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Children’s Museum of Maine
142 Free St.
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: 207-828-1234
Open: Labor Day-Memorial Day, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.; Memorial Day-Labor Day, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, noon–5 p.m.; Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 24- 25, January 1, Easter, July 4.
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Interactive exhibits span four floors, and special programming is offered daily. Features and exhibits include Toddle Park, Tide Pool Touch Tank, a rock climbing wall, the Space Shuttle, and the Music Garden. Programs change frequently. Fun for all ages, best for children younger than 12.Cost: $6; under age 1, free
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Museum of Lighthouse History
2190 Post Road (US Route 1)
Wells, ME 04090
Phone: 207-646-0245
Open: Memorial Day-Columbus Day, daily, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Columbus Day-Christmas, weekends, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; other months by appointment
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The museum’s extensive collection of lighthouse artifacts includes lenses, uniforms, historic images, flags, fog bells, a wide range of light station items used by keepers to send out the light, and human interest stories. In addition, exhibits interpret various aspects of the U.S. Life-Saving Service, U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, Steamboat Inspection Service and foreign lighthouse services such as Poland, Russia and Ireland. Cost: Free admission; donations welcome
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Portland Harbor Museum at Southern Maine Community College
Fort Road
South Portland 04106
Phone: 207-799-6337
Open: Mid-April-Memorial Day, Friday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4:30p.m.; Memorial Day-mid-October, daily, 10 a.m.-4:30p.m.; mid-October-Thanksgiving weekend, Friday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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The museum lies within the granite walls of 19th century Fort Preble. Its exhibits, lectures and tours chronicle the history and present-day life of the port. Close to Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse, the museum resides in a historic building on the waterfront. In addition to both permanent and changing exhibits, it offers a variety of programs including lectures, school and group tours, special events, and research opportunities. Cost: Adults, $4; students and children, free.
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Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Square
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: 207-775-6148
Open: Columbus Day-Memorial Day, Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Memorial Day-Columbus Day, also open Monday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed January 1, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
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The museum's collection of more than 15,000 objects is housed in three historic buildings showcasing three centuries of art and architecture. Displaying work by Winslow Homer, Marsden Hartley, Rockwell Kent, Louise Nevelson, and Andrew and N.C. Wyeth, as well as European masters Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Pierre-August Renoir, and Pablo Picasso. Cost: Adults, $10; seniors and students, $8; youth age 6 to 17, $4; free admission Friday, 5-9 p.m.
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Sabbathday Lake Shaker Library and Museum
Route 26
New Gloucester, ME 04260
Phone: 207-926-4597
Open: Memorial Day - Columbus Day, Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; closed Sundays
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The Shaker Museum is located in the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, the last active Shaker community. The museum offers exhibits, tours, workshops, crafts demonstrations, and special events. Cost: Admission is free. Tour fees are adults, $6.50; children under age 12, $2.
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Wadsworth-Longfellow House
485-489 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: 207-774-1822
Open: May 1-October 31, Monday-Saturday, 10-5 p.m., Sunday, noon-5 p,m,
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This historic home doubles as a museum and headquarters for the Maine historical society. This was the home of three generations of one remarkable family that made significant contributions to the political, literary, and cultural life of New England and the United States. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882), grew up in the house and went on to become one of the most famous men of his time. The gallery of exhibits focuses on the state's history in the 18th and 19th centuries. Cost: Adults, $7; seniors and students, $6; children, $3.
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“Hansel and Gretel” with PORTopera – Portland, ME July 29, 2010 to July 31, 2010 |
AXIS Dance Company -- Lewiston, ME July 30, 2010 to July 31, 2010 |
Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul – Rockland, ME July 31, 2010 |
Bar Harbor Summer Arts & Craft Festival -- Bar Harbor, ME July 31, 2010 to August 1, 2010 |
Michael Menes in Egadz! – South Paris, ME July 31, 2010 |
Circus Smirkus – Kennebunkport, ME August 2, 2010 to August 3, 2010 |
Silhouettes -- Thomaston, ME August 3, 2010 |
Crafts 'n Culture for Kids: Foods of China -- Lincolnville, ME August 3, 2010 |
“The Tempest” with the Freeport Shakespeare Festival – Freeport, ME August 3, 2010 to August 6, 2010 |
A Taste of Greater Waterville -- Waterville, ME August 4, 2010 |
Maine Lobster Festival -- Rockland, ME August 4, 2010 to August 8, 2010 |
Circus Smirkus – Freeport, ME August 5, 2010 to August 6, 2010 |
Maine Fairy House Festival -- Boothbay August 6, 2010 to August 8, 2010 |
Native American Pow Wow -- Gray, ME August 7, 2010 to August 8, 2010 |
Arootsakoostik Music Festival -- New Sweden, ME August 7, 2010 |
Saddleback Mountain Bluegrass Festival -- Rangeley, ME August 7, 2010 |
Eliot Bicentennial Parade – Eliot, ME August 7, 2010 |
Bates Dance Festival Finale -- Lewiston, ME August 7, 2010 |
Ukulele Summit with Brittni Paiva and Victoria Vox -- Portland August 7, 2010 |
Audiobody – South Paris, ME August 7, 2010 |
Mike Doughty -- Rockland, ME August 8, 2010 |
Willie Nelson & Family - Portland August 11, 2010 |
Maine Antiques Festival -- Union, ME August 13, 2010 to August 15, 2010 |
Joan Osborne -- Rockland, ME August 14, 2010 |
Winter Harbor Lobster Festival -- Winter Harbor, ME August 14, 2010 |
Joan Osborne – Rockland, ME August 14, 2010 |
Michael Lane Trautman in Head in the Clouds – South Paris, ME August 14, 2010 |
Tribes of the Dawn Land Cultural and Heritage Days -- Princeton, ME August 14, 2010 |
Castlebay -- Freeport, ME August 14, 2010 |
“Sleuth” -- Harrison, Maine August 19, 2010 to August 21, 2010 |
Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars – Rockland, ME August 20, 2010 |
Suzy Bogguss -- Rangeley, ME August 20, 2010 |
Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival -- Brunswick, ME August 21, 2010 |
The Wailin’ Jennys -- Rockland, ME August 21, 2010 |
Jazz-Harpist Deborah Henson-Conant – South Paris August 21, 2010 |
“Twelfth Night” -- Castine, ME August 22, 2010 |
Noel Paul Stookey -- Stonington, ME August 22, 2010 |
Sidewalk Art Show and Sale – Ogunquit, ME August 26, 2010 |
Annual ChiliFest -- Wells, ME August 28, 2010 |
Women in Every Day Life 1789-1890 -- Standish, ME August 28, 2010 |
Maine Woodsman Day -- Gray, ME August 28, 2010 |
Village Green Craft Show -- Kennebunkport, ME August 28, 2010 |
Native American Summer Market -- New Gloucester, ME August 28, 2010 |
Rhonda Vincent and the Rage – Rockland, ME September 3, 2010 |
Open Lighthouse Day -- Various, ME September 18, 2010 |
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