Arts & Cultural Alliance of Freeport

Welcome to the ACAF Kiosk

Arts and cultural heritage enliven and enrich our lives and our community.

This “virtual kiosk” is your online portal to events and resources of, for and by locals. Arts & Cultural Alliance of Freeport (ACAF) is working to raise the visibility of the artistic and cultural activities our area has to offer, support the work of artists and cultural organizations, and to work with the whole community to implement the Freeport Cultural Plan. Check here often to find ways to enjoy, participate in and support local arts and cultural activity.

Art at the Library: Arthur Schaefer

A versatile painter, Arthur Schaefer captures Maine in its subtlety and blazing glory — from countryside to ocean shoreline to flora and fauna. Regardless of subject, Art’s work shows dynamic energy with a strong viewpoint. His paintings will be on display at the Freeport Community Library for the month of November. Art paints both en plein air… [Read More]

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Big Fish, the musical

Freeport High School students have been working since late summer to bring the musical Big Fish to the stage. Based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the Columbia Motion Picture written by John August, the story includes two main characters, Will (played by Elias Thomas), and his father, Edward (played by Ben Monahan-Morang). Will, a reporter,… [Read More]

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Restoration of Halfway Rock Light, a lecture by Ford Reiche.

Freeport Historical Society announces the Restoration of Halfway Rock Light, a lecture by Ford Reiche. Thursday November 15, 2018 6:00-7:00pm at the Freeport Library. Free and open to the public; donations welcome! Ford Reiche has owned and restored four buildings on the National Registry of Historic Places. Recently he renovated a local lighthouse which has… [Read More]

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Writing Contest

Freeport Historical Society announces their 2nd Annual Writing Contest from Oct 1-Dec 14, 2018. The contest is associated with their exhibit Blacksmiths and Storekeepers: Freeport Village, Crossroads of Change, 1770-1920 and is open to schoolchildren and adults in Maine who visit the exhibit. It will be judged by local writers and teachers and features historical prizes… [Read More]