January 2012 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 9. Waterfront News Museum News: Penobscot Marine Museum's The Circus Comes to Town
Free Winter Show Features Miniature Circus Figures, Art, Photography Penobscot Marine Museum will open its doors this winter with “The Circus Comes to Town,” a free exhibit for “ladies and gentle- men and children of all ages.” The center- piece of the exhibit is the Bex Bros. Circus, a display of hundreds of miniature circus fig- ures ranging from elephants and sideshow hawkers to trapeze artists performing under the Big Top.
Also on display will be circus memora- bilia, historic photographs, and circus art by Maine artists Alan Fishman, Nancy Morgan- Barnes, and the late Waldo Peirce. The exhibit will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Decem- ber 10, 11, 17, 18, 29 and 30, and January 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29.
A special children’s event featuring lo- cal author-illustrator Chris Van Dusen is scheduled Saturday, December 17, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Van Dusen will read and sign his book The Circus Ship, and the museum will provide refreshments and engage children with a cir-
cus-themed craft project. Children can view the circus exhibit during the free event. The Bex Bros. Circus, including scale models of the Big Top, a sideshow tent, a circus train, and hundreds of miniature ani- mals, vehicles, and people, is the work of Capt. Les Bex of Camden. A lifelong circus enthusiast, Bex began building circus models at the age of 8 and kept at it for decades. The Bex Bros. Circus appeared in model shows in Camden in the 1970s, but it has not been seen by the public for more than 25 years. At the request of Penobscot Marine Museum, Bex removed the circus from storage and set up the exhibit in PMM’s Main Street Gallery. Maine’s first maritime museum, Penobscot Marine Museum is home to out- standing collections of marine art and arti- facts, small craft, ship models and historic photography. The admission center is at 40 E. Main St. (US Rte. 1) in Searsport, Maine, between Camden, Bangor, and Bar Harbor. More information is at
www.Penobscot
MarineMuseum.org or call 207-548-2529.
Shipyard Cup: August 10 – 12
It must be the Holiday Season because the elves at Hodgdon are busy planning the 2012 Shipyard Cup.
The Cup had a great turn out in 2011 including a hometown crowd pleasing Day 2 win for SCHEHERAZADE with top honors going to big boat race favorite, WHISPER. This year’s event is expecting an even bigger turn-out but not big enough to alter our relaxed Maine hospitality. We are 100 percent committed to making this event fun for owners and their guests as well as the
Cuyler Morris has announced the hiring of Doug Metchick as Morris Yachts’ first Chief Executive Officer. In his new role, Doug will lead and direct their business operations and financial practices. In sailing terms, Doug will become Morris Yachts’ tactician, while Cuyler will continue in the role of president as well as a newly titled position of Chief Development Officer or in sailing terms, the strategist. Having Doug on board will allow Cuyler to properly focus on product development and key strategic initiatives whilst also allowing Cuyler more time to spend both on and off the water with their customers. Cuyler will also maintain his position on the company’s board. “I am thrilled to have someone of Doug Metchick’s caliber leading our family- owned business Morris Yachts and the company’s 100-strong team members and craftsmen,” said Cuyler. “Doug’s industry experience and leadership skills coupled
crews. We will again have our legendary lobster bake at the Hodgdon Shipyard and back by popular demand will be our now famous Martini Bar at the Friday, Saturday and Sunday parties.
With coffee and homemade pastries delivered each morning of the race, breath- taking vistas and Bucket Protocol rules where else would you want to be in the middle of August than the beautiful coast of Maine? Don’t be disappointed, register early, just go to
shipyardcup.com.
Morris Yachts Welcomes First CEO
with his understanding of Morris Yachts’ unique company culture and authority in the luxury yacht industry will only strengthen our company, customer service and brand. “Doug has passion for the water and has been sailing our waters of Mount Desert Island with his family in the summers for years!,” continued Cuyler. “He joins Morris Yachts with an extensive background of leading and building brands in the sports, outdoor recreation, luxury and packaged goods categories. Doug most recently served as Executive Director at Dory Ventures, a private equity firm specializing in recreational products and consumer goods. Doug was also the President and founder of Penfield Marketing Group, a Westport CT based sales and marketing consultancy specializing in the marine industry. In addition to its strategy work with Morris Yachts, Penfield clients included US Sailing and Nautor’s Swan.”
The three-master ABBIE BOWKER was built by Timothy B. Bowker of Phippsburg. Her dimensions were: 191 gross tons, length 104.7 feet, beam 29.6 feet and depth 8.6 feet. She was originally owned by her builder, but was later sold to C. V. Minott of Bath; H. J. Bradley, New York; John Elliott & Co. Thomaston; and Dunn & Elliott of Thomaston. Her end came on 1 November 1918 when she stranded on Abaco in the Bahamas. (Photograph: Penobscot Marine Museum's Eastern Illustrated Collection)
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