Calendar of Events

Council-Sponsored Events in Maine

Experience the humanities in Maine! Attend a lecture series, see an exhibit or join a discussion group. The events listed here are either presented by the Council or by organizations that have been awarded Council grants. Please note that times and venues are subject to change. Please contact the sponsoring organization to confirm event details.

Jan 14 2010

Teacher Programs

March 1, 2010

Born To Read

Peaceable Stories, training

Location and Time: Waterville KVCAP offices, Waterville, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Rhonda Kaiser, KVCAP 207-859-1611

Peaceable Stories is a statewide, six-hour training program for early childhood educators offering high-quality children’s books, accompanied by an Activity & Resource Guide, designed to stimulate meaningful conversations about conflict and peace. Participants read and discuss the books, and take part in related exercises and activities, in preparation for using the materials with young children. Born to Read is made possible through funding from the Helen and George Ladd Charitable Corporation, the Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust, We the People, Jane’s Trust, The Bingham Program, Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation and through private donations.


Jan 14 2010

New Books, New Readers

March 1, 2010

Site: Biddeford
Series: Carrying the Past
This Session: Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault
So Far From the Sea by Eve Bunting
Who Will Tell My Brother? by Marlene Carvell
Contact: Julia Walkling 207-773-5051

New Books, New Readers is a humanities-based book discussion program for adults who are new readers or who are working to improve their reading. NBNR is supported in part by grants from Jane’s Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, Sam L. Cohen Foundation, TD Charitable Foundation, Rines/Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, and Edward H. Daveis Benevolent Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.


Jan 13 2010

Teacher Programs

March 2, 2010

Born To Read

Train the Trainer reflection retreat

Location and Time: Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Denise Pendleton, 207-773-5051

Jan 12 2010

New Books, New Readers

March 2, 2010

Site: Oxford Hills
Series: Carrying the Past
This Session: Introduction
Contact: Julia Walkling 207-773-5051

New Books, New Readers is a humanities-based book discussion program for adults who are new readers or who are working to improve their reading. NBNR is supported in part by grants from Jane’s Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, Sam L. Cohen Foundation, TD Charitable Foundation, Rines/Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, and Edward H. Daveis Benevolent Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.


Jan 11 2010

Let’s Talk About It

March 2, 2010

The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie King

Series: Refreshing the Whodunit
Location and Time: D.A. Hurd Library, North Berwick, 6:30 p.m. (the program is free, pre-registration required)
Contact: Beth Sweet, 207-676-2215

Let’s Talk About It is a free, library-based, facilitated book discussion program for adults who want to talk about what they’ve read, presented in collaboration with the Maine State Library with major support from the Betterment Fund and additional funding from the Maine Charity Foundation at the Maine Community Foundation.

For more information about the series


Jan 11 2010

New Books, New Readers

March 2, 2010

Site: Belfast
Series: Real Life
This Session: Introduction
Contact: Julia Walkling 207-773-5051

New Books, New Readers is a humanities-based book discussion program for adults who are new readers or who are working to improve their reading. NBNR is supported in part by grants from Jane’s Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, Sam L. Cohen Foundation, TD Charitable Foundation, Rines/Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, and Edward H. Daveis Benevolent Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.


Jan 11 2010

New Books, New Readers

March 2, 2010

Site:Waterville
Series: Justice
This Session: Sam, Bangs and Moonshine by Evaline Ness
Liang and the Magic Paintbrush by Demi
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks by Katherine Paterson
Contact: Julia Walkling 207-773-5051

New Books, New Readers is a humanities-based book discussion program for adults who are new readers or who are working to improve their reading. NBNR is supported in part by grants from Jane’s Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, Sam L. Cohen Foundation, TD Charitable Foundation, Rines/Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, and Edward H. Daveis Benevolent Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.


Jan 11 2010

New Books, New Readers

March 2, 2010

Site: Skowhegan
Series: Carrying the Past
This Session: Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault
So Far From the Sea by Eve Bunting
Who Will Tell My Brother by Marlene Carvell
Contact: Julia Walkling 207-773-5051

New Books, New Readers is a humanities-based book discussion program for adults who are new readers or who are working to improve their reading. NBNR is supported in part by grants from Jane’s Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, Sam L. Cohen Foundation, TD Charitable Foundation, Rines/Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, and Edward H. Daveis Benevolent Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.


Jan 11 2010

New Books, New Readers

March 3, 2010

Site: Farmington
Series: Carrying the Past
This Session: Introduction
Contact: Julia Walkling 207-773-5051

New Books, New Readers is a humanities-based book discussion program for adults who are new readers or who are working to improve their reading. NBNR is supported in part by grants from Jane’s Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, Sam L. Cohen Foundation, TD Charitable Foundation, Rines/Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, and Edward H. Daveis Benevolent Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.


Jan 10 2010

New Books, New Readers

March 3, 2010

Site: Sullivan
Series: Differences
This Session: Introduction
Contact: Julia Walkling 207-773-5051

New Books, New Readers is a humanities-based book discussion program for adults who are new readers or who are working to improve their reading. NBNR is supported in part by grants from Jane’s Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, Sam L. Cohen Foundation, TD Charitable Foundation, Rines/Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, and Edward H. Daveis Benevolent Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.