The Conant Homestead

10/14/2024

Thanks for highlighting this Acting Mayor David Morse, I hope people heard you and came out today to see the Poulin memorial.

07/24/2024

Hi folks, just a reminder that we have 5 more concerts coming up this season. Next one is Sean Mencher on August 9th!

07/12/2024

Come on down to the farm to hear some great music under the hemlock.
7:00-9:00 !

05/25/2024

What a great kick off concert for the summer series. Montgomery Road brought new life to a lot of old favorites. They gave a great show with a full band of amazing musicians. Charlotte Emery’s soulful jazzy voice was on full display
Only matched by the surprising Dance moves of young Elwell.

It was great to have so many children there visiting the goats and riling the hay ball and dancing!

Our next concert is Sunday June 2, 7:00 PM with Gerry O’Connor and Kevin McElroy, Irish fiddling at its best. All concerts are by donation to the band and open to the public.

If you want to get on our mailing list please send us a message here or send me a text at 207 329 5942. This will keep you updated on any changes and additions.

See you soon.

Michael Shaughnessy

05/17/2024

Hi all, we are about a week into this fundraiser and about $600 from the halfway mark. We have ordered the accessible ports potty and are close to getting the new sound system! Thanks to all!!
Please share with family and friends to get us to the halfway mark!
And come for the first concert of the season in May 24th with Montgomery Road for a good old fashioned Rock & Roll dance party! See you there!

For over five years, the Saccarappa Summer Concert Series has… Malory Otteson Shaughnessy needs your support for Help us continue to create community through music!

05/02/2024

We are very exited to have our 2024 Saccarappa Concert Series set and ready to begin on May 24th. This year's series features many fine singer songwriters, stellar instrumentalists and no shortage of lively and entertaining personalities. In addition to amazing music we will have grilled (and packaged) GraKakes. Conditions permitting, there will also be a fire to gather around afterwards. Fernie Girls Rainbow Eggs and Sarah's amazing homemade sourdough bread will be available, and later in the season, produce and flowers from the gardens. Conditions permitting, there will also be a fire to gather around afterwards.

If people would like to sooth their soul, the Presumpscot River and a swimming hole are just steps way. It is a terrific place to take a rejuvenating swim prior to, or after, the concert.

We are also a short 10 minute walk from Downtown Westbrook. There is plenty of free parking as well as many activities, more music and numerous fine restaurants. From Downtown you can walk up Mill Lane and follow the path along Saccarappa Falls and the River into the Conant Trail and the Homestead. If sidewalks are more your preference you can easily wind your way up past the Rose Garden and up to the Conant Homestead. There is also parking on the street, and at Ernie's Cycle Shop.

Concerts are under a large hemlock tree on a sprawling lawn amongst the gardens. They are very family friendly with goats and chickens to visit. Dogs are welcome as long as they are leashed, cleaned up after, and consideration is given to other attendees.

As usual concerts are BYO chair/blanket, food and drink. (We will have water and bug spray available.) There is a $10.00 - $15.00 suggested donation with all funds going to the Musicians.

Finally, we are currently doing a GoFund me to purchase a few needed items that can help the series in many ways. A sound system, an accessible port-a-potty, and we would like to build an extension to the green house for an indoor option. If you can support this, or would like to find out more, the link is just below this one on the Conant Homestead FB page.

Thank you all. We love the community that is forming around these concerts and the farm. Please feel free to pass this to others. All are welcome.

Also if you want to be put on our mailing list please PM us at the Conant Homestead or send and email to [email protected] and we will get you on it.

Cheers,
Michael, Malory, Tulleigh and Sarah

05/01/2024

Quick update on our fundraiser. We are now nearly a third of the way to reaching our goal! Big thanks and hugs to all who have donated so far!! 🙏♥️
Please share with your family and friends to help us get closer to our goal. We have a wonderful lineup planned for this summer for much fun and dancing in the grass! Full poster of the lineup coming soon.
Make sure to mark your calendar for the kickoff dance party with local legend, Montgomery Road band, on May 24th!

For over five years, the Saccarappa Summer Concert Series has… Malory Otteson Shaughnessy needs your support for Help us continue to create community through music!

04/27/2024

We are almost a quarter of the way to our goal! Be a part of something special for our community. Contribute to our fundraising campaign and create positive change! Please share ♥️

For over five years, the Saccarappa Summer Concert Series has… Malory Otteson Shaughnessy needs your support for Help us continue to create community through music!

04/26/2024

Hello all, we have been doing this concert series for several years now and need to make some upgrades to keep it going and make it more accessible. We are asking for your help!!
Please read, donate if you can, and share widely amongst your friends and neighbors.
Thank you! 🙏💖

For over five years, the Saccarappa Summer Concert Series has… Malory Otteson Shaughnessy needs your support for Help us continue to create community through music!

10/25/2023

10/25/2023

On Saturday Morning at the Conant Homestead (89 Conant Street,Westbrook) from 9 -12 there will be Pumpkin picking and Potato digging it is free to the public. (Note: this has been changed from the afternoon as earlier posted)

We have a number of great pumpkins next to and in the pumpkin patch. All are looking for a home. There are multiple varieties and all are totally organic. Come over Saturday morning (10/28) from 9 - 12. All is Free (although donations would be accepted). Bring your own knife and we will have a space to clean and carve. or take them home for baking! Get them while they last.

In addition for a youth of all ages. Experience plunging your hand into the soil and pulling up the apples of the earth .. potatoes! It is like finding diamonds only better because you can eat them! A great child activity!

This wil occur Saturday Morning 9 - 12
89 Conant Street Westbrook Maine
Park on the street and come to the back.

Also visit and walk the goats and meet the chickens.

08/25/2023

Green Herron are about to begin at Westbrook on tap. The are a wonderful from NH. Not to be missed.

07/07/2023

The Pond Lilies are playing. Come join us!

06/16/2023

We persisted the concert is on!!! Get your feet wet dancing to the Wallhangers at The Conant Homestead 89 Conant Street. Westbrook.
And buy Ferne’s rainbow eggs!!

05/03/2023

Jane's Walks - Discover Downtown Westbrook is Maine’s 10th Main Street community.

04/23/2023

We are excited to have a great lineup for the 5th season of concerts in the Saccarappa Concert Series at the Conant Homestead. We begin on May 8th with Gerry O'Connor one of Ireland's finest fiddlers. Gerry is has multiple CD's and books on irish music to his credit. He is a master violin maker and he is one of the people that have shaped Irish music for the wider world.

04/08/2023

May 8 GERRY O’CONNOR with KEVIN MCELROY

The Conant Homestead is honored and delighted to have Gerry O'Connor leading off the Saccarappa Summer Concert Series. Gerry is one of the masters of Irish music and one of the finest fiddlers of his generation.

With a focus on his local music of Oriel, he is world known as a soloist and as a founding member of Lá Lugh, Skylark and Oirialla. He has recorded 14 albums with his first solo album Journeyman hailed as a landmark album of Irish fiddle music, and has performed with all of the leading performers of the Irish music world including members of the Chieftains, Boys of the Lough, Planxty, De Dannan and Bothy Band. Gerry has published books on Irish Music and is a highly regarded violin-maker, music teacher and music producer. Gerry will be touring with guitarist Kevin McElroy. Kevin played regularly with Sèamus Connolly and has shared the stage with Joe Burke, Paddy Keenan, Jerry O’Sullivan, Father Charlie Coen and Sèamus Egan, and played banjo and backup guitar with Brendan Tonra, Mike McDonagh, Larry Reynolds, Sèamus Connolly and other members of theConnaught Ceili Band. https://gerryoconnor.net/https://www.celtinentalmusic.com/gerry-o-connor

We are at 89 Conant Street, Westbrook, Maine. All concerts start at 7:00 PM with the grounds opening at 6:00. BYOB food, drink and chairs. 15:00 suggested donation to the music. In addition, to the concerts visit the goats, chickens, gardens and walks to the river and falls. (Parking is on the house side of Conant Street and at Ernie’s Bicycles. Also, public parking at Saccarappa Park in Downtown Westbrook only a short walk away.