ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension are scheduled to offer a webinar about creating winter holiday decorations from available natural materials from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1. “Tips and Tipping for Long-Lasting Holiday Decorations” will show how to harvest and handle evergreens, and how to […]
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Maine Media lecture to feature multi-modal photographer
ROCKPORT — Maine Media Workshops + College’s weekly online Alumni Lecture Series continues from 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19. Photographer Sal Taylor Kydd is scheduled to discuss her newest book of photographs, “Yesterday.” The lecture is hosted by Aline Smithson, visual artist, educator, editor and founder of the fine art photography periodical LENSCRATCH. “Sal Taylor […]
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Maine Extension Homemakers launches first virtual exhibit hall
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension has opened the first Maine Extension Homemakers virtual exhibit hall for displaying projects and crafts created by current members. Handiworks on display include quilting, crochet, wool applique and knitting. Maine Extension Homemakers is a volunteer group active in nine Maine counties, advocating community-based adult education through leadership development, […]
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UMaine Extension offers 4-H virtual exhibit hall
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is again offering a virtual exhibit hall to showcase some of this year’s work by Maine 4-H members. While some fairs did take place this year with in-person audiences and judging of displays, the virtual exhibit hall gives members another option to show their work and expands […]
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Maine Media’s alumni lecture series continues with Louis Draper
ROCKPORT — The Maine Media Workshops + College weekly Alumni Lecture Series is scheduled to continue with its second virtual lecture, “Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop,” at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13. The event will profile photographer Draper and his work as a member of the workshop, a collective of Black photographers […]
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Mitchell Center to host talk about fighting climate change
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is scheduled to host a talk about the need to work across technology, policy and finance to fight climate change. The talk runs from 3 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 18. All talks in the Mitchell Center’s Sustainability […]
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Camden library to celebrate 250 years of Maine quilting
The Camden Public Library plans to host museum curator Laureen LaBar for an online presentation about her new book, “Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Comfort and Community,” at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, via Zoom. In her book, LaBar coaxes stories out of objects and uses those stories to enlighten, entertain, and bring new voices […]
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Camden film club to compare classic, modern silent films
The Camden Public Library’s Friday Film Club plans to meet online at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, to discuss two silent films, “The Navigator ” (1924, 69 minutes) and “The Artist” (2011, 100 minutes). This month’s selections will provide an opportunity to compare and contrast examples of classic and modern silent film-making. With a rare […]
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Merrymeeting Bay group to host ‘Mega-Dams, Mega Problems’ talk
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s first presentation of its 25th annual Winter Speaker Series, “Mega-Dams, Mega Problems!,” features Roger Wheeler, president of Friends of Sebago Lake. The first event has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13. Presentations, again being held via Zoom, are accessible at fomb.org. Hydroelectric power, particularly involving the construction and operation […]
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Maine Media launches weekly series with lecture by book artist
ROCKPORT — Maine Media Workshops + College plans to host a free weekly Alumni Lecture Series from Oct. 7 through Dec. 14, featuring conversations on a wide array of topics in photo, film, book arts and writing. The series kicks off from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, with a lecture by book artist […]