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Hills Art Fundraiser – Dec 7 2023

Hills Art Fundraiser – Dec 7 2023

A performance based fundraiser for Hill Arts, formerly the St. Lawrence Arts Center. The program I recorded features an opera singer, a violinist, a dancer as well as a Shakespeare reading. Hill Arts will soon begin construction of a 400-seat theater on Munjoy Hill. It's a pretty exciting development.

Jennifer Lunden – American Breakdown

A book launch as Maine Charitable Mechanics Hall featuring Jennifer Lunden, author of American Breakdown: our ailing nation, my body's revolt and the 19th Century woman who brought me back to life. May 8, 2023

Local Fisherman – All Hands on Deck

Local Fisherman – All Hands on Deck

Monique Coombs of Maine Coast Fisherman's Association interviews two Harpswell fishermen, one commercial ground fisherman and one local lobsterman, concerning what they see as problems with the fish science gathered in the Gulf of Maine.

Metro Bus Line Gorham to Westbrook

Metro Bus Line Gorham to Westbrook

Gorham Town Councilor Ginny Wilder Cross and Metro Marketing Director Denise Beck take GOCAM and a few friends on a ride to learn about its routes, fares, and accessibility to Westbrook, Portland, Falmouth, and beyond.

Stupendous Tournament of Transit

Stupendous Tournament of Transit

Community Leaders race each other from various points around greater Portland to PMC Studio on Congress Street in Portland taking only public transportation in order to assess the strengths and areas for improvement in our regional transportation system.

Maine Bicentennial – A History Lecture

Maine Bicentennial – A History Lecture

A video lecture by History Professor Liam Riordan of UM Orono concerning Maine's Bicentennial, which is on March 15, 2020. This video talks about what led up to Maine's statehood and some of the problems we faced than and continue to face today.

DeWolfe

DeWolfe

A noted historian from UNE talks about the lives 19th century women led as they entered the workforce in New England's woolen mills

Republican Forum at St. Joseph’s College 2018

Republican Forum at St. Joseph’s College 2018

The Standish Republican Town Committee organized a GOP Gubernatorial Primary Forum, hosted by the Saint Joseph’s College Political Science Club at Saint Joseph’s College on Wednesday, April 25th, 2018. The forum features all four candidates running for governor in 2018 - Shawn Moody, Mary Mayhew, Kenneth Fredette and Garrett Mason. Moderated by Matthew Gagnon of the Maine Heritage Policy Center.

Today River Valley – May 2018

Today River Valley – May 2018

Historical societies in Maine customarily collect large numbers of historical artifacts and even acquire buildings in which to house them. These collections are often culturally and historically valuable. But these groups, of which there are hundreds in the state, often depend on volunteers.

Portland Indigenous Peoples Day – First Annual

Portland Indigenous Peoples Day – First Annual

A celebration of Portland's first Indigenous Peoples Day with a reading of the proclamation by City Councilor Pious Ali, a reading about Indigenous Peoples Day, a short film of Sherri Mitchell, a Penobscott Tribe member at the Common Ground, a panel discussion about Indigenous Peoples Day.

The Historic Marrett House in Standish

The Historic Marrett House in Standish

Elaine Bradbury leads a tour through the historic Marrett House, an 18th Century Greek Revival style home on Route 25 in Standish. Bradbury provides viewers with a better sense on what life was like for women living and working in the 19th Century.

Kristine Hoffman at the Wells Reserve Mather Auditorium

Kristine Hoffman at the Wells Reserve Mather Auditorium

York County Audubon Program at the Mather Auditorium at the Wells Reserve: Turtles by Kris Hoffman. University of Maine Postdoctoral Associate Kristine Hoffmann brings us a fun and fascinating night of turtle biology. She will discuss their natural history, behavior, unique values, and conservation, in an engaging presentation sure to be both instructive and entertaining.