| JULY 2008
Events on Great Cranberry Island
(Revised July 21)
Children's Story Hour: every Wed, 10:30 am @ Library |
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| 2 July Wed | Art Exhibit by Bonnie Alpert, 5 pm @ Library (continues thru 16 July) |
| 4 July Fri | Cranberry House Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, 10:30 am @ Cranberry House
Fourth of July Potluck Grill, 1 pm @ Ruth's lawn |
| 5 July Sat | Open Studios - Susan Demchak and Adu Gindy open their studios, 4 - 5:30 pm @ the Heliker-LaHotan Foundation. All invited!
Rock Walk & Talk - Geology tour 1:30 pm starting at Cranberry House; followed by Geology lecture 7 pm @ Cranberry House, both hosted by Douglas Reusch, Associate Professor at University of Maine at Farmington |
| 8 July Tue | Library Board Meeting, 8:30 am @ Library |
| 9 July Wed | CIRT Annual
Meeting, 4:30 pm @ Cranberry House
"Great Cranberry Isles Pioneers: 1750s to Early 1800s" talk by Charles Liebow, 7:30 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 12 July Sat | Auction to benefit the Library, 4 pm @ Heliker-LaHotan Foundation grounds |
| 14 July Mon | Children's Crafts with Charlotte Harlan, 1:30 pm @ Cranberry House Movie Night "Gone with the Wind", 7 pm (1/2 hour earlier than usual) @ Cranberry House |
| 15 July Tue | Children's Crafts with Charlotte Harlan, 1:30 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 16 July Wed | Children's Crafts with Charlotte Harlan, 1:30 pm @ Cranberry House
Free Concert: Audrey Noether & Friends, 7:30 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 17 July Thu | Futures Group Annual Meeting, 3 pm @ Community Center |
| 18 July Fri | Ways with Watercolor art class with Helen Bertles (beginners welcome), 10:30 am @ Cranberry House
Art Exhibit by Nina Polshek, 5 pm @ Library (continues thru 29 July) |
| 19 July Sat | Digital Photography: Taking Pictures with Geoff Wadsworth, 8:30 am starting @ Cranberry House
Cranberry Ultra Marathon, 11 am @ Ballfield by Church, followed by lobster bake Digital Photography: Editing Pictures with Bruce Komusin, 2 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 20 July Sun | Benefit for Lynn Colby sponsored by the Cranberry Isles Fishermans Co-op @ Great Cranberry Ballfield Live Music until 9 pm - Silent Auction 1 pm - Softball Game - Dinner 4 pm with lobsters, hamburgers, hotdogs, & more. photos GCI Historical Society Board Meeting, 7 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 21 July Mon | Movie Night, 7:30 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 23 July Wed | Poetry Reading by Sam King, 7:30 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 24 July Thu | Playing with Words poetry workshop with Sam King, 2 pm @ Cranberry House
The Great Hollywood Musicals lecture by Paul Sofian, 7 pm @ Cranberry House, followed by the movie "Top Hat" |
| 25 July Fri | Ways with Watercolor art class with Helen Bertles (beginners welcome), 10:30 am @ Cranberry House |
| 26 July Sat | Heliker-LaHotan Foundation Art Talk with Residents Kamilla Talbot, Michael Herstand, and Tim Ford, 5 pm [note change from 7 pm] @ Cranberry House |
| 28 July Mon | Movie Night, 7:30 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 29 July Tue | Digital Photography: Taking Pictures with Geoff Wadsworth, 3:30 pm starting @ Cranberry House
"1096 AD: An Ancient Pre-History of the Iraq War" lecture by Eugene Vance, 7:30 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 30 July Wed | Digital Photography: Editing Pictures with Bruce Komusin, 10 am @ Cranberry House
Art Exhibit by Susan King, 5 pm @ Library (continues thru 11 August) Free Concert: Ricky Baker Duo, 7:30 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 31 July Thu | Playing with Words poetry workshop with Sam King, 2 pm @ Cranberry House |
| AUGUST 2008 Events on Great Cranberry Island
(Revised July 14)
Children's Story Hour: every Wed, 10:30 am @ Library |
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| 2 Aug Sat | Invitational Art Exhibit of the Cranberry Isles / Opening Day, and Reception, 10 am opening, 2 pm reception @ Cranberry House. (The exhibit runs Aug. 2-11.) |
| 6 Aug Wed | 108th Annual Ladies Aid Fair, 10:30 am - 2 pm @ Community Center & Church |
| 7 Aug Thu | Playing with Words poetry workshop with Sam King, 2 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 8 Aug Fri | Digital Photography: Taking Pictures with Geoff Wadsworth, 8:30 am starting @ Cranberry House
Fur, Feather, and Feet program for younger children, 1:45 pm @ Firehouse Fins and Flippers program for older children, 3:15 pm @ tent by Church Both programs presented by Chewonki-Traveling Natural History Program, and sponsored by the Library Digital Photography: Editing Pictures with Bruce Komusin, 2 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 12 Aug Tue | Library Board Meeting, 8:30 am @ Library
Music and Poetry Evening to benefit the Library, 7 pm @ Church |
| 13 Aug Wed | Memorial Service for Bill Goldberg, @ Church
Children's Art Exhibit, 5 pm @ Library (continues thru August 20) Free Concert: Acadian Chamber Players, 7:30 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 14 Aug Thu | Playing with Words poetry workshop with Sam King, 2 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 15 Aug Fri | Ways with Watercolor art class with Wini Smart (beginners welcome), 10:30 am @ Cranberry House
Digital Photography: Taking Pictures with Geoff Wadsworth, 3:30 pm starting @ Cranberry House |
| 16 Aug Sat | Digital Photography: Editing Pictures with Bruce Komusin, 10 am @ Cranberry House
Marriage of Sarah Ann St. Germain & Travis Elliott Smith, 2 pm @ Church, followed by reception @ Community Center |
| 17 Aug Sun | GCI Historical Society Board Meeting <-- Postponed to 24 Aug. |
| 18 Aug Mon | Remembrance and Memorial for Bea Weinreich, 10:30 am @ Church
Movie Night, 7:30 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 19 Aug Tue | Library Board Meeting, 8:30 am @ Library
Funeral Service for Norman Sanborn Sr., 10:30 am @ Church, Boat Processional 11:30 am, followed by reception @ Norman & Kelly Sanborn's house. more details Library Annual Meeting, 7 pm @ Library |
| 20 Aug Wed | Children's Program with author Robin Swain, 10:30 am @ Library |
| 21 Aug Thu | Playing with Words poetry workshop with Sam King, 2 pm @ Cranberry House
Futures Group meeting, Art Exhibit by Wendy Rackcliff, 5 pm @ Library (continues thru Labor Day) GCI Historical Society Annual Meeting, with a talk by Guy Veillette, last lighthouse keeper of Bear Island, 7:30 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 22 Aug Fri | Ways with Watercolor art class with Gail Cleveland (beginners welcome), 10:30 am @ Cranberry House |
| 23 Aug Sat | Fireman's Supper, @ Community Center |
| 24 Aug Sun | GCI Historical Society Board Meeting, 5 pm @ Cranberry House |
| 25 Aug Mon | Movie Night, 7:30 pm @ Cranberry House |
