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

Community Seminars

January 12, 2010

A Coffin for Dimitrios by Eric Ambler

Location: Bangor Public Library, Bangor
Contact: Annie Medeiros 773-5051

The Community Seminars consist of six intimate scholar-led discussions of books around a central topic. These meetings are held once a month for six months, January to June. A hot catered supper begins each discussion to allow ample time for reconnecting with old friends and making new ones.


Jan 21 2010

New Books, New Readers

February 8, 2010

Site: Bangor
Series: Justice
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 19 2010

New Books, New Readers

February 18, 2010

Site: Bangor – Women’s Reentry Center
Series: Conflict
This Session: The Upstairs Cat by Karla Kuskin
The First Feud Between the Mountain and the Sea by Lynn Plourde
Sami and the Time of the Troubles by Florence Parry Heide and Judith Heide Gilliland
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 19 2010

New Books, New Readers

February 19, 2010

Site: Bangor – Penobscot County Jail, Women
Series: Justice
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 19 2010

New Books, New Readers

February 20, 2010

Site: Bangor – Penobscot County Jail, Men
Series: Justice
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 9 2010

New Books, New Readers

March 4, 2010

Site: Bangor – Women’s Reentry Center
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 6 2010

New Books, New Readers

March 8, 2010

Site: Bangor
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.


Dec 30 2009

New Books, New Readers

March 19, 2010

Site: Bangor – Penobscot County Jail, Women
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.


Dec 30 2009

New Books, New Readers

March 20, 2010

Site: Bangor – Penobscot County Jail, Men
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.


Dec 24 2009

New Books, New Readers

April 12, 2010

Site: Bangor
Series: Justice
This Session: The Little Red Hen by Margot Zemach
Old Henry by Joan Blos
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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.