Thursday, June 26, 7:00 pm
Thursday Night Lecture Series
Catching the Wind with Steve Hallee

Maine native, Science Teacher, Inventor and founder of Green Ridge Energy, Tecwind, Sensaflo and Silverleaf Instruments will discuss how wind is generated by the sun in our atmosphere on earth, how the ancients captured wind for sailing vessels and for wind power on land to grind corn and pump water. Details on how sails and windmill blades have changed over the years to optimize how much power they catch from the wind will be presented. The lecture will include the latest offshore wind power technology and the latest Sailing America's Cup designs will be discussed.

PMM’s Main Street Gallery. Tickets $8 members and $10 non-members.

Thursday, July 31, 7:00 pm
Thursday Night Lecture Series
The Gulf of Maine – It’s a Habitat First with Mark Dittrick
Mark Dittrick is the Founding Conservation Chair of the Atlantic Canada Chapter of Sierra Club Canada and Spokesperson for North Atlantic Right Whale BEACON (Binational Early Alert Coastal Network), a joint Sierra Club U.S./Sierra Club Canada initiative that monitors coastal activities from Florida to Atlantic Canada.

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Thursday, August 21, 7:00 pm
Thursday Night Lecture Series
On Thursday, August 21st at 7:00 pm, Peter Neill, director of the World Ocean Observatory will present The Sea Connects All Things, an illustrated talk on the ocean as an integrated global social system. Neill will suggest actions, beyond the predictable conventions, for organizations and individuals to adopt as innovative strategies for the future.

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Thursday, September 25, 7:00 pm
Thursday Night Lecture Series
Floating Offshore Wind: Becoming a Reality with Dr. Andrew Goupee
Dr. Goupee is the Libra Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maine and has performed research in the areas of solid mechanics, geophysics and marine renewable energy.

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This moving documentary on the extraordinary life of world-renowned Maine Master Boatbuilder Ralph Stanley is “more than a life story,” says the Bangor Daily News, “it’s also a documentary about life on Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles, the Stanley family and how they shaped craft in Maine at the end of the twentieth century.” Ralph Stanley received a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship and has built more than 70 fine wooden boats including working lobster boats, Friendship sloops, lobster boats, yachts, dories, and rowboats. Ralph has also restored a large number of wooden boats throughout his long storied career.

The inspiring stories of three women who become successful photographers at a time when most photographers were men. These three enterprising women created striking bodies of work which provide rich insights into how Maine people lived and worked in inland towns and coastal villages a century ago.

Lecturer: Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., Maine State Historian and Director and State Historic Preservation Officer of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission.