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 21 2010

New Books, New Readers

January 27, 2010

Series: Conflict
Site: Fort Kent
Contact: Julia Walkling 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.


Jan 21 2010

New Books, New Readers

February 11, 2010

Site: Van Burren
Series: Memories
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 15 2010

New Books, New Readers

February 24, 2010

Site: Fort Kent
Series: Conflict
This Session: It’s Mine by Leo Lionni
Smoky Night by Eve Bunting
The War with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith
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 15 2010

New Books, New Readers

February 24, 2010

Site: Houlton
Series: Memories
This Session: The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland
Island Boy by Barbara Cooney
Sun and Spoon by Kevin Henkes
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 14 2010

New Books, New Readers

February 24, 2010

Site: Houlton – Aroostook County Jail, Men
Series: Memories
This Session: The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland
Island Boy by Barbara Cooney
Sun and Spoon by Kevin Henkes
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 14 2010

New Books, New Readers

February 25, 2010

Site:Madawaska
Series: Resolving Conflict
This Session: When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry… by Molly Bang
Muskrat Will Be Swimming by Cheryl Savageau
Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins
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.


Dec 1 2009

Let’s Talk About It

June 14, 2010

Fly Rod Crosby: The Woman Who Marketed Maine by Julia A. Hunter and Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.

Series: Defining Wilderness, Defining Maine
Location and Time: Long Lake Public Library, St. Agatha, 6:00 p.m. (the program is free, pre-registration required)
Contact: Jackie Ayotte (207) 543-9395

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


Aug 5 2009

Let’s Talk About It

August 9, 2010

We Took To the Woods by Louise Dickinson Rich

Series: Defining Wilderness, Defining Maine
Location and Time: Long Lake Public Library, St. Agatha, 6:00 p.m. (the program is free, pre-registration required)
Contact: Jackie Ayotte (207) 543-9395

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