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Established in 1783, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester, Maine is home to the only active Shaker Community in the world.

NEH Awards $750,000 to Shaker Herb House Cultural Center

The fully rehabilitated building will headquarter the 200-year-old Shaker herb business and serve as Shaker Village’s first large-scale year-round educational and cultural space with more than 8,000 square-feet of production rooms and traditional arts studio-classrooms. Free self-guided public access to daily operations, free folk traditions demonstrations, expanded volunteer opportunities, new community alliances, and a wide variety of master classes will deliver experiential learning deeply rooted in herbalism and agriculture, culinary arts, and traditional crafts. The Herb House Cultural & Traditional Arts Center will target local audiences in ways never before possible and will align unique cultural learning experiences with the school calendar and nearly 100,000 students within 60 miles of Shaker Village.
The $750,000 Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant requires a 4:1 match and marks the start of a $4.3 million capital campaign at Shaker Village to expand public cultural programming.

National Endowment for the Humanities announced the 245 national recipients on April 13, 2022. The Shaker Herb House Cultural & Traditional Arts Center was 1 of 8 projects nationally that received the maximum grant award. The 3-year rehabilitation project and public fundraiser will take place between 2022 and 2024 when the Herb House celebrates its bicentennial.

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The Sabbathday Lake Shakers in New Gloucester, Maine are the faithful heirs, stewards, and examples of 247-years of values, philosophies, practices, and traditions. Still accepting new members and leading a good-will mission of public outreach, the Sabbathday Lake Shakers have opened their home and culture to seekers of all kinds through beneficial personal, academic, and spiritual experiences.

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Upcoming Workshops

Wet Felted Wool Birdhouse Pod by Betsey Leslie

Wet Wool Felting: Bird House – Hybrid

April 1 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

Kitchen Tools Broom Making Workshop with Robert Sheckler at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village Maine

Broom Making Workshop- Kitchen Tools -In-person

April 15 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Turkey Wing Broom Workshop at Shaker Village with Robert Sheckler

Broom Making Workshop- Turkey Wing -In-person

April 15 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

Cobwebber Broom Workshop

Broom Making Workshop: The Cobwebber -In-Person

May 13 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Fiber Prep Workshop at Shaker Village

Fiber Prep with Shaker Wool – In-person

May 13 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Fiber Spinning Workshop at Shaker Village Maine

Fiber Spinning with Shaker Wool

May 13 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

Turkey Wing Broom Workshop at Shaker Village with Robert Sheckler

Broom Making Workshop- Turkey Wing -In-person

June 10 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Alpaca Peg Loom Weaving Rug Making Workshop at Shaker Village with Notta Lotta Farm.

Alpaca Peg Loom Rug Workshop – On Site

June 17 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT

Rug Hooking Workshop with Parris House Wool Works at Shaker Village - Two Hearts

Rug Hooking Workshop -In-Person

July 7 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT

Turkey Wing Broom Workshop at Shaker Village with Robert Sheckler

Broom Making Workshop- Turkey Wing -In-person

July 15 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Shaker-Style Sweeper Broom Making Workshop with Robert Sheckler at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village Maine

Broom Making Workshop- Shaker Sweepers -In-person

July 15 @ 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT

Fiber Tampico Broom Making Workshop with Robert Sheckler at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village Maine

Fiber Tampico Whisk Broom Workshop – In-Person

July 29 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Natural Dyes for Wool Workshop with A Wrinkle in Thyme at Shaker Village Maine

Natural Dyes for Wool Workshop – On Site

August 19 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT

Kitchen Tools Broom Making Workshop with Robert Sheckler at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village Maine

Broom Making Workshop- Kitchen Tools -In-person

September 1 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

Bookbinding Workshop at Shaker Village

Simple Bookbinding Workshop – On Site

September 9 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

Cold-Process Soap Making Workshop

Cold Process Soap Making Workshop MORNING- In-Person

September 16 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Handmade woven Alpaca rug by Notta Lotta Farm

Alpaca Peg Loom Rug Workshop – On Site

September 16 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT

Punch Needle Embroidery Workshop at Shaker Village

Punch Needle Embroidery Workshop -In Person

September 30 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT

Cobwebber Broom by Redmond Philbert for Shaker Village

Broom Making Workshop: The Cobwebber -In-Person

October 21 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Shaker-Style Sweeper Broom Making Workshop with Robert Sheckler at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village Maine

Broom Making Workshop- Shaker Sweepers -In-person

October 21 @ 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT

Intermediate Whisk Broom Making Workshop with Robert Sheckler at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village Maine

Broom Making Workshop- Intermediate Whisks -In-person

October 28 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT

Instant Access Workshops

Brother Arnold's Shaker Apple Pie Instant Access Workshop
Brother Arnold's Shaker Kitchen Instant Access Workshop - Sister Elizabeth's Biscuits 3 Ways
Gathering Basket Instant Access Workshop
Needle Felted Sheep Instant Access Workshop

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