Schoodic Arts Festival 2008

Monday July 28 - Sunday Aug 10, 2008

The Art of Fishing

A two week celebration of arts and culture, including 66 Workshops, 14 Evening Performances, free Brown Bag lunchtime performances, an Art Show, a Silent Auction, and much, much more.

Click here for REGISTRATION FORM. (Adobe Acrobat format, 97 KB)

Click here for SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION. (Adobe Acrobat format, 97 KB)

Performances

14 events, one every evening at 7 PM at Hammond Hall.

Diverse mix of music, juggling, dance and more. 2008 events include: TWO- performing high tech juggling and fire eating, Debi Irons dancing modern jazz dance, Conjuring Caroll - magic and fun all wrapped up in one!, Amerantouche performing Gypsy Jazz, Honky Tonk Confidential playing alt/retro, and the UMM Ukelele Club! Learn about the History of the Lobster, go to the theater with the Meetinghouse Theatre Lab's performance of ART, enjoy the Schoodic Arts Show Choirs' Oliver Twist and Dance Evolution. Come celebrate summer with the caribbean music of the SAFA Steel Pan Bands - all three of them! Learn about the Secret Life of Lobsters with author Trevor Carson, contra dance the night away with the Sheep Island Rovers, and join us for the Final Festival Showcase- where visual artists will display their works, and workshop participants will show what they have learned!

2008 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Workshops

We offer about 60 courses in many areas of the arts at modest fees. Continuing Education credits are available to teachers for all workshops, please call for details.

Workshops include classes in Honoring the Native Culture of Maine, Visual Arts, Dance, Music, Craft, Fiber Arts, Theater Arts, and more!

2008 WORKSHOPS LISTING

Brown Bag Lunch Performances

Join us for free entertainment every day at the Prospect Harbor Women's Club, from noon - 1 pm, featuring singers, dancers, lecturers, storytellers, and more! Brown bag lunches will be for sale for $6, or bring your own lunch.

2008 BROWN BAG LUNCH PERFORMANCES

Art Show

View works of fine art and fine crafts- including Sculpture, Painting, Hand-woven Fiber Art, Blown Glass, Handcrafted Jewelry Design, Photography and more! The Art Show will be held on Saturday, August 9 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Hammond Hall in Winter Harbor .

ART SHOW

Silent Auction

Please join us for our annual silent art auction, Sunday, July 27, at Hammond Hall, Winter Harbor, from 3 pm - 6 pm. The hall will be filled with donated arts-related items for you to bid on. Come and have some fun, help us kick off the festival, buy some great items, and help support Schoodic Arts for All!

SILENT AUCTION

Volunteers

We seek volunteers. Please call 963-2569 for more information.

T-shirts

Get your 2008 Schoodic Arts Festival T-Shirts!

With a Vitruvian Lobster (in true DaVinci style, with backwards script and everything!) on back of shirt, and the Schoodic Arts for All logo over left chest front.

100% Cotton – Available in various colors and sizes. *"Yellow with Green" only available for Volunteers!

Adults - $15, Kids - $12

Call 963.2569 or email info@schoodicarts.org to place your order. T-shirts will be available at the tent and at Hammond Hall during the Schoodic Arts Festival.

Donations

Your donation makes this festival possible and is tax deductible.

Scholarships

The Scholarship Committee hopes to enable all to participate in the arts by awarding these scholarships. Please submit a scholarship application form.

Thanks to the C. F. Adams Charitable Trust and the Stone Family Foundation for their assistance in making this festival possible. Also thanks to Bumblebee Foods LLC, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust and Realty of Maine.

Transportation

During the Festival, a free bus will operate throughout the day between Winter Harbor and Prospect Harbor.

Click here for REGISTRATION FORM.

Click here for SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION.