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Monday, August 24, 2009
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 The 2009 Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium is underway at the Schoodic Education and Research Center (SERC). The Symposium is open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. seven days a week and will continue through September 12. This biennial cultural event is open to the public and there is no admission charge.
Over the coming weeks a number of sculptors will give presentations on their work at the Moore Auditorium on the SERC campus. The schedule is as follows (names of towns that will be receiving the sculptures are list in parentheses after each sculptor's name):
- Thursday, August 27. Ahmed Karaly, of Egypt (Gouldsboro), Songul Telek, of Turkey (Bar Harbor), and Mark Herrington, of Maine (Franklin).
- Thursday, September 3. Roland Mayer, of Germany (Lamoine).
- Thursday, September 10. Jhon Gogaberishvili, of the Republic of Georgia (Machias).
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Monday, August 24, 2009
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 Did you know that mushrooms are neither plants nor animals but have their own kingdom (fungi)? Or that some mushrooms glow in the dark? Learn more about mushrooms at a public session of the 2009 Fungi BioBlitz. The BioBlitz will take place at the Schoodic Education and Research Center campus on Sunday, September 13, from 10 AM until Noon. Join mushroom experts for an informative talk followed by a trip outdoors to help collect mushroom specimens for the blitz.
Details: - Space is limited. To register, contact June Devisfruto at june_devisfruto@nps.gov or 207-288-1316.
- The event is free and open to the public.
- This is both an indoor and an outdoor session -- wear closed-toe shoes, long pants, and layered clothing.
- Meet at the Moore Auditorium, Schoodic Education and Research Center, Acadia
National Park, near Winter Harbor, Maine.
For driving directions to SERC and to the Moore Auditorium, see the maps on the "Driving Directions" page on the Acadia Partners website.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
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 At 7 PM on Saturday, September 12, Bill Clark will present a talk titled "Conversations on Acadia's Geology" at the Moore Auditorium on the Schoodic Education and Research Center campus.
Bill Clark is a retired park ranger. His career was in natural history and American history park interpretation. He has been a geology instructor for Yavapai College, Arizona, and for Acadia Senior College, and was an Elderhostel instructor on board a Camden windjammer. During the summer he is a narrator on the Sea Princess, a Northeast Harbor tour boat.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
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Tad Gloeckler, currently artist-in-residence at Acadia National Park here at the Schoodic Education and Research Center, will present his work in a talk at Moore Auditorium at 7:00 PM on Thursday, August 27. The talk will focus on the engineering of everyday objects and will provide an opportunity to look at Gloeckler's work and to see how he draws inspiration from the natural environment.
Mr. Gloeckler is an Associate Professor of Art at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia (Athens) and a Registered Architect.
For driving directions to SERC and to the Moore Auditorium, see the maps on the "Driving Directions" page on the Acadia Partners website.
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Monday, August 17, 2009
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On Tuesday, August 18, 2009, Dr. Peter Petraitis, Professor of Biology from the University of Pennsylvania, will present his research on dogwhelks at Maren Auditorium at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Petraitis’ talk titled, “Dramatic shifts in shell size of dogwhelks (Nucella lapillus) in Maine over the last century” is part of the Acadia Science Seminar Series, co-sponsored by Acadia National Park, the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, and Friends of Acadia. The talk is free and open to the public.
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