December Events of the MCMA

 First Tuesday Book Club

December 4 , Tuesday 2012

 In the Bleak Mid-Winter, 

by Julia Spencer-Flemming

In the Bleak Midwinter

  It’s a cold, snowy December in the upstate New York town of Millers Kill, and newly-ordained Clare Fergusson is on thin ice as the first female priest of its small Episcopal church. The ancient regime running the parish covertly demands that she prove herself as a leader. However, her blunt manner, honed by years as an army pilot, is meeting with a chilly reception from some members of her congregation. Chief of Police Russ Van Alystyne , in particular, doesn’t know what to make of her, or how to address “a lady priest” for that matter.

The last thing she needs is trouble, but that is exactly what she finds. When a newborn baby is abandoned on the church stairs and a young mother is brutally murdered, Clare has to pick her way through the secrets and silence that shadow that town like the ever-present Adirondack mountains. As the days dwindle and the attraction grows between the novice priest and the married police chief, Clare will need all her faith, tenacity, and courage to stand fast against a killer’s icy heart.

“The prose soars...the story twists and turns to the last page.”

Maine Sunday Telegram —

The MCMA library book club meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 12:00 noon, bring a sandwich, dessert coffee and tea provided.

For more information you can call Pat @ 773-8396 during library hours,Tues,Wed,Thurs.10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Monday,December 3, 2012

Around the World;One man’s Journey

presented by Doug Jones

   Highlights of the film include The Taj Mahal, The Kamakura Buddha, The Pyramids, The Treasures of Tutankhamen, The Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, The Berlin Wall, Iguazu Falls, Machu Picchu, Carnaval in Rio, The Great Wall of China, and The Glaciers of Alaska, Destinations as diverse as Hollywood to Hong Kong, Moscow to Brunei, Tokyo to the Amazon are featured in this very personal film. Doug Jones uses the film to show how our world has changed and exposes the viewer to an amazing assortment of different cultures.

Catherine McAuley High School Auditorium

631 Stevens Ave, Parking lot off Walton Street

Portland Maine

Starts at 7:30, doors open at 6:45

 Open to the public

Free for MCMA members, a $5.00 donation for non-members

Handicap accessible

First Friday Downtown Art Walk, DEC.7, 2012

MCMA Collection,”Butterflies of the World”, real specimens. 

Also John Moon will present his new DVD  and book on Portland-”A City by the Sea”

MCMA November Events

 Monday,November 5, 2012

LEWIS and CLARK; Confluence of Time and Courage

Presented by Gary Warriner

   Gary Warriner’s film is the official Lewis and Clark bicentennial documentary, commissioned by the federal government. Warriner brings the historic journey up the Mississippi to life as he retraces the explorers’ steps from Missouri, through buffalo herds and teepee villages, across the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean.

A 4 minute pre-view clip....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni76Zt4YPDU 

Celebrating the MCMA presentation of travel lectures for the past 100 years !

                        Refreshments will be available during the intermission

Catherine McAuley High School Auditorium

631 Stevens Ave, Parking lot off Walton Street

Portland Maine

Starts at 7:30, doors open at 6:45

 Open to the public

Free for MCMA members, a $5.00 donation for non-members

Handicap accessible

November 6-......FIRST TUESDAY BOOK CLUB

The Beginner's Goodbye, by Ann Tyler

Publication Date: April 3, 2012

Anne Tyler gives us a wise, haunting, and deeply moving new novel in which she explores how a middle-aged man, ripped apart by the death of his wife, is gradually restored by her frequent appearances—in their house, on the roadway, in the market.

Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron spent his childhood fending off a sister who wants to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, self-dependent young woman, she is like a breath of fresh air. Unhesitatingly he marries her, and they have a relatively happy, unremarkable marriage. But when a tree crashes into their house and Dorothy is killed, Aaron feels as though he has been erased forever. Only Dorothy’s unexpected appearances from the dead help him to live in the moment and to find some peace. 

Gradually he discovers, as he works in the family’s vanity-publishing business, turning out titles that presume to guide beginners through the trials of life, that maybe for this beginner there is a way of saying goodbye. 

A beautiful, subtle exploration of loss and recovery, pierced throughout with Anne Tyler’s humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles.

The MCMA library book club meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 12:00 noon, bring a sandwich, dessert coffee and tea provided.

 For more information you can call Pat @ 773-8396 during library hours,Tues,Wed,Thurs.10:00 am to 3:00 pm

 Monday,November 12, 2012

“Sahel; A West African Journey”

with Sid and Mary Lee Nolan 

Scholar-filmmakers Sid and Mary Lee Nolan take us on a fascinating journey through the Sahel, the African zone that borders the Sahara Desert and separates it from the humid forestlands to the south.  Start on the Atlantic shore of Senegal and travel overland to Mali and along the Niger River to Maliís Dogon Country.  This is a truly remarkable and little-visited region of the world, and the Nolans bring alive its people, traditions, art, wildlife and natural beauty. 

Catherine McAuley High School Auditorium

631 Stevens Ave, Parking lot off Walton Street

Portland Maine

Starts at 7:30, doors open at 6:45

 Open to the public

Free for MCMA members, a $5.00 donation for non-members

Handicap accessible

MCMA member and artist Reggie O will continue to exhibit in the library during the month of November

MCMA October events

Reggie Osborn is a MCMA member and local Artist

Exhibit opens on the First Friday Art Walk  Oct.5th , 2012, 5-8:00pm 
and will be on  exhibit in the library during the month of October  and November.

519 Congress St, second floor,Elevator accessible, 

library hrs., Tues.,Wed. & Thurs.;10:00 am-3:00 pm

FMI call 773-8396 or e-mail  mcma1815@hotmail.com

October 4th-Quarterly meeting of the MCMA in the library @ 9:00 am

Monday,October 22

MCMA Travel lecture

Marlin Darrah presents Afghanistan and Pakistan:Journey from Kabul to the Khyber Pass

“Images of Afghanistan and Pakistan have been common on the news in the last 10 years. The two countries have been suddenly thrown onto the world stage with the war on terrorism.But how much do we really know about these distant and intriguing frontier countries? Journey with Martin Darrah as he explores what it is really like for a non-military traveler to take a trip through these two fascinating countries.” Travel Film Adventure series

Catherine McAuley High School Auditorium 631 Stevens ave. Portland Me. 

Starts @7:30 pm

doors open at 6:45 pm

Handicapped accessible

The lectures are open to the public, free for MCMA members and a FIVE DOLLAR ($5) donation is asked for non-members attending.

Carolyn van Beek-Outwin MCMA September Artist

MCMA member and President Carolyn van Beek-Outwin will be exhibiting waterccolors on the First Friday Artwalk on Sept.7th, 5-8:00 pm and during the month of September in the library. 519 Congress St.,second floor elevator accessible. Library hrs-Tues,Wed. and Thurs.10:00am -3:00pm

Anastasia Weigle, MCMA Library August Artist & Events

  Anastasia Wiegle will be exhibiting-"Down the Rabbit Hole"& other works on the First Friday Downtown Artwalk August 3rd , 5:00-8:00 pm and in the Library during the month of August. More information on the Artist and her work can be found on her web site,   

http://www.anastasiaweigle.com


        First Tuesday Book Club, MCMA Library August 7th
"The Buddha in the Attic" by Julie Otsuka
            The MCMA library book club meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 12:00 noon, bring a sandwich, dessert coffee and tea provided.

For more information you can call Pat @ 773-8396 during library hours,Tues,Wed,Thurs.10:00 am to 3:00 pm

MCMA July Events-"Click For Cats"

July Library Exhibit features contest winning pictures "Click For Cats", a fundraiser for Friends of Feral Felines. The exhibit will open on July 6 for the First Friday Art walk(5:00-8:00pm) and be on display during the month of July, open to the public-10:00am to 3:00pm,Tues.,Wed., and Thursday.

MCMA Quarterly meeting will be Thursday,July 12th@9:00am

http://www.feralfelines.net/index.html

Jill Cournoyer-“Floating Poetry; Words Embedded in Photography”

MCMA library Exhibiting Artist for the month of June

“Floating Poetry; Words Embedded in Photography”.

Photos & Words  by

Jill Cournoyer 

      

Jill Cournoyer's  Exhibit opens on the First Friday Art Walk    

June 1st  2012, 5-8:00 pm in the Library

519 Congress St, second floor

Elevator accessible, library hrs. during the month of June

                         Tues.,Wed. & Thurs.;10:00 am-3:00 pm
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Tuesday June 5th, the MCMA Book Club will meet at Noon in the Library for an hour to discuss "Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling" Please bring a lunch, drinks and dessert are provided.

For more info you can call Pat at the library @773-8396

                          Happy reading !


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MCMA April events

April,2012-MCMA Events

Tuesday the 3rd;Book Club; “The White Heron” by Sarah Orn Jewett

Thursday the 5th MCMA Quarterly meeting @ 9:00 am in the library

Friday, April 6th, Library April artist - Zoo Cain exhibits Abstract paintings for the First Friday Artwalk

Wed. the 25th,@noon-Dr P.M.Outwin-History Lecture

"Tale of Captain Ephraim Jones' 1765 voyage" on the 90' Schooner Mary, which left from Falmouth and sailed to Bermuda and the Turks Island and back. He kept a detailed ship's log upon which Dr. Outwin's talk is based. The program will include a slide presentation, and lots of fabulous photos.

Travels lectures

Monday the 9th-Sandy Mortimer -Travel lecture “Israel:Stories From The Holy Lands”

The journey begins in the capital city of Televiv and visits many different regions of the Holy Lands. From the worlds' oldest seaports to the Sea of Galilee with its Christian sites, relate to many stories from the Bible at this Easter season.

Monday the 30th, Doug Jones- “The great Trans-American Train Ride”

It's all aboard for adventure as travel expert Doug Jones guides you on a spectacular coast-to-coast journey on 3 of America's greatest trains! You'll experience the breadth of America, from the great cities of the East to the heartland prairies, from the majesty of snow-capped mountains to the Western desert. You'll take the fabled Broadway Limited from New York's Pennsylvania Station, through Philadelphia and Pittsburgh before changing at Chicago's Union Station for the legendary California Zephyr. Then it's across the rolling prairies and soaring mountains to Salt Lake City where you'll climb aboard the Desert Wind as it departs to Las Vegas and the California desert before making it's way, finally, to Los Angeles. The Great Trans-American Train Ride will carry you from "Sea to Shining Sea" on a romantic and nostalgic journey aboard the last great passenger trains of the USA.

Hope to see you there.

Location of the Travel Lectures

Catherine McAuley High School Auditorium

631 Stevens Ave, parking lot of Walton St.

Portland Me.

Starts at 7:30, the doors open at 6:45

Free to MCMA members

open to the public, with a $2.00 donation at the door

MCMA March Events

Jonathan A. Eiten

OIL PAINTER

First Friday Art Walk,March2,

Jonathan A Eiten

“I BEGAN MY STUDIES AS AN ARTIST IN 1987 WHILE ATTENDING CENTRAL COLLEGE IN PELLA, IOWA, WHERE I STUDIED UNDER LAWRENCE MILLS. I LEARNED PRINTMAKING UNDER MILLS AND ALONG WITH IT A STRONG SENSE OF THE CLASSICAL TRADITIONS OF DRAWING. IN 1989 I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY DUTCH ART HISTORY AND TAKE STUDIO COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LEIDEN IN THE NETHERLANDS. THIS BEGAN MY INTEREST IN 17TH CENTURY DUTCH LIFE AND ART. AFTER RETURNING TO THE UNITED STATES I TRANSFERRED TO CALVIN COLLEGE AND GRADUATED FROM THERE WITH A B.F.A. IN FINE ART IN 1992. IN 1997 AFTER SEVERAL YEARS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF COUNSELING, I BROUGH MY FOCUS BACK TO ART. I MOVED TO MAINE AND APPRENTICED FOR A YEAR WIth OIL PAINTER, JON ALLAN MARSHALL.”

For more info check out-http://jonathaneiten.blogspot.com/

MCMA first Tuesday Book Club

Tuesday,March 6

Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

Monday, March 12, 2012

"Majestic Montana"

presented by Steve Gonser

Join us on a journey to explore the majestic qualities that make Montana a special place. Find out why Montana is often referred to as "dinosaur country"; Take a tour through the "Gems of Montana" by visiting Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. All of these and more await you as we travel through the Big Sky Country of Majestic Montana!

Monday, March 19,2012

“Sailing Down to Rio on The Queen Mary 2”

Presented by-Doug Jones

In 1934 The Cunard Line launched the Queen Mary. It was the largest ship of its time and it set a new standard for ocean liners of the era. In 2004, the fourth Queen to sail under the Cunard flag was launched, The Queen Mary 2. At 150,000 tons she is the longest, tallest, widest, biggest ocean liner of the world. And to commemorate the launch, Cunard sent the Queen Mary 2 on a voyage to Rio de Janeiro for the largest party on earth, Carnival.

Catherine McAuley High School Auditorium

631 Stevens Ave, Parking lot off Walton Street

Portland Maine

Starts at 7:30, doors open at 6:45

Open to the public

Free for MCMA members, a $2.00 donation for non-members

February 3rd First Friday

First Friday Art Walk February 3 2012

Mechanics’ Hall Library Exhibiting

The MCMA Free Drawing School

1875 to 1988

First Friday February 3th will feature a continuing exhibit of drawings from the MCMA drawing classes of the late 1800’s

Architectural drawings of Will.S. Aldrich(ca.1886), who was a student and draughtsman for MCMA past President and renown architect John Calvin Stevens, along with blueprints and instruction samples from the Free Drawing School of Mechanical and Architectural drawing classes. Also on exhibit are instructor log books of students and bio’s of the instructors.

Will S Aldrich, graduates form MIT in 1888, leaves Portland to work in Boston in 1890, travels Europe for 3 1/2 years on a Rotch Scholarship in 1895. From 1902-1910 Mr. Aldrich works in New York City and from 1910 till his death in 1947 he is an award winning Architect in St. Joseph Missouri.

The Mechanics' library book club meets Tuesday,Feb.7th for a discussion of -Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky -at Noon for an hour. Please bring a lunch, drinks and dessert are provided.

For more info you can call Pat at the library @773-8396 Happy reading !

Mechanics’ Hall library 519 Congress St. Downtown Portland Me.

Second floor, elevator accessible ,5:00 to 8:00 pm