Cultivate

By astrig | October 5, 2014

CULTIVATE FALL TOUR! Columbus Day Weekend, 2014, Saturday, October 11th and Sunday, October 12th, from 10-4pm, Cultivate will have a free,  open studio and farm tour with special workshops and demonstrations. Visit farms, artists’ working in their studios, see a forging demonstration, or learn how they make yarn, soap or cheese! Click Here for more information.…

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Shore to Mountain Trails

By astrig | September 28, 2014

New trails are being cut to connect the Shore to the Mountain. Searsport Shores campground was originally part of a larger farm. Last year the purchase of 120 acres, situated across Route 1, restores much of the original footprint of the farm. Steve and a dedicated work crew have been working for the past month…

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Common Ground Fair Weekend

By astrig | September 21, 2014

On Friday we left Dad in charge of the Campground and spent way too much time looking at the vegetables in the CGF Hall…but aren’t they pretty?  This is the weekend we eat great food, dabble at the Common Ground Fair and fill the evenings with impromptu music.  

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Camp and Create with Susan Eiseman Levitin! August 17 – 23

By astrig | August 11, 2014

  My wheels have been turning, planning the art-making I will do at Searsport Shores next week. I hope you will join me! Each day, we will explore the beauty all around us and reflect what we find in our work. One day, we will make collages and sculptures using found objects from a nature walk. Another, we will…

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SAORI Weaving with Mihoko Wakabayashi August 10 – 16

By astrig | August 6, 2014

Mihoko Wakabayashi, native of Japan has been working on SAORI Weaving for nearly 20 years which is an improvisational style of weaving started in Japan. Her SAORI studio in Worcester, MA is the first official studio in US and she has been teaching all ages and variety of abilities since 2000. She has visited Searsport…

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Meet Steve Schreurs, Artist in Residence August 3 – 9, 2014

By astrig | July 28, 2014

Artist In Residence (AIR) Interview 2014 60 Years in a Paragraph My background is an unlikely hodgepodge of experiences. As a young man, I was a Boy Scout where I acquired my love of nature and knot tying. I then progressed on to being a farmer, cowboy and professional canoe guide. In college, I earned…

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Maryly Matthewman Creates Colorful Wishes July 27 – August 2

By astrig | July 21, 2014

Maryly Mathewman is so looking forward to next week!!  She has been putting together ideas for months! Maryly will be working on art quilts daily but campers can plan on doing their own Wish Flag to be part of the Prayer Flag Project, and an outside ongoing art sculpture. There will be some bedtime stories…

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