Published by Augury Books earlier this year, Who's Your Daddy is Arisa White’s debut poetic memoir, which poet Patricia Smith says, "unreels like heart-wrenching fragments of film." It is a lyrical, genre-bending coming-of-age tale featuring a queer, Black, Guyanese American woman who, while seeking to define her own place in the world, negotiates an estranged […]
Join us to prepare for the launch of NASA's next "Great Observatory"! Special guest speaker, Dr. Carter Emmart, Director of Astro-Visualization at Hayden Planetarium AMNH will remotely "pilot" our planetarium to show the launch and deployment of JWST in stunning detail. Build a paper model of the telescope and see how NASA uses "origami" principals […]
Did you get a telescope or binoculars for Christmas? Have questions on how they work or how to get started using them? Join two experienced observers and planetarium directors […]
Join the Versant Power Astronomy Center this Saturday, July 16th at 3 PM to celebrate the release of the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope! The event includes: 3:00 PM - Planetarium presentation of the JWST 3:30 PM - NASA Expert Panel presentation 4:30 PM - Hands-on activities with the Challenger Learning Center […]
Join the Versant Power Astronomy Center this Saturday, July 16th at 3 PM to celebrate the release of the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope! The event includes: 4:30 PM - Planetarium presentation of the JWST 5:00 PM - NASA Expert Panel presentation 6:00 PM - Hands-on activities with the Challenger Learning Center […]
The skies of Maine, outside the bright lights of its relatively major metropolises, are the most beautiful in the northeast because there's so little human-made light, and we can see the stars and planets in their full glory. Defending the Dark is Tara Roberts Zabrriske's lovely film that is both a celebration and a […]
Baroque Orchestra of Maine, also known as BOOM, was founded in 2010 with the mission to engage and educate a wide audience in rural Downeast Maine about baroque period instrument performance by presenting concerts in accessible, eclectic, non-traditional concert venues. This non profit ensemble has been bringing joy and education to the area ever since […]
Baroque Orchestra of Maine, also known as BOOM, was founded in 2010 with the mission to engage and educate a wide audience in rural Downeast Maine about baroque period instrument […]
In ancient times, Greek astronomers understood that planets are not like the stars, because they move in a different way in our skies. Why do they move the way they […]
In ancient times, Greek astronomers understood that planets are not like the stars, because they move in a different way in our skies. Why do they move the way they […]
