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 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.

    tags: , , , , , , , , | posted in February 2010, New Books New Readers, Penobscot, Uncategorized

Jan 9 2010

New Books, New Readers

March 4, 2010

Site: Belfast – Maine Coast Regional 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.

    tags: , , , , , , , , | posted in March 2010, New Books New Readers, Uncategorized, Waldo

Dec 24 2009

New Books, New Readers

April 12, 2010

Site: Biddeford
Series: Carrying the Past
This Session: Sacajawea: Her True Story by Joyce Milton
Uncle Jed’s Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell
Margaret Chase Smith: A Woman for President by Lynn Plourde
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.

    tags: , , , , , , | posted in April 2010, New Books New Readers, Uncategorized, York

Dec 23 2009

New Books, New Readers

April 13, 2010

Site: Skowhegan
Series: Carrying the Past
This Session: Sacajawea: Her True Story by Joyce Milton
Uncle Jed’s Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell
Margaret Chase Smith: A Woman for President by Lynn Plourde
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.

    tags: , , , , , , | posted in April 2010, New Books New Readers, Somerset, Uncategorized

Dec 19 2009

New Books, New Readers

May 5, 2010

Site: Bucksport
Series: Carrying the Past
This Session: Sacajawea: Her True Story by Joyce Milton
Uncle Jed’s Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell
Margaret Chase Smith: A Woman for President by Lynn Plourde
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.

    tags: , , , , , , | posted in Hancock, May 2010, New Books New Readers, Uncategorized

Dec 13 2009

New Books, New Readers

June 1, 2010

Site: Oxford Hills
Series: Carrying the Past
This Session: Sacajawea: Her True Story by Joyce Milton
Uncle Jed’s Barbershop by Margaree Kin Mitchell
Margaret Chase Smith: A Woman for President by Lynn Plourde
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.

    tags: , , , , , , | posted in June 2010, New Books New Readers, Oxford, Uncategorized

Dec 12 2009

New Books, New Readers

June 2, 2010

Site: Farmington
Series: Carrying the Past
This Session: Sacajawea: Her True Story by Joyce Milton
Uncle Jed’s Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell
Margaret Chase Smith: A Woman for President by Lynn Plourde
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.

    tags: , , , , , , | posted in Franklin, May 2010, New Books New Readers, Uncategorized