ROCKPORT — Photographer and multimedia artist Delphine Fawundu plans to share her latest works exploring connections between Africa and the Diaspora in an online lecture, “Tales and Textiles,” at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27. This talk is part of the Alumni Lecture Series, a weekly online series offered by Maine Media Workshops + College that […]
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Lewiston library to host Portland native’s talk on Black history in Maine
Bob Greene, 2021 recipient of the Maine Historical Society’s Neal Allen Award, plans to present his talk, “Black History of Maine,” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, at the Lewiston Public Library. This free, public program will be held on Zoom and livestreamed to the library’s Facebook page. Registration is required. It is frequently said […]
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Camden Garden Club’s winter horticultural series to return
Camden Garden Club plans to hold the first of the annual five-part winter horticulture series at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, presented online with the Camden Public Library. To start the series, Stacey Keefer will present Birds, Bugs and Botanicals — Nature Photography. She will share her tips for capturing those unique subjects and special […]
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Camden library to offer cardboard portraits workshop
The Camden Public Library plans to offer a free online class that will teach participants how to turn cardboard into art at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25. Librarian Amy Hand will provide step-by-step instructions for upcycling cardboard scraps into self-portraits in a 90-minute workshop on Zoom. “People tend to have a lot of cardboard at […]
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Lewiston library, museum to host author of ‘Nativa’
Author Michèle Laliberté plans to talk about her debut novel “Nativa” at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, in a conversation with Museum L-A Board Member Camden Martin via Zoom. This free, public program, hosted by the Lewiston Public Library and Museum L-A, will stream to the library’s Facebook page. This program will be conducted entirely […]
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Camden film club to discuss 2 health eating documentaries
The Camden Public Library’s Friday Film Club plans to meet at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, on Zoom to discuss the films “Forks Over Knives” and “Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead.” Both are documentaries on healthy eating, and should be watched prior to the online discussion. “Forks Over Knives” compares the Western diet with that […]
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Forum on public art in Lewiston, Auburn planned for Jan. 20
The 2021-22 season of the Great Falls Forum is scheduled to continue Thursday, Jan. 20, with “Public Art in LA: Maine’s Newest Canvas,” a panel discussion featuring Lewiston Auburn Public Art Working Group co-chair Beckie Conrad, sculptor Hugh Lassen, and multimedia artist and sculptor Andy Rosen. This free, public program will take place from noon […]
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UMaine Extension to offer updates for agricultural industry Jan. 19
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer two online research updates, specific to the agricultural industry, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) — Controlling Pests in Potatoes will be presented by Paul Horne, entomologist, potato IPM expert and owner-director of IPM Technologies Pty Ltd., Victoria, Australia. That presentation […]
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MLK Day panel to discuss state of civil rights in Maine
ORONO — Maine’s attorney general and four other individuals with differing personal and professional perspectives plan to address the topic The State of Civil Rights in Maine as part of eastern and central Maine’s 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. The free, online event will be livestreamed on YouTube from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. […]
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Camden library to offer online Google Photos training class
The Camden Public Library plans to host a training class via Zoom at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, for people who would like to learn how to manage and edit their pictures using Google Photos. The class is part of the library’s monthly Tech Help Thursdays series. In this session, library technician Henry Herbst will […]