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A Fundraising Event to benefit the 1912 Portland-Lewiston Interurban - Narcissus
To read more on Theodore Roosevelt's connection to the Narcissus Click Here
Follow the activities of the Narcissus project and the restoration of this
National Register of Historic Places gem, Narcissus, at www.narcissus1912.blogspot.com
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a three-day event being held
at
Kennebunkport, Maine
Featuring:
Wade Zahares - Maine Artist & Illustrator of Children's Books
Roberto Rodriguez - Curatorial Affairs, Seal Cove Auto Museum
Suzanne Buzby Hersey - Author of Children's Books
The Mount Katahdin Expedition
Friday Opening, July 21st, 2017 - 3pm-8pm
Tickets to the Expedition are $30 and may be purchased online soon in May
(Each ticket includes; an all-day Friday (July 21, 2017), a general admission ticket to Seashore Trolley Museum, a 2017 one-day family pass to Seal Cove Auto Museum on Mount Desert Island, ME, access to meet & greet reception with light refreshments, two drink tickets (beer/wine), one raffle ticket, and a silent auction bidder #)
Friday Opening Schedule - Prepaid tickets required for this opening activity:
(Each ticket includes; an all-day Friday (July 21, 2017), a general admission ticket to Seashore Trolley Museum, a 2017 one-day family pass to Seal Cove Auto Museum on Mount Desert Island, ME, access to meet & greet reception with light refreshments, two drink tickets (beer/wine), one raffle ticket, and a silent auction bidder #)
Friday Opening Schedule - Prepaid tickets required for this opening activity:
3 pm Guest arrival, check-in, silent auction preview
4 pm Vintage Trolley Ride to Riverside Barn and walk to Town House Shop for Tour of
Narcissus (currently under renovation) with Project Sponsor Phil Morse
5:30 pm Reception at Exhibit Gallery, Visitor's Center with light refreshments (beer & wine) and silent auction bidding ongoing
6 pm
* Introduction: Mr. Phil Morse, Narcissus Project Manager, Seashore Trolley Museum -
The Narcissus, Theodore Roosevelt, and W. S. Libbey: "A Winning Combination"
* Introduction: Mr. Phil Morse, Narcissus Project Manager, Seashore Trolley Museum -
The Narcissus, Theodore Roosevelt, and W. S. Libbey: "A Winning Combination"
* Presentation: Mr. Roberto Rodriguez, Director of Curatorial Affairs, Seal Cove Auto Museum, Mount Desert Island, ME - History of the Stanley Brothers and their Stanley Steamer, in particular, their world record land speed holder and the very rare W. S. Libbey K 30-hp Semi-Racer
* Presentation: Mr. Wade Zahares, Maine Artist & Children's Book Illustrator - The Narcissus, an original work of art.
7:30 pm Official unveiling of original work of Art, by Wade Zahares, The Narcissus
7:45 pm Raffle, Silent Auction closes
7:45 pm Raffle, Silent Auction closes
8 pm Vintage Historic Trolley Car exclusive ride along Seashore Trolley Museum's Heritage Main Line
Tickets for the Mount Katahdin Expedition are $30 and may be purchased online soon in May
Seating is limited to the Friday opening, so reserve your tickets soon!
FMI contact p.morse31@gmail.com
Saturday, July 22nd, 2017 - 10 am - 3:30 pm
Regular Museum Visitor Admission Tickets to attend the Event
* Wade Zahares - Maine Artist & Illustrator of Children's Books
Watch this amazing artist as he is creating his artwork of an operating trolley! Ask questions while you see his work come to life as you look on!
* Roberto Rodriguez - Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Seal Cove Auto Museum on Mount Desert Island, wants you to bring in that old family photo album or an individual photograph that has an unidentified automobile pictured in it. Perhaps you were always curious about just what make, model, and year that auto might be? Mr. Rodriguez is up for the challenge, and will ID that classic car for you :)
* Suzanne Buzby Hersey - Author of Children's Books, will be selling/signing her books, including her book, My Maine!
* Wade Zahares - Maine Artist & Illustrator of Children's Books
Watch this amazing artist as he is creating his artwork of an operating trolley! Ask questions while you see his work come to life as you look on!
* Roberto Rodriguez - Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Seal Cove Auto Museum on Mount Desert Island, wants you to bring in that old family photo album or an individual photograph that has an unidentified automobile pictured in it. Perhaps you were always curious about just what make, model, and year that auto might be? Mr. Rodriguez is up for the challenge, and will ID that classic car for you :)
* Suzanne Buzby Hersey - Author of Children's Books, will be selling/signing her books, including her book, My Maine!
* Vintage Trolley Ride to Riverside Barn and walk to Town House Shop for Tour of Narcissus (currently under renovation) with Project Sponsor Phil Morse
* Raffle and Sale of Special Theodore Roosevelt-related Items - Sale of Wade Zahares artwork (that he will sign), including items of his newest work, The Narcissus!
* Proceeds from the raffles and sale of special items are for the Benefit of the Narcissus Project
* Proceeds from the raffles and sale of special items are for the Benefit of the Narcissus Project
Sunday, July 23rd, 2017 - 10 am - 3 pm
Regular Museum Visitor Admission Tickets to attend the Event
* Wade Zahares - Maine Artist & Illustrator of Children's Books
Watch this amazing artist as he is creating his artwork of an operating trolley! Ask questions while you see his work come to life as you look on!
Watch this amazing artist as he is creating his artwork of an operating trolley! Ask questions while you see his work come to life as you look on!
* Vintage Trolley Ride to Riverside Barn and walk to Town House Shop for Tour of Narcissus (currently under renovation) with Project Sponsor Phil Morse
* Raffle and Sale of Special Theodore Roosevelt-related Items - Sale of Wade Zahares artwork (that he will sign), including items of his newest work, The Narcissus!
* Proceeds from the raffles and sale of special items are for the Benefit of the Narcissus Project
* Proceeds from the raffles and sale of special items are for the Benefit of the Narcissus Project
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| Wade Zahares sharing his extraordinary skills with a large group of young readers and their families at the fourth, Southern Maine Library District Summer Reading Celebration, at Seashore Trolley Museum on August 20, 2004. PWM image |
Strong lines. Bold colors. Dazzling perspectives.
All three distinguish Wade Zahares' larger-than-life pastel painting. Wade's magical scenes pull readers in with their sweeping curves and unexpected angles, like an insect's view of a garden or a bird's-eye view of the Statue of Liberty. "I love creating a whole little world that doesn't exist in everyday life," he says.
Both a fine artist and a children's book illustrator, Wade has always loved to draw. But it wasn't something that came easily. "In high school, I spent a lot of time in the art room," he says. "Other students would just sit down and draw people or horses really beautifully. I would struggle to draw." But Wade had passion, and the persistence to back it up. Recognizing this, his high school art teacher suggested he make a career in his art. The idea quickly took hold, and before Wade knew it, he was applying to art schools.
Since graduating from the Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore, Wade has been a full-time, professional artist. He got his start doing corporate commissions; his captivating pastel paintings, sometimes as large as 3 1/2 by 6 feet, have been commissioned by Boston Duck Tours, Bank of America, McDonald's, HBO, Cinemax, Family Circle, and Sesame Street magazines. his work is also in the permanent collection of the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
But, it's children's books that really nudge Wade out of his artistic comfort zone. Before Wade did books, he preferred drawing landscapes, cityscapes, and buildings. His first book, Window Music, pushed him to paint people and animals. Critics liked the result. Both Time Magazine and The New York Times cited Window Music as among the best picture books of 1998. Since then, Wade has illustrated five additional picture books, each of which challenged him in different ways. He enjoys sharing the creative processes, challenges, and all when he speaks and conducts workshops at galleries and schools.
Wade works exclusively in pastels; he is drawn to the intimacy of the chalk and the ease with which he can lend colors. The magic happens in his studio, a converted shed just off his main house. The studio, equipped with 15-foot ceilings and a house gutter to catch all the pastel dust, is set on 5 1/2 acres of farmland in Lyman, Maine, just a few miles from the Kennebunk farm on which he grew up. When Wade needs a break, he goes for a drive to soak up the New England landscape- his biggest inspiration tends to his flowers, gardens, and fruit trees. Then he returns to his studio, refreshed and ready to make more magic.
More About Roberto Rodriguez:
Roberto
Rodriguez was the Executive Director of the Seal Cove Auto Museum from 2009
until his retirement in 2012. He came out of retirement in 2013 to help the Natick
Historical Society as its Executive Director, and in 2014 returned to Seal
Cove as its Director of Curatorial Affairs.
His career
spans forty years of serving the non-profit sector as a museum professional. Before the Seal Cove Auto Museum, he was the Executive Director of the Revelstoke
Railway Museum in Revelstoke, British Columbia, and before that, the Manager of
the Precision Valley Corvette Museum in Springfield, Vermont.
He has also
served as the Executive Director of the Fort at No. 4 Living History Museum in
Charlestown New Hampshire, Executive Director of Park-McCullough House in North
Bennington Vermont, and Executive Director of the American Precision Museum in
Windsor Vermont.
Mr. Rodriguez
started his museum career in Canada, first as an exhibition designer with the
National Museums of Canada, and finally as Deputy Director of Installations at
the Canadian Museum of History during its design and construction. As Deputy
Director, Mr. Rodriguez managed a $17,000,000 budget and a staff of 80
professionals.
Before
specializing in museum management, Mr. Rodriguez was a product and exhibition
designer having received his Associate's Degree in Industrial Design from the
Ontario College of Art in 1970. He was
Chief of Design and Technical Services for the National Museums of Canada and
was responsible for designing hundreds of permanent, special, and traveling
exhibitions. While with the American
Precision Museum, he designed several exhibitions including: “Maxfield
Parish: Machinist, Artisan, Artist”, “Pedal Power: the
Bicycle in Industry and Society”, and “Carriage
Wheels to Cadillacs: Henry Leland and the Quest for Precision.” While at the Seal Cove Auto Museum, he curated
“The Brass Era Auto: Motoring into the
Twentieth Century,” and is currently researching
and developing the storyline for Seal Cove’s next exhibition, “Automobile Art and Advertising” opening
in 2018.
He has won
numerous exhibition and graphic design awards including; first place New
England Museum Association Publications Design Award for Exhibition Catalogs;
joint second place New England Museum Association Publications Design Award
for Fundraising; and second prize by the American Association of Museums,
Publication Design Competition.
Born in
Santiago Chile to Mario Altamirano Rodriguez and Marjorie Talman de Rodriguez,
his father was a Chilean career diplomat, and his mother, an American from
Washington, DC. Roberto holds both
American and Canadian citizenship having become a Canadian citizen following
his father’s posting to Canada from 1959 to 1967. He claims his US citizenship
through his mother and traces his American ancestry back to 1630.
More About Suzanne Buzby Hersey:
Suzanne Buzby Hersey grew up spending her summers in Maine’s midcoast region and fulfilled her childhood dream of living here full-time back in 2006. Her love for Maine inspired her to write her first children’s book called “My Maine.” Suzanne is a member of the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance as well as the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She has worked with children in several capacities and attributes much of her inspiration to them. She is now a mom of two and enjoys exploring the state of Maine with her family.
Teddy Roosevelt Days is a Fundraising Event
To Benefit the
Mark your calendars (purchase your Friday-opening tickets in advance) and plan to attend the 2017 Teddy Roosevelt Days Event on July 21-23, 2017
A Benefit Event For the Narcissus Project!
Click Here: First Post on 2017 Teddy Roosevelt Days - W. S. Libbey's 1908 Stanley Steamer
Click Here: Second Post on 2017 Teddy Roosevelt Days - Suzanne Buzby Hersey - "My Maine"
Click Here: Third Post on 2017 Teddy Roosevelt Days - Wade Zahares - Artist
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More details on the celebration will be announced soon.
The Friday activity requires a ticket to be purchased in
advance. There is limited seating for the Friday
gala opening activity. Saturday and Sunday are
general admission public offerings at
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The Narcissus Project Blog was created in April 2015 to reach out to a large number of folks through the power of social media to introduce them to Narcissus. The Narcissus is a luxury, high-speed, wooden electric interurban. The Narcissus was built in 1912 in Laconia, NH, and operated on the Portland-Lewiston Interurban, in Maine, between Portland and Lewiston, from 1914 into 1933. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914. The blog posts appeal to folks with an interest in Theodore Roosevelt's connection to Maine, to folks generally interested in regional/local history, as well as those folks within the greater railway family. Hopefully, these posts will endear many of the readers to help support the Narcissus financially, as it undergoes a complete restoration over the next few years at Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine.
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We continue the restoration work on the 1912, Narcissus, the only surviving high-speed, luxury interurban coach of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban.
Click Here: Narcissus Restoration-Related Posts
Being more than a century old, the stately, "Elegant Ride," Narcissus, is a gem. This shimmering precious stone of Maine transportation history is brilliantly resplendent as it emanates so many elements of history, including; time, places, people, and events, that it was coupled to, that when just a smattering of its seemingly innumerable stories are shared, the contents captivates, fascinates, then generates, interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Please consider joining the epic journey to complete the Narcissus Project by making a donation today!
Click Here: Donation Options
The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition of narratives.
Click Here: History-Related Posts - Narcissus and Portland-Lewiston Interurban
The Narcissus is featured in the national Gold Award-winning novel, Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The "Elegant Ride" is the Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914, between Lewiston and Portland, Maine, while campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates.
Click Here: Bookstores and Businesses promoting the Narcissus Project
Independent book publisher, Phil Morse, holding
the Gold Book Award Winner plaque for
the Middle Reader category for The Eric
Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to
award-winning Maine author,
Jean M. Flahive
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