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.
Visit the new Event Photo Page.
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Woodlawn Museum holds a number of special events throughout the year! Often sponsored by local business, these events offer the community a 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 chance. Call 667-8671 for more information.
Visit the new Event Photo Page.
2008 Special Events
- April 26th - Spring Clean Up Day (8AM)
Sponsored by Hannaford
Celebrate Earth Day and help Clean up Woodlawn after a long winter. A free picnic lunch to follow projects. Call 667-8671 to become a volunteer.
- May 2nd - Cut and Pierced Lampshade Workshop (10AM - 2PM)
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 then finish it into a beautiful lampshade, a unique gift for Mother's Day. Paper cutting was an ancient craft practiced in England and Germany in the 17th century. Around 1750, punched paper became popular as an offshoot of embroidery.
$35 for members - $45 for non-members. Pre-registration is required. Limited to 9 participants.
- Friday Special Tours (5-6PM)
May 9th - Private Time - Chamber pots to bathrooms.
May 16th - Hidden Treasures - Explore hidden treasures in drawers and closets.
May 23rd - Voices from the past - Letters from the Black Family.
Each tour is $10 and includes light refreshment. Pre-registration is required.
- May 30th Caring for your Family Treasures- Paper (9:30AM - 12 noon)
Led by Rosamond Rea, Collections Manager, this workshop will include practical advice, demonstrations, hands-on activities to teach you how to care for your paper artwork, diaries, albums and books. Participants are invited to bring up to three objects to the workshops for discussion. $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Pre-registration is required. Limited to 12 participants.
- June 7th (rain date June 14th) - Backyard Composting (9 - 10:30AM)
Marjorie Peronto, educator for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will be covering the basic science behind successful composting. She will demonstrate how to build a compost pile and teach you how to manage it so you end up with a nice crumbly garden soil amendment within two months.
Cost: a donation of time or money to help preserve Woodlawn's garden would be greatly appreciated.
- June 13th - Caring for your Family Treasures- Photographs (9:30AM - 12 noon)
Led by Rosamond Rea, Collections Manager, this workshop will focus on the care of photographs. Ms. Rea will discuss how to identify, care for, and properly store photographs of all periods. Participants are invited to bring up to three objects to the workshops for discussion. $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Pre-registration is required. Limited to 12 participants.
- June 21st (rain date June 28th) - Gardening Workshop (9-11AM)
Learn how to separate perennials and plant annuals with Jane Shea in Woodlawn's beautiful gardens.
- 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!
- July 19th - Wooden Window 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. Limited to 10 participants.
- Afternoon teas (3 PM) - TBA
Enjoy a traditional high tea in an enchanting setting. Schedule and prices to come!
- 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.
- August 14 - 16th - Ellsworth antiques Show at Woodlawn
See details below.
- 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.
- October 18th - Put your Garden to Bed Workshop (9-11 AM)
Learn how to get your garden ready for winter.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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.
- August 13th - Gala Preview Party (5-8 PM)
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 at the Ellsworth Antiques Show at Woodlawn (3 PM)
Sponsored by A. G. Edwards & Sons Sandra Blake-Leonard, Financial Consultant
A lecture on rare books by DeWolfe and Wood Rare Books.
$30 per person (includes admission to show). Reservation requested.
- August 16th (Show Hours 10 AM - 5 PM)
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