The front door of the Morton-Benedict house decorated beautifully for the holiday season by Vicky Hardy, CEO and Angela Matthews, DoD:
Star Island Corporation
Season’s Greetings from the Star Office!
December 06, 2010
Star Island Corporation
Help Spread the Word about Star!
December 03, 2010
The Star Island community wants to grow larger! We are looking for Shoalers willing to share their love of Star with those in their community. Contact ambassadors@starisland.org to get involved! Also, check out the Star Island Ambassadors Facebook Page.
Shoalers in the News
Shoaler Art at ArtinMe Show
October 27, 2010
“Star Island Washline,” an ink and watercolor painting by Trish Weisbrot of Cushing, is in the current “ArtinMe.” juried show in Boothbay Harbor.
On the Island
Star’s Greening
October 26, 2010
As part of global work day on 10/10/10 to bring attention to climate change, Star’s close up crew as part of the P.O.S.S. E. (pelicans on star supporting the environment) planted garden. 350.org’s Global Work Party was a worldwide event supporting environmental initiatives. Pictured here are Dave Goldman, Drew Clark, Peter Duran, Jason Knight, and Jeff Cullinane.
Conference Updates
New LGBT Family and Friends Conference
October 22, 2010
Star Island Corp is very pleased to announce the new LGBT Family and Friends Conference which will take place from Saturday, August 27 to Friday, September 2, 2011. This conference is for all families—especially gays, lesbians, bisexual, and/or transgender, their families, and their friends. All are welcome — singles, couples without children, couples with children, groups of friends, grandparents, and almost any other family configuration that you create. Read more…
On the Island
Pontine Theatre Isles of Shoals play
October 13, 2010
The Pontine Theatre will be performing scenes from their Isles of Shoals show on Sunday 24 October at 2pm at the Discover Portsmouth Center. Doug Nelson (a collector & dealer in art of the Isles of Shoals) will be doing a presentation before the show.
You can read more about the play on the Pontine Theatre website.
This is a wonderful production that evokes the era when Celia Thaxter hosted some of the great writers and artists in her home on Appledore and features Nathanial Hawthorne (Greg Gathers) and Celia Thaxter (Marguerite Matthews).
Shoalers in the News
Shoaler Art Show at Nahcotta Gallery
September 29, 2010
Star Island Winter Caretaker, Alexandra de Steiguer, is showing a new series from the Isles of Shoals called “Stories.” Please visit Nahcotta in Portsmouth, from September 30 through October 31, 2010. The opening reception will be Friday, October 1st. from 5 to 8pm.
Alex will also be showing her photographs at this year’s Starry Night fundraiser to benefit Star Island on November 20.
Newsletter
Star Island Melodies
September 27, 2010
Andy Bowen, long-time Shoaler, has brought back Star Island Melodies, a beloved songbook known to many who were on Star Island when Fred McGill was about. Andy has many fond memories of Star Island in the mid-1950s and the song book, given to him by Fred McGill, has been an important resource for Andy ever since.
Read more…
Newsletter
Passages, Fall 2010
September 27, 2010
- Scott Bain passed away on July 17, 2010. He and his wife Christa attended LOAS I & II conferences on Star. (Obituary)
- Claudine Blanchard passed away on May 9th, 2010. She had attended the IRAS conference for several years.
Newsletter
Geocaching
September 27, 2010
Ellen Campbell got hooked on Geocaching last January, and this June she introduced Shoalers to Geocaching and Star Island to Geocachers. Geocaching is treasure hunting via GPS devices and is based on a website: Geocaching.com. Anyone can play and there is no fee to sign up for the list of hidden caches. The treasures are small items that fit into containers that are in turn tucked into crevices, nooks in stone walls, hollow logs. The hunters sign log books at the site of the actual cache and record them as well on the web site, where others can read about their experience. Read more…