Sound artist Dianne Ballon will deliver her virtual presentation, “The Art of Sound: Recordings from the Coast of Maine” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, at the Camden Public Library. This program will take place on Zoom. To register and receive the link to attend visit the “What’s Happening” page at www.librarycamden.org. To experience […]
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Lovell Speaker Series welcomes Voice of America journalist Libo Liu
An in-person discussion with Libo Liu, “What is happening in Hong Kong and why it matters to us,” is the next presentation in the Hobbs Library Speaker Series at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, at Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell. The late Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping had promised the British rulers that […]
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Talk to cover ‘The Painter from Maine: Marsden Hartley in Lovell and across the State’
Author and USM professor Donna Cassidy will deliver an in-person talk about renowned Maine artist Marsden Hartley at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22, at The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell. Professor Cassidy will speak immediately following the library’s Annual Meeting, which will take place in the King Community Room beginning at 6:30 p.m. […]
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Author Meredith Hall will speak in Zoom event hosted by Lovell library
The Hobbs Library Speakers Series welcomes award-winning writer Meredith Hall at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, via Zoom. Hall’s 2007 memoir, “Without a Map,” was instantly recognized as a classic of the genre and became a New York Times bestseller. It was named a best book of the year by Kirkus and BookSense, and […]
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‘Living the Good Life,’ by Helen and Scott Nearing, is topic of UMF New Commons keynote
Helen and Scott Nearing’s book, “Living the Good Life,” has influenced generations of individuals moving from urban to rural life and is the subject of an upcoming New Commons keynote presentation by Alissa Hessler at the University of Maine at Farmington. From its publication in 1954 right up to the present moment, people have reached […]
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Women’s suffrage film screening and discussion planned
A special online screening of “Votes for Women: A History of Women’s Suffrage Through Song” followed by a discussion with the filmmaker Barbara Cray of Westport Island, will will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, as part of the Lincoln County Community Conversations series. The details including the Zoom link can […]
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Franco-American Collection plans two events to celebrate Francophone Month
USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College
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Poet Emily Dickinson next topic featured by UMF New Commons Project
Emily Dickinson, one of the most important figures in American poetry, is the next topic featured by the UMF New Commons Project. A prolific poet during the 1800s, Dickinson was not publicly recognized during her lifetime. Though heavily influenced by the poets of seventeenth century England and her Puritanical upbringing, she challenged the definitions of […]
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Speaker series highlights the state of Maine birds
Nick Lund, Maine Audubon’s Advocacy and Outreach Manager, will continue the speaker series – on Zoom – at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell. The topic will focus on the state of Maine birds and the significant changes observed through the decades. Bald eagles and wild turkeys […]
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‘Flight of the Diamond Smugglers’ author next reader in Visiting Writers Series
University of Maine at Farmington