Benefit Dinner and Dance for Monson's Finn Hall
The Monson Finnish Farmers will be celebrating Juhannus - Midsummer with a dinner of Finnish foods (Finnish meatballs, ham, potatoes, cucumber salad, dessert) from 4:30 - 6:30 PM on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Juhannus is a celebration of the Summer Solstice and is an important holiday in Finland. It is a time for family and friends to gather to celebrate nature and summer. Following the dinner, a Finn Dance will begin at 7PM featuring The Oystermen.
BUILDING A PAINTING with Alan Bray
Monson Arts is hosting ''Building a Painting'' with Maine painter Alan Bray For beginner to intermediate painters with a basic knowledge of drawing and painting Tempera, watercolor, gouache, acrylic, or drawing. This workshop will deal with the progression of making a painting from the initial impulse to the final execution of the work. We will examine the process of thinking, editing, refining, and developing a strategy and process for building a painting.
Chris Ross at Bissell Brothers Three Rivers
For the last few years, Barefoot Brotherhood have been playing around Maine putting there own style and spin on the music of the Grateful Dead and Phish.
FIELD REPORTING FOR AUDIO STORYTELLERS
Monson Arts hosts ''Field Reporting for Audio Storytellers with Nora Saks and Robert Smith'' For Mid-career producers, editors and reporters. It’s time to take your audio productions and reporting out of the studio and into the real world. Over the course of a three action-packed days, you’ll get a chance to experiment with a variety of field reporting and recording techniques and tools in a supportive, learn-by-doing environment. Using the town of Monson, the Appalachian Trail nearby, and other surrounding areas as our classroom, you’ll learn how to capture vivid scenes, natural sounds, and create compelling action in the field to establish an authentic sense of place.
Saturday Specials
Saturday Specials Lily Cat Antiques Monson $2 items. Every Saturday this summer, we will have a table out front filled with items that are just $2.
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The 2024 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival
The SWEETEST day of the year is June 22 at the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival!
