Bad Little Falls Park

08/01/2015

You say you want the BIG BANDS again?
Okay, you got it! What Cheer Brigade from Providence and Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra from Montreal.

Check 'em both out here:

What Cheer Brigade
https://www.facebook.com/whatcheerbrigade/videos/10152935658380454/

Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra
https://vimeo.com/130778905

07/30/2015

Sixteen days and counting! The 10th annual Blackfly Ball starts at 6pm August 15th in Bad Little Falls Park. Earlier in the day, enjoy the Machias Wild Blueberry festival, too!

https://www.facebook.com/events/126113617723191/?ref=3&ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular&action_history=null&source=3&source_newsfeed_story_type=regular

07/24/2015

BEES ON DECK ONCE AGAIN!
A crew of seven just finalized all our volunteer improvements to the Bad little Falls Observation Deck, by staining and sealing all the floorboards and railings... LONG LIVE MACHIAS' EPIC DANCE FLOOR!!

07/23/2015

This is a closeup of the deep impression on our hand-cranked letterpress Blackfly Ball 2015 posters:

06/26/2015

06/17/2015

Machias local arts and cultural spaces fund appeal drive starts today! Help us raise $20,000 for local community projects! View, share and give today! http://www.hatchfund.org/project/beehive_design_collective_summer_2015_machias_maine_local_work

The Beehive Design Collective is currently gearing up for Summer 2015 local work on community arts and cultural spaces in Machias Maine.

08/06/2014

It's on! August 16th 2014 at Bad Little Falls Park
1 Elm Street Machias, Maine.

04/22/2014

Yay! Off we go! Gearing up for the Beehive's big LOCAL WORK SUMMER in Eastern Maine!

Dear Big World... please help us build a fabulous, talented Ant Brigade for our exciting Historic Preservation and Community Organizing efforts!

The coming months will be a great time to visit the Beehive Collective in Machias!

We're recruiting skilled & unskilled volunteers and coordinators for the busy and beautiful months ahead... Please read all about it here and help spread the word! http://beehivedesigncollective.tumblr.com/post/83169487655/demolition-in-derbies

04/21/2014

YOU'RE INVITED!

08/12/2012

Re-Constructing the upper performance stage above the Waterfall Dance Floor

07/26/2012

Yay! This year's Blackfly Ball poster is getting hand-cranked on a Letterpress this week!

Hope you can make it to this year's Ball, the lineup is super fantastic!

Here's the invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/395119183870260/

07/14/2012

NEXT WEEKEND, it's happening! The Beehive's long-awaited Super Fantabulous Vintage & Antique STUFF-A-THON!

The Grange is gloriously Full Up and Macked Out with thousands of juicy bits of the past... Come find your treasures!

It's a fundraiser for the Beehive's newest effort to build a Victory Gardens style Community Kitchen alongside Bad Little Falls Park!

Two weekends only... 8 am to 6 pm.
Saturday and Sunday July 21st & 22nd AND 28th & 29th.
On July 29th most items will be marked as free.

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE COSTUMES, BOOKS, COLLECTIBLES, ORIGINAL ART AND ARTIFACTS FROM THE BEEHIVE COLLECTIVE, KITCHENY KITSCH, BITS, PIECES, AND ALL MANNER OF HOO-HAH FOR YOUR PERUSAL.

--Most items from the estate of Marylena Graves, dance teacher, proprietor of the Crystal Palace Roadhouse in Bar Harbor, descendant of Vaudeville performers, and collector of all things funky, fabulous, and a little worn out. Please come help us transform her collections into funding to further the mission of the Grange as a cultural hub for food security in Washington County.---

Want to donate items to the effort? That would be SO wonderful! As a 501c3 non-profit we can give you a tax-deductible receipt for your stated value of the donation. Thank you!

Broke??? Old-school I.O.U's will be on hand for you to fill out. Seriously! Come getcher shiny nuggets!

To donate please email [email protected], or stop by the Beehive's office/studio in the Clark Perry House at 101 Court Street in Machias.

at the Machias Valley Grange and Cultural Center at Bad Little Falls Park 1 Elm Street Machias, Maine

See you there!

To help spread the good word, high five us or ask questions... the facebook invite is here... https://www.facebook.com/events/264514613649008/ Thank You!