Kittery Arts Festival - July 14, 2022 - August 18, 2022
Beginning today, join your friends and neighbors for the Kittery Arts Festival, sponsored by Kennebunk Savings. The Kittery Arts Festival, part of the Town's 375th Celebration, honors the town's unique and vibrant art community with FREE imaginative and interactive events taking place every Thursday from July 14, 2022 to August 18, 2022.
Here's how you can join the fun, kicking off today!
Plein Air Painting with the Kittery Art Association - July 14, 2022 | 4 PM - 7 PM | Fort Foster
Join the Kittery Art Association for an outdoor painting event at beautiful Fort Foster. Bill Paarlberg, along with other members of the Kittery Art Association will be plein air painting and interacting with viewers as they paint, discussing their mediums and individual processes. Look for the "ask me questions" pennants attached to their easels. Attendees are welcome to bring their own easels and art supplies to paint alongside the artists of the KAA.
Hands-on art projects will be available under the Pavilion for kids of all ages, so bring the whole family to decorate paper lobsters or try out watercolor painting. Music will be provided by Sea Smoke (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM) and the Stairwells (6:00 PM - 7:00 PM).
Please note that the Plein Air Painting event is FREE to the public, but standard Fort Foster entrance fees apply for access and parking within the park.
What is Magic: Show & Workshop: Presented by Sages Entertainment - July 21, 2022 | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Kittery Community Center - Frisbee Lawn
Magic is a performance art that has been an important part of entertainment for hundreds of years. During Sages Entertainment’s What is Magic show and workshop you will learn some of the ancient secrets of magic. Magicians are creative individuals who use things around them like science, technology, engineering, art, and math to create amazing feats of illusion. Learn some fun effects that are perfect for sharing with family and friends, a little bit about the history of magic as an art form, and how things work in this fun family-friendly show.
Participants will get a top-secret file folder and some of the supplies needed to recreate moments from the show at home!
Seacoast West African Dance & Drum Concert: Presented by the Dance Hall - July 28, 2022 | 5:30 PM | John Paul Jones Park
Enjoy an evening of original music and dance performances with the Seacoast West African Dance & Drum, hosted by the Dance Hall. Renowned djembefola, Namory Keita, originally from Sangbaralla, Guinea in West Africa and native New Englander, Liz Fowler, have teamed up for the past eight years to bring the spirit of Guinea to Kittery with Seacoast West African Dance and Drum.
Cabaret Variety Show: Presented by the Seacoast Repertory Theatre - August 4, 2022 | 5:30 PM | Kittery Community Center - Star Theatre
Join the Seacoast Repertory Theatre for an uplifting evening of live entertainment that will be fun for the whole family with some of the most talented teens from around the Seacoast.
Students from Seacoast Repertory Theatre's Portsmouth Academy of Performing Arts will delight the audience with a Cabaret Variety Show; which will include a special "sneak peak" performance by Seacoast Repertory Theatre's cast of "Rent", Jonathan Larson’s 90’s bohemian rock revelation which opens at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre on July 28th.
Performers will be singing and dancing from genres like jazz, to Broadway, to rock, & beyond. All bets are off as to what will be performed! It is bound to be a lively evening of wonderful musical surprises.
An Evening with the Jason Anick Acoustic Trio: Hosted by the Dance Hall - August 11, 2022 | 5:30 PM | John Paul Jones Park
Join the Jason Anick Acoustic Trio for an evening full of Jazz! Fiddle, guitar, and bass—it’s a combination as old as the hills. But follow Jason Anick, Max O’Rourke and Greg Loughman into those hills, and you’ll find yourself taking unexpected turns and discovering vistas you never knew were out there. It’s a new brand of acoustic music they make—traditional instrumentation spinning ear-catching melodies, channeling the wit and spontaneity of three irrepressible musical storytellers.
For more information about the Kittery Arts Festival, and other 375 Celebration events, please visit the Kittery 375th website by clicking here.
