Media Contact: Kathy Goldner, [email protected], 207.548.2529 x216
Searsport, Maine, November 18, 2013 – Penobscot Marine Museum’s winter exhibit Underfoot: Footwear, Hooked Rugs, In the Cellar and Below Decks opens on Friday, December 6th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm with a holiday party including Christmas gingerbread houses, a book signing with five Maine authors, and the town of Searsport’s Holiday Tree Lighting. The Tree Lighting will take place at 4:00 pm on the museum’s crescent and the party is in Penobscot Marine Museum’s Main Street Gallery and Shop on Route One in Searsport.
Left: Victorian Shoes, Right: Hooked Rug
Five Maine writers of mystery, adventure, and children’s books: Kelly Brooks-Bay, Darcy Scott, John Cobb, Bob Branco and Angela Nickerson, will all be on hand to discuss and sign their books during this holiday party. Christmas gingerbread houses made by local children and adults, including chefs at Anglers and other local restaurants, will be on display. Come and vote for your favorite confection. “People’s Choice” awards will be given to the best gingerbread house made by a child and by an adult.
The museum’s winter exhibit Underfoot: Footwear, Hooked Rugs, In the Cellar and Below Decks explores what is on your feet and what is under your feet. Antique shoes from around the world, Maine hooked rugs, and a re-created nineteenth century ship’s cabin will all be a part of Penobscot Marine Museum’s exhibit. The museum will even open up its own cellar to show the world of food storage before refrigeration. Check www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org for winter talks and workshops.
To enter your gingerbread house, or for more information on the museum’s Gingerbread Christmas, call Lin Calista at 207-548-0334.
Underfoot: Footwear, Hooked Rugs, In the Cellar and Below Decks runs through Saturday, February 22. Museum Gallery, Shop and Framer hours are 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, Thursday through Saturday. Museum Gallery, Shop and Framer, 40 East Main Street, Searsport, Maine. For more information call 207-548-0334 or 207-548-2529.