Other News & Events for September
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There is always something happening at the Abbe, and this fall is no exception! Please visit our online calendar regularly for more details and updates.
Next week we'll have four programs in four days!
#1. A demonstration with Sarah Sockbeson, Penobscot, of ash & sweetgrass basketmaking, combined with her signature birch bark painting, at Sieur de Monts from 11:00-3:00 on Wednesday, September 12.
#2. A flint knapping demonstration with Chris Sockalexis, Penobscot, at the downtown Abbe on Thursday, September 13 from 12:30-2:30.
#3. Acadia Night Sky Festival "Under the Stars" boat cruise with John Bear Mitchell, a Penobscot storyteller, Kalepa Baybayan, from the Polynesian Navigating Society, and Lynn Havsall, naturalist and amateur astronomer. Tickets available from Bar Harbor Whale Watch. For more information click here.
#4. On Saturday, September 15 from 10:30-12:00 and again from 2:00-3:30, Rez Dogs Singers Drum Group will be performing at the Abbe Museum Downtown.
We hope you can join us!
Also on September 15, you can enjoy dancing, singing, drumming, games, prizes, and crafts, a traditional meal and much more at the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians 32nd Annual Recognition Day Celebration. For more information, please click here.
There are also a number of upcoming Wabanaki events that are open to the public. The following links are a sample of some upcoming activities and recent articles that may interest you. Know of more? Feel free to post them on our Facebook page!
NEWS
Native, North American, New Review of Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation, 3, an exhibit to which the Abbe Museum loaned Jeremy Frey artwork, in the Wall Street Journal
Penobscots Sue AG Over Who Has Authority Over River Surrounding Reservation in the Bangor Daily News
Tribal Leader Arnold Neptune Remembered as Advocate for Penobscot People, Culture in the Bangor Daily News
Abbe Museum mentioned in Museums in our Midst: Treasure Troves worth the Trek in Harvard Magazine
For Olympian, Recognition is Long Overdue about an exhibition of Penobscot runner Andrew Sockalexis at the National Museum of the American Indian, on the Daily News
Tribes Fear Loss of Public Funds with Plan for New Moosehead Tribe in the Bangor Daily News
New Book Recently Released! Canoe Indians of Downeast Maine by William Haviland, Abbe Trustee, can now be found in the Abbe Shop!
Click Here to Check Out the News Links Posted In "Other News & Events for August"
EVENTS
Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance Events
September 15, 2012, you can enjoy dancing, singing, drumming, games, prizes, and crafts, a traditional meal and much more at the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians 32nd Annual Recognition Day Celebration. For more information, please click here.
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#2. A flint knapping demonstration with Chris Sockalexis, Penobscot, at the downtown Abbe on Thursday, September 13 from 12:30-2:30.
#3. Acadia Night Sky Festival "Under the Stars" boat cruise with John Bear Mitchell, a Penobscot storyteller, Kalepa Baybayan, from the Polynesian Navigating Society, and Lynn Havsall, naturalist and amateur astronomer. Tickets available from Bar Harbor Whale Watch. For more information click here.
#4. On Saturday, September 15 from 10:30-12:00 and again from 2:00-3:30, Rez Dogs Singers Drum Group will be performing at the Abbe Museum Downtown.
We hope you can join us!
Also on September 15, you can enjoy dancing, singing, drumming, games, prizes, and crafts, a traditional meal and much more at the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians 32nd Annual Recognition Day Celebration. For more information, please click here.
There are also a number of upcoming Wabanaki events that are open to the public. The following links are a sample of some upcoming activities and recent articles that may interest you. Know of more? Feel free to post them on our Facebook page!
NEWS
Native, North American, New Review of Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation, 3, an exhibit to which the Abbe Museum loaned Jeremy Frey artwork, in the Wall Street Journal
Penobscots Sue AG Over Who Has Authority Over River Surrounding Reservation in the Bangor Daily News
Tribal Leader Arnold Neptune Remembered as Advocate for Penobscot People, Culture in the Bangor Daily News
Abbe Museum mentioned in Museums in our Midst: Treasure Troves worth the Trek in Harvard Magazine
For Olympian, Recognition is Long Overdue about an exhibition of Penobscot runner Andrew Sockalexis at the National Museum of the American Indian, on the Daily News
Tribes Fear Loss of Public Funds with Plan for New Moosehead Tribe in the Bangor Daily News
New Book Recently Released! Canoe Indians of Downeast Maine by William Haviland, Abbe Trustee, can now be found in the Abbe Shop!
Click Here to Check Out the News Links Posted In "Other News & Events for August"
EVENTS
Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance Events
Next Up: September 21, 22, 23, 2012 Common Ground Country Fair in Unity, ME
Visit members of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance at the
Common Ground Country Fair in the Native American Arts Area.
Brown ash and sweetgrass basketry, traditional arts, drumming
and demonstrations throughout the weekend. For more information,
contact Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association at
207-568-4142 or online at www.mofga.org
September 15, 2012, you can enjoy dancing, singing, drumming, games, prizes, and crafts, a traditional meal and much more at the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians 32nd Annual Recognition Day Celebration. For more information, please click here.
