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November 2019
Workshop: Beeswax Candles with Arlene Wren
Arlene Wren will teach the art of Beeswax Candlemaking on Saturday, November 17 from 2-4 pm, at Eastport Arts Center. Each participant will create hand-rolled candles from embossed beeswax sheets, in their choice of various sized pillars or spirals. The wax will be available in cornflower blue, cranberry, forest green, french blue, holiday red, hunter green, ivory, mint, and natural. Participants will cut each beeswax sheet and their candle wick, then warm the wax with a hair dryer prior to…
Find out more »Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert Series
The Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra (PBSO) finishes its fall concert series with three performances: Friday, November 15 at 7: P.M. at the Eastport Arts Center; Saturday, November 16 at 3: P.M. at the Centre Street Congregational Church in Machias; and Sunday, November 17 at 3:00 P.M. at the Calais Congregational Church. The program begins with Paganini’s Violin Concerto #1, played and conducted by Trond Saeverud, and ends with Schubert’s Symphony #9 (The Great). PBSO is a constituent group of the…
Find out more »Embodied Yoga & Mindfulness
Lilli Danaea, RYT, will lead a weekly class focused on mindfulness practice, breath awareness, proper alignment and building strength and flexibility. Please bring your mat if you have one! Cost by sliding fee scale, $8-12. Info: lillireally@gmail.com. Please note: NEW students are invited to try their first class free of charge in November or December.
Find out more »International Dance
All Eastern European countries have at least some tradition of music and dance, usually celebrated by a Sunday Afternoon “Hora” (or dance) in the town square. Come learn these dances to exciting Greek, Romanian, Bulgarian and Israeli music. Everyone, including beginners, is welcome to come and explore this great tradition. By donation. For more information, please email info@eastportartscenter.org.
Find out more »Interest Meeting for Stage East’s New Year’s Eve Show
Stage East, eastern Washington County’s community theater, is seeking performers for their 1940’s-style radio play of the beloved movie It’s A Wonderful Life. The show will be performed twice on New Year’s Eve at the Eastport Arts Center. The play has a flexible cast that can have speaking parts for up to ten males and ten females. In addition, there is a need for people who are willing to do the work of making the sound effects on stage. A…
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8th Annual Holiday Market
Eastport Arts Center’s 8th Annual Holiday Market, a warm and friendly occasion for shoppers to peruse an array of varied, mainly handmade goods, will be held on Saturday, November 30 from 10 am to 2 pm. The center will feature a market café serving homemade soups, breads and treats, and diners and shoppers alike will enjoy live seasonal music by John Smith. Merchandise available will include folk art, mosaics, jewelry, books, rag dolls, rustic home decor, stained glass, beaded earrings,…
Find out more »December 2019
Ecstatic Dance
Ecstatic Dance has resumed weekly meetings at Eastport Arts Center. All are invited to come and dance to great rhythmic music and move however they wish on Tuesdays from 5-6 pm, weather permitting. Attendees should wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring water to drink. $3 suggested donation. For more information please email info@eastportartscenter.org.
Find out more »Laugh Lab!
Come split your sides at Stage East’s newest offering, LAUGH LAB on December 4th and 11th from 6-8pm at the Eastport Arts Center. This recurring class lead by Island Institute fellow, Mark Macey, will incorporate improv, sketch comedy, and clowning. Participants will work to develop a sense of ease and play on stage while sharpening their comedic sensibilities. Whether you like to chuckle, chortle, cackle, or tee-hee, this is the class for you! In the new year, LAUGH LAB will…
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Quoddy Voices: Classics of the Season
Quoddy Voices will ring in the upcoming holidays with a pair of concerts on Friday, December 6 (7 pm) and Sunday, December 8 (3 pm) at the Eastport Arts Center. The program theme is Classics of the Season. Naturally enough, the first half consists of well known arias and choruses from the “Christmas” portion of George Frederick Handel's Messiah. Soloists are Robert French (tenor), John Franklin (bass), Barbara Smith (alto) and Jenny Gillies (soprano). The voices will be accompanied by…
Find out more »Quoddy Voices: Classics of the Season
Quoddy Voices will ring in the upcoming holidays with a pair of concerts on Friday, December 6 (7 pm) and Sunday, December 8 (3 pm) at the Eastport Arts Center. The program theme is Classics of the Season. Naturally enough, the first half consists of well known arias and choruses from the “Christmas” portion of George Frederick Handel's Messiah. Soloists are Robert French (tenor), John Franklin (bass), Barbara Smith (alto) and Jenny Gillies (soprano). The voices will be accompanied by…
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The work of Eastport Arts Center is funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.