Works by Thornton Oaks Resident, Georgiana Peacher, Featured at University of Southern Maine
February, 2012
Kate Cheney Chappell ‘83 Center for Book Arts presents
Artist’s books, poems, and publications
of Georgiana Peacher
Curated by
Nancy Leavitt and Penny Hall
Exhibition: February 1–April 30, 2012
Reception: Saturday, April 7, 2:00–3:30 pm
Unum Great Reading Room, 7th floor
Glickman Family Library
University of Southern Maine, Portland
(Download PDF)
Thornton Oaks Hosts
Midcoast Senior College Classes
December, 2011
Thornton Oaks is pleased to again host two Midcoast Senior College classes for Spring 2012: Economic Aspects of the Arts, an eight week class which will be taught by Charlotte Price, a Thornton Oaks resident; and Two Magnetic Modern Novels taught by Barclay Palmer. The Midcoast Senior College also offers a Winter Wisdom series Wednesdays, 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. free and open to the public at the Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick.. Each week is a new topic, during Wednesdays in January and February.
For full details about all 19 classes and the Winter Wisdom series, and for registration information, go to www.midcoastseniorcollege.org
More than 600 area residents participate in the Midcoast Senior College, a vibrant addition to the midcoast area.
Wesley McNair, Maine’s Poet Laureate, Will speak at Thornton Oaks 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 18
October, 2011
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(photo by Malcom Colburn) |
Maine’s Poet Laureate Wesley McNair will discuss "How I Became a Poet," which will include readings of poems to illustrate his points. He will take questions and answers and sign copies of his most recent book, Lovers of the Lost: New & Selected Poems, which will also be available for purchase. (more details: www.wesleymcnair.com)
Bowdoin International Music Festival Concert at Thornton Oaks
July, 2011
You are invited! Student musicians from the Bowdoin International Music Festival will be in concert at Thornton Oaks from 1:30 p.m. to about 2:30 p.m. on July 8, 15, 22 and 29. Thornton Oaks sponsors the BIMF's Community Concert series each summer. The 250 students participating in the BIMF for six weeks represent 30 countries and 40 states. They are taught by 61 professional musicians.
For more festival information: www.bowdoinfestival.org
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6/20/2011
Brunswick—James A. Brokaw II, Ph.D.,presents a lecture on "Vienna's Musical Institutions and the Classical Music Canon" at Thornton Oaks. |
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3/31/2011
Brunswick— Works representing more than 30 of the 40 artists at Spindleworks are on exhibit through March 31 at Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick.. More |
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10/17/2010
Matthew Terrace Apartment Residences - two apartments for touring, including our one-of-a-kind exceptionally large apartment. Featuring a collection of art, purchased and donated by residents and the art committee. More |
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8/20/2010
According to this August 20th, 2010 Times Record article, three hybrid buses are set to begin serving Brunswick residents within a few weeks. Thornton Oaks is among the stops on the bus route. More |
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July-Aug/2010
Brunswick has been touted as a bike-friendly town by an article in the AARP Bulletin, July-August 2010. More |
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12/11/2006
The
Wall
Street
Journal article, “Florida
it's
not,” explains
via
interviews,
why
retirees—many
from
Thornton
Oaks
retirement
community—chose
Maine
over
southern
destinations
for
their
retirement
years. More |
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2005
Money magazine
has
ranked Brunswick one
of
the
top
five
places
to
retire
in
America for
the
second
time
in
five
years. More |
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“After
looking
at
one
of
my
handwoven
shawls,
people
often
wonder
how
I,
as
a
blind
person,
can
do
it!" More |
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