BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The August exhibits at the Marblehead Arts Association (MAA) highlights maritime art in conjunction with the Maritime Festival taking place from August 3-12th. \;\nThe MAA exhibits run from August 4-29 th with an openingreception on Sunday\, August 5th from 2-4pm. \; Du ring the Maritime Festival the MAA will beexhibiting a very special post er designed by Martha Quigley\, which was inspired by a relatively unkno wn magazine illustration byEdward Hopper dating from 1924. Quigley creat ed this piece to invoke a sense of history and nostalgia while celebrati ng our Maritime heritage. A limited editionof 100 16&rdquo\; x 20&rdquo\ ; signed and numbered fine art reproductions will be availablefor purcha se at the MAA.\nThe MAA will feature exciting yachting race photography by award winning photographers\, Craig Davis\, Leighton O&rsquo\;Connor and Peter Morris. Maritime fineart offers the work of Racket Shreve\, Ch arles Allen\, Kathleen Staab\, Phil Cusumano\, Ron Harrison and Martha Q uigley. \;Also being exhibited is a show of large format photography titled &ldquo\;Atthe Ocean&rsquo\;s Edge&rdquo\; by Fran Gardino.\nThe MAA is also pleased to present an exhibit of W. Starling Burgess. Born i n 1878\, Burgess was a yacht designer\, aviation pioneer\, and naval arc hitect.In 1905 he established a yacht yard in Marblehead\, Massachusetts and began designing and building yachts and boats. \; In 1908 he be came interested in aviation andin 1910 he formed the Burgess Company and by 1915\, with 800 employees was thelargest employer in Marblehead.&nbs p\; \; At somepoint in this decade\, Burgess designed what was almos t certainly his mostpopular boat\, the 14-foot "Brutal Beast." Simple en ough forinexpensive mass-production\, the Beasts became the dominant ins tructional craftof Marblehead&mdash\;and other communities&mdash\;into t he forties. URL:http://marblehead.patch.com/events/marblehead-arts-association-mariti me-exhibits SUMMARY:Marblehead Arts Association Maritime Exhibits LOCATION:Marblehead Arts Association: 8 Hooper St\, Marblehead\, MA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR