June 2018
Workshop: Introduction to Practical Chainmaille with Gerald Myrick
Eastport Arts Center will offer Introduction to Practical Chainmaille, a workshop with Gerald Myrick, on Saturday, June 23 from 2-4 pm. Participants will learn three basic chainmaille weave patterns. Using these techniques, each participant will create three projects of their own, to include two jewelry pieces and one home decor item. Myrick is lead designer for Coastal Whims, crafting beautiful jewelry from locally found materials. A self-taught artisan experienced in a variety of metalsmithing techniques, Myrick’s other varied talents include 15…
Find out more »EAC’s Summer Workshop Series: Nature Prints & Eco-Dyeing
Eastport Arts Center’s Summer Workshop Series, which features offerings on summer Tuesdays from 1-3 pm, begins with Sara Myrick's Nature Prints and Eco-Dyeing on June 26. In Myrick’s workshop, participants of all ages will be presented with a variety of techniques for transferring plant pigments and other natural pigments onto fabric and paper. Each participant will leave with a variety of completed projects. Myrick is a certified local art educator who has led many workshops at EAC and is co-owner…
Find out more »Open Dance Hour
A weekly dance group will continue to meet at Eastport Arts Center on Wednesdays from 5-6 pm. All are invited to come and dance to great rhythmic music and move however they wish (there will be no instruction); the group’s motto is: “dance to release stress, and not to impress.” Attendees should wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring water to drink. Music requests are encouraged; children are welcome to attend. Organizer Dagny Silins says, “Dance, because no one's watching. Dance…
Find out more »Life Drawing Workshop
The Eastport Arts Center will be resuming its Life Drawing Workshop after a long winter's break, beginning June 6th. It will meet each Wednesday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 on the first floor of the Arts Center. Students and artists may sign up for four weeks at a time; however drop-ins are also welcome. Participants in this two hour weekly workshop will approach drawing the figure through a series of short exercises that lead to an hour long study, using the…
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 »July 2018
14th Annual Moose Island Follies with Tim Sample, Master of Ceremonies
The 14th Annual Moose Island Follies, EAC’s spectacular fundraiser, will be held at 4 pm and 7:30 pm on Tuesday, July 3. The action-packed variety show will include music, theater, comedy, and more; this year’s show features Tim Sample, well known New England humorist, as master of ceremonies. The lineup of talent includes a mix of new acts and old favorites from near and far, including acoustic/indie cover band 29 and Holding from St. Stephen, New Brunswick; harmony-loving duo The…
Find out more »14th Annual Moose Island Follies with Tim Sample, Master of Ceremonies
The 14th Annual Moose Island Follies, EAC’s spectacular fundraiser, will be held at 4 pm and 7:30 pm on Tuesday, July 3. The action-packed variety show will include music, theater, comedy, and more; this year’s show features Tim Sample, well known New England humorist, as master of ceremonies. The lineup of talent includes a mix of new acts and old favorites from near and far, including acoustic/indie cover band 29 and Holding from St. Stephen, New Brunswick; harmony-loving duo The…
Find out more »The Concert Series presents: Gregory Biss
The Eastport Arts Center’s popular summer concert series will begin on Friday, July 6 with a concert by Gregory Biss, pianist. Biss’ program will include Scherzo #2 in B flat minor by Frederic Chopin, Partita #1 in B flat major by J.S. Bach, plus rags, nocturnes and other short works by Johannes Brams, William Bolcom, Frederic Chopin, Nikolai Kapustin and Gregory Biss. A reception sponsored by Eastport Fabric Emporium will follow the concert. Biss was born in Illinois and…
Find out more »Summer Arts Camp: GO GLOBAL
A Summer Arts Camp for ages 6-13 will be offered from 9 am-noon, July 9-13, at Eastport Arts Center. In keeping with the camp’s ‘Go Global’ theme, campers will receive a passport to use for their global itinerary. Activities will include printmaking, 3D construction, world music instrument making and dance moves, flags, banners, crowns, games and sports. Camp leaders are Ann Cannizzaro, educator and Willy Claflin, musician and storyteller. Cannizzaro combines a love for art with experience in education. She…
Find out more »The Concert Series
The Eastport Arts Center’s popular summer concert series will return this summer. The lineup is as follows: July 6, Gregory Biss, piano; July 13 Trond Saeverud and Gregory Biss, violin and piano; July 23, Da Ponte String Quartet; August 10, Aaron Larget-Caplan, guitar; August 17, TBA; August 24, Mira Gill, piano; August 31, Annual Young Persons Concert. With the exception of the Monday, July 23 concert, shows take place on Friday evenings. All concerts are at 7 pm; tickets $10…
Find out more »Exhibit Opening Reception: ‘Missing Voices,’ Photography by Vivian Taylor
Beginning July 1, The Washington Street Gallery at Eastport Arts Center will host “Missing Voices”, an exhibition of photographs by Eastport resident Vivian Taylor. The exhibition will run through through July 30, with a reception on Saturday, July 14, from 4-6 p.m. Taylor’s photographic series dates from the 1990s, when she began work on a book about the life of Ruth Hamilton, a colleague and prominent African-American singer in Boston, Massachusetts. The photographs originated in interviews for the book in…
Find out more »EAC’s Summer Workshop Series
Eastport Arts Center will again offer a lively slate of workshops for participants of all ages this summer. The following sessions will take place on Tuesdays from 1-3 pm: June 26, Nature Prints and Eco-dyeing with Sara Myrick, all ages; July 17, The Art of Bread Making with Steve Grannis, ages 10 and up; July 24: Quilts of the Underground Railroad with Lane Willey, ages 8 and up; July 31: Playful Painting with Fern Hilyard, all ages; August 7, Introduction…
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