Lectures and Conferences

BOOKS, TALKS, MUSIC

CAMDEN — Here are upcoming events hosted by The Camden Public Library from Oct. 1 through Oct. 15. Programs include informative talks, support groups, author talks, and musical performances.

“Food can make the world bigger. It can change lives.”

Award-winning chef and author Kerry Altiero made this statement in the introduction of his book, “Adventures in Comfort Food.” He…

CAMDEN AND ROCKPORT HISTORY REVISITED

CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library will host a series of speakers and an exhibit during “Discover History Month” at the library during October. To kick off Discover History Month, The Camden-…

BOOKS,TALKS, MUSIC

CAMDEN — Here are upcoming events hosted by The Camden Public Library from Sept 24 through Oct. 8. Programs include informative talks, support groups, author talks, and musical performances.

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The Camden Conference presents "Chinese Expansion in Africa" on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Camden Public Library, with speaker Robert Wasserstrom.

Wasserstrom will speak on

BOOK TALKS, WALKING TOURS, FAIRS AND LECTURES

CAMDEN — The following events take place at the Camden Public Library from Sept. 10 to 24. Most are free and all are open to the public. See listing for exact location. Contact Camden Public…

BRINGS INSIGHT ON IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE

ROCKLAND — Evergreen Home Performance Marketing Manager Kathleen Meil will be among the diverse group of leaders from across the country gathering in Washington, D.C., to voice support for the EPA…

ART, MUSIC,THEATER,SUPPORT AT THE LIBRARY

CAMDEN — The following events will take place at The Camden Public Library this week:

Thursday, August 27

Camden Garden Club hosts Lee Schneller, author of The…

MUSIC, LITERATURE AND THEATRE AT THE LIBRARY

CAMDEN — A wide variety of events take place at the Camden Public Library and outside Amphitheatre from Aug. 20 through Sept. 1.

Thursday, August 20

The Gawler Family…

British sculptor Barry Baldwin

Master of stone, bronze, and the human form, Barry Baldwin’s sculptures are on public exhibit in London, Cardiff, Manchester, Hamburg and California.

Major clients over the past decades have…

CAMDEN — The Camden Downtown Business Group and the Camden Public Library are  collaborating once again in offering walking tours of downtown Camden Friday…

CAMDEN — The Midcoast Mini Maker Faire has already lined up several extraordinary Makers, but there is still room for more! Check out the Maker Faire website for details on how to join Maker Faire…

CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library, 55 Main St., will host the following events:

Thursday, June 18 …

WALDOBORO — The Waldoboro Public Library, 958 Main St., will host a free program on bicycling in the Netherlands Wednesday, June 17, at 7 p.m.

Carolyn Bryant and Donald Sarles took a two-…

Thursday, June 11

An Evening with John Ford and Mark Nickerson, 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library. Ford, a retired Maine game warden, is the author of two books, "…

Thursday, May 21

Ready2Work presents "Job & Training Resources for Maine's Job Seekers," 6:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, covering various Federal and State…

Identifying first editions

CAMDEN — Craig Olson runs an antiquarian book dealership on Islesboro called Artisan Books and Bindery. He will be making a visit to the Camden Public Library Tuesday, March 3, 7 p.m., to give a…

LINCOLNVILLE — Susan and Jack Silverio will show slides and tell stories about their recent walk along the ancient pilgrim Way of St. James of the Field of Stars, or Camino de Santiago de…

Camden Conference Discussion Series

CAMDEN — This year's Camden Conference Discussion Series will wrap up in January with a look at Russia and its neighbors, titled Russia's Neighbors — Should they worry? Should we?

This will…

Camden Conference

CAMDEN — The Camden Conference free Community Events Discussion Series returns for part three of its four-part monthly series that will offer participants an opportunity to investigate Russia's…

CAMDEN — The 2015 Conference on "Russia Resurgent" will go behind the news to examine Russia's role in the world from multiple perspectives, including not just that of the US but also those of…

Dacre Stoker copresented with the documentary ‘Vampires of New England’ by Historical Haunts

ROCKLAND—For fans of the literary horror genre, Dracula by Irish author Bram Stoker, is considered one of the best novels of the 19th-Century and unlike its title character, continues to…

Camden Conference

CAMDEN — The Camden Conference Discussion Series returns for part two of its four-part monthly series which offers participants an opportunity to investigate Russia's People, Politics, Economy and…

ROCKLAND — Nature, Earth & Life: A Lecture Series by doctorate Alder Stone Fuller will be presented Tuesdays, October 21 - November 25 at the Lincoln Street Center auditorium. All six lectures…

History lecture series

CAMDEN — Author Jim Witherell will visit the Camden Public Library on Tuesday evening, Oct. 7, to talk about Ed Muskie and about his new biography, Ed Muskie: Made in Maine. The talk is…

Seafaring Series 2014

SEAFARING SERIES happens every Thursdays at 7 p.m.,

ROCKLAND — Rabbi Natan Margalit will be at Adas Yoshuron Synagogue in Rockland on Thursday, Sept. 11…

CAMDEN –- Lee Webb will kick off the Maine and the Civil War events at the Camden Public Library on Thursday evening,

The third in the weekly summer-long series of public discussions about science issues is set for Tuesday, July 8, from 6 to 7 p.m. Café Scientifique, hosted by Bigelow Laboratory for Oceans…

Gardens

ROCKLAND — The annual Georges River Land Trust Gardens in the Watershed self-guided tour will take place Sunday, July 13, from…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is hosting a special series of Café Scientifique conversations to mark 40 years of discovery at the laboratory. The first of…

Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance

The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance announces its inaugural 'Maine Crime Wave' conference. The day-long event will be held Saturday, April 19, at USM's Glickman Library in Portland. It…

WALDOBORO — Sitting at the front of the classroom at Medomak Valley High School last week, JC Bakley, husband and father of three children, began to speak to high school students about life…

CAMDEN — On Thursday, Oct. 24, the 17th annual PopTech conference convenes in Camden, drawing more than 600 people to the Camden Opera House and filling streets, hotels, shops and restaurants with…

Sandor Katz draws a crowd on the way to the Common Ground Fair

BELFAST - After the publication of his book Wild Fermentation in 2003, Sandor Katz loaded his car with sauerkraut and set out to spread the word on the…

For those in peril...

SEARSPORT — For decades, the town has boasted of its sea captains and their voyages to the four corners of the world. If there were any doubt about the truth behind this pride, a visit to the True…

Homer • Virgil • Propertius • Ovid

Do you want to learn more about the great influences of Greek mythology, the joys of the classics, and the heroes of Homer? You are invited to attend a Classics Symposium cosponsored by Rockport…

Crafters, inventors and artists present this Friday in Belfast

BELFAST - This Friday evening, May 17, at the Tarratine Tribe Hall, 153 Main Street in Belfast,…

Do you know the 11 sons of Rockland who were sharpshooters at Gettysburg?

Rockland- The Rockland Public Library and the Rockland Historical Society featured Captain Dave Sulin speaking about the Union Sharpshooters from Rockland who fought at Gettysburg. The talk held…

Futurist Bob Olson will speak at the Lincolnville Community Library this evening, Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m. Olson will share some thoughts from the book he is writing titled The Big Picture,

CAMDEN — The 2013 Camden Conference topic will be "The Middle East: What Next" and the keynote speaker Friday evening will be Robin Wright, who has reported from more than 140 countries on six…