1. MAY 2016 1
Live, Love, Laugh
at Triple L Family Farm
The Dries Family:
Cover photo by David Bates Photo
An exclusive magazine serving the residents of Kennebunkport, Cape Porpoise and Kennebunk.
3. 4 NEIGHBORS OF THE KENNEBUNKS MAY 2016 5
A
few miles inland and just off the beaten
path in Kennebunkport sits a friendly
little farm like no other. Quiet, unas-
suming and tucked away from the main road
sits Triple L Family Farm, so named for the
three“L”words that the Dries family – Bill,
Lisa and their two daughters, Maddie, 8, and
Anna, 6, consider to be the mantra of their
lives: live, love, laugh.
The Dries family raises 100 percent organic
and humanely treated animals, which
produce pork, meat and eggs for the
family business. Lisa Dries said she and
her husband, Bill, were inspired to raise
their own food for personal reasons and
their farm business evolved accordingly.
“When we became parents, we wanted
our kids to be eating better foods than
what was commercially available in gro-
cery stores and by raising our own meat
and poultry products and growing our
own vegetables, we know exactly what
they are getting.”
The 25-acre family farm, which is in the
process of receiving their MOFGA (Maine
Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association)
certification, boasts a chicken nursery and
coop with dozens of friendly fowls of all sizes
and ages and a barn. Two equally friendly
adult sows named Stella and Dot and a proud
adult boar named Orlando reside in the pig
pen. The sows are Tamworth Large Black
cross breeds and the boar is a purebred Large
Black. Orlando the boar, who weighs in at
roughly 800 pounds, sires both sows, who
weigh approximately 600 pounds each.
Just recently, Dot gave birth to 18 piglets,
though not all survived.“Two were still born,
one was a runt and didn’t make it and Dot
accidentally sat on a few shortly after they
were born, which is a typical occurrence on a
farm,”Bill Dries explained.
The surviving litter of 10 little piglets will stay
with their mother for the next two months
until they are weaned and live in the comfort-
able and cozy nest Dot fashioned within the
clean and spacious living quarters of the barn.
Once weaned, they will go toWolf Pine Farm in
Alfred where they will be fattened up and raised
for meat forWolf Pine’s farm share program.
“Our pigs, as well as our chickens, eat all
organic feed, supplemented by what we grow
here in our all organic gardens. We do not
inject our animals with antibiotics or anything
else. Our chickens are free range - they come
and go as they please around the farm - and
we let our pigs forage around and eat fresh
dirt for iron instead of giving them a shot,”Bill
explained.
“All of our animals are treated with kindness
and respect, and they all live a natural and
good life before they are harvested. I have
had restaurants approach me about buying
a suckling piglets (baby pigs still nursing)
for an offering on their menu. I told them
‘no.’I just didn’t believe in it,”Bill continued.
The Dries sell some of their meat and eggs
in a small retail shop on the farm for call
ahead purchases, but the majority of the
products go to local farm stores, farm co-
ops and food businesses, such as 50 Local
and Federal Jacks, both located in Kenne-
bunk.
“For example our eggs are sold at Frinkle-
pod Farm in Arundel and are also sold for use
in the making of pasta at Four Star Pasta Com-
pany in Biddeford.”Bill said.
The Dries’young daughters have both been
raised to partake in the some of the chores
involved in the family farming experience.
Maddie and Anna are age appropriately
knowledgeable about farm life and the pro-
cess from baby animal to meat.
“This piglet is a female,”Maddie announced
as her father held one of Dot’s two-day-old
offspring as 6-year-old Anna looked on with a
basket full of eggs she had just collected from
the chicken coop. When asked if the piglets
have names, Maddie replied,“No, we only
name the animals we are going to keep.”
In addition to the meat and egg producing
animals the Dries family raises for their family
food business, they also have pets on the
farm which include Rhodesian Ridgeback
dogs, two farm cats -“Mr. Tickles”and“Mr.
Cuddles,”a pony named“Lexxus”and a horse
named“Dapper Dan,”which the children also
help look after.
Bill, who is a member of the Southern Maine
Food Initiative and also sits on the York
County Farm Board of Directors, is passionate
about educating others about thoughtful
farm practices. He takes pride in explaining
humane and organic farming techniques to
people of all ages. A believer in hands-on
learning, he will soon be setting up an incu-
bator at Consolidated School in Kennebunk-
port to teach students how to incubate eggs
and allow them to watch the incubation and
hatching process. The students will also learn
how to take care of the baby chicks.
“I would really like to see people more invest-
ed in their food. There are a lot of great, small
farms around with people like us who really
care about what we do and the food we raise
and eat. Knowing where your food comes from
and how it was raised is important,”Bill said.
Lisa agreed.“We really feel like this is right
where we should be and that we are doing
what were meant to do.”
To learn more about Triple L Family Farm,
please visit their Facebook page at:
www.facebook.com/TripleLFamilyFarm
or call 207-967-6176.Live, Love, Laugh at Triple L Family Farm
The Dries Family:
By Shelley Wigglesworth
Photos by David Bates Photo
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f our beloved dogs could only talk, they
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ences. I am pretty positive this would be true
of Rosie, who has been our family dog for the
past four years after we adopted her from an
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her previous life.
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who we also adopted.
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with other dogs, running on the beach and
eating people food whenever she can. She
travels with us practically everywhere, includ-
ing our family vacations. We often book hotel
rooms that accept dogs so she can be with us
because she is a member of our family.
On any given day, there is a good chance
you will see Rosie riding around in our cars
or SUV. You can also catch a glimpse of her
on Mother’s Beach, Goose Rocks Beach and
Parson’s Beach when dogs are allowed to
run free. Rosie is also becoming a regular at
the Kennebunkport pet stores where dogs
are permitted to shop and enjoy tasty treats.
Rosie even likes hanging out with us if we
grab a cup of joe in the Kennebunks. Rosie is
always there for us and we love her more than
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The Kennebunks Are Ready
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W
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ever LAUNCH! A Maritime Festival,
set to take place June 17 to 19 at
locations throughout the Kennebunks.
Fresh local seafood, nautical history and
numerous events will celebrate the communi-
ty’s rich maritime history - one that continues
to this day. Shipbuilding, lobstering and
commercial fishing remain a vital part of the
community.
Bringing to life this vibrant part of the towns’
cultures and culinary scene, LAUNCH! will
highlight the community’s love of the sea
through various anchor events and activities:
from a Clam Jam at the Seafood Center of
Maine with homemade clam cakes and ice
cream, buoy decorating and a bouncy house
for kids; to the Cape Arundel Cottage Crawl,
complete with cocktails, fire pits and music; to
a“Chopped”style chef competition, chow-
der cook-off and local food truck gathering
in downtown Kennebunk; to an authentic
Lobster Bake with red and white checked
tablecloths at the Pilot House, overlooking
the Kennebunk River; to a River Lights boat
parade and a VIP“Rock the Boat”adults-only
shipboard after party.
Throughout the three-day festival, visitors
can also enjoy historic walking tours with
costumed interpreters from the Brick Store
Museum and White Columns (Kennebunkport
Historical Society), brewery tours and tastings
at the Kennebunkport Brewing Company, a
craft fair on the river green and more. Sunday
morning, the festival will conclude with a
resurrection of the traditional Blessing of the
Fleet in beautiful Cape Porpoise village, wish-
ing captains and crew a safe and bountiful
season.
In between, we have a seafood pizza class,
a wine river cruise, a Pirate Party, Buccaneer
Ball, special Father’s Day brunches and din-
ners and more.
Can’t you just see yourself listening to some
music around a firepit, specialty cocktail in
hand, as a local band plays? Or floating down
the river while lights twinkle on your boat? Or
maybe you prefer to party dockside, on board
an historic vessel? Or learn our local history
from costumed interpreters? LAUNCH! will
have it all.
It will be an“all hands on deck”weekend
with area hotels featuring nautically-themed
packages, restaurants preparing their finest
seafood delights, and local shops and bou-
tiques showcasing unique and creative crafts
and gifts.
For information on event details, please call
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Story time for children birth to age 2.
Time: 10:15am
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Cribbage Club
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All ages and all levels of players are welcome
Time: 1pm
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Tues.May10
Family Story Time
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Time: 10:15am
Cost: Free
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Wed.May11
Cribbage Club
@Graves Memorial Library
All ages and all levels of play are welcome.
Time: 1pm
Cost: Free
Thurs.May12
Adult Book Discussion Group
@Graves Memorial Library
New adult members are always welcome.
Time: 9:45am
Cost: Free
Color Me Calm
@Graves Memorial Library
Adult Coloring Group with all supplies and refresh-
ments provided.
Time: 6pm
Cost: Free
Fri.May13
Story Time
@Graves Memorial Library
For children ages 0 to 5.
Time: 10am
Cost: Free
Cribbage Club
@Graves Memorial Library
All ages and all levels of players are welcome.
Time: 1pm
Cost: Free
Gaming at the Library
@Kennebunk Free Library
For students in grades 6 to 12, a drop in program
for Wii electronic games club which
includes Super Smash Brothers Brawl and Wii
Sports Resort.
Time: 2:30pm
Cost: Free
Sun.May15
National Fiction and Memoir Author Lucy Ferriss
Guest Speaker
@Graves Memorial Library
Time: 2pm
Cost: Free
Mon.May16
Peek a Boo Babies
@Kennebunk Free Library
Story time for children, birth to age 2
Time: 10:15am
Cost: Free
Cribbage Club
@Graves Memorial Library
All ages and all levels of players are welcome
Time: 1pm
Cost: Free
Tues.May17
Family Story Time
@Kennebunk Free Library
Time: 10:15am
Cost: Free
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Wed.May18
Cribbage Club
@Graves Memorial Library
All ages and all levels of players are welcome
Time: 1pm
Cost: Free
Mon.May23
Peek a Boo Babies
@Kennebunk Free Library
Story time for children birth to age 2.
Time: 10:15am
Cost: Free
Cribbage Club
@Graves Memorial Library
All ages and all levels of players are welcome.
Time: 1pm
Cost: Free
Tues.May24
Family Story Time
@Kennebunk Free Library
Time: 10:15am
Cost: Free
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Time: 11am
Cost: Free
Wed.May25
Cribbage Club
@Graves Memorial Library
All ages and all levels of players are welcome.
Time: 1pm
Cost: Free
Trivia Night (last Wednesday of the month)
@Kennebunk Free Library
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on team
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subjects. Participants can either pay to play or play
for free. $2 a head, the winning group gets half the
proceeds, KFL gets the rest or play free without
being eligible to win cash.
Time: 6:30pm
Cost: Free
Thurs.May26
Evening Book Discussion Group
@Graves Memorial Library
Time: 6pm
Cost: Free
Fri.May27
Story Time
@Graves Memorial Library
For children ages 0 to 5
Time: 10am
Cost: Free
Cribbage Club
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All ages and all levels of players are welcome
Time: 1pm
Cost: Free
Gaming at the Library
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For students in grades 6 to 12, a drop in program
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Story Time
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Tues.May31
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home, as inventory is low. Even in a sellers
market, it’s important to have your proper-
ty make a strong first impression knowing
buyers will often be comparing your home to
others they are considering. Home staging
is gaining in popularity as a tool savvy sellers
use to give their property an edge in a com-
petitive market.
Staging goes beyond the traditional steps of
making repairs, cleaning, and painting neutral
colors sellers have always done to ready their
home to go on the market. Professional
stagers, like the one I use with my clients,
knows how to prepare a home for sale. They
bring the eyes and voice of the buyer to the
table before you put the house on the market.
Stagers are designers who know how to maxi-
mize curb appeal and make the strongest first
impression possible as buyers walk into the
door. Stagers look at the flow of the home
and they know what buyers will be looking
to find. Stagers can help eliminate clutter,
de-personalize a home, remove and arrange
furniture. Stagers can work with the furniture
and home décor already in the home, or they
can offer to bring in professional staging
materials.
Staging your home is gaining in popularity as
a tool to market your property. The suc-
cess of HGTV and social media have helped
fuel the interest in home staging. In 2015,
the National Association of Realtors (NAR)
did a survey on the value of staging. NAR
found that the average staging investment
is between 1% and 3% of the home’s asking
price, which generates a return of 8% to 10%
at time of sale. For example, if you’re asking
price is $400,000 and you spend $8000 on
staging (2%), you might expect to get up to
$40,000 back, both in a faster and stronger
sales price.
Not too long ago, I took over a listing of a
lovely home in Kennebunk that had been on
the market for over a year. The home was in
a desirable location, had a great floor plan,
and quality construction. But it was a bit
dated and bit cluttered, as the owners had
raised their family in the home for the past
20 years. Instead of a major price conces-
sion, the client agreed to try home staging.
We brought an outside design expert in to
consult with the owners. The professional
stager was able to provide a neutral and
objective point of view. After a detailed one-
hour consultation, the stager came back with
a checklist of recommendations: remov-
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painting some
dark walls,
and updating
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the kitchen. In
this case, the
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of the home
improvement
work them-
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down on costs.
The profession-
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done to add some finishing touches. After
the staging was done, new photographs and
video were taken and the home went under
contract a couple of weeks later.
Just last week, I introduced new clients in
Kennebunkport to a professional stager to
give some objective advice on preparing their
wonderful antique home for a new listing.
Both the charm and the challenge of showing
this home was that it has many rambling
rooms as you often find in an antique home.
The stager’s advice was based not on how the
homeowners live in the home but on what
prospective buyers will expect to see.
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Brick Store Museum to Celebrate 80th Anniversary
By Cynthia Walker
A
merican artist Edith Cleaves Barry
(1884-1969) was only 48 years old
when she inherited her great-grand-
father William Lord’s general store building
in 1932. The brick structure sat atop Main
Street in Kennebunk. During his life, Lord had
owned ships that were built in Kennebunk
and sailed around the world; he built the gen-
eral store in 1825 to house the new merchan-
dise then available to southern Mainers with
the return of ships and goods from Europe,
India, and beyond.
On July 1, 1936, Barry opened“The Brick Store
Museum”on the second floor of the brick
building. The lower floor remained the offices
for the local water district. By the 1950s,
Barry had purchased the remaining buildings
on the block (which housed shops and an
automotive store) and connected all four
buildings inside. Additionally, she donated
a family home behind the Museum to make
use of the space as an education center. Barry
retired from the Museum in 1965, and passed
away in 1969. The Museum campus proudly
stands at the heart of the Kennebunk Historic
District, the first in the state.
The Brick Store Museum today boasts six gal-
leries, a program center and small auditorium,
and a wealth of collections storage space
in its campus on Main Street. Its mission,
renewed in 2014, is to ignite personal connec-
tions to local history, art and culture through
exhibitions, education, and programs. Open
year-round, the Museum follows Edith Barry’s
goal of sharing and interpreting our culture
for visitors and community members.
Through the nearly 80 years of the Museum’s
existence, it has seen exhibitions on a variety
of subjects, including famous residents
like George H.W. Bush, Booth Tarkington,
and Kenneth Roberts; art collections of the
Wyeths, Abbott Graves, Thomas Badger, and
Hannah Brown Skeele; modern art exhibits
from the Pastel Painters of Maine and Heart-
wood College of Art; historical exhibits
on World War II, shipbuilding, tourism, the
Civil War, and so much more. In addition to its
gallery exhibitions, the Museum installed a
Victory Garden in its courtyard in 2014. All of
the vegetables produced by the garden are
donated to local food pantries.
The collection of the Brick Store Museum
is comprised of over 70,000 artifacts and
archival materials. These pieces range from
centuries-old Native American stone tools;
to a 1685 chest from the Perkins family (one
of only two in the world); ship captains’19th
Century portraits; farming implements; and
china and glass. The Museum is also home to
the largest World War I and World War II pro-
paganda poster collection in New England;
and a large costume and textile collection
spanning four centuries.
In addition to its three-dimensional objects,
the Museum houses an archive holding ship
logs, captain’s diaries, hotel ledgers, naturalist
sketchbooks, and even the diaries and letters
of Edith Barry herself. Thousands of organized
photographs illustrate the history of the area.
The Museum’s archives serve as research
material for inside exhibitions and for outside
researchers seeking help with genealogy,
history of the area, or artists’backgrounds.
The Brick Store Museum on Main Street has
been igniting personal connections for his-
tory and art since its opening on July 1, 1936.
It’s now 2016, and we’re proud to celebrate its
80th birthday this year with a series of events
and programs. As a community landmark,
neighborhood gathering space, educational
institution and local memory keeper, the Mu-
seum looks to celebrate not only our birthday,
but our community.
80 Years of Fashion: From the Collections of the
Brick Store Museum will kick-off the cele-
bration beginning May 7, showing off the
expansive costume collection for all to view.
For the week leading up to July 1, admission
prices will be set at $1, the original price of
admission in 1936! Activities celebrating the
Museum’s art and history legacy, includ-
ing its annual Photography Contest, a new
exhibition studying the history of healthcare
in York County, and a Shipbuilding Odyssey
(touring our historic shipyards via trolley) will
culminate in a two-night celebration of the
Museum’s 80th year.
On June 30, a 1930’s Cocktail Party will invite
dressed-up party-goers to the Museum for
the evening to discover unknown collections
and local chef talent. On July 1, the Museum’s
actual birthday, a free community celebra-
tion open to the public will take place at the
downtown open-air Waterhouse Center (a
block from the Museum), to include a live
entertainment via a classic swing and jazz
band; dance teachers from the Portland
Swing dance group to encourage guests in
their dancing skills; a giant birthday cake to
be shared by participants; exhibitions of some
of the Museum’s larger collections (i.e. 1880’s
fire truck, carriages, etc.); and at the end of
the evening, the premiere of newly-restored
16mm films from the Brick Store Museum’s
archives showing Kennebunk over 100 years
ago. Learn more about how to take part at
www.brickstoremuseum.org.
Cynthia Walker is the executive director of the
Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk, Maine.
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Sat., May 7
May Day Festival
@Downtown Kennebunk
A full-day of family-friendly fun activities.
Time: 8am to 4pm
Cost: Free
www.kennebunkmaine.us/mayday
80 Years Exhibit
@Brick Store Museum
Look at 80 Years of changing fashion from 1890 to
1970.
Time: 10am to 1pm
Cost: Free
www.brickstoremuseum.org
May Day Basket Making
@Brick Store Museum
Make your own May Day basket.
Material provided.
Time: 10am to 1pm
Cost: Free
www.brickstoremuseum.org
Kennebunk Farmers Market
@Lafayette Center parking lot in downtown Ken-
nebunk
Local foods, flowers, honey, maple syrup, veggies,
eggs, meats and fish for sale.
Time: 8am to 1pm
Cost: Free
www.kennebunkfarmersmarket.org/
Bean Supper
@Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Kennebunk
Bean Supper with hotdogs, coleslaw and all the
fixings.
Time: 4pm
Cost: Free
www.kennebunklutheran.org
Kennebunk Twirlers Benefit Baton Show
@Kennebunk Elementary School
A show of local baton twirlers of all ages perform-
ing variety of baton and dance routines to benefit
for the Nancy M. Falcone Scholarship Fund.
Time: 7 pm
Cost: $5 or donation in any amount
Sat., May 14
Kennebunk Farmers Market
@Lafayette Center parking lot downtown Kenne-
bunk
Local foods, flowers, honey, maple syrup, veggies,
eggs, meats and fish for sale.
Time: 8am to 1pm
Cost: Free
www.kennebunkfarmersmarket.org/
Public Roast Beef Supper
@Arundel Lodge Masonic Hall, 10 North Street
(behind the Post Office) Kennebunkport
Old fashion Roast Beef dinner with side dishes and
desserts.
Time: 5 to 6:30pm
Cost: Adults $12 children under 12 $6
Tues., May 17
Memory Café
@Huntington Common, Bradford Commons Bistro
Intended for families dealing with Alzheimer’s,
offering a place to gather, play a game, and share
special memories.
Time: 2:30pm
Cost: Free
Thurs., May 19
Georgian Shoe Stories from Colonial America
@Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk
Professor Kimberly Alexander, who specializes in
the history of material culture will present on the
stories of the elegant shoes made in Georgian
London and sold in colonial New England.
Time: 5:30 to 7pm
Cost: Free for BSM members, $10 for general
audience
www.brickstoremuseum.org
Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre
@Brick Store Museum
Poet on a String Performance
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $15 per person
Sat., May 21
www.brickstoremuseum.org
Sat., May 21
Kennebunk Farmers Market
@Lafayette Center parking lot in downtown Ken-
nebunk
Local foods, flowers, honey, maple syrup, veggies,
eggs, meats and fish for sale.
Time: 8am to 1pm
Cost: Free
www.kennebunkfarmersmarket.org
Family Night at Our Museum
@Brick Store Museum
Spend the evening at the Brick Store Museum to
find paintings come alive,
behind-the-scenes tours, treats and games, mini
histories and scavenger hunts.
Time: 5 to 8pm
Cost: $15 per person or $30 per family, $5 off for
Museum members
www.brickstoremuseum.org
Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre
@Brick Store Museum
Poet on a String performance
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $15 per person
www.brickstoremuseum.org
Sat., May 28
School Around Us Craft Fair
@Consolidated School
Fine arts and crafts, juried show
Time: 9am to 4pm
Cost: Free
www.schoolaroundus.org
Kennebunk Farmers Market
@Lafayette Center parking lot
Local foods, flowers, honey, maple syrup, veggies,
eggs, meats and fish for sale.
Time: 8am to 1pm
www.kennebunkfarmersmarket.org
Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre
@Brick Store Museum
Poet on a String performance.
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $15 per person
www.brickstoremuseum.org
Sun., May 29
Rhythm Future Quartet
@Atlantic Hall in Cape Porpoise
A Gypsy Jazz performance at the to benefit the
Atlantic Hall.
Time: 7pm
Cost: General Admission $20, reserved advance
seating in front rows $30
967-8784
www.atlantichall.org
Mon. May 30
Memorial Day Observances &
Salute to Deceased Veterans
@local cemeteries throughout the Kennebunks
Time: 7am
Cost: Free
www.kennebunkmaine.us
www.kennebunkportme.gov
Kennebunkport Parade
@Dock Square
Time: 9:30 am
Cost: Free
www.kennebunkportme.gov
Cape Porpoise Parade
@Cape Porpoise Square
Time: 11 am
Cost: Free
www.kennebunkportme.gov
Kennebunk High School Band Concert
@Kennebunk Town Hall
Time: 1:30pm
Cost: Free
www.kennebunkmaine.us
Kennebunk Parade
@Main Street and Downtown area
Time: 2pm
Cost: Free
www.kennebunkmaine.us
Museum Open and Seeds
and Seedling Sidewalk Sale
@Brick Store Museum
The Museum is celebrating Memorial Day by open-
ing its doors on its usual day off.
A Seeds and Seedlings sidewalk sale will also occur.
Time: 12 to 3pm
Cost: Free
www.brickstoremuseum.org
May
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