PORTLAND > BOOKS
Addison Woolley Gallery
Address: 87 Market St, Portland
Phone: 207.775.0678
Email: http://www.addisonwoolley.com
Web: SEP 18 “Portraits of Maine in Words: Three Storytellers” | 6 pm SEP 25 Jazz & Poetry Jam with David Wade
A primarily photography gallery that also hosts literary events.
UPCOMING EVENTS
inquiry@addisonwoolley.com
Bates College
Address: Lewiston
Phone: 207.786.6255
Email: http://www.bates.edu
Web: SEP 18 lecture by Ubiratan D’Ambrosio | 4:30 & 7:30 pm SEP 18 Craig Teicher reading | 7:30 pm SEP 22 “From Silent Spring to Silent Night: What Do Frogs Tell Us About Human Health?” with Tyrone Hayes | 7 pm SEP 24 “What Happens on November 5? Activitating Citizenship (No Matter Who Wins)” with Peter Levine | 7:30 pm SEP 25 white literary criticism lecture with Gary Taylor | 7 pm SEP 28 day-long folk art symposium
Free lectures are held in various locations on the campus, see www.bates.edu for details.
Books Etc Authors Series
Address: 240 US Rte 1, Falmouth
Phone: 207.781.3784
Email: http://www.mainebooksetc.com
Web: SEP 24 Ernie Weiss | 6:30 pm
All readings and signings are free.
UPCOMING EVENTS
leaf@gwi.net
Borders
Address: 430 Gorham Rd, South Portland
Phone: 207.775.6110
Email: http://www.bordersstores.com
Web: OCT 7 Brunonia Barry | 7 pm OCT 26 Ellen Schreiber, Nancy Collins, and Claudia Gray | 3 pm OCT 28 Joe Hill | 7 pm
Holds frequent readings and other book-related events. Admission is free.
Bowdoin College
Address: Brunswick
Phone: 207.725.3000
Email: http://doubletop.bowdoin.edu/calendar
Web: SEP 16 “Priorities for the Next President of the U.S. in Foreign and Security Policy” with Thomas Pickering | 7 pm | Visual Arts Center SEP 16 “Catholic Social Teaching” with Charles Murphy | 8 pm | Druckenmiller Hall OCT 17 “Observing the Bird of Paradise” with Lyman Page | 7:30 pm | Searles Science Building OCT 21 Kenneth V. Santagata Memorial Fund lecture | 7:30 pm | Visual Arts Center OCT 22 “Engaging the Ancestors” with Bonnie Newsom | 7 pm | Visual Arts Center OCT 22 “Reading Manufactured Landscapes” with Susan Bell, Michael Kolster, Shu-chin Tsui, and Tricia Welsch | 7:30 pm | Visual Arts Center OCT 23 Artist Talk with Lauren Fensterstock | 7:30 pm | Searles Science Building OCT 28 Artist Talk with Anne Wilson | 7:30 pm | Visual Arts Center OCT 29 Dai Qing lecture | 7:30 pm | Visual Arts Center NOV 6 Artist Talk with Lewis deSoto | 7:30 pm | Searles Science Building NOV 20 religion lecture with James Crossley | 4 pm | Searles Science Building
All lectures are free, unless otherwise noted.
Brown Bag lecture series
Address: Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq, Portland
Phone: 207.871.1700
Email: http://www.portlandlibrary.com
Web: SEP 17 Elizabeth Royte
Bring a lunch at noon; admission is free.
Colby College
Address: Waterville
Phone: 207.872.3670
Email: http://www.colby.edu
Web: SEP 23 Mark Halliday | 7:30 pm OCT 28 Joan Wickersham
Readings are a part of the Visiting Writers’ Series at Colby. All readings at Robins Room, Roberts Building, unless otherwise noted, at 7 pm.
Gulf of Maine Books
Address: 134 Maine St., Brunswick
Phone: 207.729.5083
Email: http://gulfofmainebooks.blogspot.com
Web: OCT 5 Tom Pickard
Readings are free, call for start time.
Longfellow Books
Address: 1 Monument Way, Portland
Phone: 207.772.4045.
Email: http://www.longfellowbooks.com
Web: SEP 19 Rinku Sen and Fekkak Mamdooh OCT 4 Charles Barasch OCT 9 Chris Korzen OCT 11 Lincoln Pierce OCT 23 Felon O’Reilly
Right in Portland’s Monument Square, Longfellow hosts regular free readings at 7 pm
UPCOMING EVENTS
books@longfellowbooks.com
Maine College of Art
Address: Porteous Building, 522 Congress St, Portland
Phone: 207.775.3052
Email: http://www.meca.edu
Web: SEP 18 Yoonmi Nam, artist SEP 25 Ling-Wen Tsai, artist OCT 2 Marilynn Gelfman Karp, collector OCT 16 Adriane Herman, artist | 6 pm OCT 17 Jen Mergel, curator | 6 pm NOV 6 Sam van Aken, artist NOV 14 Diana Cooper, artist | 6 pm NOV 20 Ben Potter, artist
All lectures are at the ICA at MECA, 522 Congress St, Portland, noon, unless otherwise noted. Free.
The Music Hall
Address: 28 Chestnut St, Portsmouth NH
Phone: 603.436.2400
Email: http://www.themusichall.org
Web: OCT 21 Gregory Maguire | 7:30 pm NOV 18 Anita Shreve | 7:30 pm DEC 18 Wally Lamb | 7:30 pm
Tickets are available online.
UPCOMING EVENTS
info@themusichall.org
One Longfellow Square
Address: 1 Longfellow Sq, Portland
Phone: 207.761.1757
Email: http://www.onelongfellowsquare.com
Web: OCT 28 “Oh, Whistle...” ghost stories of MR James
Concerts start at 8 pm, unless otherwise noted. Tickets usually available at Bull Moose Music; otherwise, at door only.
Page to Stage lecture series
Address: Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq, Portland
Phone: 207.871.1700
Email: http://www.portlandlibrary.com
Web: SEP 30 Julius Caesar NOV 4 Wait Until Dark
Free discussions providing insight into upcoming plays to be performed by the Portland Stage Company. Bring a lunch at 12:15 pm.
RiverRun Bookstore
Address: 20 Congress St, Portsmouth NH
Phone: 603.431.2100
Email: http://www.riverrunevents.com
Web: SEP 14 Tom Piazza SEP 15 Michael White SEP 16 David Carr SEP 19 Kathleen Norris | Christ Episcopal Church SEP 22 Helyn Connerr SEP 25 Felicia Donovan | Portsmouth Public Library SEP 28 Elizabeth Kirschner + Kate Leigh | 2 pm SEP 29 Margaret Shepherd SEP 30 Powell’s “Out of the Book” program | Portsmouth Public Library OCT 6 John Abrams OCT 8 Lucie Therrien OCT 16 Joe HIll OCT 20 David Hackett Fischer OCT 23 THROUGH 25 Portsmouth Literary Festival OCT 30 Susan Cheever
New Hampshire bookstore with a consistent schedule of big-name authors. All readings are free, in-store at 7 pm, unless otherwise noted.
SPACE Gallery
Address: 538 Congress St, Portland
Phone: 207.828.5600
Email: http://www.space538.org
Web: SEP 19 Gary Paul Nabhan with Rabelais + Slow Food Portland | 7 pm | $5 SEP 25 Words and Images launch party | 7 pm
Hosts various arts events, in music, film, literature, and other community conversations.
Third Saturdays Book Discussion
Address: Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq, Portland
Phone: 207.871.1700
Email: http://www.portlandlibrary.com
Web: SEP 20 Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo OCT 18 The Road Washes Out in Spring by Baron Wormser NOV 17 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Read the book, then discuss with others. Discussions are at 2 pm.
