A busy week!

"THE PIRATES ARE COMING!"

Things have been hopping here on the Pemaquid peninsula. On Saturday we had to raise the alarm when Damariscotta was attacked by pirates. No blood was shed, although there were a number of duels throughout the day and a few purloined cupcakes.

We raised a crew of female sailors bold to help us with all this, as well as to be the chorus for a sea song sing along on Main Street. There were lots of folks taking pictures but nobody has sent any to us yet.

Sunday we shifted gears and played for gallery reception at the Harbor Square Gallery in Rockland. The switch from raucous sea songs to elegant instrumental music is sometimes startling to people who haven't seen us in a variety of settings. On the one hand it should keep us from getting pigeonholed; on the other people sometimes don't get what they expect.

The Flower Report

We were told about this field of lupine. The picture really can't do justice to the reality. It has been cool and wet here since last Sunday, so the flowers are lasting longer than they would in hot weather.


The Grand Design progress report

We have scoped out the space where we will be mounting Julia's play, The Grand Design, next month. I think the term "blank slate" fits this pretty well. Our plan is to borrow some sails to create some back stage and wing space and add some platforms for vertical interest. Yesterday I started building the stand for the ship's wheel. Next task is to sort out the lighting situation. The installed lights aren't appropriate for a theatrical production. I don't even think the building has three phase power, so we're looking at portable solutions.

Little Brown Church Concert

Last night was the opening concert of the tenth season of concerts at the Little Brown Church in Round Pond. We set up the series, perform two or three of the concerts and host most of the rest.

Last night was Schooner Fare, who have been performing for 35 years. They always ask us to sit in on a song or two. At this concert we even decided what key to play in before we got on stage (not always the case!) Chuck and Steve are great guys who have been ambassadors of Maine culture all over the US and Canada. The Canadians generally get the jokes; some parts of the U.S. don't have a clue.

OK, let me know if you see the humor in this quote from an obituary published a few years ago.

"Euell Gibbons died today of natural causes."

Untill next time!