Renowned Author and Activist Rick Bass Public Reading and Talk
Mechanic’s Hall 519 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United StatesJOIN US What role does literature play in our conversation efforts? Are story and advocacy, art and protest different paths seeking the same outcomes? Before he became a writer, Rick Bass was a geologist. His books, short stories, and letters are grounded in his scientific knowledge, in his remote Yaak valley home, and in his …
There’s No Such Thing as Away: Where Does Your Trash & Recycling End Up?
Portland Public Library Rines Auditorium MAIN LIBRARY, 5 MONUMENT SQUARE, Portland, ME, United StatesIs your New Year’s Resolution to reduce your waste? Join us for a fun and informational program with ecomaine environmental educator, Katrina Bussiere-Venhuizen, to learn what happens to the trash and recycling that leaves your house or transfer station each week. WHEN: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 TIME: 5:30 - 7:00pm LOCATION: Rines Auditorium, Portland Public …
Architecture With Birds in Mind With Guest Speaker Nick Lund of Maine Audubon
Portland Public Library Rines Auditorium MAIN LIBRARY, 5 MONUMENT SQUARE, Portland, ME, United StatesSomewhere between 300 million and one billion American birds are killed each year after colliding with buildings. Coastal Maine, including Portland, is in the Atlantic Flyway, an important global corridor for bird migration. Join Maine Audubon staff expert, Nick Lund, to learn about which architectural features are most dangerous to birds, which birds are most …
POSTPONED: Maine Climate Council: How Maine is Leading the Charge Against Climate Change
Portland Public Library Rines Auditorium MAIN LIBRARY, 5 MONUMENT SQUARE, Portland, ME, United StatesTHIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
Earth Day 2020 Goes Digital
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22nd to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, it now includes events coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network in more than 193 countries. TOGETHER WE EARTHRISE: EARTH DAY GOES DIGITAL! While Earth Day may be going digital, the goal …
Portland Sustainability Series – VIRTUAL EVENT: The Sense of Wonder
Earth Day April 22, 2020 Virtual Book Discussion Event from 5:30pm-7:00pm Rachel Carson's, The Sense of Wonder This Earth Day, Portland’s Sustainability Series is switching gears and hosting a virtual discussion of Rachel Carson’s, The Sense of Wonder book. Originally published as a magazine article in the 1950’s, it details Carson’s philosophy that adults need …
Portland Sustainability Series
Virtual Event Film Screening & Discussion LOVE FLOWS - CONNECTING FISH, RIVERS & PEOPLE Once upon a time, massive fish migrations were observed yearly around the globe. Civilizations and wildlife revolved around these natural wonders and depended on them for survival. For millennial, we have relied on rivers as a source of food, recreation, and …
Portland Sustainability Series
How Maine is Leading the Charge Against Climate Change An update from the Governor’s Climate Council The Maine Climate Council is developing a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help Maine’s people, communities, and industry become more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Join Anthony Ronzio and Brian Ambrette from the Governor’s Office …
Maine Humanities Council and SMCC’s Summer Discussion Project
What better time than now to grapple with big questions like: Who are we? Where are we? How did we get here? Where might we be going?… and How do we get there from here? SMCC members are invited to join the last of our 3 rich discussions grounded in readings that foreground the opportunities …
Portland Sustainability Series
Portland Sustainability Series featuring Portland Trails with guest speaker Nathan Smith. On August 30th 1993, the land that was to become the Eastern Prom Trail passed into public ownership. Nathan Smith, noted at the celebration a few days later ‘ One hundred years from now, this land will have been on the market once in 247 …