Dirigo Bards & Their Old Graveyards

Meet Emily Dickinson in Harpswell!

I just met Emily Dickinson today! She was there, in the person of Marian Jeffery, who gives her audience an amazing portrait of Emily in "The Belle of Amherst."

Only three more showings this week: Wed, Th, Fri.

Ruth Moore Days in Bass Harbor July 17-23

Join the Bass Harbor Memorial Library and the Tremont Historical Society in celebrating RUTH MOORE DAYS
July 17-23

Sunday, July 17, 7pm
"I Have Seen Horizons"    Bass Harbor Memorial Library
Screening of the award-winning documentary on the life and work of Ruth Moore led by Hollis Hayward. Introduction by Sanford Phippen.

Tuesday, July 19, 7pm
MDI Reads Moore!    Bass Harbor Memorial Library
Book group and discussion of High Clouds Soaring, Storms Driving Low: The Letters of Ruth Moore led by lecturer Candice Stover. Copies of The Letters available for purchase ($10) at island libraries.

Thursday, July 21, 7pm  (Ruth Moore's Birthday)
'Lady Carpenters'    Bass Harbor Memorial Library
Sven Davisson, writer and grandnephew of Ruth Moore, discusses 'Lady Carpenters' Ruth Moore and her partner Eleanor Mayo, a literary relationship spanning 41 years and a combined 23 books. Cake and refreshments in celebration of Moore's birthday.

Saturday, July 23, 1:00-3:00pm
Ruth Moore and Eleanor Mayo House Tour
Lighthouse Road, Bass Harbor
A Tour of the property and home Ruth and Eleanor built in 1947, led by Moore's nieces and nephew and joined by Dennis Damon and Mary Jones. See the woodwork, gardens, and writing cabin and learn about Moore's life and inspiration. $15 in advance.

Joy Harjo and Patricia Smith @ Space Gallery

(Update: If you missed this you can still see Joy Friday night at 7:30 at Bowdoin's Moulton Hall for another great reading)

I've been told by Annie Finch that this performance is not to miss!

Joy Harjo and Patricia Smith @ Space Gallery, in Portland. Wednesday night, 7:30 doors open. $10/.

Emily Dickinson Out Loud! July 18th Brunswick

Monday, July 18th, 7 PM Gulf of Maine Books, Brunswick
Emily Dickinson Out Loud!

Marion Jeffery reads the poems of Emily Dickinson. Marion is performing in The Belle of Amherst, a play based on the life of Emily Dickinson, at Centennial Hall in Harpswell, July 12 - July 26. She will share an evening of Dickinson's poetry with the great folks at Gulf of Maine.