Calendar of Events
May, 2012
May 26 at 9:30 am -- SPRING ANTIQUE AUTO & AEROPLANE SHOW
Old cars, trucks, and planes kick off the new season. Pre-1192 vehicles of any make or model are welcome to exhibit. Vehicle demonstrations, Model T rides, family activities, and more. Adults $12; under 18 free.
Location Address: Owls Head Transportation Museum
Contact Phone: 207-594-44118
Contact Website: http://www.owlshead.org
June, 2012
Jun 2 at 1:00 pm -- ASIAN FLAVORS COOKING CLASS AT THE HARTSTONE INN
Join Chef Michael in his Camden, Maine kitchen for an Asian Flavors Cooking Class. Create some of Chef Michael’s favorite Asian dishes that are surprisingly simple to prepare. Dishes include: Sweet and Sour Pork, Lobster Pot Stickers with a Ginger-Sesame Dipping Sauce, Shrimp Toast with a Mint-Lime Dipping Sauce and Grilled Thai Beef Salad. Classes are informative, entertaining, and of course, filled with delicious food. Weekend packages are $352 – $542 and include two nights lodging, breakfast each morning, afternoon cookies and tea, a gourmet candlelit dinner for two and enrollment for one in the cooking class. Enrollment for the class alone is $45 per person.
Location: Hartstone Inn
Jun 3 at 7:15 pm -- FULL MOON SAIL ON THE SCHOONER OLAD
Watch the sun go down behind the mountains of Camden Hills State Park; then turn seaward and watch the moonrise over the islands of Penobscot Bay. B.Y.O.B. $35.00
Location Address: Camden Public Landing
Contact Website: http://www.maineschooners.com
Jun 4 (all day) -- Tuscan Foodie Adventure with Italian Chef Benedetta Vitali at the Hartstone Inn
Event date/time:
From the heart of Tuscany to the Hartstone Inn, join Chef Benedetta Vitali in Camden, Maine for a week of Tuscan cooking. Benedetta Vitali is a chef who has lived and worked all her life in Florence, Italy. Benedetta is the author of the James Beard Award finalist Soffritto: Tradition and Innovation in Tuscan Cooking, in which she makes a compelling case for learning to cook as Italians do by fully engaging all of one’s senses and paying close attention to the transformation of ingredients that occurs during cooking rather than by following recipes slavishly. She has taught cooking classes across the United States as well as in Florence.
This cooking week package is only available to guests of the Inn and includes lodging for 5 evenings ( Sunday – Thursday) and breakfast for two each morning. The package is based on a single participant joining us for the course (second person course cost is an additional $525) which includes lunch each day, 6 cooking courses, 2 tastings, Sunday welcome dinner, Hartstone Inn apron and welcome amenity.
The week long package also includes:
* Private Welcome Dinner Sunday evening: Maine Lobster Bake on the beach at Michael and Mary Jo’s House with Italian favorites
* Fresh Mozzarella Cheese Making class at the State of Maine Cheese Company
* Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar tasting at Fiore Artisan Olive Oils and Vinegars
* Wine Tasting and Private Tour of the Cellardoor Winery
Traditional Room: $1250 / Superior Room: $1500 / Suite: $1650. The course is limited to 14 participants.
Location: Hartstone Inn
Jun 28 at 5:30 pm -- POP THE CORK 2012
Kick off the Summer with an evening of great food, wine, and music at Cellardoor Winery. Four-time Grammy-winning Boyz II Men will headline the evening celebrating the music and styles of Motown. Please call 207-763-4478 for tickets.
Tickets are $75 per person
July, 2012
Jul 14 (all day) -- North Atlantic Blues Festival
This annual festival features more than 15 blues artists from the U.S. and abroad. Saturday night “Club Crawl” starts at 9:00 p.m. Advance tickets ($25/day, $50/weekend)
Location Address: Harbor Park, Rockland
Contact Website: www.northatlanticbluesfestival.com
Jul 21 (all day) -- Summer Harbor Arts Show
Event date/time:
About 100 artists and artisans display, discuss, and sell their work in a festive open marketplace nestled beside Penobscot Bay– the same land and seascapes that inspired Carol Sebold and three generations of Wyeths.
Location Address: Harbor Park, Camden, ME
August, 2012
Aug 1 (all day) -- 65th Annual Lobster Festival
World-famous festival, one of New England’s great summer events. Tons of steamed Maine lobsters served; pageantry, waterfront activities, maritime displays and demonstrations, Maine arts and crafts, visits to Navy and Coast Guard ships, harbor cruises, entertainment, parade, lobster-crate race and more.
Location Address: Harbor Park, Rockland, ME
September, 2012
Sep 29 at 10:00 am -- CELLARDOOR WINERY VINFEST 2012
A family-friendly festival celebrating the Fall Harvest. Grape-stomping, food and wine pairings, BBQ lunch, music, winery tours and demos, and much more. Event is $10 per person.
Contact Website: http://www.mainewine.com
November, 2012
Nov 17 at 1:00 pm -- Autumn Dinner Cooking Class at the Hartstone Inn
Fall is a great time of the year to entertain and the bounty of Autumn provides for some wonderful and hearty menu options. This four-course dinner starts with a Honey Seared Duck Breast with Peppered Squash and a Walnut Dressing followed by one of our most popular soups – Sweet Potato, Rutabaga and Green Apple Soup with a Maple Cream. The entrée is Michael’s version of “Beef Wellington” specifically designed for the Autumn table. To finish the meal we will make a Fall Apple Tarte Tatin with some locally grown apples. Classes are informative, entertaining, and of course, filled with delicious food. Weekend packages are $352 – $542 and include two nights lodging, breakfast each morning, afternoon cookies and tea, a gourmet candlelit dinner for two and enrollment for one in the cooking class. Enrollment for the class alone is $45 per person.
Location: Hartstone Inn
December, 2012
Dec 1 at 1:00 pm -- Pasta, Pasta, Pasta Cooking Class at the Hartstone Inn
Learn how to make pasta in your own kitchen. Techniques include making the dough, coloring and flavoring different pastas, rolling out and cutting various shapes of pasta, filling pastas such as raviolis and tortellini and cooking pasta. Specific dishes include: Spaghetti with a Creamy Prosciutto and Roasted Pepper Sauce, Pappardelle with Grilled Tiger Shrimp, Pesto and Oven Roasted Tomatoes, Sweet Potato Ravioli with a Pine Nut and Sage Butter Sauce, and Three-Cheese Tortellini with Chicken and Pesto. Classes are informative, entertaining, and of course, filled with delicious food. Weekend packages are $352 – $542 and include two nights lodging, breakfast each morning, afternoon cookies and tea, a gourmet candlelit dinner for two and enrollment for one in the cooking class. Enrollment for the class alone is $45 per person.
Location: Hartstone Inn
Dec 8 at 12:00 pm -- Gingerbread House Decorating for Adults at the Hartstone Inn
You have never been to a gingerbread house decorating class like this before! Everyone will be provided with a beautiful New England style gingerbread farmhouse to decorate. Unlike the houses that children normally decorate with candy, we will be decorating these houses using a variety of elegant lace patterns, damask and Christmas floral prints and more. Everyone will be provided with a tray full of edible sugar snowflakes, Christmas wreathes, holly leaves and berries, leaping reindeer and many more decorations to be used for creating their festive gingerbread house. Towards the end of the class, each will be covered with delicate icicles. Every house will be attached to a base with a center hole cut out in the base. Although not essential, a small electric candle type light can be placed inside of the house, if desired. All houses have windows that have been cut out so that the houses can be lit from the inside making them even more beautiful during the holiday season! No experience required and this will be a casual and fun class! Weekend packages are $352 – $542 and include two nights lodging, breakfast each morning, afternoon cookies and tea, a gourmet candlelit dinner for two and enrollment for one in the class. Enrollment for the class alone is $55 per person.
Note: If you are traveling by car from out of town, these houses are very strong and can easily be transported in a car.
Location: Hartstone Inn
Dec 15 at 1:00 pm -- Holiday Hors d’Oeuvres Cooking Class at the Hartstone Inn
Having a holiday party? Re-create these Hors d’Oeuvres that Michael has created for the holiday season. We will start with Key Lime Martinis and follow with: Phyllo-Wrapped Lamb Chops with a Rosemary-Mustard Aioli, Funchi Rounds with Maine Lobster, Spicy Beef Toasts with a Smoked Tomato Confit, Black Pepper Almonds, and Onion-Sage and Olive Tartlets.
Classes are informative, entertaining, and of course, filled with delicious food. Weekend packages are $352 – $542 and include two nights lodging, breakfast each morning, afternoon cookies and tea, a gourmet candlelit dinner for two and enrollment for one in the cooking class. Enrollment for the class alone is $45 per person.
Location: Hartstone Inn
