Fine Arts and Crafts Festival

Historic New England presents its Fine Arts and Crafts show on the grounds of the c. 1785 Hamilton House in South Berwick on Saturday and Sunday, September 27 and 28. The show features the work of more than one hundred New England artisans. Items for sale include wooden furniture and toys, jewelry, pottery, glass, photography, knitted sweaters and throws, woodwork, and folk carvings. The event also includes first floor tours of Hamilton House, one of the region's quintessential Colonial Revival-style country estates; rug hooking and blacksmithing demonstrations; and a book signing with a local author Jill Cowen-Fletcher. Live musical entertainment is provided by area favorites such as The Maine Squeeze, Cormac McCarthy, a local jazz quartet, and performances by students from Marshwood High School and Berwick Academy.