Dan Blakeslee, left, opened the 2009 Hot Summer Nights Concert season. Slaid Cleaves, right, put on a great show for his hometown fans
If you couldn’t make it to last week’s kick off concert for Hot Summer Nights with Slaid Cleaves and Dan Blakeslee, you are probably wondering how it went given the [...]
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Hot Summer Nights, Very Hot Despite the Rain
Intro to Shooting Sports for Women at SB Rod & Gun Ass.
[ July 19, 2009; 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] An Introduction to the Shooting Sports for Women will be presented from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm on Sunday, July 19, 2009 at the South Berwick Rod and Gun Association, Route 236 in South Berwick, ME.
The event will begin with a program on gun safety, followed by on-range individual instruction in pistol, rifle and shotgun. [...]
Out and About: The Early Bird Cafe
I finally had a chance to spend some time at The Early Bird Cafe. The place looks absolutely wonderful. The new paint, new furnishings, and uncluttered arrangement give it a light open feeling that makes you want to sit and stay awhile. Besides coffee, teas, bagels, and biscotti, they have now added a selection of [...]
Be Creative @ Your Library Summer Program
[ July 9, 2009; 10:00 am; July 10, 2009; 1:00 pm; July 13, 2009; 10:00 am; 6:30 pm; July 15, 2009; 6:30 pm; July 16, 2009; 10:00 am; July 17, 2009; 1:00 pm; ] Registration for South Berwick Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, “Be Creative @ Your Library” continues and must be done in person at the Library. The program is open to all children 2-16. In addition to special activities, participants will be eligible for prizes and drawings.
Thursday, July 9, 10 a.m. “Miss Mary Mac Jump Rope Rhymes.” [...]
The Way They Were: Year of the Kitchen Program at Hamilton House
[ July 18, 2009; 10:00 am to 11:30 am. September 19, 2009; 10:00 am to 11:30 am. ] The Way They Were Tour Year of the Kitchen Program*
Saturdays, July 18 and September 19, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Hamilton House, South Berwick, Me.
207-384-2454
Admission: $8 Historic New England members, $12 nonmembers
Please note: Registration required
Go behind-the-scenes on a special tour focusing on the lives of early twentieth-century servants. Hear about the daily routines of domestics, groundskeepers, and [...]
Slaid Cleaves & Hot Summer Nights at Marshwood High School
This from the crew at Hot Summer Nights who want you to be dry and comfortable:
Unless there is a complete weather reversal….
Tonight: Hot Summer Nights, July 2 – Slaid Cleaves (with Dan Blakeslee opening)
6:30-8:00 at Marshwood High School Auditorium
Pizza and drinks will be sold prior to the show.
Come support our “homegrown” musicians!
Hamilton House Sundays in the Garden Concerts
[ 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 [...]
Hamilton House Landscape & Garden Tour
[ 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 [...]
First Annual Fair Tide Golf Tournament @ The Links at Outlook
[ 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 [...]
Anything Goes for Marshwood Education Foundation
[ 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 [...]
Library News: Knit-erature & Children’s Summer Reading Program
News from your Library for the week of June 15, 2009, brought to you by Friends of the South Berwick Public Library.
Knit-erature Book Group will meet Monday, June 15, at 7 p.m. Knitters, stitchers and crafters of all interests are invited to come and work on their projects and discuss their current reads. [...]
Hot Summer Nights – 10th Year
[ 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 [...]
Kid’s Day 2009 in Pictures
South Berwick’s first Kid’s Day was almost too good for words. According to Jen Houghton, one of the master minds behind the day, the planning committee was happy when the first 20 kids and parents showed up. They must have been ecstatic by the end of the day because it looked as though hundreds took [...]
Family Donates WWII Soldier’s Letters to Counting House Museum
Elaine Pelletier Holland of Rochester, NH, and Norman J. Pelletier of Gorham, ME, contributed their father’s war correspondence, journal and other memorabilia. Two other relatives, Lloyd Pelletier of York and Theresa Wilkinson of South Berwick, gave copies of their extensive family genealogy and family photos.
Items from the collection are now on display in a small [...]
To Do List: Live Music at Elysium Arts Folk Club
[ 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 [...]
More details about South Berwick First Annual Kids Day
Children always ask, “Why is there a Mother’s Day and a Father’s Day but no Kid’s Day.” Well, in South Berwick there is now a Kid’s Day.
The first ever South Berwick Kids’ Festival will be held 11 to 4 pm Saturday, June 6, on Main Street in downtown South Berwick.
Kids and anyone they bring along [...]
Old Berwick Historical Society: Walking Tour Of River Landing
[ 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 [...]
Marshwood Education Foundation Kickoff Dinner & Auction
Buy your tickets now! Help make our schools better.
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
Front row seats atop Fenway’s “Green Monster,” a week in Orlando or weekend at Loon Mountain for six or [...]
South Berwick Emergency Rescue: EMS Week Kick Off
[ 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 [...]
Historic New England: A Sailor’s Life for Me!
[ 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 [...]
York Energy & Climate Fair
[ 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 [...]
Marshwood Project Graduation Auction – This Friday
Just a few more days until the Marshwood Project Graduation Auction. Their just released auction booklet lists the incredible assortment of auction items. There is something for everyone, from practical to luxurious, and some that are just plain fun. Check out the list of items and then go support Marshwood’s Project Graduation. (Download the Auction [...]
First Ever: South Berwick Kid’s Day
[ 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 [...]
Artists of Salmon Falls Mills Open Studio Day
[ 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 [...]
Center for Wildlife presents “Wild About Spring”
[ 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 [...]
Marshwood Project Graduation Auction-May 1
[ 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 [...]
Great Works Regional Land Trust Hikes
[ 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 [...]
Marshwood Education Foundation Dinner & Auction
[ 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, [...]
This Weekend: Easter Messiah, Oklahoma, & Bagpipes!
There’s lots to do this weekend:
Community Chorus at South Berwick: Easter Messiah
The critically acclaimed Community Chorus at South Berwick will perform Messiah Parts II and III, which some call the “Easter Messiah,” over Palm Sunday weekend in Dover and Exeter, N.H. It will be presented much as it premiered in April 1742, with soloists [...]
Marshwood High Musical: Oklahoma
[ 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 [...]
