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Below is a sampling of past events and workshops organized by Castine Arts Association.
Writer Anna Noyes to teach creative writing for adults at the Witherle Library.
Learn how to create your own half-hull model of the schooner Bowdoin.
Workshop for beginning woodturners conducted by Temple Blackwood.
Play with mud! Beginning and Intermediate Pottery Classes.
Enjoy a special cooking class with Diane Bianco!
Cooking class at the restaurant Aragosta
A special mid-winter concert featuring Castine and regional talent.
Calling all members! Please join us at the Manor Inn for our annual meeting.
Create a piece of pottery and learn about Raku firing on the Back Shore beach.
Come draw, paint, sketch or doodle with us at Independent Art.
Learn how to tie a fly, then go fishing at Weatherby's in Grand Lake Stream.
The Art of Cooking presents another exciting cooking class - The Italian Dinner.
Learn the art of Shibori dyeing of silk scarves.
Kids will learn to create holiday decorations and fairy houses.
A summer drama instruction program for young wannabe Hollywood stars!
A "plein air" art instruction program for kids up to 18 years old.
CAA Youth Summer Theater Camp Presentation
Learn the process of creating an unusual piece of jewelry, your own!
Learn how to create unique birch bark ornaments for your holiday enjoyment
Come enjoy a one hour program of seasonal music.
Make something beautiful. Enjoy woodturning a gorgeous bowl.
Create your own bag or tote from sail cloth.
Create a gorgeous hooked rug or seat pad.
The Art of Wood series brings you a special class.
Join other art enthusiasts for an overnight trip to five great museums.
Please join us for the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Castine Arts Association.
Learn how to tie a fly. Use it to catch a fish!
Watercolor, oil, and plein air workshops for the budding artist in you!
Creative art workshop for kids ages 5 to 12.
A concert of French music celebrating the arrival of the frigate, L'Hermione
A series of studio sessions in Life Drawing.
Summertime drama production with Georgia Zildjian
A lecture series on the history of what we eat by Harry Kaiserian
Class cancelled due to a scheduling conflict. We will try again next year!
Back by popular demand - another basket making workshop with Gerry Estabrook.
Maeve Espy Feinberg, violin with Alan Feinberg, piano
Build your own Adirondack Chair in an instructional workshop series.
Turn a bowl, a box, a pen, an ornament in this instructional workshop
Play a part in a fun hour of play reading and enjoy some delicious desserts.
Learn the basics of film making from a pro.
Kids get to cook something fabulous. Grades 5 and up.
Readings from five Shakespeare Plays, by you!
Improve your skills, or discover the joys of watercolor painting.
Bring your valentine to this enjoyable concert featuring wonderful local talent!
Learn how to create your own half model of the Schooner Bowdoin.
An opportunity for kids to develop their stage presence!
Join us in a music, singing and movement workshop led by Cecilia Valentim.
A field trip to galleries in Ogunquit!
Members and guests are invited to the 2016 Annual Meeting of CAA
Learn to tie a fly, and enjoy using it at Grant's Camps.
Enjoy an original play performed by The Castine Youth Theater Workshop
Got a phone? Make a film!
A luncheon followed by a fashion show of fibers and styles.
Give your poetic creativity a spin, and have fun doing it, too!
Learn to create lovely silver bracelets.
A series of human figure drawing sessions.
Learn the art of needle felting and create your own unique gifts.
Charleen Wiseman will teach a quilting technique workshop.
A one hour staged reading of Driving Miss Daisy
The musical duo Four Shillings Short perform a unique musical concert.
Violinist Maeve Espy Feinberg and pianist Alan Feinberg will perform together.
Learn to knit together.
Learn how to create adorable 'pin-aments' with felt.
Enjoy a varied musical evening to brighten the seasonal spirit.
A concert by Juliane Gardner and Christopher Poulin.
Enjoy local talent performing in a musical variety show.
New Date. New Format. Enjoy an evening of painting and tapas.
Classes in fine craft with a new project each week.
A unique concert experience
Get into character at the Witherle Library for a fun evening of play reading.
Enjoy a potluck supper and the classic comedy "What's Up Doc".
Learn how to create your own half hull model of a Castine Class sloop.
A piano concert of wide ranging genres.
Have a story to share? Join us!
Come and enjoy this classic political satire, and have supper too!
Would you like to get away to Italy? Come see this wonderful movie.
Discover the many voices of stringed instruments.
Make your Easter special with Celtic music and song from Ireland and Scotland
Shock and Awe! Spit out those Shakespeare insults!
Our seventh movie night! Come dine and see.
Always wanted to try your hand at art? Our Sip & Paint Nite is just right.
Love and intrigue grip a cabaret in 1900s Paris.
Enjoy a one man show with music and poetry.
The classic film starring Spencer Tracy.
An evening for painters, non-painters, and curious art lovers alike.
Members and guests are invited to the annual CAA meeting
Noted musicians join together as a trio for this special concert.
This summer's children's art camp is called "Games Galore"
Castine poets gather for a poetry reading.
Youth Theater Camp with Georgia Zildjian
A series of figure drawing sessions.
Enjoy and evening of dancing to the big band sound of Sentimental Journey
A benefit event for Castine's Community Childhood Learning Place
The GSA Jazz Combo performance.
Make your own Christmas centerpiece!
A broad selection of holiday musical offerings.
Learn the joys of three dimensional felting.
Enjoy a fabulous pot luck supper and a great movie!
Come and discover your friends' and neighbors' musical talents.
Create your own canoe paddle, kayak paddle or paddle board paddle.
See and hear the amazing musical energy of Gus La Casse.
Enjoy the Bard's birthday with an evening of quips, insults, and curses.
Members and guests are invited to attend the CAA annual meeting.
Create yarn crafts, free form art and functional art in these sessions
Our annual and popular youth theater camp returns!
Kneisel Hall Young Artists visit Castine for a special concert.
For those interested in the challenge of figure drawing.
Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson create music to delight audiences worldwide.
Love jazz? Come hear a great jazz group!
Make a beautiful gift and learn woodturning too.
Enjoy delicious pot luck supper followed by a movie.
A concert of 18th century horn music.
The CAA presents the annual Christmas music concert.
Create your own Shaker footstool in this special workshop
Carve a sign you've always wanted.
Come sweep the winter chills away at our annual musical afternoon.
Play reading featuring love and conflict will keep you guessing.
Learn how to create your own handsome half hull model..
Basic ballet introduction with a local instructor.
Members and guests are invited to attend the CAA Annual Meeting
Teach yourself about wine.
Not to be missed! Pianist Paul Sullivan to perform at the Main St church.
Four sessions of summer art camp.
Come paint, draw, sketch or doodle with us.
A special watercolor workshop for you.
Kneisel Hall Young Artists will perform in Castine
Soprano Vocalist and back-up musicians
Enjoy a folk singer in the Pete Seeger tradition
Our young students present a play based on the Odyssey of Homer
Come hear some very special traditional and original music
Two hands-on classes in Turkish and Greek Cuisine.
It's fun. It's easy. It's free.
Create colorful wreaths in autumn colors
Songs and Stories of WWII
Come enjoy music of the season!
Create a functional tool caddy with dovetail detail.
Brighten up a scarf!
Lots of music and song! Come and enjoy.
Create unique bead jewelry
Learn a new art skill
During the declared pandemic, we have cancelled all public programs.
Announcement
A special newsletter series for classical music lovers.
Enjoy an open air concert on Castine's Town Common
Release your inner creativity with Creativebug
Enjoy the Banff Mountain Film Festival 2020/2021 for Free
Let's get together and enjoy some music!
Join us for the ribbon cutting of our Free Little Art Gallery
We invite you to visit the Witherle Memorial Library's site, Signatures.
Castine celebrates its writers!
Castine's Youth Summer Theater Camp returns!
Witherle Library and CAA present "Signatures"
Get together to sing favorite seasonal carols.
Enjoy creating marine reef forms with knitted surfaces
Introducing Castine artist Lisa Tyson Ennis
Enjoy getting out and visiting warming fire pits and luminaria
Contact Witherle Library for access to fabulous films
Spring 2022 Witherle Library and CAA Signatures features Basha Olson
A fair to provide support for the Ukrainian people.
Get your summer started right with this amazing steel band.
CAA members and guests are invited to the Annual Meeting of CAA.
We invite you to enjoy some unique workshops.
Perfect end to an August day.
The Witherle Memorial Library and CAA present the fall 2022 Signatures profile.
Create elegant ornaments out of wood.
Come enjoy some seasonal music and entertainment.
An art program for youth at Witherle Library
Learn to create a decorative piece from wire.
Learn how to make unique notebooks by hand.
Join a group who enjoy writing, and sharing their work with others.
This is CAAs annual fun musical event featuring local talent.
Members and guests, please join us for our annual meeting.
Learn Hypertufa! Create something you love.
Start your Fourth of July week off with an energetic steel band concert!
Do you enjoy a capella? Do come!
Learn to create a pleasing sculpture from wire.
Our Castine youth will be trained in drama!
Create a basket
A very hands-on time
Meet Arnold Berleant, philosopher/musician
Decorate a tree in Witherle Woods.
Are you a writer? Come share ideas about publishing.
Come enjoy seasonal music and storytelling
Enjoy a wonderful potluck supper followed by a movie
Enjoy music and costumes to benefit Castine Area Relief Fund
A writing workshop for anyone experiencing any kind of grief
Relax and enjoy local musical talent in a memorable concert.
A unique fusion of literary and musical messages.
CAA members and guests are welcomed to attend our meeting.
A musical concert featuring cello, piano and flute.
Learn the easy steps of contradance. Have fun!
Get your feet stomping with this terrific steel band at the town dock.