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Special Events at PMM


Lectures, Workshops, Events
For more information, contact Jeana Ganskop, Education Director, at 207-548-2529 or [email protected].


Children’s Program: Art in the Gallery

PMM’s Peapod Church St., Searsport, United States

Friday, August 1, 10:30 am
Children’s Program: Art in the Gallery
Bring your children and join Heather Davis in making an art project based on an object in the PMM collection.
PMM’s Peapod. Free with PMM admission.

Free with museum admission

Children’s Program: The Herring Are In!

PMM’s Peapod Church St., Searsport, United States

Wednesday, August 6, 11:00 am
Children’s Program: The Herring Are In!
A hands-on program about weir fishing with Mayra Donnell. Discover the excitement of being woken up at 3:00 am when the moon and the tides are right for the herring to be in.  You have waited a long time to fill the dories and take the fish to the cannery. Fill that dory, and compete to be fastest canner on the line.  Your pay depends on how many cans you fill in a day. PMM’s Peapod. Free with PMM admission.

Free with museum admission

Children’s Program: Reading and Art

PMM’s Peapod Church St., Searsport, United States

Friday, August 8, 1:00 pm
Children’s Program: Reading and Art
Join author Lucinda Hathaway for a fun filled afternoon of high seas adventure and travel-inspired art. She will lead a workshop teaching children how to make a watercolor travel journal, and she will read from her two children’s sailing adventure books, one of which has a chapter set in Searsport!
PMM’s Peapod. Free with PMM admission.

Free with museum admission

Children’s Program: Weave a Wristband

PMM’s Peapod Church St., Searsport, United States

Wednesday, August 13, 11:00 am to noon
Children’s Program: Weave a Wristband
A 19th century craft program with Alice Seeger. Spinning sheep’s wool and weaving warm coverlets was an essential task for fending off Maine’s winter chill. Join us in learning about the process of spinning yarn, then use a simple loom to weave your own colorful wristband. PMM’s Peapod. Free with PMM admission.

Free with museum admission

Children’s Program: Art in the Gallery

PMM’s Peapod Church St., Searsport, United States

Friday, August 15, 10:30 am
Children’s Program: Art in the Gallery
Bring your children and join Heather Davis in making an art project based on an object in the PMM collection. PMM’s Peapod. Free with PMM admission.

Free with museum admission

Children’s Program: The Herring Are In!

PMM’s Peapod Church St., Searsport, United States

Wednesday, August 20, 11:00 am
Children’s Program: The Herring Are In!
A hands-on program about weir fishing with Mayra Donnell. Discover the excitement of being woken up at 3:00 am when the moon and the tides are right for the herring to be in.

Free with museum admission

Children’s Program: Reading Corner

PMM’s Peapod Church St., Searsport, United States

Friday, August 22, 10:30 pm
Children’s Program: Reading Corner
Come listen to excerpts from the children’s classic One Morning in Maine read out loud. 
PMM’s Peapod. Free with PMM admission.

Free with museum admission

Children’s Program: Build a Wind Platform

PMM’s Peapod Church St., Searsport, United States

CANCELLED
Wednesday, August 27, 11:00 am to noon
Children’s Program: Build a Wind Platform
A hands-on program with an educator from the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center.  Learn how wind can generate electricity, why the ocean is a great place for a windmill, and how to build your own structure!
PMM’s Peapod. Free with PMM admission.

Free with museum admission

Photoplay with M.J. Bronstein

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

Draw, color, paint and more! Using historic photographs from the Penobscot Marine Museum collection, create your own work of art. Let your imagination and historical images run wild together. Supplies provided.
Artist: M.J. Bronstein, known for her unique painted images and her work with the photographic negative, is author of Photoplay and is an educator at Center for Maine Contemporary Art.

Cost: $5, Free for members. For all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

$5,

The Meaning of Penobscot Bay

Merithew and Fowler True Ross Houses Church St., Searsport, United States

Thursday, June 15
6pm to 7pm
Penobscot Marine Museum, Merithew House

Join 7th graders from Searsport District Middle School for an exploration of the role Penobscot Bay plays in the lives of individuals and communities in the region.