BIDDEFORD — Carey Nason, the executive director of St. André Home, will host a free, virtual event “Beauty Remains: The Truth on Trafficking” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, to help participants better understand human trafficking and exploitation, what is happening around us, how to identify victims, and what we can do to prevent trafficking. […]
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Augusta center to offer free Holocaust, anti-bias work seminars
The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine has scheduled professional development summer seminars for August. The seminars are free and open to teachers, administrators, and anyone interested in learning about the Holocaust or anti-bias work. They will be conducted on Zoom and both offer 12 credit hours, according to a news release from the […]
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4-H summer learning series to kick off July 5
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H plans to offer its hands-on virtual summer learning series from Tuesday, July 5 to Friday, Aug. 5. More than 20 workshops will be open to all youth aged 5 to 18 years old. The UMaine Extension 4-H Summer Learning Series includes hands-on workshops in the fields of […]
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Association to host author’s talk about Mainer Annie Wilkins
Lincoln County Historical Association plans to host a Zoom presentation with New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Letts at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 16. Letts’s recent book, “The Ride of Her Life,” profiles the true story of Annie Wilkins, her horse, and their last-chance journey across America. This presentation is one of many programs related […]
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Food preservation webinar series set for June 16
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a new series of monthly webinars about preserving Maine foods at noon starting Thursday, June 16. Common Home Food Preservation Ingredients and Equipment topics include recommended equipment and ingredients for canning and freezing, as well as how to resolve common problems. UMaine Extension instructors will lead each […]
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Augusta educational institution offers online, tuition-free workshops
New Ventures Maine plans to offer tuition-free online workshops and classes for June, including self-paced and interactive online workshops that are designed to help people in Maine gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to start a business, build a career, and manage money. The full class schedule, with offerings for June and beyond, is accessible […]
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Camden film club to watch, discuss ‘Far East Deep South’
As a salute to May’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Camden Public Library’s Friday Film Club plans to watch and discuss the 2020 award-winning documentary “Far East Deep South.” The film explores the seldom-told history of Chinese immigrants living in the American South during the late 1800s to mid-1900s. The film should […]
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UMaine 4-H to introduce teens to adulting concepts in June
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H plans to offer a short-term online 4-H club for youth ages 13-18 about basic adult life skills at 4 p.m. Wednesdays, June 22 through July 27. Required registration closes Monday, June 6. The 4-H Adulting 101 Series will introduce basic adult life skills by exploring a different topic each […]
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Camden library to host ‘More than Meets the Eye’ author
The Camden Public Library is set to host award-winning science writer and memoirist Margie Patlak for an online presentation about her book “More than Meets the Eye: Exploring Nature and Loss on the Coast of Maine.” The event will take place via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, according to a news release from […]
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Richmond-based organization to show ‘To Bee or Not To Bee’
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s eighth and final presentation of its 25th annual Winter Speaker Series, “To Bee or Not To Bee,” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, via Zoom. It will feature the award-winning Piti Theatre Troupe, based in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, and Les Ponts-de-Martel, Switzerland, according to a news release from the […]