwick Emergency Rescue will be offering free food as well as a blood pressure check and blood [...]
[ May 16, 2009; 9:00 am to 10:30 am. May 23, 2009; 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. ]
The Great Works River Watershed Coalition (GWRWC) is a volunteer group that monitors the water quality of the Great Works River and its tributaries at sites in Sanford, North Berwick, and South Berwick. The group seeks volunteers and members to assist in the biweekly monitoring program that begins on Saturday, May 30. Coalition members and [...]
[ May 16, 2009; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Historic New England presents:
A Sailor’s Life for Me!
When: Saturday, May 16, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Where: Hamilton House, South Berwick, Me.
Phone: 207-384-2454
Admission: HNE adult members $3 / HNE child members free/ $8 adult nonmembers / $4 child nonmembers
Explore the early Maritime History of South Berwick at the Hamilton House. Did you know that Hamilton House [...]
[ May 2, 2009; 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] Saturday, May 2, 2009, 8:30 to 12:30, York Middle School, York, Maine
There will be vendors promoting energy and climate related products and services, seminars and workshops on related topics, presentations from student projects, and keynote speaker John Kerry, Director of the Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security. This is an opportunity to meet and [...]
[ May 9, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] The Friends of the Library are holding their Annual Book Sale Saturday, May 9, from 9-1 (rain date May 16) and volunteers are needed to help out with this major fundraiser. Book donations have been coming in all winter so there are a lot of books to sort prior to the sale, and posters and [...]
[ June 6, 2009; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] The South Berwick Kid’s Day Committee says “mark your calendar” so you don’t miss this special day:
Saturday, June 6 will be South Berwick Maine’s very first Kid’s Day. This year’s theme is South Berwick “A Great Staycation”. It is a day to celebrate our kids having fun and to recognize their many accomplishments.
Kid’s Day 2009 [...]
[ May 9, 2009; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Artists of Salmon Falls Mills Open Studio Day
Rollinsford, NH
Saturday, May 9, 2009, 10am-5pm
Come tour the historic mills of Rollinsford where dozens of artists and guest artists invite the public to their semi-annual event.
Painters, photographers, woodworkers, printmakers and sculptors open their studios to the public. See live performances, visit the Front Street Market and Children’s Art [...]
[ April 23, 2009; 7:30 pm; ] [caption id="attachment_935" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Hamilton House Garden, South Berwick, ME"][/caption]
Gardens of the Isles of Shoals and of the Hamilton House in South Berwick will be the subject of an illustrated lecture at 7:30 pm Thursday, April 23 at Berwick Academy’s Jeppesen Science Center on Academy Street, South Berwick. The program, “Shoals and Tidewater,” is presented [...]
[ April 18, 2009; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Wild About Spring
Saturday, April 18, 2-4pm
American Legion Post 56, 9 Hannaford Drive, York, Maine
Learn about the Center for Wildlife’s History and Mission, and meet some of our staff, volunteers, and wildlife ambassadors (hawks, owls, turtles and other surprises!)
Come from 2-3pm for a member reception. CFW will also welcome new members to join the Friends of [...]
[ April 18, 2009; ] The South Berwick Conservation Commission is asking South Berwick residents to join the local Earth Day Clean Up on Saturday, April 18, 2009. Team up with friends and family to “adopt” a road and make it the cleanest in town.
Clean up your own street or road or you can join a special effort this year [...]
[ May 1, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] Marshwood Project Graduation Auction
Friday, May 1, 2009
6:30 p.m., viewing at 5:30 p.m.
Marshwood High School, Rt. 236, South Berwick
Silent and Live Auction items, and Raffles are all part of the fun-raiser. Some of the auction items include: Red Sox Tickets vs. Yankees, Patriot Tickets, Nascar Tickets, Family Membership at the Works, Shade Tree from Salmon Falls [...]
[ April 18, 2009; 9:30 am; May 1, 2009; 1:00 pm; May 2, 2009; 2:00 pm; May 17, 2009; 2:00 pm; ] The Great Works Regional Land Trust has announced its spring hike schedule. For all the details go to gwrlt.org
April Vernal Pools
April is all about Vernal Pools and their riches: Fairy shrimp, caddis fly cases, egg masses of wood frogs and salamanders, to mention a few. Please bring the kids, but no dogs!
April 18th - 9:30-11:30am [...]
[ May 30, 2009; 6:00 pm; ]
Save this date!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Marshwood Education Foundation
Kick-off Dinner & Live Auction
Regatta Banquet & Conference Center
Eliot Commons, Route 236, Eliot, Maine
Cocktails: 6 pm followed by dinner, raffle & live auction
Tickets $25.00
Celebrate the new foundation and make your bid for goods and services generously donated for your pleasure!
Orlando, Loon & North Conway Condos
Personal lessons – Art, [...]
[ April 18, 2009; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] An invitation from Bruce Whitney:
Old Fields Burying Ground on Vine Street
Saturday, April 18 - 9:00 am to noon
Help care for an important part of historic South Berwick. This cemetery has graves dating back to the town’s earliest days
Bring gloves, rakes, tarps and a good appetite. Lunch is provided at noon/ (Rain Date Sunday April 19)
Over [...]
[ April 2, 2009; 7:00 pm; April 3, 2009; 7:00 pm; April 4, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] Marshwood High School’s Spring Musical coming up!
Marshwood High School presents
Rogers and Hammerstein’s
“OKLAHOMA”
April 2, 3 amd 4 , 2009. 7:00 PM (Thurs. Friday and Sat. nights)
Wesley Kennedy Center for Performing Arts..Marshwood High School
For tickets call 384-4500 or www.sad35.net
Music By Richard Rogers.. Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 11
Based on the play “Green Grow the Lilacs” by [...]
[ March 31, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] The Road to Energy Savings: Regional Alternative Transportation and You!
March 31, 6:30 pm
Kittery Trading Post, Route One—Kittery
Find out what’s happening in the KEYS (Kittery, Eliot, York, South Berwick) region to help lower carbon emissions, and take part in a discussion of transportation issues and alternatives.
Presenters
Tom Reinauer - Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission
Connie Garber - York [...]
[ April 5, 2009; 1:00 pm; ] Eat, Drink, & Be Merry - The Barn Tavern – Local Moms Raise Money to fight Breast Cancer
Sunday April 5th, 1 PM at The Barn Tavern in Dover, New Hampshire.
It’s going to be a hoot and can’t be missed. It’s all to help raise funds and awareness for the Avon Breast Cancer Walk- Washington [...]
[ April 1, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] All current and former members of the South Berwick Public Library’s Book Discussion Group are invited to a reunion to both reminisce and plan for the future on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at 7 PM at the Library, as the 200th meeting approaches. Those who are interested in joining a book group are also welcome.
The [...]
