Special Events at PMM

Lectures, Workshops, Events
You’re invited to join us at Penobscot Marine Museum for our ongoing series of special events! For more information, contact Jeana Ganskop, Education Director, at 207-548-2529 or jganskop@pmm-maine.org.

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  • Eric Hopkins: Shells – Fish – Shellfish

    Penobscot Marine Museum’s Douglas and Margaret Carver Memorial Art Gallery 11 Church St., Searsport, United States

    Monday, June 16
    Eric Hopkins: Shells – Fish – Shellfish
    Exhibit open (Artist’s reception Friday, July 25, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm)
    Douglas and Margaret Carver Memorial Art Gallery, 11 Church Street

    Free

  • Talk and Book Signing: Cooking With Fire

    Main Street Gallery 40 East Main Street, Searsport, United States

    Tuesday, July 1, 7:00 pm
    Talk and Book Signing: Cooking With Fire
    Learn how to build your own wood-fired oven! Author, archaeologist and food historian Paula Marcoux talks about her new book, a comprehensive and often humorous examination of live-fire cooking across cultures and throughout the ages, with over 100 recipes.
    PMM’s Main Street Gallery.

    Free

  • Children’s Program: The Mighty Cod

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

    Wednesday, July 9, 11:00 am to noon
    Children’s Program: The Mighty Cod
    A hands-on program with Mayra Donnell. Uncover the secrets of cod, how the early colonists fished, preserved and cooked this unique fish. Discover the mysteries of the fishing grounds and why explorers risked their lives looking for cod.
    PMM’s Peapod. Free with PMM admission.

    Free with museum admission

  • Maine Boatbuilding Forum: Maine Port Pilots Remember Capt. Bill Abbott

    Main Street Gallery 40 East Main Street, Searsport, United States

    Captain William Abbott, a 1945 graduate of Maine Maritime Academy, spent fifty years piloting vessels into many ports including those of the Penobscot River and Bay. Many of Maine’s port pilots were mentored by Capt. Abbott. They will share memories and lessons learned from Capt. Bill Abbott as they honor his legacy of providing safe passage through difficult waters.

    Free

  • Children’s Program: Happy Birthday E.B. White!

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

    Friday, July 11, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
    Children’s Program: Happy Birthday E.B. White!
    Come celebrate E.B. White’s birthday with cake and a craft project and a reading from Stuart Little, and a look at E.B. White’s boat in the PMM collection.
    PMM’s Peapod. Free with PMM admission.

    Free with museum admission

  • Maine Antique Power Association Show

    Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

    Saturday, July 12, all day
    Maine Antique Power Association Show
    Gasoline/Kerosene engines of all types, including stationary and marine, steam and hot air engines, gas and steam models, air compressors, outboards, lawn mowers, circular saws, wood splitters, churns, grinders, pumps, generators, drag saws, farm and garden tractors. PMM’s Crescent. Admission free.

    Free

  • About Ship Modeling with Nic Damuck

    Main Street Gallery 40 East Main Street, Searsport, United States

    Tuesday, July 15, 7:00 pm
    Special Lecture
    About Ship Modeling with Nic Damuck
    Everything you every wanted to know about ship models and more! Bluejacket Ship Crafters owner Nic Damuck has been making models for over thirty years. Come hear about the fascinating world of exquisite wooden ship models which has devotees around the globe. Be inspired!

    Click Here to purchase tickets online.

    $8 – $10

  • Children’s Program: Making Candles

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

    Wednesday, July 16, 11:00 am to noon
    Children’s Program: Making Candles
    A 19th century craft program with Alice Seeger. Candles were an important source of lighting on ships and in homes in the 18th and 19th centuries. Join us for a candle making workshop to create your own pair of hand-dipped tapers.
    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, July 18, 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