There are so many options for entertainment within walking distance or at most a 2 mile drive from Camden. The Bay Chamber Concert series begins July 4 and continues until August 30. The summer festival which began three years ago, is lead by Manuel Bagorro as the artistic director. Rockport opera house, Union Hall, Camden opera house, and First Congregational Church in Camden are the various venues for the festival.
BAY CHAMBER CONCERTS
I heard such a variation of artists and music by world class musicians it was exhilarating. Bridget Kibbey (harpist) played Canadian,Cuban,and Syrian music. A New Frontier - International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) that featured a new composition by Paola Prestini was inspired by the Hubble Telescope images. Very timely with the 25th anniversary in 2015. Bach, Brahms, Elgar, Schubert,Beethoven, Mozart, Bartok and Debussy were presented by some of the most talented artists in the country. David Krakauer (clarinet),Kathleen Tagg (piano),Benjamin Beilman (violin), John Largess (viola), Joshua Gindele (cello), and Camille Zamora (soprano) were some of the outstanding talent that played during the festival.
Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra , a multiple grammy award-winning artist was spectacular.
Don Campbell Band played Dan Fogelberg, as well as his own blue grass music. Two comedians Jim McCue from Boston, and Juston (Just on time) McKinney were absolutely hilarious. We took the ferry from Rockland to North Haven Island "Red Eye of Love" . This play had many Broadway luminaries. John Wulp wrote the book and lyrics, and won a Tony for production.
PAINTING CLASSES
Susan Tobey White who has a very successful gallery in Belfast, taught a two day painting class. "Glamping" - Glamorous Camping - paintings of Retro Campers was the subject of a two day class at a camp site in Searsport. Great fun!!
CHATS WITH CHAMPIONS
The Damariscotta Library hosts a series of famous authors to present lectures and readings during the summer. I heard Reeve Lindbergh, Charles Lindbergh's youngest daughter talk on her mother's life and the books that she had published. After her mother's death, Reeve found out that her father had three "mistresses" in Germany who fathered 7 children who were her step sisters and brothers.
I also heard Jennifer Finney Boylan, an author of a New York Times bestseller, and a guest on Oprah's show. She is a transgender who parented 10 years as a father, 8 years as a mother, and 7 years as a lesbian. Very fascinating story.
CLASSICS SYMPOSIUM
Homer Virgil Propertius Ovid - Let the Wild Winds Carry. Fascinating program with speakers who were authorities on the classics. Nancy Jenkins, Polly Chatfield, Christine Kondoleon and Madeline Miller - all experts on the classics.
MUSEUMS
Other than the Farnsworth there are many other great museums in the area.
Owls Head Transportation Museum. If you are a car, motorcycle, or plane buff, this is the place for you. Founded in 1974 the museum has an extraordinary collection of cars, motorcycles, bicycles and planes, nicely displayed in a tidy hangarlike building at the edge of Knox County Airport.
Penobscot Marine Museum. The Penobscot Marine Museum is one of the best small museums in New England. The museum does a great job of educating visitors about the vitality of the local shipbuilding industry. Wandering from building to building shows a great sense of wonderment at the vast enterprise that was Maine's maritime trade. At one time there were 286 weathered sea captains who called Searsport home. The curators are some of the best I've experienced.
The Knox Museum. General Henry Knox who was a general during the Revolutionary War, repositioned the Ticonderoga cannons that were used to attack the British to abandon Boston Harbor.
A replication of General Knox's house the DAR reconctructioned in 1945Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. The expansive complex of waterside gardens is worth exploring. It's a natural habitat with different pathways through the mossy forest featuring different themes and flowers. The walks are quiet and lush, and one of the best trails runs along the tidal shoreline.
Building a "fairy house"
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