Maine Humanities Council

Calendar of Events

Council-Sponsored Events in Maine

Experience the humanities in Maine! Attend a lecture series, see an exhibit or join a discussion group. This is the Council’s new online calendar. It’s still being developed, and is far from complete, but we encourage you to explore it and let us know what you think. The events listed here are either presented by the Council or by organizations that have been awarded Council grants. Please note that times and venues are subject to change. Please contact the sponsoring organization to confirm event details.

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Upcoming Events

Let's Talk About It! - Refreshing the Whodunit
A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow
10:00 Wednesdays
Wednesday November 26, 2008
Rangeley Public library
Rangeley, ME   details

Let's Talk About It! - Crossing Over: Contemporary American Indian Literature
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie
and the film, Smoke Signals
6:30 Tuesdays
Tuesday December 2, 2008
Belfast Free Library
Belfast, ME   details

Let's Talk About It! - The Mirror of Maine: The Maine Community in Myth and Reality
The Weir by Ruth Moore
6:00 Wednesdays
Wednesday December 3, 2008
Stetson Public Library
Stetson, ME   details

Let's Talk About It! - The Passage of Time, The Meaning of Change: Perspectives by Five Writers From Maine
The Beans of Egypt, Maine by Carolyn Chute
6:30 Wednesdays
Wednesday December 3, 2008
McArthur Public Library
Biddeford, ME   details

Let's Talk About It! - The Mirror of Maine: The Maine Community in Myth and Reality
Empire Falls by Richard Russo
6:00 Wednesdays
Monday December 8, 2008
Stetson Public Library
Stetson, ME   details

Let's Talk About It! - The Journey Inward: Women's Autobiography
My Life by Isadora Duncan
1:00 Mondays
Monday December 8, 2008
Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library
Lovell, ME   details

Let's Talk About It! - Great Young Adult Reads for Everyone
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
snow date DEC 17
Wednesday December 10, 2008
Niles Memorial Library
North Jay, ME   details

Let's Talk About It! - Civil War Literature
Absalom, Absalom! by Willian Faulkner
6:00 Thursdays
Thursday December 11, 2008
Victoria Mansion
Portland, ME   details

Let's Talk About It! - Continuing Not for Children Only
I Am the Cheese
10:30 Tuesdays
Tuesday December 16, 2008
Millinocket Memorial Library
Millinocket, ME   details

Let's Talk About It! - Refreshing the Whodunit
Murder at the Nightwood Bar by Katherine Forrest
10:00 Wednesdays
Wednesday December 17, 2008
Rangeley Public library
Rangeley, ME   details

Community Seminars - Beyond the Comfort Zone
The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck
Monday January 12, 2009
St. Thomas' Church
Portland, ME   details

Let's Talk About It! - Continuing Not for Children Only
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
10:30 Tuesdays
Tuesday January 20, 2009
Millinocket Memorial Library
Millinocket, ME   details

Let's Talk About It! - Opening Windows: Women's Stories from Different Cultures
Kehinde by Buchi Emeccheta
3:00 Thursdays
Thursday January 22, 2009
Orono Public Library
Orono, ME   details

Maine Humanities Council Board Meeting

Friday January 30, 2009
Maple Hill Farm Conference Center
Portland, ME   details

Community Seminars - Beyond the Comfort Zone
Minaret: A Novel by Leila Aboulela
Monday February 9, 2009
St. Thomas' Church
Portland, ME   details

Let's Talk About It! - Opening Windows: Women's Stories from Different Cultures
The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat
3:00 Thursdays
Thursday February 26, 2009
Orono Public Library
Orono, ME   details

Community Seminars - Beyond the Comfort Zone
Away by Amy Bloom
Monday April 13, 2009
St. Thomas' Church
Portland, ME   details

Community Seminars - Beyond the Comfort Zone
War's End: Profiles from Bosnia 1995-1996 by Joe Sacco
Monday May 11, 2009
St. Thomas' Church
Portland, ME   details

Community Seminars - Beyond the Comfort Zone
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Monday June 8, 2009
St. Thomas' Church
Portland, ME   details