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The 17th Annual Pulliam Lecture with curator of Francis Hamabe’s Maine: A Life in Art, Carl Little will explore Hamabe’s life and career in Downeast Maine and his connections to Castine. This event will take place at the Delano Auditorium at Maine Maritime Academy. Please RSVP at castinehistoricalsociety.org. This event will be livestreamed on our...
The Frenchman Bay region has a long history of archaeological research that offers deep-time insights into Wabanaki lifeways. In this talk, Dr. Bonnie Newsom explores the archaeological heritage of Wabanaki peoples in and around Frenchman Bay, considering early researchers, their methods and interpretations, alongside more recent work that gives greater attention to Wabanaki perspectives. Together,...
Get an insider’s sneak peek into how professional musicians approach training the next generation of gifted artists. Watch and listen to talented young Maine violinists perform for and be coached by master violinist Sean Lee in a one-on-one masterclass. This event is open to the public and free of charge. Photo by Dario Acosta
Archaeological sites along the Maine coast show that swordfish existed in the Gulf of Maine between approximately 5,500 and 3,700 years ago. Excavations at multiple Maine sites have produced swordfish rostra, vertebrae, and other remains, indicating that Wabanaki ancestors harvested and processed these large fish for millennia. In this presentation, Dr. Bonnie Newsom will discuss...
Throughout his life, Sean Murtha’s interest in science and nature never waned, even as he pursued a degree in art. In fact, science and nature usually formed the basis for his artwork. In 1995, five years after he earned an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y., he found the perfect marriage of...
Mike Coffin, PhD. will present the evidence and likely causes of Earth’s five mass extinction events over its ~4.5 billion year history, and share the measurements that suggest a sixth may now be underway. Registration is required: https://nehlibrary.libcal.com/event/16634348 After growing up in Bangor, Mike Coffin was educated at Dartmouth College (AB) and Columbia University (MA,...
Creating a Local Green Burial Cemetery Midcoast Maine Green Burial, a local volunteer organization formed to promote the creation of a green burial cemetery in Knox, Waldo, and/or Lincoln county, will host a free public presentation about green burial in the Abbott Room at Belfast Free Library, located at 106 High Street, on Monday, August...
Join Gail L. Carlson PhD, assistant professor of environmental studies at Colby College in a presentation and discussion of this topic. She has designed a curriculum and written a textbook to educate and inform students about this rising problem and who it impacts.
Join us in person at Schoodic Institute or online via Zoom on Tuesday, September 8 at 7:00pm for Skywatching: Human-Bird Relationships Through Time, our 2026 Summer Lecture Series closing event featuring Dr. Bonnie Newsom (Associate Professor of Anthropology and Associate Faculty in the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine), Angi King Johnson (interpretive...
Tobey Crawford, vice-president of the Sullivan-Sorrento Historical Society, will present the rich history of our landmark “singing bridge” and the upcoming celebration of the 100th anniversary of its construction. The museum will be open at 6:00 pm for browsing. Light refreshments will be served.
The 1836 burning of the steamship Royal Tar in Penobscot Bay became one of Maine’s most remarkable maritime disasters. In this illustrated presentation, Capt. Dennis Dorsey will discuss the findings of an eighteen-year investigation into the vessel, its operation, the people and animals aboard, its final voyage, the development of the fire, rescue efforts, conflicting...
The 1836 burning of the steamship Royal Tar in Penobscot Bay became one of Maine’s most remarkable maritime disasters. In this illustrated presentation, Capt. Dennis Dorsey will discuss the findings of an eighteen-year investigation into the vessel, its operation, the people and animals aboard, its final voyage, the development of the fire, rescue efforts, conflicting...