Jun
25
Sun
Renaissance Voices Concert
Jun 25 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Renaissance Voices will perform their “Eternal Light” concert at the Fifth Maine Museum under the direction of Harold Stover.

The concert features music of farewell and promise with works by William Byrd, Melissa Dunphy, Ralph Vaughan Wiilliams, Tomás Luis De Victoria, Maine composer John Newell, and others.

 

Jun
27
Tue
Illustration Institute – Experimental Comic Workshop
Jun 27 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Illustration Institute - Experimental Comic Workshop @ Fifth Maine Museum

The Fifth Maine Museum is pleased to host a free workshop offered by the Illustration Institute.

Renowned illustrator and comic artist, Elizabeth Haidle, will conduct a hands-on workshop where participants will develop comics through a variety of exercises.

All ages are welcome. Space is limited to 35 participants. To reserve a spot please email nancy@illustrationinstitute.org.

Jul
1
Sat
ART WALK – Explore Peaks Island by visiting its artists
Jul 1 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
ART WALK - Explore Peaks Island by visiting its artists @ Fifth Maine Museum

Don’t miss your chance to see dozens of artists showcasing their work from their home studios right here on Peaks Island.

You’ll find everything from watercolors, to ceramic tiles, to hand-pulled prints, to mittens and hats, to stained glass, to baskets, to fiber arts, to hand thrown pottery, to handwoven rag rugs, to recycled lobster pot warp door mats, to sea glass jewelry, to stone sculpture, to plant-dyed yarns, to photography, to art quilts, to botanical soaps…the list is just too long to keep going.

Stop by the Fifth Maine Museum to pick up your printed brochure, available on June 30th – July 1st.

The ART WALK map is available here.

The list of participating artists is available here.

Thank you for supporting the artists who support the Fifth Maine Museum!

Undertow Brass Band Concert and Cookout
Jul 1 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Undertow Brass Band Concert and Cookout @ Fifth Maine Museum

Undertow Brass Band (FKA What Cheer? Brigade) is a brass band from Providence, RI, USA. They prove that great parties need no electricity.

“Thrillingly competent, with undimmable energy…an explosion of good cheer.”
– The New York Times 

Since 2005, the band has been as likely to appear at community benefits as at all-night parties, playing bars, clubs, streets, libraries, cemeteries, weddings, bus stops, and playgrounds.

They’ve played with Blondie, Dan Deacon, Man Man, Japanther, Dengue Fever, Okkervil River, Lightning Bolt, Ninjasonik, Mika Miko, Wolf Parade, Matt and Kim, Slavic Soul Party, Javelin, Sage Francis, and Chain and the Gang.

They’ve appeared at Lollapalooza, The Newport Folk Festival, Aarhus Festuge (Denmark), Sziget (Hungary), and Guca (Serbia), offering mobile moments of intense revelry.

They’ve actually played at the Fifth Maine Museum once before and no one who was there has ever forgotten it!

We’ll have a grill going so you can replenish your energy and quench your thirst! You’ll need it!

Get ready for some fun!!

 

Jul
3
Mon
Full Moon Yoga on the Porch
Jul 3 @ 9:00 pm – 10:15 pm
Full Moon Yoga on the Porch @ Fifth Maine Museum

Join Yoga Instructor Patty McRae for an evening of yoga during the full moon. Please bring a yoga mat and towel when we meet on the porch of the Fifth Maine Museum.

The cost is $25/person.

Island residents get a $5 discount – please email Patty for the discount code at pattymacraeyoga@gmail.com.

Jul
5
Wed
Peaks Island Music Association Concert
Jul 5 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Peaks Island Music Association Concert @ Fifth Maine Museum

We invite you to the beautiful setting of the Fifth Maine Museum to see the Peaks Island Music Association Concert featuring violinist, Ronny Lantz, and pianist, Laura Kargul.

 

Jul
7
Fri
Faux and Fiestas Family Concert
Jul 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Faux and Fiestas Family Concert @ Fifth Maine Museum

Faux and Fiestas Family concert, featuring Tom Faux (guitar); Juan Fiestas (violin); Christine Fiestas (percussion); Robin Kearton (violin); Stella Faux (violin); and Ines Fiestas (trumpet).

The Fauxs and the Fiestas’ are families of musicians and former longtime residents of Peaks Island, now spread across the county. They play an astounding variety of music: haunting northern Peruvian compositions from the Fiestas family, traditional American fiddle music, and other fabulous
music from around the world.

Tom, Juan, and Christine performed for many years with Pacto Andino, a group well-known to southern Mainers. Juan is currently a string teacher and director of orchestras in the Corpus Christi schools. Tom and Robin run a music school in Central Illinois and perform with Robin and the Toad. Robin is a longtime principal string player (viola and violin) with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony. Stella Faux, a Peaks Island native, is now a freelance violinist in Boston. And brass player Ines is the youngest in a long line of Fiestas musicians. She studies and plays in Corpus Christi.

 

Jul
13
Thu
Peaks Island Land Preserve Annual Meeting
Jul 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Peaks Island Land Preserve Annual Meeting @ Fifth Maine Museum

The Peaks Island Land Preserve (PILP) will be holding its Annual Meeting at the Fifth Maine Museum on Thursday, July 13th, starting at 6pm.

 

Jul
18
Tue
New moon yoga on the porch with Patty McRae
Jul 18 @ 9:00 pm – 10:15 pm
New moon yoga on the porch with Patty McRae @ Fifth Maine Museum

Join Yoga Instructor Patty McRae for an evening of yoga under the new moon. Please bring a yoga mat and towel when we meet on the porch of the Fifth Maine Museum.

Cost is $25/person. Use this link to sign up for a spot on the porch!

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=27939897

Island residents get a $5 discount – use the discount code MAINEMOON5 when you check out.

Jul
19
Wed
Peaks Island Music Association Concert
Jul 19 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Peaks Island Music Association Concert @ Fifth Maine Museum

Join us for this annual Peaks Island Music Association Concert featuring your musical friends and neighbors!