York, Maine, 207-363-4974, www.oldyork.org Nott House 8 Main St., Kennebunkport, Maine. Ogunquit Heritage Museum 86 Obeds Lane, Ogunquit, Maine, 207-646-0296, www.ogunquitheritagemus Ogunquit Museum of Modern Art 183 Shore Road, Ogunquit, Maine, 207-646-4909 Perkins Cove Lobster Tours Bourne Lane, Ogunquit, Maine, 207-646-7413 Prescott Park Marcy St., Porstmouth, N.H., www.prescottpark.org Portsmouth Athenaeum 9 Market St., Portsmouth, N.H., 603-431-2538, www.portsmouthathenaeum Portsmouth Harbour Trail www.pbhtrail.org, 603-431-2768 Portsmouth Historical Society www.portsmouthhistory.o Portsmouth Public Library 175 Parrott Ave., Portsmouth, N.H., 603-427-1540, cityofportsmouth.com/li Rundlet-May House 364 Middle St., Portsmouth, N.H., 603-430-7531 Saco Museum & the Dyer Library 371 Main St., Saco, Maine, 207-283-3861, www.dyerlibrarysacomuse Sayward-Wheeler House 79 Barrell Lane, York, Maine, 603-436-3205 Seacoast African American Cultural Center 135 Daniel St., Portsmouth, N.H., 603-430-6027, saacc-nh.org Seacoast Trolley Museum 195 Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport, Maine, 207-967- 2800, www.trolleymuseum.org Star Island Corp. 30 Middle St., Portsmouth, N.H., 603-430-6372, www.starisland.org Strawbery Banke Museum 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth, N.H., 603-433-1100, strawberybanke.org USS Albacore 600 Market St. Portsmouth, N.H., 603-436-3680, ussalbacore.org Warner House 43 Middle Road, Portsmouth, N.H., 603-436-5909, warnerhouse.org Wells Auto Museum Route 1, Wells, Maine, 207-646-9064 Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion State Historic Site 375 Little Harbor Rd., Portsmouth, 603-436-6607, nhstateparks.org Wentworth-Gardner/Tobia Lear Houses 50 Mechanic St., Portsmouth, 603-436-4406, www.wentworthgardnerand Woodman Institute Museum 182 Central St., Dover, 603-742-1038, woodmaninstitutemuseum. Events CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT ON PUDDLE DOCK The Strawbery Banke Museum will be celebrating Fitz John Por- ters birthday by sharing the experience of the life of a Civil War soldier. The event will include the New Hampshire 5th Regi- ment and the 2nd Vermont Artillery as they pitch tents, demonstrate training exercises, cook over campfires, and share songs, Sat., Aug. 20, and Sun., Aug. 21, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 603-433-1100 or go to www. strawberybanke.org. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVERSA- TION The American Independence Muse- um will be holding a discussion about the United States Constitution with Richard Hesse of Franklin Pierce College Wed., Sept. 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Folsom Tav- ern in Exeter. Admission is free. Call 603- 772-2622 or go to www.independencemu- seum.org. PRINCE HALL LECTURE The Sea- coast African American Cultural Center will be having a lecture on the abolitionist and most famous black in the Boston area during the American Revolution on Sept. 17 at 2 p.m. Call 603-430-6027 or go to saacc-nh.org. Exhibits CITY OF THE OPEN DOOR: HARRY S. HARLOW The Discover Portsmouth Center will be hosting an exhibit of 52 panels featuring the doorways to signifi- cant Portsmouth properties. The exhibit is ongoing. Call 603-436-8420. COUNTING HOUSE MUSEUM in South Berwick, Maine, offers a perspec- tive on life along the seacoast. It is open July through September, Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Call 207-384-0000. FIRE ON THE WATER: Portsmouths Kearsarge Sinks the Deadly Confederate Raider Alabama, is on display at the Ports- mouth Athenaeum in Portsmouth through Sat., Sept. 17. Call 603-431-2538 or go to www.portsmouthathenaeum FITZ JOHN PORTER: Civil War Hero or Coward?, an exhibit about the Civil War soldier born in Portsmouth, is on display through Mon., Oct. 31, at the Strawbery Banke Museum in the Rolland Gallery. The exhibit includes a music and lecture series, a daily walking tour and more. GOVERNOR JOHN LANGDON HOUSE in Portsmouth, NH, is a national historic landmark featuring a Georgian mansion where John Langdon resided. Open Friday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $6. Call 603-436-3205. HAMILTON HOUSE in South Ber- wick, Maine, is a national historic landmark overlooking the Salmon Falls River. Open Wednesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $8. Call 207-384-2454. IMPRESSIONS OF A WORLD TRAVELER The Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk is hosting an exhibit of work by Edith C. Barry. The exhibition will include photographs, souvenirs, costumes, and written word. Call 207-985-4802 or go to www.brickstoremuseum.or JACK LEVINE exhibit at Ogunquit Museum of American Art through Oct. 31. Call 207-646-4909. JACKSON HOUSE in Portsmouth, NH, is the oldest surviving wood frame house in NH and Maine. Open June through October on the first Saturday of the month. Tours 11 a.m. through 4 p.m. Admission $5. Call 603-436-3205. JOHN PAUL JONES HOUSE in Portsmouth, NH, features artifacts from the Portsmouth Peace Treaty of 1905 and from John Paul Jones, an American naval hero. Open 7 days a week 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission $6. Call 603-436-8420. KENNEBUNKPORT HISTORY CEN- TER in Kennebunkport, Maine, comprises five buildings featuring artifacts, memorabilia and presentations of the events that shaped the town. Open Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 207-967-2751. KITTERY HISTORICAL AND NAVAL MUSEUM in Kittery, Maine, features ship models, guns, shipyard and submarine memorabilia, and lighthouse artifacts. Open June to October 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 207-439-3080. LEARNING IS AN ORNAMENT EXHIBIT through Sept. 6 at the Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St. in Ken- nebunk, explores the development of Ken- nebunks schools from the earliest one- room facilities to the robust district they comprise today. THE LINEAGE OF EXPRESSION- ISM The Ogunquit Museum of American Art will be having the Aronson to Aron- son: The Lineage of Expressionism exhib- it from Aug. 27 to Oct. 31. The exhibit fea- tures art from David Aronson and his son. Call 207-646-4909. Honest Food at an Honest Price! Childrens festival Kids rule at the annual Childrens Festival at Hampton Beach in New Hampshire from Monday, Aug. 15, through Friday, Aug. 19. The week will include daily entertainment from magi- cians, puppeteers, magicians and more; face painting; free ice cream, and, to finish the week off on Friday, a parade. Get the details at www.hamptonbeach.org or see our story at seacoasthippo.com. HAVE LUNCH! at Common Man Portsmouth Indiana Jones If the recent Cowboys & Aliens got you thinking about the earlier years of Harrison Fords career, bring the fam- ily to Prescott Park (105 Marcy St. in Portsmouth, N.H.) to see Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark, the 1981 mov- ie that started the adventure series. The movie will screen outdoors at dusk (about 7:45 p.m.) at the park on Monday, Aug. 15. See more about the parks film series at www.prescottpark.org. MARITIME PORTSMOUTH The Discover Portsmouth Center will be host- ing an exhibition through Aug. 31. The exhibit will feature a collection of 200 paintings and artifacts. Call 603-436-8420. MODEL SHIP EXHIBITION through Aug. 28 at the Custom House Maritime Museum will feature clipper and merchant ship models. Call 978-462-8681 or go to www.customhousemaritime MOFFATT-LADD HOUSE & GAR- DENS in Portsmouth, NH, is a national historic landmark. The house is furnished as it was in 1763. Tours go for an hour and are held Mon through Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. House and garden tours cost $6. Call 603-436-8221 or go to www.moffattladd.org. MUSEUM OF LIGHTHOUSE HIS- TORY in Rockland, Maine, is the larg- est lighthouse museum in the U.S. The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur- day through Sunday. Admission is $5. Call 207-594-3301 or go to www.lighthouse- foundation.org. THE NOTT HOUSE in Kennebunkport, Maine, is open for tours Thursday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. Admis- sion is free. Call 207-967-2751 THE QUESTION OF DRAWING exhib- it will be at the Ogunquit Museum of Ameri- can Art through Aug. 21. The exhibit features artists who push the parameters of what is acceptable as a drawing. Call 207-646-4909. RUNDLET-MAY HOUSE in Ports- mouth, NH, is open for tours on the first and third Saturdays through Oct. 15. The tours run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admis- sion is $6. Call 603-436-3205. SAYWARD-WHEELER HOUSE in York Harbor, Maine, is a historic house full of 18th-century relics. Visiting hours are the second and fourth Saturdays through Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5. Call 207-384-2454. STAR ISLAND CORP. Star Island is the second-largest of the nine islands that make up the Isles of Shoals. Star Island Corp. provides individual and family retreats through September. Conferences are pre- sented throughout the summer on subjects ranging from yoga to natural history. Call 603-430-6272 or go to starisland.org. USS ALBACORE in Portsmouth, NH, is a historical vessel worth visiting. The park is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day from Memorial Day to Columbus Day. Admission is $5. Call 603-436-3680 or go to ussalbacore.org. WARNER HOUSE Located in Ports- mouth, the Warner House is the earliest extant brick urban mansion in New Eng- land. The museum hours are Wednesday through Monday from noon to 4 p.m. and the admissions price is $5. Call 603-436- 5909 or go to www.warnerhouse.org. WELLS AUTO MUSEUM in Wells, Maine, is a collection of more than 80 antique and classic cars. The museum is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and admissions is $7 a person. Call 207-646-9064 or go to www.wellsautomuseum.com WENTWORTH-COOLIDGE MAN- SION in Portsmouth, NH, includes an art gallery, historical interpretations, picnics, guided tours and scenic views. The man- sion is open through Sept. 1 and the Arts Gallery is open through Sept. 28. Call 603- 436-6607. WENTWORTH-GARDNER AND TOBIA LEAR HOUSES in Portsmouths historic South End are historical monu- ments full of architecture and art and are open through Oct. 16, Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is $5. Call 603-436-4406 or go to www.wen- tworthgardnerandlear.or WOODMAN INSTITUTE MUSEUM in Dover, NH, features natural, local, and art history, including a 10-ft. polar bear and dinosaur bones. The museum is open Wednesday to Sunday 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., April to November. Admission is $6. Call 603-742-1038 or go to www.woodmanin- stiutuemuseum.org. WORLD WARS The Museums of Old York has an exhibit of uniforms and equip- ment used by American forces in the two world wars on display in the downstairs display case of the York Public Library. Tours CIVIL WAR PORTSMOUTH WALK- ING TOUR with Dick Adams and Richard Candee on Sat., Aug. 6. Call 603-431-2538 ext. 2. GHOST HUNT WITH THE NEW ENGLAND GHOST PROJECT Ron Kolek and others from the project will do an investigation of a Portsmouth lighthouse on Saturdays, Aug. 13, and Sept. 10. See portsmouthharborlightho SHIPBUILDING ODYSSEY The Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Ken- nebunk, Maine, will host a three-hour tour along the Kennebunk River on Sun., Aug. 14, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. The tour will start at the museum and then will be a narrated trolley excursion of the local shipbuilding sites. Afterward there will be refreshments. Registration is $30 per person. Call 207-985-4802 or go to www.brickstoremuseum.or GHOSTLY WALK During Ogunquit- fest on Oct. 22, the Ogunquit Heritage Museum in Ogunquit, Maine, will hold a ghost walk led by costumed hosts and featuring stories about the ghosts of Join us for... Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Award-Winning Rock Crab Cakes Lobster Salad Sliders Fresh Steamed Mussels Lobster Macaroni & Cheese Wild Salmon Homemade Desserts and more! Lunch: Mon.Sat. 11:30 a.m., Sun. 11 a.m. 96 State Street, (603) 334-6225 theCman.com 071015 070900 Page 9 August 11 - 17, 2011 York Independent
York Independent FLYING HIGH: the BOSTON- PORTSMOUTH AIR SHOW A publication of SEACOAST HIPPO AUGUST 11 - 17, 2011 www.yorkindependent.net Bike and hike along the shore FREE Where to find a trail inside: BB Q Fest IN ELIOT
5 Bike & bike Karen Plumley helps you find outdoor places to enjoy with a hike or a bike ride. Also on the cover: Head to New Hampshire for some aeronautical feats of wonder at the air show at Pease (see page 10). Craig Robert Brown gets all the finger-licking news about the Mainely Grillin and Chil
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THIS WEEK ONGOING The Music Hall in Portsmouth, N.H., continues its sum- mer movie series focusing on time with Memento, screening Wednes- day, Aug. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Music Hall Loft, a second space around the corner from the main theater. See www.themusichall.org for information. The summer o
You can get there from here Maine is a great place to walk, hike and bike By Karen Plumley listingshippopress.com Pack the water, pump up the bike tires, and get ready for an out- door adventure in the southern coastal region of Maine this summer. With hundreds of miles of walking, hiking and biking
ARTS Art in a Barn Ogunquit gallery is part of Maine Drawing Project By Craig Robert Brown crbrownhippopress.com The Ogunquit Barn Gallerys Late Summer Exhibitions run from Wednesday, Aug. 10, through Saturday, Sept. 10. The gallery will feature collections associated with Drawing the Line: OAA Expr
Amy Croteau Changing Seasons, a mixed media exhibit by Amy Croteau, is on display through Friday, Sept. 2, at the Hampton Town Hall, 100 Winnacun- net Road in Hampton. The exhibit is presented by the Hampton Arts Network. Croteau is a fac- ulty member at the Currier Museum of Arts art center in Manc
inside/outside Activities for children and families, workshops, volunteer opportunities, events to keep you healthy and more Early America live and up close Fort McClary offers an 18th-century encampment experience By Karen Plumley listingshippopress.com At Fort McClary State Park & His- toric Site
York, Maine, 207-363-4974, www.oldyork.org Nott House 8 Main St., Kennebunkport, Maine. Ogunquit Heritage Museum 86 Obeds Lane, Ogunquit, Maine, 207-646-0296, www.ogunquitheritagemus Ogunquit Museum of Modern Art 183 Shore Road, Ogunquit, Maine, 207-646-4909 Perkins Cove Lobster Tours Bourne Lan
INSIDE/OUTSIDE Boston-Portsmouth Air Show takes to the skies Hornets, acrobatics, parachutes and biplane will wow crowd of thousands By Bridgette Springer listingshippopress.com Last summers air show at Pease brought the Blue Angels screaming across the skies of the Seacoast. This year residents and
Family events for this weekend Schools in Families may be interest- ed in checking out Learning is an Ornament: The Histo- ry of Kennebunks Schools at the Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk. Based upon the eponymous 2009 book by the Museums archivist, Rosalind Magnu- son, this exhibition e
BOOKS POP CULTURE: BOOK LISTINGS Bookstores Barnes & Noble Fox Run Crossing, 45 Gosling Road, Newington, 603-422-7733 The Book Rack 52 State St., Newburyport, Mass., 978-462-8615, hugobookstores.com Colophon Bookshop 101B Water St., Exeter, NH, www.colophonbooks.com, 603-772-8443 Crackskulls Cof
11 Water St./US Rte 1 Kittery, ME 03904 207.439.1630 Maines Original Family Owned Lobster Pound Restaurant THE SEACOASTS FIneSt SALAd BAr LOBSTER HOU 70 Years and Still SE C ooki Salad Bar Features Over 70 Items! 1 $ Phantom Gourmets: Greatest Boiled Lobster Join us for dinner and experience what
FOOD Bring your own bib The Mainely Grillin and Chillin Festival By Craig Robert Brown cbrownhippopress.com Is Eliot, Maine, the next barbecue hot-spot? This summer marks the sixth year the Mainely Grillin and Chillin Festival and Competition brings the best barbecue to the seacoast of Maine. Hosted
FOOD Organic tomatoes at Philbricks Fresh Market in North Hampton. Angel Roy photos few local suds, and boasts a larger brew sec- tion than that in Portsmouth. There is not a good beer selection around here, Philbrick said. Im not much of a beer drinker, but Ive learned that there is a lot of intere
5 Off $ FOOD INGREDIENTS Raspberries your food order of $30 or more By Racheal Akers with this coupon Cannot be combined w/any other offers. Ex: 10/30/11 Breakfast Brunch 8-2:30 Dinner 5:30-Close US Route 1 335 Main Street Oqunquit, ME 207.646.3111 One of Oqunquits Premier Restaurants www.bintliffs
DRINK Red, white and green A lot of wine, a little cash No set times. Call or go to www.bud- weisertours.com to schedule a Beer- master Tour. REDHOOK BREWERY 1 Red- hook Way Pease International Trade- port, Portsmouth, NH, www.redhook. com, produces Redhook ales and fea- tures the Cataqua Public Ho
NITE Bars, clubs, bands and other after-dark amusements York reinvents the nightlife scene Blue Sky on York Beach attracts live music By Craig Robert Brown cbrownhippopress.com There are many reasons to visit York Beach, Maine, the most obvious being the areas two beaches, Short and Long Sands. But
nite happy to be a part of that, Noyes said. scene, positive vibes, good people and good at 8 p.m., Jonathans Blood, Sweat and Tears Sat., Featuring a mix of local music, live perfor- music. Sept. 24, 6 & 9 p.m., Blue Ocean mances and social activist banter, its broadcast Fair-trade clothing, jewel
MUSIC THIS WEEK & Restaurant Listings Ashworth & C streets, 603-926-6497 Boardwalk Inn & Café 139 Ocean Blvd., 603-929-7400, www.boardwalkinns.com Breakers at the Ashworth 603-834-6494 220 E. Main St., 603-378-0092 295 Ocean Blvd., www. Amesbury, MA Dover Elks Lodge Acapulcoss ashworthhotel.com 282
www.barnbilly.com Beach Fire Bar and Grill 658 Main St., 207-646-8998 Bintliffs 335 Main St., 207-646-3111, Newington, NH www.bintliffsogunquit.c New Asia Front Porch Cafe Lounge & 347 Shattuck Way, Piano Bar 603-431-3121 9 Shore Road, 207-646-4005 Paddys American Grille Jonathans Ogunquit 27 Intern
FILM Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rise of the Planet of the Apes (PG-13) James Franco makes apes smarter and next thing you know theyre planning a fascist rebellion in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a surprisingly fun take on the Planet of the Apes universe. The movie begins in Africa, where hunt
Jonesin Crosswords employs forest firefighters 48 Reynolds impressions of an MTV dimwit (or a cosmetics ad interrupted by a rental car ad)? 54 Stephen Vincent ___ 55 King Arthurs sword 57 Scrabble 3-pointer 58 Go team! 59 Circumvent 60 Horny mythical beast 61 Baseball execs 62 Final decision 24 Hip-
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