Peaks Island resident and landscape architect, Ann Kearsley, will present her talk entitled, “Rights of Nature” in the Fifth Maine Museum dining room. Ann will discuss how the movement to establish legal rights for non-humans and natural systems could shape the future of our built environment, followed by a Q&A session from the audience. …
The Fifth Maine Museum’s Harvest Supper will be on Saturday, October 7th, with seatings at 5:30pm and at 7:00pm. We’ll still have two seatings in our dining room, and we’re adding a TO GO option. We are changing things up for our Harvest Supper this year! Don’t worry. Your old favorites – delicious food, …
It’s our fourth annual Halloween Candy Throw Down!! Come one! Come all! We want to see your costumes and we’ll shower you with candy to make that happen!! Stop by the Fifth Maine Museum between 4:30pm and 6:30pm on October 31st to try your hand at candy catching.
Join us for a free concert to benefit the Fifth Maine Museum by Süpernørmål — a psychedelic band who will be conjuring ghosts! And goodness knows, we have ghosts at the Fifth Maine! An evening of fun, friends, and bevvies as we head into autumn!
Please join us on the evening of Thursday, September 7th at 6:30pm for a talk by Dr. Richard Milstead and Carolyn Lawson, entitled “What They Wore.” Dr. Milstead was the guest curator for the Fifth Maine Museum’s new exhibit in 2023 by the same name. The exhibit includes reproduction Civil War jackets and a …
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Over the past two decades, multi-instrumentalist Owen Marshall has emerged as one of the foremost accompanists of traditional music. Known for his fluid and spontaneous bouzouki work and driving and melodic guitar accompaniment, Owen has toured and recorded with the likes of the Seamus Egan Project; Copley Street; Liz Carroll; Riptide; Jenna Moynihan; The …
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Join us the night of the full Harvest Moon, as The Hedgehogs celebrate with music, dancing, and festive refreshment! The Hedgehogs play British Invasion tunes and showcase dances of the 1960s, accompanied by “The Hedgehoppers” dancers! All are welcome to sing and dance along. Music in the Hall. Drinks and spectacular views on the porch. Tickets sold in …
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The Board of Advisors of the Peaks Island Fund invites you to attend a celebration of their donors and the 2023 grantees! Snacks and beverages will be provided.
The Dream Turns 60: Little-Known Stories From the March on Washington Monday, August 28th , 2023, will mark the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, one of the most hopeful days in American history. Join civil rights scholar Marty Dobrow for a look back at this memorable day, complete with remarkable stories from …
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Ethan Setiawan will be performing at the Fifth Maine Museum! Originally from Goshen, Indiana, Ethan Setiawan tried out numerous instruments before finding his way to the mandolin. “I played the cello, and tried out banjo and ukulele as a kid”, he explains, “But I really liked the mandolin, it was small but packed a bigger punch …
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