SUMMER 2007 EVENTS

August Special Exhibits - Weaving

Perkins Family Heirloom Coverlet Reproduced
Design drafted by Ronald King
Materials provided by Kathleen Smith
Coverlet woven by Carole Larson

Demonstrations:
Overshot Weaving, with Carole Larson,
Sundays & Wednesdays in August

Indigo Dyeing, with Kathleen Smith
Spinning, with Patty Hutchins
August 8th

9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 
                                    

Workshop: Create Outfits for Life-size "Paper" Dolls
An invitation to homeschoolers
Taking place at Emerson Hall, lunch provided
The life-size "paper" dolls will be part of a summer exhibit (see above).
Call 326-9247 to register by April 27th

 2-5 p.m.                


 

Teachers' Day
A chance for teachers to discover firsthand
the educational benefits we can offer your students.
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street 

 3 p.m.                   


 

4-6 p.m.                 




 

Workshop series: Identifying Rocks & Minerals - part 1.
Geologist Roger Hooke, Ph.D.
Registration for entire 4 part series required.
Limited to 10 participants.
Call 326-9247 by June 1st to register.
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

4-6 p.m.             


 

Workshop series: Identifying Rocks & Minerals - part 2
Geologist Roger Hooke, Ph.D.
Advance series registration required. See June 14 listing.
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

3 p.m.                

Members' Reception
Classical guitarist, Jesse Reed
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

4-6 p.m.             


 

Workshop series: Identifying Rocks & Minerals - part 3
Geologist Roger Hooke, Ph.D.
Advance series registration required. See June 14 listing.
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

10:30 a.m.       



 

Eastern State Normal School Annual Alumni Meeting
10:30 coffee/pastries; noon luncheon
Business meeting followed by speaker, Esther Rauch, PhD.
Reservation required for luncheon by June 15.
Hosted by Wilson Museum at Maine Maritime Academy

4-6 p.m.             


 

Workshop series: Identifying Rocks & Minerals - part 4
Geologist Roger Hooke, Ph.D.
Advance series registration required. See June 14 listing.
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

2-5 p.m.                

 

Demonstration: Fireside Cooking 
John Perkins House
As part of guided tour: $5

2-5 p.m.                

 

Demonstration: Fireside Cooking 
John Perkins House
As part of guided tour: $5

2-5 p.m.                

 

Demonstration: Fireside Cooking 
John Perkins House
As part of guided tour: $5

3 p.m.                   
 

Concert:  Ellacappella - local women's singing group
A cappella music of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

3 p.m.                   


 

Presentation/book signing: Letters Home from Sea: The Life and Letters of Solon J. Hanson
Lucy Jane Webster & Meg Ann Noah, authors
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

3 p.m.                   


 

Presentation: Traveling the World through Myth & Story
Johanna Sweet, storyteller
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

10 a.m. - noon      



 

Demonstration: Gold Leaf Water Gilding
Atelier Gilding & Framing
Registration required. Limit 15 attendees.
Call 326-9247 by July 15th  to register.
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

7 p.m.                   

 

Fishing, Farming & Fun in the Summertime: Way Back When
Co-sponsored by Bagaduce Watershed Association
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

2-5 p.m.                   

 

Demonstration: Overshot Weaving, with Carole Larson
Sundays & Wednesdays in August
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

3 p.m.                   
 

Preserving the Past Series: Heritage Scrapbooking
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

3 p.m.                   

 

Presentation/book signing: The Secret Life of Lobsters
Trevor Corson, author
Co-sponsored by Bagaduce Watershed Association
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

2-5 p.m.                
 

Demonstration: Indigo Dyeing, Kathleen Smith
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

2-5 p.m.                
 

Demonstration: Spinning
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

2-5 p.m.                

 

Demonstration: Fireside Cooking 
John Perkins House
As part of guided tour: $5

3 p.m.                   
 

Preserving the Past Series: Diaries & Journals
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

2-5 p.m.                

 

Demonstration: Fireside Cooking 
John Perkins House
As part of guided tour: $5

2-5 p.m.                

 

Demonstration: Fireside Cooking 
John Perkins House
As part of guided tour: $5

3 p.m.                   
 

Preserving the Past Series: Documenting Cemeteries
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

3 p.m.                   
 

Preserving the Past Series: Field Music of the American Civil War
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

7 p.m.                   

 

Presentation: New England's Early Quilts and Quilters
Textile Consultant Lynne Bassett
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

3 p.m.                   

 

Demonstration: Appliqué
Castine quilter Charleen Wiseman
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

2-5 p.m.               
    


 

Presentation: Penobscot Culture and Contemporary Issues
Penobscot Nation Activist and former Tribal Chief, Barry Dana 
Talk will be followed by drumming & dancing
Co-sponsored by Bagaduce Watershed Association
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

2-5 p.m.              
 

Demonstration: Penobscot Basket Making, Caron Shay
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street

8:30 a.m. 
                         

                
 

Maine Old Cemetery Association Annual Meeting
Curiosities and Commodities: Egyptian Mummies Downeast
Speaker S. J. Wolfe, Senior Cataloger American Antiquarian Society
Public is welcome - reservations required for luncheon by Sept. 24.
Wilson Museum, 120 Perkins Street