Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 8-14

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Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine Feb. 8-14

“Fire of ’47 Lecture,”  Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk

Feb. 8, Thursday, 10:30am, “York History Series-The Civil War 1820-1865,” York Historian James Kences will present the third in this series about the history of York. This session will cover Maine statehood and the Missouri Compromise-four decades of worsening conflict between the sections; the age of Andrew Jackson; the dominance of Jacksonian democracy in town; a loss of prestige as the southern coastal towns are eclipsed by the rapidly developing northern region of the state; the election of Lincoln, the secession crisis, and four years of war; bounties, substitutes and conscription; York’s war debt. This series is co-sponsored with the Old York Historical Society, free, York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Road, York. FMI: 207-363-2818, www.york.lib.me.us.
Feb. 8, Thursday, 3pm, “Fire of ’47 Lecture,” October 2017 marked the 70th Anniversary of the Fire of ’47, a large wildfire that burned much of the state (from Kennebunkport to Bar Harbor) in 1947. On Thursday, February 8th at 3:00pm, the Brick Store Museum presents Town Historian Stephen P. Spofford’s presentation on the history of the “Week Maine Burned” at the Park Street School, open to the public (however, space is limited). Alongside the lecture will be archival photos of the fire, home film reels, and personal recounts of the events from local citizens, free, Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk. FMI: 207-985-4802, www.brickstoremuseum.org.
Feb. 8, Thursday, 5pm, “Community Collects: DeWitt Hardy Art Reception & Fireside Chat,” York Public Library’s fourth annual ‘Community Collects’ show will feature works by DeWitt Hardy. Hardy was an internationally esteemed artist, an exceptional teacher, a set designer and valued art appraiser. He was curator and Associate Director at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art and past president of the Ogunquit Art Association. He taught at Sanctuary Arts and a number of art schools and universities in the region. Hardy served on the Library’s art committee and assisted in the planning and curating of dozens of shows. In the true spirit of our ‘Community Collects’ shows, Hardy’s family, students, friends and collectors are contributing their own pieces of his work for the exhibition, free, York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Road, York. FMI: 207-363-2818, www.york.lib.me.us.
Feb. 9, Friday, 3:45pm, “Music in the Library,” please join us fireside when pianist and York resident Katherine Mayfield will help ease us into the weekend with love songs in honor of Valentine’s Day. Generously sponsored by “Parallax,” free, York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Road, York. FMI: 207-363-2818, www.york.lib.me.us.
Feb. 9, Friday, 6:30pm, “Birch Hill,” an evening of live music with Birch Hill! Tunes start at 6:30pm, so bring the whole family or make it a date night at SoMe! No cover charge for the show. Patties & Pints will be on as well- $10 gets you a burger & beer. Cheers, SoMe Brewing Co, Tasting Room, 1 York Street, Unit 3, York. FMI: www.somebrewingco.com.
Feb. 12, Monday, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., “Swing Dancing for Beginners,” Swing dance classes for beginners on Monday nights in Biddeford. You don’t need a partner or any dance experience. ALL are welcome, A-Level classes are for beginners, you can take them in any order, Mondays, 1/8/18 through 2/12/18 (6 weeks), 6 – 7 pm – Beginner Charleston, Level A, Mondays, 2/19/18 through 4/9/18 (8 weeks), 6 – 7 pm – Beginner Lindy Hop, Level A, Mondays, 4/16/18 through 5/21/18 (6 weeks), 6 – 7 pm – Beginner 6-Count Swing/East Coast Swing, Level A, about the location: classes will be held in the 2nd-floor lobby of Pepperell Center at 40 Main Street, Biddeford (same building as Portland Pie and Banded Horn Brewing,) enter through the main entrance and proceed up the stairway to your left, parking is available on the street or in the Foss St. parking lot across the street, $6 – $80, $12 drop-in, $60/6 weeks, $80/8 weeks, discounts available, Pepperell Center, 40 Main St., Biddeford. FMI: 207-282-5577, www.pepperellmillcampus.com.
Feb. 13, Tuesday, 12-1pm, “A Brief Geological History of the Sands Along Southern Maine’s Beaches,” A distinctive characteristic of the sands along southern Maine’s beaches, extending from York to Biddeford, is that they were derived primarily from glacial till carried south out of Canada and northwestern Maine. The effects of rising sea level and glacial rebound have allowed the persistent working of wave action along the coastline to create our local beaches, each with distinct bodies of sand. We will discuss how, over that past 100,000 years, the forces of nature have shaped our coastal sands. Jon Dykstra earned his PhD in geology from Dartmouth College (’78) and has been working in the geologic and mapping applications of earth-observing satellite remote sensing for over 35 years. He spent the summers of his youth along the beaches of southern Maine and has now retired to Kennebunkport with his wife Connie, $2, Wells Reserve at Laudholm, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells. FMI: 207-646-1555, www.wellsreserve.org.

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