Midcoast Maine in WWII
Schooner Cove Retirement Community35 Schooner Street
06/25/2019 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mooncakes and Music with Jennifer Armstrong
Bridge Academy Public Library44 Middle Road
06/25/2019 | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Serving Maine and Lincoln County for over 140 years
This guided walk will show you a side of Boothbay Harbor’s waterfront you’ve never seen! You’ll learn the ins and outs of
lobstering, see the sites of shipbuilding, hear of early fisheries, lighthouses, rum running and even pirates. What industries used to line the shore? Were there sea serpents? Was there any Naval activity in the area?
Tour the shore with Maine’s largest walking tour company to hear all of the above and more, including shanties, as you walk in the footsteps of early Boothbay Harbor mariners! Appropriate for all ages and easy walking, it’s something the whole family will enjoy.
By reservation only; $17.50 for adults, $8 for children under 12, free for children under 5. http://www.redcloaktours.com or 207-380-3806
Peggy Konitzky, author of Midcoast Maine in World War II, will talk about what life was like here at home during the war years. Hear stories and see vivid photographs about how ordinary people took worry about loved ones, rationing, price controls, civilian defense drills, food shortages, blackouts and more in their stride and added the new burdens of war, work and volunteering to their already busy lives. Presentation to take place in the Schooner Cove library. (207) 563-5523. Free and open to the public.
Jennifer Armstrong has spent her life writing, singing and making music with fiddle, bagpipe, banjo and words. She is a storyteller, singer, poet and instrumentalist with humor, warmth and grace. She works as an artist-in-residence in folk arts, storytelling and writing as well as a private teacher and a performer across the country.
Jennifer was a featured teller at the National Storytelling Festival in 1998, has been heard on NPR and has over a dozen recordings of music to her credit. This summer she is bringing her Moon Cakes program to the library in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first man on the moon! A moon themed Books Alive program, it features Jennifer and her delightful offering of songs, stories, bagpipe, fiddle, banjo, dancing puppet and participation! Books dance off the shelves and include; Owl Moon, Moon Cakes, I Took the Moon for A Walk, Good-night Moon, and I See the Moon.
FMI call 737-8810.
Advance discounted tickets $30, regular tickets $35. It’s hard to imagine a band just coming into their own after 20 years of success, but that’s exactly what makes a true anomaly. This multi-national, Celtic juggernaut grows stronger with each live performance, and as you can imagine, after two decades and over 2000 shows, it is a true force to be reckoned with. The band attributes their continued success to their fanatic audience, and it’s a well-diversified crowd for sure. The country-music folks adore the storytelling, the bluegrass-heads love the instrumentals, Celtic fans love their devotion to tradition, and the rockers simply relish the passion they play their instruments with. Tonight Gaelic Storm helps us celebrate the 2019 Windjammer Festival!