6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Deb Dawson’s photo exhibit, When They Leave; Photographs from the quiet season on Cushing’s Island, will be on display through the end of October. The Thomas Memorial Library Foundation is holding a reception for Deb on Thursday, 10/3. We hope you’ll join us then to enjoy a bite of food and view Deb’s unique art.
“Cushing’s Island is a small island in Casco Bay, Maine. There are several cottages on the island that have been passed down from one generation to the next. They are now shared and enjoyed by extended families and renters that return each summer. After the summer residents leave for the long winter, the cottages have their own quiet story to tell of the families and their care for this treasured place. Some cottages appear to be in a prolonged state of disrepair, yet show no sign of disregard. Through photographs, I explore cottages as the residents left them for the winter. Family photos, musical instruments, books and other ephemera show what makes the island experience special in the well-worn spaces left behind.”
If you’re interested in chatting with Deb, here is her contact information:
web: www.debdawsonphotography.com
email: contact @debdawson photography.com
phone: 207-841-1278
Address: 15 Sunrise Drive, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
We hope you’ll join us for a chat with best-selling author James Haymen. A native New Yorker, James Hayman worked in advertising for over 30 years before moving to Portland, Maine to continue his writing career. His first thriller, The Cutting, features Portland detectives Mike McCabe and Maggie Savage. Five more McCabe/Savage thrillers followed landing Hayman on the NY Times, WSJ and USA Today best seller lists. His latest, A Fatal Obsession, is now available in hardcopy and e-book form.
No prior experience is needed for this experience of gentle, mindful movement and deep breathing to calm the nervous system and focus the mind. You’ll stretch and move while sitting in your chair with a handful of standing and balancing postures accessible to all. We’ll finish with a guided body scan that invites you to relax into the present moment, that place where true power lies.
Martha Williams works with individuals and groups seeking optimal health and wellbeing. She draws on her training as a therapist and social worker, certified yoga teacher, and a trained shamanic practitioner. She offers a unique blend of services supporting individuals in the transformation of their life into one of optimal health and thriving in all areas. Through her yoga classes she invites deep connection to body, self and Spirit with gentle yoga and movement guided from within. She received her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training from the Yoga Spirit School of Yoga, studied core shamanic practices extensively with Dory Cote, and traveled to Peru and sat in ceremony with Q’ero Shamans, Alberto Villoldo, and the Four Winds Society. Martha worked for more than nine years at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and experienced a wide range of thought-leaders and transformational teachers. Her classes resonate with people seeking greater flexibility, improved balance, and a healthy break from a busy, full life.
Our morning book group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. This month, we’ll be discussing My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, by Fredrik Backman.
