Archive for January, 2009

Literary Reading

Past Event ....... February 12^th, 2009 — 7:00 pm

Click here for a 5 minute video of Katalin Vecsey reading from Seed of Sarah at LPL. Thursday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m. in Callahan Hall, a reading of selections from Judith Isaacson’s acclaimed Holocaust book Seed of Sarah: Memoirs of … continues …

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Discussion Presentation Read Aloud

Documentary film premiere: “Neighbor by Neighbor”

Past Event ....... February 26^th, 2009 — 6:30 pm

Thursday, Feb. 26, 6:30 p.m. in Callahan Hall, the premiere of Neighbor by Neighbor: Mobilizing an Invisible Community in Lewiston, Maine, a feature-length documentary by local filmmaker Craig Saddlemire (http://www.roundpointmovies.org/roundpointmovies/neighbor.html), in collaboration with the Visible Community, about five years of … continues …

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CANCELLED DUE TO IMPENDING SNOW STORM — Lecture: Deborah Lipsky, an educator and high-functioning autistic, on “Living with Autism: An Insider’s View.”

Past Event ....... February 19^th, 2009 — 12:00 pm

CANCELLED due to impending snow storm; will be rescheduled in the Fall:  Thursday, Feb. 19, noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall, the Great Falls Forum lecture series presents Deborah Lipsky, an educator who was diagnosed with autism in her … continues …

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Lecture

Newsweek article features Lewiston immigrant community

Newsweek magazine, in an article in its Jan. 26 issue entitled The Refugees Who Saved Lewiston: A Dying Maine Mill Town Gets a Fresh Burst of Energy, offers a view of how Somali’s, Sudanese, Congolese and other African immigrants are … continues …

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Is Your Electricity Bill too High?

Card-holders may borrow free, simple-to-use electricity monitors from Lewiston Public Library through the Efficiency Maine program, a state-wide initiative of the Maine Public Utilities Commission. All you need to do is plug this small device into an electrical outlet and … continues …

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Lecture: Selma Botman, president at the University of Southern Maine, on “USM: The Value of a Public Higher Education.”

Past Event ....... April 16^th, 2009 — 12:00 pm

Thursday, April 16, noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall, the Great Falls Forum lecture series presents Selma Botman, president at the University of Southern Maine, speaking on “USM: The Value of a Public Higher Education.” Free. Attendees are invited … continues …

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Lecture: Lavina Shankar, a dog lover and Bates College English professor, on “Dogs and their Humans: Bonds & Boundaries.”

Past Event ....... March 19^th, 2009 — 12:00 pm

Thursday, March 19, noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall, the Great Falls Forum lecture series presents Bates College English professor and dog-lover Lavina Shankar speaking on “Dogs and their Humans: Bonds & Boundaries.” Free. Attendees are invited to bring … continues …

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Lecture: gerontologist Nancy Richeson speaking on “Boomers and Their Brains: Heading Off Memory Loss into the Golden Years.”

Past Event ....... May 21^st, 2009 — 12:00 pm

Thursday, May 21, noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall, the Great Falls Forum lecture series presents gerontologist Nancy Richeson, faculty member at USM’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, speaking on “Boomers and Their Brains: Heading Off Memory Loss … continues …

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Community Celebration

Past Event ....... January 30^th, 2009 — 6:00 pm

Friday, Jan. 30,6-9 p.m. in Callahan Hall, a Community Celebration sponsored by Bates College’s Harward Center for Community Partnerships, featuring an assortment of music, dance and spoken word presentations by both Bates and community artists. Free admission. For more information: … continues …

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Dance Music

Lecture: Christopher St. John, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, on “Pocket Tremors: The Growing Chasm Between Maine’s Rich & Poor.”

Past Event ....... January 15^th, 2009 — 12:00 pm

Thursay, Jan. 15, noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall, the Great Falls Forum lecture series presents Christopher St. John, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, speaking on “Pocket Tremors: The Growing Chasm Between Maine’s Rich & … continues …

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