How should life be?
Maine’s bicentennial year is an invitation to pay close attention to where we live, how we live, and what it might mean.
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Maine at 200
Oct 21, 2019
Maine’s bicentennial year is an invitation to take stock, to look back with new eyes at what’s already happened, to look around with renewed care at what’s happening now, and to grapple with big questions. We listened to communities around the state and chose four interrelated themes for... read more
The Big Question
Oct 16, 2019
At The Big Question, we jump started our year of inquiry, curiosity, and engagement with Maine’s bicentennial. We view Maine’s bicentennial year, just a few months away, as an invitation to take stock, to look back with new eyes at what’s already happened, to look around with renewed... read more
Audio | NEH Chairman Jon Peede
Sep 18, 2019
There’s something irresistible about an anniversary. Maine’s bicentennial, the centennial of women’s suffrage, the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence: All invite public commemoration. But what are we doing when we mark these anniversaries? Celebrating our past? Interrogating it? Something else entirely? Presented... read more
NEH Announces $29 Million for 215 Humanities Projects Nationwide
Aug 14, 2019
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $29 million in grants for 215 humanities projects across the country. “NEH grants help strengthen and sustain American cultural life, in communities, at museums, libraries, and historic sites, and in classrooms,” said NEH Chairman Jon Parrish Peede. “As the... read more
