News & Events
Plant Sale | Sunday May 23rd
A plant sale and yard sale will be held in our back parking lot this coming Sunday, May 23rd, 8–2pm.
Rain Date is May 29th. If you have questions, get in touch with @ofthespirit on instagram.
(PAST) Friday, September 4th — Parking lot film screening!
Rockland Cinémathèque will be screening two short films — CYCLES by Zeinabu Irene Davis and PERFECT IMAGE? by Maureen Blackwood.
Location: Lincoln Street Center parking lot.
For more info: rockland.cinematheque@gmail.com
For tickets: bit.ly/rocklandcinema
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Rockland Cinematheque is a bold new film program in Midcoast Maine celebrating essential, underrepresented films and BIPOC filmmakers.
About this Event
CYCLES
Directed by Zeinabu Irene Davis, USA, 1989, 17 mins
Rasheeda Allen is waiting for her period, a state of anticipation familiar to all women. Drawing on Caribbean folklore, this exuberant experimental drama uses animation and live action to discover a film language unique to African American women. The multilayered soundtrack combines a chorus of women's voices with the music of Africa and the diaspora-including Miriam Makeba, acappella singers from Haiti and trumpetiste Clora Bryant.
"A brilliantly innovative reflection on Black womanhood." -- Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times
"A beautifully composed and dryly funny meditation." -- L.A. Weekly
"Provocative. An interesting exploration of African American experience as a collective unconscious." --Chris Willman, Los Angeles Times
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PERFECT IMAGE?
Directed by Maureen Blackwood, UK, 1989, 30 min
Through a series of photographs, raps and sketches, two actresses offer an empowering look at what it means to be a contemporary black woman.
"When the pain is very deep, sometimes the way to deal with it is to come at it from a different way, which is why comedy works so well; you can handle very difficult and complex subjects by crafting something that has lightness on the top, but then you’ve got the iceberg underneath. Perfect Image? is a good conversation starter. It is ages old now, but we are still dealing with the same issues." --Maureen Blackwood, Director
"[Maureen Blackwood's] work, the 35mm and 16mm films that she made between 1986 and 1994, has been too easily forgotten. Focusing on the rich yet largely untold stories of black British women and encompassing drama, satire, biography and documentary, Blackwood’s powerful films explore the dynamics of fractured black British identities and explore new approaches to the politics of cinematic representation in the African diaspora." --Karen Alexander, British Film Institute
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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
This is NOT a drive-in
Screening will take place outdoors in the parking lot behind The Lincoln Street Center (24 Lincoln St. in Rockland)
Please arrive by 7:30, film starts at 7:45
Leave your car at the far edge of the large lot (we will direct you)
BRING A BEACH CHAIR and anything else to enjoy the movie al fresco!
Snacks encouraged; no alcohol please; long pants & long sleeves encouraged
Seating locations (1-2 ppl each) will be clearly marked at 10 feet apart
Masks are required when you are not in your seat
No restrooms. The entire event will be under 90 minutes.
Tickets are $10 suggested donation. If you can afford more to cover someone in the community who cannot, we thank you. ALL ARE WELCOME REGARDLESS OF PAYMENT BUT RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
We are very excited to share these exceptional films and spend a moment together! All ticket donations go directly toward screening rights & production fees. We believe in the significance of arts programming choices and in their unique power to inform and embolden the current movement for racial justice and democracy. We sincerely thank you for your direct support in expanding this community's cultural offerings.
Irene Yadao, Jo Silver & Joanna Spinks
Curators, Rockland Cinematheque
Summer 2020 Space Available!
Looking for work space?
We have a small amount of newly available spaces.
This is a special opportunity to join one of the few artist buildings in the Midcoast.
Lincoln Street is a great place to make art, work and connect with the creative community here in Rockland, Maine.
Please email us if you’re interested for details, information and a tour.
New spaces available
With our building full, we’ve been working hard to open up new creative space to fill the demand… we now have two large spaces available in our basement! These spaces will make a wonderful home to any creative. As part of the Lincoln Street Center community you will be able to participate in open studio events as well as your working artist neighbors.
We are asking $600/month (with heat and electric included!). Please email us if you’re interested.
November 22nd OPEN STUDIOS
Lincoln Street Center will be opening its doors to the public for an open studios events on
November 22nd from 5:30–7:30pm.
Participating artists will include:
Vincent Carducci
and One the Round yarn studio!
October 12th YARD SALE / ART SALE & Open Studios
Lincoln Street Center will be hosing it’s first annual Yard Sale / Art Sale & Open Studios
Saturday, October 12th from 10am–4pm.
Yard sale will be rain or shine, out in the back parking lot. Artists will be opening their studios for art viewing and purchasing (!).
August 16th OPEN STUDIOS
Lincoln Street Center will be opening its doors to the public for an open studios events on
August 16th from 5–8pm.
Participating artists will include:
July 20th: Fugitive Spectator | Union, Maine
On Saturday, July 20th,
join Lincoln Street artist Ariel Hall,
along with other collaborating local artists, for this special participatory event!
“This is going to be like nothing you've ever done before! A bigger, deeper, more expansive version in a recurring series, Fugitive Spectator: Farm Edition will be an evening of interactive performance and direct experience created by Ariel Hall and Nathan Davis, with contributing artists, hosted on an 85 acre former dairy farm. Your smartphones will prompt you to engage with fellow attendees and your surroundings in novel and provocative ways. You'll need access to an Android or Apple phone to participate (though attendees are welcome to share phones).”
when . Saturday, July 20th from 6-8pm
where . at 114 Overlock Hill Road, Union.
details . Pay-what-you-want. BYOB. We'll provide light refreshments.
>>Not recommended for young children.<<
July 8th: Monday Night Crits : Meeting # 5
CRIT GROUP || FIRST MONDAY of the MONTH
+ a suggested reading +
WHEN: July 8th, 7pm
WHERE: Lincoln Street Center, First floor lounge
WHAT TO BRING:
A material (reading, film, image) you would like to share
A work (finished or in progress) you would like to discuss
A snack or drink to share
or just bring yourself :-)
✨Be in touch if you have any questions ✨
🌀All are welcome to attend 🌀
➰Bring your friends and spread the word ➰
More info, dates and times: Justine Kablack
JUNE 16 \\\ LIVE Music \\\\ 6–8pm
$10. Featuring: Tree Fruit / Dip Chiller / Danny Fisher-Lochhead
Join us for live music — hopefully the first of more to come live shows here in our antique auditorium.
Featuring:
Tree Fruit
Dip Chiller
Danny Fisher-Lochhead
$10
6–8pm