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 […]
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 […]
Kim Hamilton, “Coastal Forces, Community Responses: An Evening with Island Institute”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesThe islands and communities along the coast of Maine are facing tremendous changes—more frequent storms, regulatory challenges to our iconic lobstering industry, housing pressures and more. For forty years, Island […]
Shey Conover, “The Narrows Flooding Adaptation Project: Planning for a Resilient Future on Islesboro”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesThe Narrows Flooding Adaptation Project: Planning for a Resilient Future on Islesboro. In this talk, Shey Conover and members of the Town's Sea Level Rise Committee will discuss their work […]
J. Craig Venter, World Renowned Biologist “Human Genome Sequencing and Unlocking the Secrets of the Ocean’s Microbiome”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesJ. CRAIG VENTER, Ph.D., Founder, CEO and Chairman, the J. Craig Venter Institute, is a biologist renowned for his contributions in genomics including sequencing the first draft human genome, the […]
Hunter Stires, “Countering China’s Maritime Insurgency in the South China Sea”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesHunter Stires, who serves as Maritime Strategist on the personal staff of the Secretary of the Navy, will share insights on China's maritime insurgency against the freedom of the sea […]
The Maine Monitor, “Tackling News Deserts: Bringing In-Depth Journalism to Maine’s Rural Communities”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesMany of Maine’s rural communities see little to no journalism coverage. Maine’s daily newspapers are based in Maine’s urban centers and have few regional reporters covering limited portions of Maine’s […]
Jonathan Becker, “A Lifetime of Editorial Photography Across the Globe”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesThe work of editorial photographer Jonathan Becker is—quite simply—sublime, offering private glimpses inside the remarkable lives of royalty, celebrities, artists, writers, activists, and scores of fascinating people around the globe. […]
Nirval Dinesh Shah, Former Acting Director of CDC “Lessons Learned from Covid and other Epidemics; Are we ready for the Next One?”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United States"Lessons Learned from Covid and other Epidemics; Are we ready for the Next One?" Have you ever wondered “What did we learn from the Covid pandemic and how ready are […]
William B. Taylor, Former US Ambassador to Ukraine “Russia’s War on Ukraine: An Update”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United States"Russia’s War on Ukraine: An Update" After defending their country and its continued existence for over three years, the Ukrainians continue to deserve our support. They are fighting for their […]