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Flock to the Gilley for a fun and informative few hours with field ecologist and expert birder Seth Benz. Seth will delve into research and share current sightings and insights. Bring your own questions and curiosity, a favorite bird-related reading, or your latest observations. Depending on weather, the group might go for a bird-sighting walk...
Northeast Harbor Library to host live reading and discussion with Maine authors Linda Buckmaster and Elizabeth, exploring their 15 years as "writing buddies." Monday, May 11, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Northeast Harbor Library, 1 Joy Road, Northeast Harbor. FMI: nehlibrary.org/events
Join Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition for an evening of “bird talk” with the always informative and always entertaining Nick Lund of Maine Audubon. If you ever thought talk about birds was dull, you’ll change your mind after you hear Nick’s stories. Nick Lund is Maine Audubon’s Advocacy and Outreach Manager and the author of the...
The Blue Hill Public Library and Peninsula Pride will present a talk on Monday, June 22 at 6:30 p.m. with art professor Christopher Scott Brumfield for his annual tour through LGBTQAI+ art and art history. Brumfield will touch briefly on many kinds of art and different manifestations of queer identity in art and will discuss...
Maine-based mystery author Claire Ackroyd will speak about her writing, including her newest novel Body in the Blueberry Barrens. Claire Ackroyd is a landscape designer, independent organic inspector, educator and writer. She grew up in rural England in a big garden with pets and ponies and now resides in Orono.
The Blue Hill Public Library will present a talk on cacao with local Healing Arts Therapist and Cacao Ceremonialist, Christina Montano, on Thursday, July 2 at 7:00 p.m. Join Christina for an engaging introduction to cacao as a medicinal plant. In this talk, Christina will share the origins of cacao, how it differs from everyday...
Join Emmy Award winning producer and history teacher David Felsen for a discussion of his new book "New York City Monuments of Black Americans: A History and Guide". New York City is blessed with an incredible array of public sculptures. One overlooked aspect of this collection is its monuments of Black Americans, each with its...
Abdi Iftin—naturalized American, former refugee, and author of Call Me American—shares his journey from civil-war Somalia to the state of Maine. He’ll read from his memoir, reflect on what comes next, and take questions from the audience.
Join us online or in person at Smithereen Farm's Grey Lodge for a conversation with Peter Neill, founding director of the World Ocean Observatory. Fundy, Cobscook and Passamaquoddy bays are places of extraordinary marine abundance. The St. Croix river alone is estimated to have returned upwards of 30 million alewives per year, according to the...
Join us in person at Schoodic Institute or online via Zoom on Tuesday, July 21 at 7:00pm for Designing Plastic Out of the Ocean Economy, featuring Abby Barrows, Principal Investigator for the Global Microplastics Initiative with Adventure Scientists and marine scientist, researcher, and oyster farmer. After years documenting microplastic pollution worldwide, marine researcher Abigail Barrows...
The Weight of the Cannons, the Strength of a Bond: Knox & Washington Forged in iron, the bond between George Washington & Henry Knox continued throughout their lifetimes. Knox, the commander's confidant & anchor, shared the weight of the Revolutionary War from the Siege of Boston to the Siege of Yorktown. Their mutual respect grew...
2026 Summer of Dance Residency artists Kristen Stake and Hannah Kumaski, founders of Portland-based IMAGINARY ISLAND Dance Company (imaginaryisland.art), perform new choreography. FRIDAY, AUGUST 7th, at 7 p.m. -- the Lamoine Grange Hall Theater -- 7 Lamoine Beach Road, Lamoine, ME During their residency, Stake and Kumaski have developed original choreography inspired by the theme...