Adult Program
“Forged by Fire, The Creation of Bay View Street Following the 1873 Conflagration”, presented by the Belfast Historical Society
Abbott RoomMegan Pinette, historical society president, will present the creation of Bay View Street in response to the massive fire of August 24, 1873.The fire swept the waterfront, pushed southward by strong north winds, until it destroyed fifty-three dwellings and thirty-three commercial properties. In response to the displacement of so many families, the city laid out […]
Bar Harbor Music Festival in the Gammans Room
Gammans RoomANTONIO GALERA LOPEZ, PIANIST All-Spanish Music Program For more information: https://www.barharbormusicfestival.org/events/
Three Poets Under a Full Buck Moon: Millikin, Sander, Spitfire
Abbott RoomMidcoast poets, Karin Spitfire, Ellen Sander, and Claire Millikin will read from their recently published books The Body in Late Stage Capitalism; Aquifer; and Dolls and Transitional Objects. Confronting time and place in the 21st century, these poems give a passionate and loving look at how we live now - how capitalism and travel shape us, how we save what we […]
Bar Harbor Music Festival in the Gammans Room
Gammans RoomTHE ARDELIA TRIO JANEY CHOI, Violinist CLARA YANG, Cellist JIHEA HONG-PARK, Pianist Music by Mozart, Sophia Serghi, Frank Bridge, and Smetana For more information https://www.barharbormusicfestival.org/events/
Antarctic Whale Science: How Do Humpbacks Find Their Food? With Professor Mike Coffin
Abbott RoomScientists tagging humpback whale near Neko Harbor, Antarctica. Humpback whales feed mainly on krill and small fish, but how these 25,000 – 30,000 kg baleen cetaceans find sufficient food for sustenance without echolocation remains a mystery. An ongoing, multi-year, science-industry collaboration is attempting to solve this conundrum by testing the hypothesis that an engimatic organ […]
Genealogy group meeting
Abbott RoomMonthly meeting of the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society. All are welcome! These meetings are now in a hybrid format with the option to join in-person in the Abbott Room or to join online over Zoom. To receive the Zoom link or for more information, please email Sharon Pietryka at [email protected].
Maine Linux Users Group Meeting
Abbott RoomLinux (also known as "GNU/Linux") is an operating system somewhat like Microsoft Windows, but is free of charge and has all of the source code available so it can be modified to meet your needs. A new group, The Linux Users of Maine will be meeting from 4:00 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. in the Abbot […]
Bar Harbor Music Festival in the Gammans Room
Gammans RoomKAYOUNG AN Music by Handel, Debussy, and Brahms For more information: https://www.barharbormusicfestival.org/events/
The Changing Industrial Waterfront: 1980 – 1990 with Megan Pinette
Abbott Room“The Changing Industrial Waterfront: 1980 – 1990” is the topic for the Belfast Historical Society meeting at 7:00 pm, Monday, July 25. Grain Mill Storage, Belfast Waterfront Megan Pinette, historical society president, will present the changes to the Belfast harbor and waterfront during the decade which saw the end of the poultry industry. One of […]
Bar Harbor Music Festival in the Gammans Room
Gammans RoomALLISON KIGER, FLUTIST AND FRIENDS “French Charm and Jazz” For more information: https://www.barharbormusicfestival.org/events/