Events
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George Stevens, Jr.
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesGeorge Stevens, Jr., a summer resident of Islesboro, Founder of The American Film Institute, and 37-year producer of the Kennedy Center honors, published a new memoir in May this year: […]
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Ken Hinman
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesKen Hinman, President, The National Coalition for Maine Conservation, has been at the center of the fisheries conservation movement over 40 years. He is head of Wild Oceans, an independent […]
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Dr. Sian “Leo” Proctor
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesDr. Sian “Leo” Proctor, is an American geology professor, commercial astronaut, space artist, and science educator. She was captain of the historical SpaceX spacecraft, the 2021 first all-civilian mission into […]
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David R. Godine
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesDavid R. Godine, fifty-year prominent book publisher and printer of Godine Press, began his unique collecting, printing and promotion of high quality publishing by working first with artist-printer Leonard Baskin […]
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Peter Tirschwell: “The World of Ocean Shipping and Maritime Supply Chain Snafus During the Pandemic”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesTirschwell is Vice President for Maritime & Trade at S&P Global Market Intelligence, a leading global provider of maritime data, analysis, consulting and media. With background as a career business journalist, he serves […]
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Dr. David Reidmiller: “Climate Risks & Response Options in the Gulf of Maine”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesThrough a range of physical, chemical, biological, and socioeconomic impacts, climate change poses an existential threat to Maine's coastal communities as we know them. But it doesn't have to. Dr. […]
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Local Growers: “The Challenges & Rewards of Growing Kelp, Vegetables, Oysters, Fruits, Goats and . . More!”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesThe Forum is particularly proud to present a panel representing many local Islesboro farming gardeners dedicated to keeping their eyes, hands, and hours active for the nurture of fruits, flowers, vegetables, seeds and […]
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Dr. Amanda Stent: “Being Human in the Age of Generative AI”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesWhat you need to know about generative AI
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David Michaelis: “The Wyeths, Including Thoughts about Eleanor Roosevelt: A Biographer’s Notebook”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesDavid Michaelis, close friend and New York neighbor of Islesboro summer resident Francie Train, is a successful biographer of notable American figures whose interests varied widely. He wrote of the […]
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Ian Toll: “The Economic War Machine Supporting WWII in the Pacific”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesHow did the US so quickly produce such an enormous war machine during WW II, deploying huge military forces - men, weapons, and supplies efficiently across the expanse of the […]