Art exhibit
BANGOR — The Bangor Campus of the University of Maine at Augusta is host to an art exhibit, “Where We Stand,” by artist Esther Gilbert.
Gilbert earned a bachelor’s degree in art education and a master’s degree in liberal studies from the University of Maine. After retiring from teaching high school in 2000, she had a 10-year career teaching art to college students at UMA-Bangor.
The 31 drawings in “Where We Stand” are of shoes — footwear of men and women, living and dead, some world-famous, others famous only to family and friends, all remarkable.
For information, call Nottage Library, UMA-Bangor, at 262-7900.
Tales of the Allagash
BANGOR — Maine author, humorist and former Allagash Waterway Supervisor Tim Caverly will spins tales about the Allagash region 7-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at the Sea Dog Brewing Co. 26 Front St. Caverly said he has provided 143 programs to more than 4,800 students from Maine to New Hampshire and has donated nearly 1,400 books to 119 schools throughout New England.
The event is free to attend.
Maine Art Museum Trail
BANGOR — From Ogunquit to Bangor, the museums on the Maine Art Museum Trail showcase more than 53,000 works of art, from ancient to contemporary, in collections featuring works by the many artists associated with Maine, such as Marsden Hartley, Winslow Homer, Alex Katz, Rockwell Kent, John Marin and Louise Nevelson. This exhibition will feature works chosen by the museum directors on the Trail and will highlight a variety of work including paintings, sculpture, works on paper and photography. The Trail museums include Bates College Museum of Art in Lewiston, Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick, Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Ogunquit Museum of American Art in Ogunquit, Portland Museum of Art in Portland and University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor. In 2015, the Monhegan Historical and Cultural Museum on Monhegan Island will join the Trail.
‘Peter Pan’
BREWER — The winter season of Next Generation Theatre youth program will kick off with the musical “Peter Pan Jr,” an updated version based on the Disney film and J.M. Barrie’s play.
Director and choreographer Ariel Grenier and her teen co-directors Elliot Tuttle, Emily Hughes, Kate Fogg and Laura Gordon along with many student interns have taken on the challenge of directing 60 local children in the musical.
“Peter Pan Jr.” will be staged at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14; 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15; 2 p.m. Sunday, November 16; 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21; 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22; and 2 p.m. Sunday, November 23.
Tickets are $7, $4 children 17 and under. Tickets may be purchased at the gift shop at Between Friends Art Center or reserved by calling 989-7100.
Tickets also are available for Next Generation Theatre’s youth production of “Into the Woods” to be performed in December.
NORTHPORT — The sixth annual Art-Full Gifts Holiday Show Friday through Sunday, Nov. 21-23, at Point Lookout in Northport will feature 50 exhibitors who create fine art, fine craft , wearable art and artisan made gourmet foods.
The Gala Opening preview party will kick off the show at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21. Shop for gifts, and meet friends over a cocktail while listening to a top live jazz duet.
The Art-Full Cafe will feature whole food lunches available for purchase.
Attendees may make use of hiking trails and paved road to the summit of the point, which features a stunning view of Penobscot Bay.
Event parking is free.
Show admission is $10 on Friday and includes live jazz and complimentary gourmet tastings from artisan food exhibitors and select area restaurants; $3 on Saturday and Sunday, with all day interactive craft demonstrations. Admission proceeds will benefit Coastal Mountains Land Trust.
Lecture on the Shakers
ROCKLAND — Michael Graham, director of Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum will present a lecture, “The Sabbathday Lake Shakers and the Rickers of the Poland Spring: A Scrapbook History,” at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the auditorium at the Farnsworth Art Museum. The lecture is in conjunction with the current Shaker exhibition at the Farnsworth.
The lecture will explore the Shakers’ 150-year long relationship with generations of the Ricker family. The story begins with the land swap that provided the Rickers with the property on which they discovered and developed the famous Poland Mineral Spring, and extends through the heyday of the Poland Spring Hotel, where the Shakers made multiple sales each week for nearly 50 years. Through this interaction, deep, lasting friendships were built that shaped Shaker life at Sabbathday Lake.
Admission is $5 museum members, $8 others. “Will call” tickets may be purchased at farnsworthmuseum.org/education and must be picked up at the Main Lobby admission desk the day of the event. Advance tickets are available in the museum store. “Day-of” tickets will be available for purchase at the main admission desk. Phone reservations will not be available.
The exhibition, “The Shakers: From Mount Lebanon to the World” is on display in the Farnsworth Art Museum’s Morehouse Wing through Jan. 4. Lead Sponsors of the exhibition are the Henry Luce Foundation, the Davis Family Foundation and an anonymous donor. Exhibition Sponsors are Allen Insurance and Financial, Chilton Furniture of Maine, Lie-Nielsen Toolworks, the Grasshopper Shop of Rockland and Windsor Chairmakers. The primary media sponsor of the exhibition is Maine Home + Design.