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Collecting Rocks & Minerals, with Roland Charles
Fall is a beautiful season in Maine and a great time to go rockhounding. Do you have a rock collection, or want to start one? Roland Charles, from the Mineralogical and Geological Society, will talk about the geology of Maine, … Continue reading →
Botanical Printing: Art from Your Own Backyard, with Marie Ahearn and Rachel Davis
We offered this program in August, and due to its popularity, we are offering it again! Learn how to make beautiful prints from real plants and flowers, and color them with watercolor paints. No experience necessary! All materials will be … Continue reading →
When Words Meet Sound: Creative Writing Workshop & Sound Bath, with vibraphonist Chris Dingman
Join vibraphonist Chris Dingman for this special afternoon session exploring the convergence of reflective writing and music. In this introspective and collaborative event, writing prompts will be the basis of a co-creative series of pieces, in which writing of any … Continue reading →
Journeys: After-Hours Concert & Sound Bath, with vibraphonist Chris Dingman
Join vibraphonist Chris Dingman as he takes listeners on a journey to a beautiful place in this special live, after-hours, in-person concert and sound bath at Thomas Memorial Library. In this unique meditative session, Chris shapes the music according to the … Continue reading →
Giants of the Sea, and the Importance of Blubber!
For children pre-K and up, and their families Danielle Marston from the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA) will bring some hands-on activities to help us learn about the giant creatures living under the sea right here in Maine! Use … Continue reading →
Not a Baby Whale: The Life of the Ocean Sunfish
For anyone interested in learning about these gigantic fish, often mistaken for whales The ocean sunfish (Mola mola) looks like the invention of a mad scientist: huge and flat, this silvery-gray fish has a tiny mouth and big eyes that … Continue reading →
Celebrating George and Ira Gershwin, with The Modernistics: A Special After-Hours Event
Presented by the Thomas Memorial Library Foundation The Thomas Memorial Library Foundation welcomes The Modernistics for a special after hours event to thank the community for their ongoing support of TMLF and the library. The Modernistics are the acclaimed singing … Continue reading →
Fall Clothing Swap
We are pleased to partner with the Town’s Recycling Committee to host a clothing swap in our Community Room on: Saturday, November 4 from 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. Please donate washed, gently used clothing and other apparel items, for kids through adults. Donations … Continue reading →
Cape Elizabeth Historical Preservation Society Presents: The Sinking of the USS Eagle 56, with maritime historian Paul Lawton
The longest and most deadly and destructive naval battle in history raged across the Atlantic Ocean for more than five years, from 1939 through May of 1945, with the loss of more than 3,000 Allied and Axis merchant ships, warships and submarines, … Continue reading →