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‘Big, big forces bearing down on’ humanities community
Maine Humanities Council director searches for light in the dark time caused by a dangerous new virus.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Bicentennial programs at Fayette, Mt. Vernon libraries
The Maine Humanities Council has teamed up with libraries, including ones in Fayette and Mt. Vernon, to host guest speakers who will discuss topics relating to Maine as part of Maine’s Bicentennial celebrations.
Posted inEncore
Auburn Public Library offers Maine Bicentennial book group
The Auburn Public Library has been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to offer “Let’s Talk About It,” a free reading and discussion group with copies of books available through the library. The series “Yankees and Strangers: The New England Town from 1636 – 1992,” begins Feb. 24, 6 p.m. at the Auburn Library and continues […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
NEH chairman coming to Maine to talk about why the bicentennial matters
Jon Parrish Peede also will tour exhibitions about Wabanaki culture, women’s suffrage and Jewish life in Maine.
Posted inConnections
Maine author Monica Wood receives the state’s highest humanities award
The Constance H. Carlson Public Humanities Prize is the highest honor bestowed by the Maine Humanities Council.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections, The Bethel Citizen
West Paris library hosting Let's Talk About It
WEST PARIS — The West Paris Public Library has been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to offer Let’s Talk About It, a free reading and discussion group with copies of books available through the library. The series begins at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at the library, 226 Main St., and continues Thursdays through […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn library to participate in Read ME initiative
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library and several other libraries statewide are participating in the Read ME initiative to encourage adults to read the same books by Maine authors and recommended by a Maine author. Author Paul Doiron chose the fiction title “River Talk” by CB Anderson and the nonfiction title “Settled in the Wild: […]
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Art project depicts, describes Mainers
Portland-based artist Pigeon hangs portraits that members of the Buckfield High School Civil Rights Team drew of each other inside the school as part of his Mainer Project. Portland-based artist Pigeon watches as Buckfield High School senior Kaylee Martin applies a biodegradable adhesive to a portrait of her classmate. The school’s Civil Rights Team was […]