Woodlawn is more than just a museum. It is truly a part of the community, and we invite you to come and enjoy the park, gardens, and grounds.
Get Involved at Woodlawn and help Preserve the Past.
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Woodlawn Museum holds a number of special events throughout the year! Often sponsored by local businesses, these events offer the community an opportunity to come together to have fun, learn, and interact with one another. Here is a calendar of this year's events. Dates and times are subject to change.
Call 667-8671 or email events@woodlawnmuseum.org for more information.
Visit the new Event Photo Page.
For Workshop Policies and Registration Information, click here.
2008 Special Events
- Tuesdays - Sundays in July and August - Picnic Tea (1-4PM)
Enjoy tea in our beautiful gardens. $5.95 per person.
- June 26 - 29th - Maine and New Hampshire State Championship Croquet Tournament (8AM - 5PM)
Come watch the best players compete in the first Maine and New Hampshire championship croquet tournament!
- Wednesday, July 9th - Afternoon High Tea (3PM)
Enjoy a traditional high tea in an enchanting setting.
Cost: $18 for members, $20 for non-members. Reservation is required as space is limited.
Please call 667-8671.
- Thursday, July 17th, 24th, 31st and August 7th, 21, 28th - Town Ball at Woodlawn (6:30-8:00p.m. Orientation 6:15p.m.)
Woodlawn in collaboration with the City of Ellsworth Recreation Committee has organized a summer series of six early-evening pick-up games of Town Ball, and is inviting anyone of any age and ability to play or cheer.
The rules of Town ball are very similar to soft ball and baseball, but easier to learn and fun to play. Experience not required.
For more information, call 667-8671.
- Saturday, July 19th - Wooden Window Restoration Workshop (9AM - noon)
Learn easy maintenance and restoration techniques for the windows in your old home. The workshop is presented by Todd Devenish from Wooden Window Restoration and made possible by a grant from the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation Preservation Fund and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Participants can bring one window from home if they want. Cost: $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Pre-registration is required by calling 667-8671 or emailing events@woodlawnmuseum.org. Limited to 10 participants.
- Wednesday, July 23 - Afternoon High Tea (3PM)
Enjoy a traditional high tea in an enchanting setting.
Cost: $18 for members, $20 for non-members. Reservation is required as space is limited.
Please call 667-8671.
- Saturday, August 2nd (9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.) - Nature Prints on Canvas Bag
Liliane Kell will teach participants the technique of transferring botanical designs on a large canvas tote bag. Once you know the technique, you can use it to design cards, t-shirts, boxes, etc. Pre-registration is required as space is limited by calling 667-8671 or by emailing events@woodlawnmuseum.org. $20 for members - $25 for non-members. Additional family members $6 each.
Children with parents are welcome.
- Saturday and Sunday, August 2nd & 3rd - Shakespeare Under the Stars: Twelfth Night (4 PM)
Twelfth Night is about shipwrecks, separation, twins, love, mistaken identity, trickery, marriage and lots and lots of laughter. With a cast of characters including Olivia, Malvolio, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Viola, Feste the Clown, and Sir Toby Belch, Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare's greatest and most beloved comedies.
Bring lawn chairs or blankets, food and drink and join us for magical hours of wonderful fun!
Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students. College students, please bring I.D.
- Wednesday, August 6th - Afternoon High Tea (3PM)
Enjoy a traditional high tea in an enchanting setting.
Cost: $18 for members, $20 for non-members. Reservation is required as space is limited.
Please call 667-8671.
- August 14 - 16th - Ellsworth antiques Show at Woodlawn
See details below.
- August 15 - Performance of 'Art'
Join us for a unique performance of 'Art,' the Tony award winning play written by Yazmina Reza and translated from the original French by Christopher Hampton, presented by the Schoodic Arts Meetinghouse Theatre Lab in the café area under the show tent starting at 7:30 pm. Tickets cost $15 per person and can be purchased by calling the museum at 667-8671. Wine and cheese will be offered following in the performance.
- Wednesday, August 20th - Afternoon High Tea (3PM)
Enjoy a traditional high tea in an enchanting setting.
Cost: $18 for members, $20 for non-members. Reservation is required as space is limited.
Please call 667-8671.
- Saturday, September 20th - Woodlawn Canine Carnival (9 AM - 2 PM)
Woodlawn celebrates canines at this fun family event sponsored by AKC. Tips on responsible dog ownership, dog carting demonstrations, information from Downeast Dog News, vendors, dog agility demonstrations, and a Dog Show!
- September - Autumn Contra Dance
Date and details to come.
- Saturday, October 18th - Put your Garden to Bed Workshop (9-11 AM)
Learn how to get your garden ready for winter with Jane Shea.
Please call 667-8671 or email events@woodlawnmuseum.org to register.
Cost: a donation of time or money to help preserve Woodlawn's garden would be greatly appreciated.
- Saturday, November 1st - Christmas Cut and Pierced Lampshade Workshop (9AM - 3:30PM)
Sue Noddin, co-owner of The Lamp Makers in Hancock, has been making lampshades from various materials, such as paper, fabric, and silk, for over 25 years. She will show you how to "cut and pierce" paper with a Christmas design, then finish it into a beautiful lampshade, just in time for the holiday season. Pre-registration is required by calling 667-8671 or by emailing events@woodlawnmuseum.org. Bring a bag lunch. $45 for members - $60 for non-members.
- Saturday, November 8th - Fall Clean Up Day (8 AM)
Help prepare Woodlawn for the long winter season and enjoy a free picnic lunch with other volunteers.
- Thursday, December 4th - A Victorian Christmas at Woodlawn, Open House (6-8PM)
Please join us for some holiday cheer and delicious hors d'oeuvres as you enjoy Woodlawn's beautiful holiday decorations.
- Sunday, December 14th - Holiday Festival with the Downtown Business Association
Details to be announced.
- Saturdays and Sundays, December 6th-28th - Holiday Tours of Woodlawn (1-4 PM)
View Woodlawn fully decorated for the holiday season by area florists and decorators.
Ellsworth Antiques Show at Woodlawn
Presented by Machias Savings Bank and Prentiss and Carlisle
America's longest running summer antiques show and the region's premier cultural event!
Show admission is $15 including tour of the museum or $10 for show only.
Thursday, August 14th 10 am to 6 pm
Friday, August 15th 10 am to 5 pm
Saturday, August 16th 10 am to 5 pm
- August 13th - Gala Preview Party (5-8 PM)- sponsored by Eaton Peabody
Experience the excitement of opening night at the Show. Enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvres by The Crocker House.
Sponsored by Eaton Peabody Attorneys at Law with offices in Bangor, Augusta, Ellsworth, Brunswick, and Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
$75 per person, reservation suggested 667-8671.
- August 14th (Show Hours 10 AM - 6 PM)
- August 15th (Show Hours 10 AM - 5 PM)
Afternoon Tea and Lecture on rare books by by DeWolfe and Wood Rare Books- Friday, August 15th for a 3 pm - sponsored by Wachovia Securities, Sandra Blake Leonard, Financial Advisers
$30 per person (includes admission to show). Reservation requested.
- August 16th (Show Hours 10 AM - 5 PM)
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