JUNE Calendar of Experiences
Abbe Museum
Annual Community Open House
10:00 - 6:00 (open to close)
Join us as nationally renowned drum group Rez Dog Singers launch the open house with their spirited pow wow style music in the court yard from 10:00-12:00. Butch Phillips, Penobscot will be presenting the art of building a birch bark canoe with video and canoe display from 3:00-5:00. Guests can also take part in hands on activities, creating items to take home. For more information, contact Raney Bench, Curator of Education at (207)288-3519 or educator@abbemuseum.org
Free and Open to the Public
Location: Abbe Museum Downtown
Music by the Sea Concert Series-
For All My Relations: Watie Akins
Music Performance
11:00 - 12:00
Musician and Penobscot Elder Watie Akins will perform music traditional to the Wabanaki people on a hand drum. Watie has spent many years researching and relearning traditional songs and preserving them, along with stories, for future generations.
Sponsored by the Maine Arts Commission
Free with price of regular admission
Location: Abbe Museum Downtown