Rilke’s Sonnets to Orpheus: A Centenary Celebration

Farmington Public Library 117 Academy Street, Farmington, ME, United States

Exactly a century ago, Rainer Maria Rilke created the fifty-five Sonnets to Orpheus within one month in what he called a "hurricane" of creativity. Farmington author, translator, Teacher, and community activist John Rosenwald will present and discuss his translations of Rilke's sonnets, recently published by covered bridge press.

Free

Backroad Books read-a-thon!

You're invited to the Backroad Books 12-hour read-a-thon! The event will be May 21 from noon to midnight in the courthouse parking lot adjacent from Java Joes (church street) in Farmington. Bring your book! Bring your camp chair! Bring a few bucks for ice cream from Fresh Ellas! Pledge cards can be picked up at Twice Sold Tales (155 Main Street, Farmington). All proceeds benefit the distribution of free books to kids all across Franklin County.   COME READ WITH US!

Free ‘Bloomsday’ events in Farmington

June 16th, 1904 marks the day when James Joyce's novel Ulysses takes place. This day is now celebrated the world over as "Bloomsday" after the title character, fictional Leopold Bloom.

Story Walk!

Ezra Smith Wildlife Conservation Area Pond Rd., Mt. Vernon, ME, United States

Join local author Peter Emery and illustrator Deborah Emery as they present their new picture book, The Wildlife Tree, at the opening of our Story Walk on the Ezra Smith Wildlife Conservation Area on Pond Rd in Mt. Vernon.  Saturday, June 25 at 4PM (rain date Sunday June 26 at 1PM). We will gather in the upper entrance, the first entrance coming from Kents Hill.

Free

Stories from the Metroplex

Mt. Vernon Community Center 2 Main St., Mt. Vernon, ME, ME, United States

Anyone in Mt. Vernon, Vienna, Fayette area (and beyond) is invited to share brief stories, musings, or even odd, sweet, or funny bits of writing they've come across.  Ideas for what you might share:  stories from childhood, how you came to be here, something you wrote for school and have kept over the years, passages from personal correspondence, hopes for future adventures.  We ask that stories are family-friendly and are no longer than five minutes long. Please join us at the Mt. Vernon Community Center on Sunday, August 7 at 3pm.  Sponsored by the Dr. Shaw Memorial Library.

Free

Conversations with Master Maine Guides Roger Lambert & Milt Baston

Twice Sold Tales 155 Main Street, Farmington, ME, United States

Join Maine Master Guides Roger Lambert and Milt Baston for an evening of storytelling, discussion, and readings from their essays in The Great Maine Moose Hunt: Celebrating 40 Years of Modern Moose Hunting in Maine. Light refreshments will be provided.

Free

Slide Show – Low Tech, Low Stress Wilderness Canoeing

Chesterville Center Union Meeting House 3 Borough Road, Chesterville

Adventurers Paul and Cynthia Stancioff present an engaging display of photos and dialogue recounting their recent voyage in the Quetico Provincial Park of Western Ontario.  The presentation will reveal tips and techniques for provisioning a 10-12 day wilderness canoe trip including a display of their gear which they have refined during a number of trips to the region over a period of four decades.  Now in their sixties, the Stancioffs maintain that travelling to Quetico is well worth the effort due to the quality and scale of the contiguous wilderness found there.

Free