Book Club: In My Life
Secondhand Bookstore 17 Backstreet Landing, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesThis will be a gathering of those in the, In My Life Book Club, to discuss Augusten Burroughs book, “Running With Scissors”.
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Film: The Way We Get By
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStars: Joan Gaudet, William Knight, Gerald Mundy On call 24/7 for the past six years, three senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in Maine. Filled with unexpected…
Book Club: Engaging Fiction
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesThis will be a gathering of the Engaging Fiction Book Club to discuss the novel “A Man Called Ove” written by Fredrik Backman.
Free
Toddler Time with Mr. Mark
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStorytime for kids from 2 – 5.
Free
Chats With Champions: Kevin Johnson – Marine Penobscot Museum
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesKevin will give a guided tour of the photography archives of the Penobscot Marine Museum, including many startlingly crisp photos from old glass plate negatives. Penobscot Marine Museum has the largest photography archives in the…
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Book Club: Other Worlds
Library – Atrium 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesThis will be the gathering together of those that are in the ‘Other Worlds’ book club for a discussion based upon September’s book, “The Keeper of Lost Things” by Ruth Hogan.
Free
Book Babies with Mr. Mark
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStorytime for kids ages 0 – 3
Free
Traveling Back to our Ancestors’ Neighborhoods
Library – 2nd Floor Genealogy 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesGenealogist Kathleen Maclachlan will recount the details of researching and planning to visit four areas in Ireland and Scotland where her ancestors and her husband’s ancestors lived and the surprises which the trip held. She…
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Film: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStars: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in…
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Auditions for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesRiver Company seeks all ages to come and audition! In the play “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids–probably the most…
Family Film: Babe
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStars: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Christine Cavanaugh Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.
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Auditions for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesRiver Company seeks all ages to come and audition! In the play “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids–probably the most…
Toddler Time with Mr. Mark
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStorytime for kids from 2 – 5.
Free
Chats With Champions: Jonathan Alderfer – Bird Illustrator
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States
Free
Book Babies with Mr. Mark
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStorytime for kids ages 0 – 3
Free
Film: Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStars: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest A gentle man, with scissors for hands, is brought into a new community after living in isolation.
Free
Indigenous People’s Day – Library Closed
Library – Atrium 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesHappy holiday!
Toddler Time with Mr. Mark
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStorytime for kids from 2 – 5.
Free
Book Babies with Mr. Mark
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStorytime for kids ages 0 – 3
Free
No Film!
We will not be showing a film on October 11 due to a scheduling conflict. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Genealogy Beginner Class (Full)
Library – 2nd Floor Genealogy 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesDesigned for REAL beginners, this one-evening class will help participants know the basics of best practices for family research, giving a solid foundation for future research. Staff genealogist Kathleen Maclachlan will also recommend books and…
Family Film: ParaNorman (2012)
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesA misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse. This film is FREE and open to the public. It will be shown in Skidompha’s Porter Hall.
Free
Toddler Time with Mr. Mark
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStorytime for kids from 2 – 5.
Free
Chats With Champions: Zip Kellogg
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesFirst National White Water Canoe and Kayak Champions A film long thought lost will be shown at Porter Meeting Hall in Skidompha Library on Tuesday, October 16th at 10 a.m. Please allow time for…
Free
FILM: Ready Player One
Join us for an after-school showing of Ready Player One.
Book Babies with Mr. Mark
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStorytime for kids ages 0 – 3
Free
Lincoln County News: Candidate Forum
Join the editors of Lincoln County News for a 2018 local candidate forum in Porter Hall.
River Company Production: “Trifles” and “Frankenstein”
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesPlease join us for River Company’s fall production of two one-acts; “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell, directed by Ru Monsell, and “Frankenstein” by Vincent Hannam, directed by Torie DeLisle. Trifles :: A Feminist Who-Done-It The play…
River Company Production: “Trifles” and “Frankenstein”
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesPlease join us for River Company’s fall production of two one-acts; “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell, directed by Ru Monsell, and “Frankenstein” by Vincent Hannam, directed by Torie DeLisle. Trifles :: A Feminist Who-Done-It The play…
River Company Production: “Trifles” and “Frankenstein”
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesPlease join us for River Company’s fall production of two one-acts; “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell, directed by Ru Monsell, and “Frankenstein” by Vincent Hannam, directed by Torie DeLisle. Trifles :: A Feminist Who-Done-It The play…
Book Club: Sweet Reads
Library – Atrium 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesShort stories for readers who like their fiction short and sweet! Meets on Monthly on Mondays in the Library Atrium. October stories TBD – please check back or email development@skidompha.org
Free
Toddler Time with Mr. Mark
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStorytime for kids from 2 – 5.
Free
Chats With Champions: Raymond D. Boisvert – Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein- The Truth Behind the Monster
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesRaymond D. Boisvert Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – The Truth Behind the Monster Frankenstein’s 200th birthday is here (1818-2018)! He needs no introduction. He’s been in films, on cereal boxes, on tv, in cartoons, songs and…
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Adventure Book Club with Mr. Mark
Join Mr. Mark’s 4th and 5th Grade after-school adventure book club. Advance sign up required; space is limited to the first 10 participants. Visit the Children’s circulation desk at the Library or call 207-563-1058 for…
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Film: Food For Change
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesFood For Change is an 82-minute documentary film focusing on food co-ops as a force for dynamic social and economic change in American culture. This is the first film to examine the important historical role played…
Free
Book Babies with Mr. Mark
Library – Kids Area 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStorytime for kids ages 0 – 3
Free
Book Club: In My Life
Secondhand Bookstore 17 Backstreet Landing, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesThe October meeting of the ‘In My Life’ book club! The discussion will be on the memoir “The Sound Of Gravel” written by Ruth Wariner.
Free
Film: Death Becomes Her (1992)
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStars: Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn When a woman learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival. This film is FREE and open to the public. It will…
Free
River Company Production: “Trifles” and “Frankenstein”
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesPlease join us for River Company’s fall production of two one-acts; “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell, directed by Ru Monsell, and “Frankenstein” by Vincent Hannam, directed by Torie DeLisle. Trifles :: A Feminist Who-Done-It The play…
Family Film: Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesStars:Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count’s teenaged daughter. This…
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