Kicking off Summer

Denmark PRIDE CelebrationTHEM Burlesque & Game NightAuthor SeriesDirector's Notes

Jun 21

TONIGHT-FRIDAY 6/21 at 7pm- Mary Bastoni & Don’t Rain On My Parade Friday, June 21 7pm Mary Bastoni delivers an evening of Barbra Streisand’s music she grew up listening to from iconic songs to showtunes Barbra covered adding her depth of range and passion. Denmark Arts Center has concessions with Beer, Wine, non-alcoholic seltzers and Grandy Organic nuts (BYOB is not permitted by the State).

Supported by Skinny Towel & Washcloth Co., Shelley O’Donnell & Susan Beane partnership.

Denmark PRIDE Celebration Afternoon Saturday, June 22 3-6pm

RAIN Inside OR SHINE-in the Park!!!

Join us on Saturday June 22 from 3-6pm to CELEBRATE and to mark Denmark’s first PRIDE event! Speaker Daniel Sipe of Lights Out Gallery will be onsite as will Drag Queens Chartreuse Money, Tasha Tektite and Ophelia Johnson to mosey the park and share their talents! The afternoon event will have House Music by DJ XO!!!, Story Hour with Ophelia, Pop-Upcycle Clothing Boutique booth, Photo Booth by LynneDesign, make your own pronoun buttons and food trucks with the Dragon Wagon Food Cart. Sponsored by Maine Arts Commission, GoodPhotos.com & Main Street Graphics. Giving all our LOVING to you!Thank you

THEM Burlesque & Game Night 18+ show | Saturday June 22 7pm

Join THEM Burlesque for PRIDE at Denmark Arts Center! It’s game night! Bingo! Mini Games! Drag! Burlesque! The fun never stops with THEM, let’s celebrate! Featuring performances by Clamz! Kasino, Jason Waterfalls, and Pixel Angel. 18+ | 7PM | $20

Performer Highlight: Pixel Angel broke into the burlesque community as a kitten for THEM in March 2023. By July, she leveled up, becoming an official member, and in early September, she unleashed her debut solo performance, leaving jaws on the floor! With a diverse background in performing arts, there’s no stopping her from learning new mind-blowing ways to captivate her audiences, she specializes in prop manipulation and fire performance! You can also often find Pixel Angel performing at Art Rave events!

Denmark Arts Center has concessions with Beer, Wine, non-alcoholic seltzers and Grandy Organic nuts (BYOB is not permitted by the State).

AUTHOR SERIES-Ryan Brod & Tributaries with SS Flies-Peter Smith & Greg Newton Brown-Sunday, June 23 5pm

Ryan will be joined by author Gregory Newton Brown and SS Flies’ Peter Smith to talk about Tributaries: Essays from Woods & Waters , a collection of contemporary outdoor narratives exploring the line between passion and obsession. Discussion will also venture into the world of anglers and flyfishing.

Through the lens of a late-30-something, Tributaries explores the complex, evolving relationships between fathers and sons, between fishing buddies, between anglers and guides, and between outdoorspeople and the landscapes they cherish.

From pine-encroached rivers of Maine’s Aroostook County, to the turquoise flats of Florida Bay, Tributaries draws unexpected parallels between places, investigating the ways in which landscapes impact our lives and relationships. Rendered in vivid detail, Tributaries examines tension between presence and memory, illuminating fleeting yet transcendent moments that stay with us forever.

Ryan Brod’s writing has appeared in River Teeth: A journal of Nonfiction Narrative, Tahoma Literary Review, The Maine Review, and Gray’s Sporting Journal, among many others, and he’s a senior contributor at The Drake magazine. A Maine native, fishing guide, and filmmaker, he grew up in Smithfield and now lives in Portland. He teaches first-year writing and creative nonfiction at the University of New England.

Author Series is sponsored by Bridgton Books and created by a collaboration of Denmark Historical Society, Denmark Library & Denmark Arts Center & a generous community ANGEL who thought to pay it forward – so much thanks!

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