Join us for the Schoodic Arts Festival!!

Schedule of Events:

9:00am - 12:00pm: Introduction to Printmaking with Pam Smith at SAFA Schoolhouse

From birdsong to blueberries, and everything in between! - all things Maine!  Learn the techniques of relief hand-carving and block print fundamentals, and how to hand-print on paper without a press.

1:00pm - 4:00pm: Sunrise to Sunset: Watercolor for Beginners with Lori Scarlatos at SAFA Schoolhouse

Participants learn watercolor basics and color theory as they create their own landscape paintings based on photographs of sunrises and sunsets in Maine.

1:00pm - 4:00pm: Collage, Paper and Paint Oh My! with Lynn amsterdam at Combs Studio

Scrap paper, pages from old books, old sewing patterns, ink, and paint will be used to create one of a kind abstract art. 

2:00pm - 3:30pm: Just Friends - Matinee Performance at Hammond Hall

Just Friends is a jazz quintet from the Schoodic Peninsula region performing a variety of classic jazz standards.

Musician Biographies:
Rodrigo Castro spent a decade performing professionally across Mexico playing trumpet in both improvisational and traditional music settings, collaborating with renowned artists and ensembles in numerous festivals and concerts. Since moving to Maine to pursue his scientific career in genomics and AI, he has transitioned to jazz double bass and enjoys performing along the Maine coast. He resides in Bar Harbor.

Rob Collins began playing gospel, blues, and jazz piano in his early teens in Ohio. He performs as a soloist, as well as in small groups, and big band settings throughout Midcoast and Downeast Maine. He resides in Lamoine.

Joan Davis finds joy in music wherever she goes. A winter resident in Philadelphia, Joan is a student at Settlement Music School's Adult Jazz Ensemble program, and studies vibes under internationally renowned jazz vibraphonist Tony Miceli. Joan is a summer resident of Lamoine, and sang with the Schoodic Arts Summer Chorus. She plays vibraphone in jazz ensembles in the Philadelphia and Downeast region.

Tony Kertis has been playing saxes in jazz, blues, and rock groups for 50 years in Maine and Ohio. He resides in Harrington.

Tom Towle has been playing drums since age 9; school bands and orchestras, rock bands, jazz ensembles, big bands. Since moving to Maine from New Hampshire he has played in numerous jazz combos in the Downeast region. He resides in Gouldsboro.