Arts Night at the Bowdoinham Library has been rescheduled to October 2008
Topsham Public Library
April 10, 6:30pm: "Cathance River, Head of Tide: Past, Present, and Future"
The Head of Tide area of the Cathance River is rich in history dating back to Topsham's Native American people, through the time that it housed Topsham's first sawmill, then later became a feldspar mill. In the 1970s the mill was converted to apartments. Today the Head of Tide site has the potential of becoming Topsham's first waterfront park and water access site to be enjoyed by the residents of Topsham and visitors alike.
Angela Twitchell, Ed Mendes (Co-Chairs of the Head of Tide Park Committee), Carla Rensenbrink (Board Member of the Cathance River Education Alliance) and Rick Wilson, Diirector of Cathance River Education Alliance) explored the past, present, and future of this interesting and historic site, its preservation and future use!
Angela Twitchell is the Co-Chair of the Head of Tide Park Committee and has worked in the land conservation field in Maine since 1998. Prior to that, she worked for Project Vote Smart from the project's inaugural year in 1991 through 1997, directing the project's voter information and research services. She is a graduate of Bates College and studied ecology in the Brazilian rain forest through the School for International Training. She is Chair of the Topsham Conservation Commission, Vice President of the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, and board member of the Maine League of Conservation Voters Education Fund. She is a Maine native having grown up in Turner and currently resides in Topsham with her husband and four young children.
Arts Night at the Library is co-sponsored by Five Rivers Arts Alliance and the Topsham Public Library. The event is free and open to all. The Library is located at 25 Foreside Road, Topsham. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Five Rivers Arts Alliance at 798-6964.
Arts Night at the Patten Free Library, March 19, celebrates Banners Over Bath and the Midcoast Community Read
Help create a collective banner for “Banners Over Bath” on Wednesday, 
March 19, 6:30-8pm, in the Children's Room of the Patten Free Library, Summer St, Bath. This is a unique opportunity to create a community art project reflecting the excitement of the Midcoast Community Read.
Artist Susan Perrine will talk about the “Banners Over Bath” project, now in its forth year. Examples of banners will be on view. A library representative will give an overview of the Community Read books. Participants of all ages will work together to create a joint banner illustrating some of the themes of this year's Midcoast Community Read. Topics include underwater exploration, sea life, scuba diving, shipwrecks and lost subs of World War II. Paint, stitch and draw, using a variety of materials to create and embellish your contribution to the Community Read banner.
Susan Perrine is a Woolwich textile and book artist. Her sculptural textile "Red Sash/Leap of Faith" is currently on view at the Taking Panes show in the Ames Mill in Richmond. Her artist book entry “What's in Cleopatra's Pocket Book” received Honorable Mention at the Edible Book Festival in Portland, Maine. She is studying fine art at University of Southern Maine. In 2007, she received the Bath Community Spirit Award for developing and organizing the “Banners Over Bath” project.
Arts Night at the Library is sponsored by Five Rivers Arts Alliance and is a joint collaboration with the Patten Free Library and the Midcoast Community Read. The event is free; refreshments will be served.
This year’s Arts Night at the Library Series theme is “Celebrating the Local.” Upcoming Arts Nights include:
- Thursday, April 10, 6:30 pm,Topsham Public Library about The Head of the Tide Park on the Cathance River and the Feldspar industry that once thrived there.
- Wednesday, May 7, 6:30 pm, Bowdoinham Public Library: “The Ultimate Bowdoinham Meal” created by chef Sam Hayward, using locally grown and produced foods.
- For more information, contact Five Rivers Arts Alliance at 207-798-6964 or check back here.
Arts nights at Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick explores new horizons for craft artists on February 20
Brunswick-Craft artists throughout Maine now have several new opportunities to expand their businesses and they can find out about new programs of the Maine Crafts Association and how they can benefit at Arts Night at the Library, February 20, 2008 at 6:30pm at the Morrell Meeting Room of Curtis Memorial, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick Maine. This presentation by Lynn Thompson, is sponsored by Five Rivers Arts Alliance.
Lynn Thompson, Special Projects Consultant for the Maine Crafts Association will speak about plans for the new Center for Maine Craft being constructed on the turnpike at West Gardiner this year. She will address the recent merger of Maine Highlands Guild and Maine Crafts Association and present talk about programs involving representation of craft artists, access to wholesale and retail markets, a new Associates degree in Traditional and Contemporary Craft in the community college system, grants and loans to craft artists and organizations, and more.
Thompson is the former director of Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle. For more information about this Arts Night at the Library, contact Five Rivers Arts Alliance at 207-798-6964 or www.fiveriversartsalliance.org
