Full Programs & Events

All programs and events are free and open to the public unless otherwise specified.

ON VIEW AT THE DYER LIBRARY
Mark Koerber: "First Offerings" and "The Theoretical Uke"

KNITTING GROUP
Come prepared to spin yarns of all kinds at the Dyer Library!
Thursdays, September 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 and October 7, 14, 21, and 28, 3:00-5:00 pm

Laughing with Lois: Preschool Storytime
Our regular school year programs return in September! Bring your 3-5-year-old to the library every Tuesday morning for a reading adventure.
Deering Room, Dyer Library
Tuesdays, September 7, 14, 21, and 28 and October 5, 12, 19, and 26, 10�11:15 a.m.

WATERCOLOR CLASSES WITH JUDITH KINSMAN
Learn with one of southern Maine's most acclaimed watercolorists! Cost: DLSM cardholders, $70 for 4-week session or $17.50/class; all others $75 for 4-week session or $18.75/class. Pre-registration is required; please sign up with Camille Smalley at 283-3861 x 115 or education@sacomuseum.org.
Deering Room, Dyer Library
Wednesdays, September 8, 15, 22, and 29 and October 6, 13, 20, and 27, 9 am-noon

Terrific Toddlers!
Our regular school year programs return in September! This special program for kids 18 months to three years includes finger plays, songs, and stories just for them. Make it part of your routine and join us every Thursday morning!
Deering Room, Dyer Library
Thursdays, September 9, 16, 23, and 30 and October 7, 14, 21, and 28, 10�11:15 a.m.

Bouncing Babies
Our regular school year programs return in September! We welcome our very youngest Library patrons (up to 18 months) every Friday morning for baby bounces, songs, and stories in the Deering Room, with time for grown-ups to visit together afterward.
Deering Room, Dyer Library
Fridays, September 10, 17, 24 and October 1, 8, 15, and 22, 10�11 a.m*.

*NOTE that this program will NOT be offered on Friday, October 29

WINSLOW HOMER Lecture Miniseries: "Winslow Homer in England" by Peter Hornby
Please join us for this special, small lecture series focusing in on our major exhibition, In a Place by Himself: The Graphic World of Winslow Homer, on view through November 14. On September 10 at 6 p.m. we welcome Peter Hornby, publisher of "Winslow Homer in England" (2004)for a talk in the museum's galleries.
Main Gallery, Saco Museum
Friday, September 10, 6 p.m. Free admission.
Photo credit: The Breakwater at Cullercoats, watercolor, Portland Museum of Art, Gift of Charles Shipman Payson.

Dyer Library Book Club
Meets the third Wednesday of every month in the Board Room at the Dyer Library. Contact Joann Farrell at 286-9987 for information about this month�s title!
Board Room, Dyer Library
Wednesday, September 15, 1:30-3:00 p.m.

WINSLOW HOMER Lecture Miniseries: "Winslow Homer in Maine" by Thomas A. Denenberg
Please join us for this special, small lecture series focusing in on our major exhibition, In a Place by Himself: The Graphic World of Winslow Homer, on view through November 14. On Friday, September 17, we welcome Thomas A. Denenberge, Chief Curator and Deputy Director of the Portland Museum of Art, to speak about Winslow Homer's work in Maine. The exhibition will be open both before and after the lecture.
Deering Room, Dyer Library
Friday, September 17, 2010, 6 p.m. Free admission.
Photo caption: Eight Bells, etching, Farnsworth Art Museum.

LIBRARY AND MUSEUM WILL CLOSE AT NOON
for staff training
Wednesday, September 22
SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE!

"DEATHDAY" PARTY FOR WINSLOW HOMER
It's about celebrating a life well-lived: join us at the Saco Museum to pay homage to this greatest of our local painters, who died on September 29, 1910.
Wednesday, September 29, 3:00-4:30 PM

ON VIEW AT THE DYER LIBRARY
Creative Work Systems exhibition
October 2010

DYER LIBRARY BOOK CLUB
Meets the third Wednesday of every month in the Board Room at the Dyer Library. Contact Joann Farrell at 286-9987 for information about this month�s title!
Board Room, Dyer Library
Wednesday, October 20, 1:30-3:00 p.m.

KINDERKONZERT: STRINGS
The Dyer Library and Saco Museum are proud new hosts for the Portland Symphony Orchestra's popular series of concerts for kids! The "strings" concert on October 25 is the first of four performances to be held at the DLSM through the school year. All are welcome; contact the PSO at 207-773-6128 ext. 308 or http://www.portlandsymphony.org/content/tickets/browse-performances/kinderkonzerts-2/ for information or to buy tickets.
Saco Museum
Monday, October 25

MAINE ARCHIVES AND MUSEUMS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
"Ideas and Inspiration: A Celebration of Maine�s Museums and Archives"
To register or receive more information, visit www.mainemuseums.org, call (207) 441-1410, or e-mail info@mainemuseuseums.org.
Dyer Library and Saco Museum
Friday, October 29

TREE-LIGHTING AND RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY FOR FESTIVAL OF TREES
Join us outside the Saco Museum as we light up our little corner of Main Street and kick off our sixth annual Festival of Trees! Grab a cup of coffee and join us inside for a first look at this year�s dazzling holiday displays. FREE ADMISSION!
Saco Museum
Friday, November 26, 5 p.m.