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Smart investing program offered at Bar Harbor library for Money Smart Week
The American Library Association has declared the week of April 21-27 “Money Smart Week” to promote personal financial literacy, and the Jesup Memorial Library will be offering a free program about retirement planning and investing on Tuesday, April 23, at 7 p.m. with certified financial planner Andrew Shea of Bar ...
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3 Craft Workshops offered at Bar Harbor Library
BAR HARBOR — The Jesup Memorial Library is offering three free craft workshops the week of spring break in honor of National Library Week. There will be hands-on sessions for pottery-making and jewelry-metalworking, and a presentation about glassblowing. Pottery On Tuesday, April 16 at 7 p.m., potter Carole Beal will ...
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‘Camelot’ debuts in Bar Harbor
BAR HARBOR — Return to the fabled days of Camelot with Acadia Community Theater (ACT) this weekend. Love, honor, tragedy and betrayal are all to be had, along with fabulous music and terrific performances with this local production of the Broadway classic, starring Danielle Shepard as Guinevere, Pete Nelson as ...
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‘Accidental Astronaut’ shares her story at Bar Harbor library
BAR HARBOR — Dr. Karen James is a scientist at the MDI Bio Lab. At the Jesup Memorial Library on Wednesday, April 10, beginning at 7 p.m., she’ll share her story of collaboration with NASA through the HMS Beagle Project, which led to a trip to Houston, a phone call ...
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Library host to whale of a tale
BAR HARBOR–Sean Todd of Allied Whale and College of the Atlantic (COA) will be at the Jesup Memorial Library on Thursday, April 4, at 7 p.m. to talk about marine mammals in the Gulf of Maine. He’ll share slides and information from 40 years of research by Allied Whale, and ...
Couple offers show on “The Mexico We Love”
Mary and Dean Booher will share their adventures South of the Border on Friday, April 5 at the Jesup Memorial Library beginning at 7 p.m. with a presentation about the contrasts they observed in Oaxaca, Mexico during a trip there in November and December. Their slideshow is called “Mexico We ...
Award-winning children’s author at Jesup Memorial Library
Gary D. Schmidt, the award-winning author of eight novels for children, will be at the Jesup Memorial Library on Monday, April 15 at 7 p.m. to talk about writing and his creative process. Sherman’s book store will be providing copies of Gary’s books for sale at the event, and part ...
Expert to share stories about marine mammals in the Gulf of Maine
Sean Todd of Allied Whale and College of the Atlantic (COA) will be at the Jesup Memorial Library, 34 Mt. Desert St. in Bar Harbor, on Thursday, April 4, at 7 p.m. to talk about marine mammals in the Gulf of Maine. He’ll share slides and information from 40 years ...
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Expert to share tales about marine mammals in the Gulf of Maine
BAR HARBOR– Sean Todd of Allied Whale and College of the Atlantic will be at the Jesup Memorial Library, 34 Mt. Desert St. in Bar Harbor, on Thursday, April 4, at 7 p.m. to talk about marine mammals in the Gulf of Maine. He’ll share slides and information from 40 ...
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Program explores car’s impact on fiction of Edith Wharton
BAR HARBOR — It’s a night of women’s history behind the wheel at the Jesup Memorial Library this Thursday, March 28, when Marilyn Solvay of the Seal Cove Auto Museum gives a presentation at 7 p.m. about Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Edith Wharton, her 1904 Pope-Hartford and how her work was ...
Edith Wharton on Wheels
It’s a night of women’s history behind the wheel at the Jesup Memorial Library this Thursday, March 28, when Marilyn Solvay of the Seal Cove Auto Museum gives a presentation at 7 p.m. about Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Edith Wharton, her 1904 Pope-Hartford and how her work was influenced by a ...
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Organic gardening expert to share tips, sign new book at Bar Harbor library on Saturday
BAR HARBOR — Hot on the heels of the first day of spring, gardening expert Reeser Manley will be at the Jesup Memorial Library on Saturday, March 23 at 2 p.m. to talk about gardening in Maine, and to sign copies of his gorgeous new book, “The New England Gardener’s ...
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Jazz Trio TW Zeptet to perform at Bar Harbor library on Sunday, March 24
BAR HARBOR — The jazz trio TW Zeptet will perform classics from the 1940s through the 1970s at the Jesup Memorial Library on Sunday, March 24 beginning at 2 p.m. Members of the group are Tom Karnofsky on upright bass, Wayne Frankel on keyboards and Mike “Zeppy” Zittle on drums. ...
Jazz Concert: TW Zeptet
The jazz trio TW Zeptet will perform jazz classics from the 1940s through the 1970s at the Jesup Memorial Library on Sunday, March 24 beginning at 2 p.m. Members of the group are Tom Karnofsky on upright bass, Wayne Frankel on keyboards and Mike “Zeppy” Zittle on drums. The program ...
Gardening expert Reeser Manley to share tips, sign books at Bar Harbor library
Gardening expert Reeser Manley will be at the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor on Saturday, March 23 at 2 p.m. to talk about gardening in Maine, and to sign copies of his gorgeous new book, The New England Gardener’s Year: A Month-by-Month Guide for Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, ...
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Women’s images in advertising explored in evening event
BAR HARBOR — Jim Glavine of Bar Harbor will share a fascinating slideshow and talk about how images of women have been used in print advertising over the years. His presentation – “Women in Advertising: An Illustrated Essay on the Role of Women in Print Advertising ~ 1885-1985.” This program ...
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Registration now open for spring break writing retreat for 7th & 8th-graders
Registration is now open for a fun and innovative writing and art program for seventh and eighth-graders from towns on Mount Desert Island, the outer islands and Trenton Elementary — all of MDIRSS and home-schoolers from those areas. The ARROW Retreat will give them the chance to work with Newbery ...
Shakespeare Open Mic Night at Jesup library March 16
The Jesup Memorial Library and the Harborside Shakespeare Company are co-hosting a Shakespeare Open Mic Night at the Jesup on Saturday, March 16 from 7 to 8 p.m. It’s an opportunity for everyone, young and old, to step up to the microphone and share some of their favorite scenes, soliloquies ...
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Community progressive dinner set for March 12 in Bar Harbor
BAR HARBOR — Join us for the March on Mount Desert Street, an annual community progressive dinner, on Tuesday, March 12. Take a stroll along Mount Desert Street, enjoy dinner and entertainment at stops along the way, and have fun with your neighbors! This event is free and open to ...
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You had me at ‘merlot’ – introductory wine program offered at Bar Harbor library
BAR HARBOR — Dawn Lamendola of House Wine in Bar Harbor will give us “Intro to Wine Fun-0-1″ at the Jesup Memorial Library on Friday, March 8, starting at 7 p.m. She’ll cover the “why” of wine and talk about types, classic styles, secrets of the label, storage, glassware, food ...
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