Peggy Konitzky, Historic New England’s Midcoast Maine site manager, will take you on a virtual tour of Castle Tucker during a presentation Tuesday, May 28 at 1 p.m. at the Schooner Cove Retirement…
Lectures and Conferences
Friends of Colonial Pemaquid
The Friends of Colonial Pemaquid (FOCP) has announced its summer lineup of events at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site in New Harbor, one of New England’s earliest European…
On Thursday, May 23 at 3 p.m., author Mark Biscoe will present excerpts from his book “No Pluckier Set of Men Anywhere” – families and ships of Damariscotta/Newcastle -- for a portion of an…
Local historian Jerry Wiles will present the first of a two-part history of the Berlin Wall on Monday, May 20, from 2 to 3 p.m. at The Lincoln Home. For almost thirty years the Berlin Wall stood…
Lincoln Theater
The Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta is closing out the current season of “Talking Art in Maine, Intimate Conversations”, a series made up of one on one conversations between local artist, Jane…
The Lincoln Home
The Lincoln Home is strongly motivated to teach others how to improve the lives of people with dementia.
Lincoln Theater
“There isn't an artist that's painting today in the science fiction fantasy field who didn't start with Chesley Bonestell…
In recognition of National Nurses Week, May 6 – 12, Sorrel King, a nationally renowned patient safety advocate and author of “Josie’s Story,” will present at the Lincoln Theater on Tuesday, May 7…
The Lincoln Home in Newcastle is pleased to welcome Jean Vose of Nobleboro to speak about Backyard Honey Bees and Pollinators on Monday, April 29 beginning at 3 p.m.
A beehive in or near…
Chats With Champions
Dean Rock of Cumberland, Maine, will speak at Skidompha Library’s Porter Meeting Hall Tuesday, April 30 at 10 a.m. The topic of his lecture: 3-D printed prosthetic limbs, which he designs and…
Maine Photography Show
Join Ron Rosenstock, juror of the 14th Annual Maine Photography Show (MPS), at Boothbay Region Art Foundation Saturday, April 27 from 1-3 p.m.
Rosenstock will shed light on his criteria…
Mainers on the Titanic will be the subject of a Chats with Champions talk by Mac Smith at Skidompha Library on Tuesday, April 16, just a day after the 107th anniversary of the ship’s sinking. The…
Due to high interest, the Browntail moth information session has been moved from Rising Tide to the Edgecomb Eddy School, 175 Boothbay Road in Edgecomb, from 5-6:30 p.m. on April 4.
The…
On Wednesday, April 10, the Frances Perkins Center welcomes the public to attend a premiere showing of the recently completed documentary, “Highlights of the Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins.”…
Chats with Champions April 2
Local author Lisa Steele-Maley will be speaking at Skidompha’s Chats with Champions at 10 a.m. on April 2, in the library’s Porter Meeting Hall. She will discuss her book, “Without a Map: A…
Come to the Bridge Academy Public Library on Saturday, April 13 at 10 a.m. to hear author T. Blen Parker share the first of a trilogy of historical novels that revolve around the very real Swan…
Skidompha Library, located in downtown Damariscotta, is hosting its first ever winter Community READ. The Community READ is a series of thematic events that bring people together through…
Bobby Ives spent two years as a teacher and preacher on Monhegan Island overlooking Manana Island. He will share the history of Manana and touch on the life of Ray Phillips, the hermit who lived…
In the 1990s, Deborah Gould bought an old two-story farmhouse in East Pittston. The history of the home brought her to Joel Thompson, who bought the land in 1811 and whose descendants owned the…
The Lincoln County Historical Association will host a lecture by Farnsworth curator Jane Bianco, entitled “Maine and the Index of American Design” at the Lincoln County Communications (“911”)…
Get rid of the winter weather blues by joining the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) at the annual Winter Read on March 19 at 6:30 p.m. and meet award-winning Maine author Lisa Margonelli. The…
Skidompha Library's and Chats with Champions Committee welcomes Bob Emmons Thursday, March 14 at 10 a.m. Emmons will speak about the cause of the potato famine in Ireland in the library…
On Monday, March 11, from 3 to 4 p.m. at The Lincoln Home, engineer Edward Polewarczyk will give a talk on NASA’s Space Shuttle program.
In 2004, after the 2003 Columbia Space Shuttle…
Maine has a long history of family-scale agriculture, and the apple tree has been an integral part of that history. Not so long ago, most Mainers lived on farms that contained orchards. According…
The final presentation in the Lincoln County Historical Association’s 2019 Winter Lecture Series will commence at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 3 in the Communications (“911”) Building behind the…
Join Michael Perry, Monday, March 4, 3 to 4 p.m., for a beautiful slide program capturing the second half of a summer of a lifetime in the Great Land. Part I, which Michael shared at the Lincoln…
Lincoln County Historical Association
The third presentation of the Lincoln County Historical Association’s 2019 Winter Lecture Series will commence at 1 p.m…
How do we know if a film is well-written, above and beyond snappy dialogue? What constitutes a great screen…
After much debate at the 1787 Constitutional Convention inPhiladelphia, the attendees approved the concept behind the impeachment of government officials. Come to The Lincoln Home Monday, Feb. 18…
Lincoln County Historical Association
The second presentation of the Lincoln County Historical Association’s 2019 Winter Lecture Series will commence at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10 in the Communications (“911”) Building behind the…
Harbor Theater
“Young Picasso” is the third of Harbor Theater’s six films from E…
The Lincoln County Historical Association will launch its 2019 Winter Lecture Series at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3, in the Communications (“911”) Building behind the Lincoln County Court House in…
Maine Authors Publishing
Maine Authors Publishing will be hosting an introduction class, Welcome to Cooperative Publishing with Maine Authors Publishing, on Friday, Feb. 1, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at their office in Thomaston…
Across the world on Sunday, Jan. 27, the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, “Who Will Write Our History” will screen simultaneously around the world in…
On Feb. 3, the Lincoln County Historical Association will offer the first of four presentations by local artists and historians in its 2019 Winter Lecture Series. The lectures begin at 1 p.m. on…
University of New England
On Wednesday, Jan. 23, the University of New England will present a lecture from world-renowned political activist, academic and author Angela Davis as part of its annual Martin Luther King Jr.…
We welcome the public to join us on Monday, Jan. 28, from 3 to 4 p.m. to hear the tales of Val Lovelace’s adventures: “Coast to Coast and Back Again: Traveling the ‘Blue Roads’ on Two Wheels.”…
Skidompha Library
“Chinese Education: 20 years of Evolution from Catch-up to Leadership” will be the timely topic at the Chats with Champions event on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. in Porter Hall at Skidompha…
Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater is pleased to present another round of Talking Art in Maine: Intimate conversations. This free series featuring talks between artist, Jane Dahmen, and notable…
On Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 10 a.m., Skidompha Library and Chats with Champions welcomes Douglas Brooks, an award-winning wooden boat builder and craftsman speaking about “Ways of Learning: An…
The genealogy group at Skidompha Public Library in Damariscotta will soon host two events of interest to family history researchers. The first event, “Why Genealogy Software?” will be held on…
“Maine in WWI” is a day-long examination of Maine’s participation and legacy in World War One, and a celebration of the centennial of the end of the war.
Scheduled speakers include: CPT…
Camden Public Library/Camden Conference
The Camden Conference presents Professor Paul Holman at the Camden Public Library on Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 7 pm. He will discuss “China in Africa: A New Kind of Colonialism?” This event…
The public is invited to The Lincoln Home on Monday, Dec. 10, from 3-4 p.m. to hear Tom and Lee Szelog's unique and inspiring talk on an extraordinary journey on the wild side.
Through this…
Tim Dinsmore, local archaeologist, will talk about the early settlers along the Damariscotta River and their demise during King Philips War at The Lincoln Home Monday, Nov. 26 from 3 to 4 p.m. The…
Maine-Wabanaki REACH is sponsoring an educational day workshop - open to the public - Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Snow date will be Saturday, Dec. 15. Maine-Wabanaki REACH workshops…
On Saturday, Nov. 17 at Boothbay Railway Village, distinguished historians Julia A. Hunter and Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. will present two unique perspectives from their 2003 book “Fly Rod Crosby:…
HARBOR THEATER
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