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Register for the Dorothy Schwartz Forum
Aug 6, 2018
Each year the Dorothy Schwartz Forum brings people together with expert guides to grapple with a basic question. This year we’re asking … who is we? Think, talk, wonder, explore and share a meal with… Mindy Crandall, Assistant Professor of Forest Landscape Management, University of Maine Ewan Douglas, Postdoctoral Research... read more
Register for Winter Weekend
Aug 1, 2018
Join a community of avid readers and scholars for two days of discovery and discussion inspired by one of the world’s great political novels: Joseph Conrad’s Nostromo. It’s a tale of rebellion, idealism, and corruption. Sulaco, port city of the fictional South American state of Costaguana, is our setting.... read more
Think & Drink “Get Out” Film Discussion
Jul 11, 2018
Break out your thinking caps and join the Maine Humanities Council at SPACE on July 26 at 6:30 PM for this special Think & Drink discussion on the film Get Out. Aviva Briefel, professor of English and Cinema Studies at Bowdoin College, will lead us in a look at this social thriller from... read more
READ ME special events
Jul 6, 2018
In addition to Read ME‘s culminating Maine Calling event on August 22, 2018, at Maine State Library, several of this year’s participating libraries are hosting special events for their patrons. Edythe Dyer Library (Hampden) Talk with Settled in the Wild: Notes from the Edge of Town author... read more
