BUILDING COMMUNITY
Last Wiscasset Art Walk of 2023 Brings Season to an Exuberant Close
It gets dark early in late September and the community is invited to ‘Hold Back the Night’ at a contra dance during Wiscasset Art Walk (WAW) on Thursday, September 28. WAW runs from 5-8pm with the dance party beginning around 6:30pm under the tent on Water Street in Wiscasset Village.
Photographs Illustrate Stories of Addiction at Wiscasset Art Walk, August 31
Charles Richards did not start his working life as a professional portrait and wedding photographer. He was a paramedic for eleven years and a police officer for 8 of those years. Finally leaving public safety after a diagnosis of PTSD, Richards found refuge and healing in the fascinating world of cameras.
Nearing the end of the summer’s peak season, the Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, August 31, 5 to 8pm, offers visitors an assortment of activities to enjoy, ponder, and share. From the magnificence of award-winning artists to the reflections on loved ones lost to drug use, the evening promises a stimulating experience.
Musicians, Instant Portraits, and Community Presentations Fill Village Sidewalks
Two new colorful businesses in Wiscasset Village have opened their doors this month and will be greeting visitors during Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, July 27, 5-8pm. Both shops carry on the tradition of unique and owner-managed shops in Wiscasset’s historic district.
Sidewalk Activity Provides Glimpse Into Village Life
WISCASSET, MAINE – While galleries and shops open their doors to summer visitors during the first Wiscasset Art Wiscasset of the season on Thursday, June 29, 5-8pm, Village sidewalks will also be pulsing with activity from community groups who have something to say to visitors.
Hear Music and Meet Your Neighbors on Friendly Sidewalks
On Thursday, June 29, 5-8pm, the accomplished jazz duo of David Lawlor and Neil Lamb entertain WAW’s sidewalk strollers with their extraordinary music, while Treats, just next door, resumes its wine tastings this summer, a very popular WAW feature.
Meet Makers, Musicians, and Taste Hard Cider while Touring the Village
Village Handcraft, a one-year-old shop at 52 Water St. in Wiscasset Village, will be featuring artist Emily Bell-Hoerth, who creates with dried flowers, during the final Wiscasset Art Walk of the season on Thursday, September 29, 5-8pm.
Shop owner Eric McIntyre describes Village Handcraft as “both a workshop and a store – all in one. Goods that are sold there are made in that room. You can see the tools that made the items and learn about the process from the maker.” McIntyre, the maker, carves and crafts “useful, beautiful items with hand tools” – like graceful brooms and sculptural wooden utensils – in his shop to bring pleasure to common daily tasks. Fresh shavings in the corners of the workshop are evidence of the creative effort underway.
Fun, interactive, energizing, lovely – some of the terms used to describe the Wiscasset Art Walk on Thurs., August 25. “We enjoyed bringing smiles to the faces of each passerby and teaching some hip hop moves informally to the children and (occasionally) even the adults,” said Melanie Pagurko, principal dancer and owner of Dancemaineia, based in Waldoboro.
If serendipity is a happy accident, an unexpected but delightful adventure, then young visitors to July’s Wiscasset Art Walk had many serendipitous moments!
During July’s WAW evening, Jim Doble from Union and Rick Burns of Wiscasset were hand-making percussion instruments under tents on the sidewalk. Steve Almasi, a percussion player, was setting up his cajón, a Peruvian box drum, nearby. At that moment, a group of boys in brightly colored tie-dyed t-shirts came sauntering by, clearly watchful for something energetic to do. Steve invited the boys to play his cajónand after his 20 second demo, the boys stepped up, one by one, to give it a try. Bystanders were awed by these zestful kids as they encouraged and applauded each other’s musical daring.
