Master Calendar

Take Pride in Acadia Day

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:00 -0500

Volunteer to help ready the park trails for winter.

Contact Friends of Acadia directly to volunteer: 288-3340

Ethel H. Blum Gallery: Two-Dimensional Documentary

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:00 -0500

Two-Dimensional Documentary: Nov. 7-13. Pen and ink drawings and photographs by Grace Cherubino with photographs also by Luka Negoita of College of the Atlantic. Opening Saturday, Nov. 7 from 4 to 6 p.m. Gallery hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 207-288-5015.

Woodsy Club

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:00 -0500

Dorr Museum

Ages 12-15

Saturday Afternoons 1:00-3:00, meet at the Dorr Museum

Some commitment to consistency

Dress for the Weather

Rarely in our time of 9-5 jobs and traffic jams can we stop and appreciate the beauty of the Earth that we live on. Being inundated by things like TV and video games makes it even harder for children. Now more than ever it is critical for kids to have a strong relationship with the natural world. This program aims to connect young adults with nature through observation and the skills our ancestors used to live off the land.

In this program we will:

track animals

learn how to make fire by friction (bowdrill, handrill, etc.)

watch birds

identify plants

make rope from natural materials

create tools from bone, stone and wood

build survival shelters

Bird Walks

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00 -0500

Bird Walks: Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m. Meet at College of the Atlantic’s Dorr Museum of Natural History. Bring binoculars if you have them; dress for the weather. 288-5395.

Yoga

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00 -0500

Human Ecology Forum

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:15 -0500

McCormick Lecture Hall

Popular Education in Zapatista Indigenous Communities, a talk in Spanish and English by Patricia Hernandez, brought by the Mexico-US Solidarity Network. College of the Atlantic’s McCormick Lecture Hall. . 207-288-5015 ext. 225.

Open Mic

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:00 -0500

Turrets Great Hall

Talk on the Cultural Economy of Rice in China

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00 -0500

McCormick Lecture Hall

"Grain as Commodity: The Cultural Economy of Northeast Rice in China," a by Amy Zader, COA Mphil '06, a PhD student in Geography at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Previous to her ethnographic research in China, Zader was a Peace Corps volunteer in Sichuan Province of China. Since rice has been at the center of Chinese agriculture for centuries, any changes in its production and consumption are a powerful indicators of how life is changing in rural China. 207-288-5015 ext. 249.

Human Ecology Concert

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:30 -0500

Gates Community Center

John Cooper leads COA’s musical ensembles in a Human Ecology Concert, with the COA Chorus, COA Chamber Ensemble, and Cooper’s Maine Saxophone Quartet. There will be original compositions by Cooper and student Alan Fernald, among others. Gates Community Center. 288-5015.

Human Ecology Forum: Fred Benson

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:15 -0500

McCormick Lecture Hall

New Zealand Free Trade Agreement-Environmental Aspects

Children's Storytime

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:00 -0500

Dorr Museum

Ages 3-8

Fridays at 11 am, Oct. 2 - Nov. 18

Children ages 3 to 8 will love listening to nature-themed children’s books, while also looking at various artifacts related to the plants and animals in the story. The session lasts 30 minutes.

Human Ecology Forum presents: Exam Relief Movie.....

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:15 -0500

McCormick Lecture Hall

Exam Relief Movie: "Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man"