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2008 Educational Programs

Most of the 2008 Education Programs take place on Tuesday at 6:00 pm, but please note exceptions. Due to limited parking space we encourage car-pooling whenever possible. Unless otherwise noted, all programs are free to OMAA members, as well as non-members with Museum admission. For additional information call 207-646-4909.

The OMAA’s Education Programs are made possible in part by a generous bequest from The Barn Gallery Associates.

July 1 at 6:00 pm
Music Recital
Renaissance Voices, chamber choir
One of the most popular groups to perform at the OMAA, Renaissance Voices makes its sixth OMAA appearance with a wonderful program entitled (TBA). Renaissance Voices is a 16-voice a cappella choir that specializes in 17th – 20th century music interspersed with prose and poetry readings. Harold Stover is conductor.
90 minutes
Admission: $16 adults; $14 students; $11 OMAA members
Tickets go on sale at the Museum at 10:30 am on July 1, and may also be purchased the evening of the performance. Seating is limited.

July 8 at 6:00 pm
Lecture
Dr. Richard Candee
Rediscovering an American and New England Master – Russell Cheney (1881-1945)
Using Russell Cheney’s own photographs, paintings and letters, Dr. Richard Candee will explore the Maine roots of this Connecticut-born artist. Cheney summered in Maine for much of the 1920s, eventually moving permanently to Kittery where he spent the remainder of his life. Dr. Candee is Professor Emeritus of American and New England Studies at Boston University. During the past four years he has been conducting research for a Russell Cheney catalogue raisonne.
90 minutes
(Two exhibits of Cheney’s work curated by Professor Candee will be held at the Portsmouth Athenaeum and at the Portsmouth Historical Society from June through September, 2008.)

July 15 at 6:00 pm
Music Recital
Michael Zaretsky, viola and Victor Romanul, violin
Michael Zaretsky and Victor Romanul will perform the John Williams composition Duo Concertante, as well as works by Mozart, Copland, Spohr, and Martinu. Last year at Tanglewood, Zaretsky and Romanul gave the world premiere of Duo Concertante which was written for them by the film composer John Williams. Violist Michael Zaretsky graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory and began his career with the Moscow Philharmonic String Quartet. For the past 34 years, he has been a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Zaretsky is also a faculty member at Boston University and at the Longy School of Music. Violinist Victor Romanul studied with Jascha Heifetz and has performed professionally since the age of seven. He has served as Assistant Concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony, and is currently a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. An active recitalist, teacher and soloist, Romanul has performed throughout the world.
90 minutes
This program is made possible in part by the family of Elyot Henderson in celebration of his 100th birthday.
Admission: $16 Adults; $14 students; $11 OMAA members
Tickets go on sale at the Museum on July 14, and may also be purchased the evening of the performance. Seating is limited.

July 22 at 6:00 pm
Slide and Lecture Presentation
Heniretta M. Startup
A Simple Place to Live and Work: Artist Colonies Near and Far
In this intriguing presentation Professor Heniretta M. Startup will explore the beginnings of art colonies in Europe and North America starting with the famed artists associated with Barbizon and Giverny in France. Professor Startup will survey other important sites for the movement and assess the contributions of these specific places in time and space to art movements as diverse as Realism, Impressionism, Expressionism and the Arts and Crafts Movement. Startup holds graduate degrees from the University of London School of Architecture, and Thames Polytechnic. A frequent lecturer and writer, she is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Institute of Art, and St. Anselm College.
90 minutes

July 29 at 6:00 pm
Music Recital
Aaron Larget-Caplan, classical guitarist
Guitar Lullabies, Serenades and Dances
A leading voice in classical and contemporary music, Aaron Larget-Coplan will present a unique program of lullabies, serenades and dances, including solo works by Franz Schubert, Isaac Albeniz, J.S. Bach and others. Larget-Coplan has performed extensively as a soloist and chamber musician, earning a national reputation for his programming flare and exceptional ability to cross between a traditional and non-traditional repertoire. A graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Larget-Coplan is a faculty member at the New England School of Music In Cambridge, Massachusetts.
90 minutes
Admission: $16 Adults; $14 Students; $11 OMAA members
Tickets go on sale at the Museum on July 28, and may also be purchased the evening of the performance. Seating is limited

August 5 at 6:00 pm
Lecture and Slide Presentation
Tom and Lee Ann Szelog
Our Point of View – Fourteen Years at a Maine Lighthouse
Listed as one of the best photo books of 2007 by Shutterbug magazine, Our Point of View – Fourteen Years at a Maine Lighthouse chronicles the period that Tom and Lee Ann Szelog spent at Marshall Point Lighthouse in Port Clyde, Maine. In this program, the Szelogs will share the compelling stories and extraordinary photographs resulting from their 14 year adventure as modern-day lighthouse keepers. Tom is a nationally recognized photographer and Lee Ann is a professional speaker who focuses on making the most of life.
The Szelogs will sign copies of their award-winning book which is for sale in the Museum Shop.

August 12 at 11:00 am
Walking Tour
Discover the History of Ogunquit's Famous Art Colony
Marcia Brazer, Isabel Lewando, and Barbara Woodbury
Back by popular demand, this program invites visitors to take a walking tour of the art studios, art schools and fishing shacks that were an integral part of the famous Ogunquit Art Colony. Participants will also hear stories of the unique relationship between the artists and fishermen. Sponsored by the Ogunquit Heritage Museum.
90 minutes
The tour begins in the OMAA Foyer and is limited to 30 people. Call 207-646-4909 for tour reservations.
Tour Admission: $7 adults; $5 students; $4 OMAA Members (Tour fee permits same-day admission to the OMAA). Tour fees will be donated to The Ogunquit Heritage Museum.

August 12 at 6:00 pm
Music Recital
Peter Sykes, harpsichord
Peter Sykes performs and records widely on the organ, harpsichord, clavichord, and forte piano as a soloist and as an ensemble musician. The 1993 laureate of the Bodky Award for excellence in early music performance, Sykes is Associate Professor of Music of the Historical Performance Department at Boston University. He is also a faculty member of the Longy Conservatory and of the New England Conservatory.
90 minutes
Admission: $16 adults; $14 students; $11 OMAA members
Tickets go on sale at the Museum on August 11, and may also be purchased the evening of the performance. Seating is limited.

August 26 at 6:00 pm
Slide and Lecture Presentation
Stephen May
Reinvigorating Impressionism: The New Hope School
In this slide and lecture program, art historian Stephen May will examine the vibrant art colony that formed around New Hope, Pennsylvania soon after the turn of the 20th century. The members of this colony produced a distinctively rugged brand of American Impressionism (based largely on the picturesque beauty of surrounding Bucks County) that contrasted dramatically with the more decorative landscapes created by the New England Impressionists. May is an independent historian, writer and lecturer about art and culture. He has written for magazines such as Smithsonian, Art & Antiques, ARTnews and Travel & Leisure, and has spoken at dozens of museums and universities.
90 minutes

September 2 at 6:00 pm
One-Woman Play
Robin Lane
Mary Cassatt and the Impressionists
Robin Lane’s one-woman production is an engrossing and illuminating dramatization about the life of Mary Cassatt, the only American painter ever to be accepted into the French Impressionist group that included Degas, Pissaro, Monet, and Renoir. A recognized master of the style, Cassatt was also instrumental in encouraging wealthy Americans to purchase works by her Impressionist colleagues.
Robin Lane is an actress, author, director and producer, who has presented her original one-woman plays throughout the United States. She has starred in numerous musical productions including Cabaret and Man of La Mancha, and in non-musicals such as Medea and The Little Foxes. She studied voice at the New England Conservatory of Music, and earned a BFA in theatre at Boston University.
90 minutes
Admission $20 adults; $17 students; $14 OMAA members
Tickets go on sale at the Museum on August 25, and may also be purchased the evening of the performance. Seating is limited.

September 9 at 6:00 pm
Lecture and Book Signing
Carl Little
Dorothy Eisner’s Excellent Island Adventure, and
Christie McDonald
Dorothy Eisner’s American Album
Dorothy Eisner was an important member of the East Coast group of artists who summered and painted on Great Cranberry Island. In his slide lecture, Carl Little, a contributing author to the new book Painting My World: The Art of Dorothy Eisner, will talk about the painter’s island life and art. He will include images by artists in her circle (including John Heliker and William Kienbusch) and weave in writings related to Great Cranberry Island. The daughter of Dorothy Eisner, Christie McDonald will present a revealing portrait of her mother’s life and the influences that shaped her art. She will also sign copies of her recently published book, Painting My World: The Art of Dorothy Eisner.
Little is a poet and author who’s most recent book is Vincent Hartgen: A Life in Art. He is also a regular contributor to Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, Art New England and Maine Home & Design. Little is Director of Communications and Marketing at the Maine Community Foundation.
McDonald is the Smith Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University. She teaches and has published on eighteenth and twentieth-century French thought, as well as ethics, feminist theory and the arts. Her most recent publication is Painting My World: The Art of Dorothy Eisner.
Professor McDonald’s book will be on sale in the Museum Shop.
90 minutes

September 16 at 6:00 PM
Artists on Film Series
Ansel Adams
This Ric Burns biography of Ansel Adams is an intimate portrait of a man to whom life and art were inextricably connected with photography and the wilderness. A visionary photographer, pioneer in technique, and environmental crusader, Adams was one of the chief participants in a revolution in American photography.
90 minutes

September 23 at 6:00 PM
Classic Film Series
Alfie
This season the OMAA’s popular film series honors the 75th birthday of the British actor Michael Caine by presenting three of his best performances. The actor gives a powerful performance in this 1966 British film about a glib, cynical young Cockney whose passion in life is chasing after women of all sizes, shapes and dispositions. Directed by Lewis Gilbert, Alfie is a dark drama that pulls few punches, with dialog and situations that are humorous, raw, and ultimately moving. Caine received his first Academy Award nomination for this film.
114 minutes
(Please be aware that this film deals with adult subjects)

September 30 at 6:00 PM
Artists on Film Series
Mount Rushmore
High on a granite cliff in South Dakota’s Black Hills tower four carved faces of American presidents. But is Mount Rushmore a monstrosity, or a masterpiece? Temperamental sculptor Gutzon Borglum propelled the public works project by sheer talent and guts, even as his ego and obsession threatened to tear it apart. Relive the fascinating story of Borglum’s “greatest work.”
60 minutes

October 7 at 6:00 pm
Classic Film Series
Educating Rita
Michael Caine and director Lewis Gilbert collaborate once again in this 1983 film adaptation of the charming British play of the same name. It is a story of a lively, lower-class British woman (played by Julie Walters) who seeks a better education, and the staid, alcoholic English professor (Caine) who reluctantly provides her with one. The contradictions of the two characters are at the core of the film, providing just the right mix of humor and pathos. Caine received his third Academy Award nomination for this film.
110 minutes

October 14 at 6:00 PM
Classic Film Series
Hannah and Her Sisters
Directed by Woody Allen, this 1986 Academy Award-nominated film charts the amorous attachments of three sisters and their men over a two-year period. This comedy/drama is one of Allen’s finest films about the relationships between men and women. The movie stars Allen, Mia Farrow, Barbara Hersey, Michael Caine and Dianne Wiest. Caine received the 1986 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for this role.
106 minutes

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