Past events
Some of these events were recorded - see the Videos page.
Fall 2024
The Union River: Wherein Lies its Value? - Rosamond Rea and Bill Fogle
A Whiskey Bottle, Bangor, ME, Hamilton College, The Pure Food and Drug Act, and Hollywood - David Gapp
Perspectives on the 2024 Federal Election - Jack Russell
Spring / Summer 2024
Social Media - Connection or Corruption? - Maya Caines and Gray Cox
Artificial Intelligence - Good or Evil? - Fred Benson
ASC Members' Art Show
Field Trip to Maine Maritime Museum
Annual General Meeting and Potluck Supper
Making Democracy Work - Why We're at the Breaking Point and 5 Strategies for Repair - Dr Rachel Kleinfeld
Making Democracy Work - Dr. Steven Levitsky
Winter 2024
Will ‘No Labels’ and 3rd party or independent candidates be good or bad for America in 2024? - Jill Goldthwait and Lynne Williams
Banned Books I Love - Megan Clark McDaniel, Matt Delaney, Erich Reed, and Amy Wisehart
Climate Change: Serious Progress or Apocalypse Soon? - Johannah Blackman and Scott Miller
Town Meetings – Are They an 18th Century Oddity or a 21st Century Pillar of Democracy? - Earl Brechlin and Moira O'Neills
Cabin Fever Party - Dorr Museum at College of the Atlantic
Storyteller Jude Lamb Portrays Ann Jarvis Greely - Jude Lamb
Fall 2023
Fall Bird Migration Walk
A British Nurse in WWII - Valencia Libby
The Dorothy and Jim Clunan Lecture Series on Cultural Understanding and World Affairs
"Through a glass darkly: Contours of the Coming International Order in Light of Russia's War on Ukraine" - Anne Clunan
Fall Octoberfest Party
A B-52's Final Mission - the North Woods - Joseph R. Wax
Spring 2023
The Parties Over Time - Republicans or Democrats for America in the 2020s - Eloise Vitelli
Local Lichen Medicine - Carol Leonard
Field Trip to the Islamic Center of Maine in Orono
ASC Members' Art Show
The Amazing Monarch Butterfly - Bill Calvert and Bonnie Chase
Annual General Meeting and Potluck Supper
Boat Trip to Petit Manan Island
Winter 2023
Is Medically Assisted Dying a Right to Enshrine or a Wrong to Forbid in Law? - Cookie Horner and Art Blank
James Webb Space Telescope Bob Gallon - Bob Gallon
Can and Should We Manage Growing Congestion of MDI - Evan Richert and Eben Salvatore
Conspiracy Theories and Theories of Conspiracy - Jamie McKown
Can We Compose the Right to Protest and Our Need for Community? - AnnLinn Kruger and Earl Brechlin
Winter Birds of Acadia Outings
Malaga Island, Fragmented Lives - Kate McBrien
Fall 2022
Fall Member Potluck and Party
A Curator's Account - Carl Little
America's Uncertain Future - Fred Benson, Richard S. Cohen, and Seth Singleton
Policy Matters: What the Biden Administration's Policies Mean for Maine - Garret Martin
Shake Up Moment in World Affairs - Seth Singleton
Spring 2022
My America's Cup Experience - Tom Duym
Schoodic Day Trip
The Underwater World of Diver Ed - Diver Ed Monat
Maine's Role in the Atlantic Slave Economy - Luke Gates-Milardo, Maine Maritime Museum
ASC Members' Art Show
Under the Dome and in the Big Tent - Nicole Grohoski
A Republican Vista - Brian Langley
American Aquafarm's Finfish Farm Proposal: Benefits for Our Community - Tom Brennan
Community Critique of American Aquafarms Proposal - Kevin Schneider, Stephanie Clement, and Ted O’Meara
Ashley Bryan and the South Solon Meeting House - Nick Clark
Winter 2022
The Abortion Dilemma: Legal and Medical Consequences - Richard Cohen and Linda Dunn
Election Integrity: Verifying the Vote & Ensuring Public Confidence - Shenna Bellows
Electric Vehicle Charging Around MDI - Gordon Beck
Sexuality is Complex - Beth Rendeiro
A Climate to Thrive: Working Together to Achieve Energy Independence - Johannah Blackman
ANP and Climate Change - Abe Miller-Rushing and Brian Henkel
Fall 2021
ASC Racial Justice Presentation - Nat Fenton, Ellen Dohmen, Linda Dunn
Addressing Our Urgent Crisis: Racial Equity, Health, and Justice - Fatimah Loren Dreier
The Quietside Journal: Covering Local News on MDI - Lincoln Millstein
Spring 2021
Appalachian Trail Magic: Beauty, Wonder, Kindness, and Friendship on America's Most Beloved Footpath - Carey Kish
The Evolution of Americans Who Tell the Truth - from Defiance to Education - Robert Shetterly
ASC Members' Art Show
Naturalizing Your Landscape - Valencia Libby
Winter 2021
The Abbe Museum's Future, Leading from the East - Chris Newell
Our Four Political Parties and Who Can Govern - Seth Singleton
Online vs. In-Person Instruction in the MDI Schools - Dr. Marc Gousse
The Evolution of a Maine Filmmaker - Richard Kane
Hearing Loss? Resources You Can Use - Debra Bare-Rogers
Rationing Covid-19 Care - A New American Healthcare Challenge - Not Really! - Jeff Dunn
Fall 2020
Virtual Author Talk with Colin Woodard
Birds of Mount Desert Island - Becky Marvil
Maine's Response to the Opioid Epidemic - Gordon H. Smith, Esq. and Dr. Andres Abreu
LifeFlight: There When Needed - Thomas Judge
COVID-19: Where We Are In Its Control - Dr. Edison Liu
The Promise of Lifelong Communities - Laura Lee
Spring 2020
Schoodic Getaway!
Political Parties Post 2020 - Jack Russell
Winter 2020
CMP Transmission Line - Ken Cline
Immigration, Sanctuary, and MDI - Joe Cistone
The Geologic Evolution of Mount Desert Island - Ruth and Duane Braun
Reparations - Nat Fenton
Cabin Fever Party
Immigration: Hot-button Politics and Real Dilemmas - Seth Singleton
Making Sense of Universal Healthcare, or What is Medicare for All? - Jeff Dunn
Storyteller Jude Lamb as Cordelia Stanwood
Fall 2019
Metals for Our Renewable Future: Should We Mine the Deep Sea? - Steve Katona
Treasures from the Farnsworth at the Gilley: A Closer Look - Carl Little
Fall Octoberfest Party
The Struggle for Women's Suffrage: Revisiting Our History, Rededicating Our Future - Sheila Kirby and Ann Luther
How Colonial Era Letters Reveal Our History - Dr. Timothy O'Connor
Holocaust and Human Rights Center and Colby College Museum of Art Field Trip
Summer 2019
2019 Summer Lecture Series with Theda Skocpol, Burt Neuborne, and Richard H. Fallon, Jr.
Sonic Sea Documentary
Spring 2019
Beyond Our Genes: Epigenetics, Environment, and Health - Dr. Mary Ann Handel
Lobstermen and Whales: A recipe for success - Zack Klyver
Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Talking About Advance Directives - Dr. Vanessa Little and Dr. Julian Kuffler
ASC Members' Art Show
Owls Head Transportation Museum and Farnsworth Museum Field Trip
Winter 2019
Does Town Meeting Government Work? - Gary Friedman
The Gulf of Maine: Pressures and Promise - Steve Katona
Freedom of Speech and Political Correctness on Campus - Darron Collins
Affirmative Action - David Einhorn
Universal Health Care in Maine - Jeff Dunn
Cabin Fever Party
Has 'Me Too' Gone Too Far or Not Far Enough? - Joanne Harris
Is There a 'Vital Center' in American Politics - Jack Russell