Family events for this weekend Festivals & fairs Visit the Old York Antique Show, on Satur- day & Sunday, Sept. 10 & 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Museums at Old York, 3 Lindsay Road, York. This is a boutique show highlighting exceptional silver and brass, furniture, painting, ceramics, jewelry, oriental rugs, folk and decorative art. Cost is $10. Call 207-363-4974. Fresh local produce & fun The Gateway Farmers Market (at York Chamber of Commerce, 1 Stonewall Lane, York) is a place where fami- lies will find a huge selection of locally fresh produce and so much more. Sponsored by Stonewall Kitchen, the mar- ket boasts arts and crafts, homemade cupcakes, wood- works and even doggie treats. Its open on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is free. The Kennebunk Farm- ers Market (Grove Street Parking Lot, Kennebunk) will be going strong on Satur- day, Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Check out the fresh local produce, maple syrup, soaps and herbs, potted plants and natural artwork. Visit www. kennebunkfarmersmarket. 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 Kennebunk, explores the development of Kennebunks schools from the ear- liest one-room facilities to the robust district they comprise today. THE LINEAGE OF EXPRES- SIONISM The Ogunquit Museum of American Art will be having the Aronson to Aronson: The Lineage of Expressionism exhibit from Aug. 27 to Oct. 31. The exhibit features art from David Aronson and his son. Call 207-646-4909. MOFFATT-LADD HOUSE & GARDENS 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 HISTORY in Rockland, Maine, is the largest 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. Saturday through Sunday. Admission is $5. Call 207-594-3301 or go to www.lighthousefoundatio org. THE NOTT HOUSE in Ken- org. Get sporty Strap on the bike helmet or cheer on your favorite biker for the 2011 Maine Light- house Ride, taking place on Saturday, Sept. 10. Riders can choose any of the four rides, from 25 to 100 miles over mostly level roads and trails, refreshing themselves at sev- eral rest stops at or nearby the shoreline. Visitors who cant ride can join the volunteers. E-mail etaeasterntrail.org to learn more, or visit www. easterntrail.org. Visit the museum See a very old telescope, made of wood and 38 inches in length, which was the topic of a segment on PBSs popu- lar series History Detectives. It is currently on display at the Kittery Historical and Naval Museum, junction of Route 1 and Rogers Road Extension, next to the Kittery Municipal Offices. The Museum is open on Friday & Saturday, Sept. 9 & 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 207-439-3080 for more information. Based on the 2009 book by the Brick Store Museums archivist Rosalind Magnu- nebunkport, 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. Admission is free. Call 207-967-2751 RUNDLET-MAY HOUSE in Portsmouth, 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 admission is $6. Call 603- 436-3205. SAYWARD-WHEELER HOUSE in York Harbor, Maine, is a historic house full of 18th-century relics. Vis- iting 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 presented 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 visit- ing. 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 ussal- bacore.org. WARNER HOUSE Located in Portsmouth, the Warner House is the earliest extant brick urban mansion in New England. The museum hours are Wednesday through Monday from son, the exhibition titled Learning is an Ornament: History of Kennebunk Schools explores the devel- opment of Kennebunks schools from the earliest one- room facilities to the robust district they comprise today. Highlights of the exhibition include numerous vintage photographs, a schoolgirls sampler, the original 1855 sign that hung at the Low- er Alewive schoolhouse, and a replica turn-of-the-century classroom. The exhibition is on display at the Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Ken- nebunk, on Friday & Saturday, Sept. 9 & 10. On Friday, it is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on Saturday, see the exhibit from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Sunday. Admission is $5. Call 207-985-4802. Visit the library Older siblings in school? Bring your little ones to the preschool story hour at York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Road, on Friday, Sept. 9, at 10:30 a.m. Join library staff for stories, songs, finger plays and crafts. Appropri- ate for children ages 3 to 5. Check the website at www. york.lib.me.us for story time updates. 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 MANSION in Portsmouth, NH, includes an art gallery, historical inter- pretations, picnics, guided tours and scenic views. The mansion 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 monuments full of architec- ture 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.went- worthgardnerandlear.org WOODMAN INSTITUTE MUSEUM in Dover, NH, features natural, local, and art history, includ- ing a 10-ft. polar bear and dinosaur bones. The museum is open Wednes- day to Sunday 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., April to November. Admission is $6. Call 603-742-1038 or go to www. woodmaninstiutuemuseum. WORLD WARS The Museums of Old York has an exhibit of uniforms and equipment used by American forces in the two world wars on dis- play in the downstairs display case of the York Public Library. Tours GHOST HUNT WITH THE NEW ENGLAND GHOST PROJ- ECT Ron Kolek and others from the project will do an investigation of a Portsmouth lighthouse on Sat., Sept. 10. See portsmouthharborlightho org. DOVER WALKING TOUR Take a guided stroll down Central Avenue with an experienced guide. Learn about the rise and fall of the textile industry in Dover and the origin of some of the citys buildings and land- marks. $5 per person or $10 for fami- lies of three or more every Saturday through Sept. 25, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Register online at dovernh.org ICE CREAM & SUNSET TROL- LEY RIDE The Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, will be having a sunset trolley ride with ice cream on Wednesdays and Thursdays in July and August at 7 p.m. $5 per person. Call 207-967- 2712 or go to www.trolleymuseum. org. GHOSTLY WALK During Ogun- quitfest 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 Ogunquit and sur- rounding area. The tour takes about an hour. Call 207-646-2939. INTOWN TROLLEY CO., TOURS 33 Wildes District, Road, Kennebunkport, Maine, 207-967- 3686. Offers 45-minute daily sightsee- ing tours every hour beginning at 10 a.m. $15 per adult, $6 children 3-17. KENNEBUNKPORT VILLAGE Historic Village Walking Tours in Kennebunkport, Maine, begin in July and go through August. They are on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. And Saturdays at 11 a.m. From Labor Day until Colum- bus Day the tours only run on Satur- days. Call 207-967-2751. MUSIC HALL TOURS The recent- ly renovated Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, NH, 603-436-2400, www.themusichall.org, will hold tours every other Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Tickets cost $6 per person. OPEN HOUSE AT PORTS- MOUTH HARBOR LIGHT- HOUSE every Sunday through Oct. 9 from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is $4 per person. No reservations needed. PORTSMOUTH BLACK HERI- TAGE TRAIL in Portsmouth, NH, is a self-guided walking tour through neighborhoods where Portsmouths black residents lived, worked, prayed and celebrated. Call 603-431-2768 or go to pbhtrail.org. RISK & REWARD The Custom House Maritime Museum is hosting an exhibition through Oct. 30 that includes a free downtown walking tour and covers the history of New- buryport. Call 978-462-8681 or go to www.customhousemaritime org. SARAH ORNE JEWETT WALKING TOUR in South, Ber- wick, Maine, features 17 buildings on and new Main Street related to the life of novelist, poet and short-story writer Sarah Orne Jewett, who was born in 1840. See www.southberwickmaine. org. SEGWAY TOURS See the sights via Segway. Seacoast Segway Tours, Discover Portsmouth Center and the John Paul Jones Carriage House, 603- 828-5280, www.seacoastsegwaytours com, is offering tours of historic Ports- mouth through October. Two different one-hour tours and two different three- hour tours are available. See website for pricing and information on book- We the people The American Indepen- dence Museum will be holding a discussion about the United States Constitution with Rich- ard Hesse of Franklin Pierce College on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Folsom Tavern in Exeter, N.H. Admission is free. Call 603- 772-2622 or go to www.independencemuseum. ing tours. SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOUR OF KENNEBUNKPORT VILLAGE Guide books and area maps that offer in-depth descriptions and backgrounds of the historic build- ings are available for $4 at the Port of Call Gift Shop and the Pasco Exhibit Center or by calling 207-967-2751. STAR ISLAND WALKABOUT The Isles of Shoals Steamship Co. will be having the Star Island Walkabout Tour where guests have the option of a 30 minute guided walking tour of the island. Guests will also have 45 min- utes of leisure to explore the island. Call 603-431-5500 or go to www.isle- sofshoals.com. STAR ISLAND STOPOVER The Isles of Shoals Steamship Co. will be offering the Star Island Stopover tour, which allows guests to explore the island for four hours. Call 603-431- 5500 or go to www.islesofshoals.com. TIPTOE THROUGH THE TOMBSTONES tours of Oak Hill Cemetery and the Old Hill Bury- ing Ground in Newburyport, Mass., are offered by Ghlee Woodworth for free. To schedule a tour, e-mail Tip- ToeThroughTheTombstones com. Antiques Call for hours. ANTIQUE ENGINE SHOW The Seacoast Trolley Museum will host an exhibit of antique stationary steam engines on Sat., Sept. 17, and Sun., Sept. 18. Call 207-967-2712 or go to www.trolleymuseum.org. AUSTINS ANTIQUES 11 Dover Road, Chichester, NH, 603-798-3116. BRENTWOOD ANTIQUES 106 Lafayette Road, Hampton Falls, NH, 603-929-1441, www.thetrainshop. com. COVEWAY ANTIQUE CENTER 1557 Route 4, Northwood, NH, 603- 942-7500. ELDRIDGE, FERN & FRIENDS Route 4, Northwood, NH, 603-942- 5602 EVANS & WRIGHT ANTIQUES AT THE EAGLE 194 First NH Turn- pike, Northwood, NH, 603-942-5020. KEEPERS ANTIQUES 114 Dover Road, Chichester, NH, 603-798-3399. LEE CIRCLE ANTIQUES 38 Calef Highway, Route 125, Lee, , NH, 603-868-3424. OLE PARSONAGE ANTIQUES 528 First NH Turnpike, Northwood, NH, 603-942-5749. PARKER-FRENCH ANTIQUE CENTER 1182 Route 4, Northwood, NH, 603-942-8852, www.nhan- tiquealley.com PETER SAWYER ANTIQUES 17 Court St., Exeter, NH, 603-772-5279, www.petersawyerantiques R. JORGENSEN ANTIQUES 502 Post Road, Wells, Maine, 207-646- 9444, www.rjorgensen.com. R.S. BUTLERS TRADING COMPANY 102 First NH Turnpike, Northwood, NH, 603-942-8210. SHOWCASE CONSIGNMENTS 332 Dover Road, Chichester, NH, 603-798-4199. WISWALL HOUSE ANTIQUES 28 Wiswall Road, Durham, NH, 603- 659-5106, www.wiswallhousean- tiques.com. YORK ANTIQUES GALLERY 746 U.S. Highway 1, York, Maine, 207-363-5002, www.yorkantiquesgal- lery.com Nature & Recreation Bike races/events MAINE LIGHTHOUSE RIDE on Sat., Sept. 10, in South Portland, Maine. The only organized ride in the world where you can see up to nine historic lighthouses in a single day. The ride features 25-, 40-, 62- and 100-mile options. Call 207-284-9260 or go to www.easterntrail.org. PORTSMOUTH CRITERIUM on Sun., Sept. 18, in downtown Ports- mouth, NH. LifeStyle Expo will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring cycling demonstrations, health & fit- ness exhibits, sports and recreational organizations, childrens activities, bike safety and tunings, sponsor booths, and entertainment. Register online at portsmouthcrit.org. HARBOR ADVENTURES York Harbor, Maine, 207-363-8466, www. harboradventures.com, offers moun- tain bike and coastal bike tours. Campgrounds ANGLE POND GROVE CAMP- GROUND 9 Pillsbury Road, San- down, NH, 603-887-4434, www. ucampnh.com/AnglePondGr . BARRINGTON SHORES CAMPGROUND 70 Hall Road, Barrington, NH, 603-664-9333, bar- ringtonshores.com. COUNTRY SHORE CAMPING AREA Route 125, Kingston, NH, 603-642-5072, www.ucampnh.com/ countryshore/. DIXONS COASTAL MAINE CAMPGROUND on U.S. Route 1, Cape Neddick, Maine, 207-363-3626, www.dixonscampground.co is open through Sept. 17. EMERSONS CAMPING AREA 24 Amy Lane, Hampstead, NH, 603- 329-6938. Open May 15 through Oct. 13. EXETER ELMS 190 Court St. (Route 108), Exeter, NH, 603-778- 7631, www.exeterelms.com, is open through Oct. 15. FERNDALE ACRES 130 Wednes- day Hill Road, Lee, NH, 603-659- 5082, ferndaleacres.com. GREAT BAY CAMPING Route 108, Newfields, NH, 603-778-0226, greatbaycamping.com. THE GREEN GATE 185 Court St., Exeter, NH, 603-772-2100, www. ucampnh.com/greengate. Just a short ride from Hampton Beach. Open through Sept. 15. HEMLOCK GROVE CAMP- GROUND 1299 Portland Road, Ken- nebunkport, Maine, 207-985-0398. 32 acres of campgrounds, 75 sites, office, store, rec hall, laundry room and bath- house. HOMESTEAD BY THE RIVER Page 9 September 8 - 14, 2011 York Independent
York HOT NIGHTS: Music and Comedy Events Independent A publication of SEACOAST HIPPO SEPTEMBER 8 - 14, 2011 www.yorkindependent.net FREE ! ue n! er iss so mm st ea su La e s t th ex of ou n ey Se Flying HIgh The Ogunquit Capriccio Festival of Kites inside: NATURE & CRAFTS FESTIVAL
5 Festival of Kites In this, our final issue of the York Independent for the summer, Karen Plumley takes a look at this weekends Festival of Kites in Ogunquit. Look for us again next summer in June when well return with a new name, Seacoast Hippo, and another series of issues covering sea- coast hap
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THiS WEEK OngOing Ron Kolek and others from the New England Ghost Project will conduct an investigation of the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse on Satur- day, Sept. 10, from 8 p.m. to midnight, for ages 16 and older. Tickets cost $60 per person and advance reservations are required. See www. portsmouthh
Kites are flying By Karen Plumley seacoasthippopress.com At Ogunquits main beach area on Satur- day, Sept. 10, there will be a fantastic feast for the eyes hundreds of multicolored and multi-shaped kites will be afloat in the air simultaneously above the sand and sea. The Annual Festival of Kites h
ARTS Seacoast September The end of summer is not a bummer By Craig Robert Brown cbrownhippopress.com Yellow school buses are teeming on the roads, the evenings are crisp and cool and stores are already advertising Thanksgiving. But these signs dont mean the end of summer fun. As any local can tell y
Bridge Gallery 1R Water St., Newburyport, Mass., 978-462-2740, bridgegallerynewburypor Centennial Hall 105 Post Road, North Hampton, N.H., centennialhall.org Chameleon 18 Liberty St., Newburyport, Mass., 978-463-7623, www.chameleonarts.com Childrens Museum of New Hampshire 6 Washington St., Dove
inside/outside Activities for children and families, workshops, volunteer opportunities, events to keep you healthy and more Laudholm to host Nature Crafts Festival Works of artistry in a coastal ecosystem By Karen Plumley seacoasthippopress.com On Saturday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 11, Wells Res
Family events for this weekend Festivals & fairs Visit the Old York Antique Show, on Satur- day & Sunday, Sept. 10 & 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Museums at Old York, 3 Lindsay Road, York. This is a boutique show highlighting exceptional silver and brass, furniture, painting, ceramics, jewelry
INSIDE/OUTSIDE Portsmouth Criterium draws cycling enthusiasts Its the seventh annual on the Seacoast By Bridgette Springer seacoasthippopress.com On Sunday, Sept. 18, the streets of Market Square in down- town Portsmouth, N.H., will transform into a tour de force as the 7th Annual Smuttynose Portsmo
INSIDE/OUTSIDE Seafood Festival stretches out summer Weekend-long bash draws a crowd to Hampton Beach By Jeff Mucciarone jmucciaronehippopress. Who says Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer? Not the organizers of the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival. Thanks to the annual event, people can stre
BOOKS POP CulTurE: Wild Rover 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 Crac
11 Water St./US Rte 1 Kittery, ME 03904 207.439.1630 Maines Original Family Owned Lobster Pound Restaurant THE SEACOASTS FINEST SALAD BAR Join us for dinner and experience what generations of locals and visitors have come to consider a must do! and enjoy a FREE* Dinner Entrée 18 Gratuity will be a
FOOD Devotion to the past keeps Goldenrod thriving York Beach restaurant serving the area since 1896 By Craig Robert Brown cbrownhippopress.com Maines motto is The way life should be. At the Golden- rod, a restaurant with a marble soda fountain and lunch counter located in the heart of York Beach, t
FOOD and family. Vintage & Vine is the largest annual fundraiser for the museum; more than 800 guests attended last years event and raised a total of $70,000. The muse- um set a fundraising goal of $80,000 for the 2011 Vintage & Vine. Vintage and Vine When: Saturday, Sept. 10, from 4 to 7 p.m. The V
G Irwin Co FOOD INGREDIENTS Fine Jewelry Pumpkin Ann Pardoe Owner Racheal Akers rakershippopress.com Tuesday through Saturday 9-4 436 US Route 1, Kittery, Maine 03904 207-439-2299 070433 063522 www.girwincompany.com Dewey the Dog & Friends A Day for Canines & Their Human Companions CAntERBuRy SHAKER
Red, white and green drinK This week, we continue our rosé trip through France but look at two younger bottles, both 2010. The first bottle we tried was the 2010 Jean-Luc Colombo Cape Blue Rosé (on sale for $11.99). Like some of the oth- er rosés we tried lately, this one was almost a dusty rosé col
NITE Bars, clubs, bands and other after-dark amusements Buoy brings in national bands Slow growth brings new change to Kitterys music scene By Craig Robert Brown cbrownhippopress.com Jeremy LeClair and Alex Mead relax in second-hand chairs, made of wood with a dated orange upholstery. Between them i
nite buses to the show. There were more than a few complaints about a shortage of parking as well. That problem is alleviated at this years venue, the rooftop deck of a multilevel garage in down- town Haverhill. Winnekenni is a treasure and aesthetically was the perfect place, Gallo says, but we wan
MUSIC THIS WEEK & Restaurant Listings 219 Lafayette Road, 603-964-9774 Beach Shack Ashworth & C streets, 603-926-6497 Boardwalk Inn & Café 286 Dove Point Road, Amesbury, MA East Hampstead, NH 139 Ocean Blvd., 603-929-7400, 603-834-6494 Acapulcoss The Pasta Loft www.boardwalkinns.com Dover Elks Lodge
24-26 Market Square, 978-462-1140 The Upper Crust Pizzeria 44 State St., 978-463-3313, www.theuppercrustpizzer angelinasogunquit.com Arrows Restaurant 41 Berwick Road, 207-361-1100, www.arrowsrestaurant.co Barnacle Billys Perkins Cove, 207-646-5575, New Castle, NH www.barnbilly.com Wentworth by the
FILM REVIEWS BY AMY DI The Debt The Debt (R) Three Mossad agents involved in the capture of a Nazi war criminal wind up with secrets about the mission decades later in The Debt. Its the mid 1990s and Sarah (Romi Aboulafia) has just published a book about her parents work on a Mossad mission in the 1
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