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Friday, May 25 is the next downtown Biddeford's ArtWalk!
Biddeford's ArtWalk takes place on the Final Friday of the month, from 5-8pm, in various venues throughout downtown and in the mills.Biddeford’s upcoming Final Friday ArtWalk on Friday, May 25, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., is adding three new venues on Saco Island to its monthly event.
Under the yellow awnings on Saco Island, 110 Main Street, Biddeford artist Patricia Flynn is hosting a grand opening of the new River Birch Gallery, Suite 1105. A collective of artists, including Flynn, will be showing their work including Delphine Sherin, Julie Vohs, Jim Cotsis, Holly Brooks, and Rayne Grace Hoke.
Next door to the River Birch Gallery, the Saco River Market will be featuring crafters, in addition to prepared foods and locally grown/made produce and goods. The market will run until 7pm.
In Suite 1101, University College at Saco will be hosting artwork in their lobby.
Back in Biddeford...
Lacava @ 12 Water Street: Showing work by Susan Normand, of Sanford. Susan is an accomplished, self-taught watercolorist.
North Dam Mill, 2 Main Street: Hallway Gallery featuring the Maine Women in the Arts "Arts Gone Wild" show running through Monday, July 16. Music by The Wicker Pigs
Open studios:
Mullenberg Designs
Nora Tryon, Studio 17-228: Recent Portrait Project which explores the process of achieving an open mind space and how different individuals create access to deeper levels of awareness.
Cheryl Lichwell, Studio 17-204: Anthropomorphic sculptures on display.
dpplourde Crafts, Studio 226: TBD
Crafter's Hall will again be full of tables of hand-made wares. TwistedAngel Jewelry Designs, T.S.Mastro Enamel Jewelry, Kreations, Stampin' Sunshine, Goose Rocks Beach Beads by Beth, Eco Wick Soy Candles, and Wag Rags are signed up so far!
Joyful Harvest, 125 Main: Who doesn’t love buttons? Make a custom button of your own design at Joyful Harvest, 128 Main. For just $1, you can create your own work of art and wear it proudly around town. Proceeds go to support the Joyful Harvest after-school program.
Heart of Biddeford, 205 Main Street: Take part in “Knit or Knot” at the Heart of Biddeford, 205 Main Street. FREE lessons in crochet and finger knitting. Every skill level welcome. Join Biddeford High School acoustic jam. If you play an instrument and want to test your chops with others, come down and share with us!
Engine, 265 Main Street: drop in on ArtWalk/ArtTalk with the artists from the 2012 Mill-ennial show hosted at Engine. The rest of the show can be seen at the Saco Museum which will be open until 8pm with free admission during ArtWalk. Artists from the Maine Craft Association will be displaying their wares in a Trunk Show at Engine. See some of Maine’s finest crafts and talk with the artists.
Saco Museum, 371 Main Street, Saco: Friday nights are free! See the Mill-ennial ending June 10.
AFTER ARTWALK...
City Theater, 205 Main Street: THE LAST ROMANCE by Tony award winner Joe DiPietro is the next production to take the stage at City Theater. A crush can make anyone feel young again—even an 80 year old widower named Ralph (Skip Clark, of Wells). On an ordinary day in a routine life, Ralph decides to take a different path on his daily walk—one that leads him to an unexpected second chance at love. Relying on a renewed boyish charm, Ralph attempts to woo the elegant, but distant, Carol (Paula Suttle of Gorham). Defying Carol's reticence—and his lonely sister Rose's (Gretchen Wood of Shapleigh) jealousy—Ralph embarks on the trip of a lifetime, and regains a happiness that seemed all but lost. Local tenor Jason Phillips of Buxton plays Ralph's younger self, singing beautiful arias reflecting back on when Ralph had a chance at a career with The Metropolitan Opera. THE LAST ROMANCE is a heart-warming comedy about how love can happen at any age. THE LAST ROMANCE plays from May 18-27 at City Theater in Biddeford. Fridays & Saturdays at 8 PM Sundays at 2 PM. Tickets are $20 and are available by calling 207-282-0849 or www.citytheater.org.
For more information on the Biddeford ArtWalk, contact coordinator Tammy Ackerman at either info@biddefordartwalk.com or 207-229-3560.