No Film!

We will not be showing a film on October 11 due to a scheduling conflict. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Genealogy Beginner Class (Full)

Library – 2nd Floor Genealogy 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Designed for REAL beginners, this one-evening class will help participants know the basics of best practices for family research, giving a solid foundation for future research.  Staff genealogist Kathleen Maclachlan will also recommend books and…

Family Film: ParaNorman (2012)

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse. This film is FREE and open to the public. It will be shown in Skidompha’s Porter Hall.

Free

Chats With Champions: Zip Kellogg

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

First National White Water Canoe and Kayak Champions    A film long thought lost will be shown at Porter Meeting Hall in Skidompha Library on Tuesday, October 16th at 10 a.m. Please allow time for…

Free

FILM: Ready Player One

Join us for an after-school showing of Ready Player One.

Book Club: Sweet Reads

Library – Atrium 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Short stories for readers who like their fiction short and sweet! Meets on Monthly on Mondays in the Library Atrium. October stories TBD – please check back or email development@skidompha.org

Free

Film: Food For Change

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Food For Change is an 82-minute documentary film focusing on food co-ops as a force for dynamic social and economic change in American culture. This is the first film to examine the important historical role played…

Free

Book Club: In My Life

Secondhand Bookstore 17 Backstreet Landing, Damariscotta, ME, United States

The October meeting of the ‘In My Life’ book club! The discussion will be on the memoir “The Sound Of Gravel” written by Ruth Wariner.

Free

Film: Death Becomes Her (1992)

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars: Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn   When a woman learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival. This film is FREE and open to the public. It will…

Free

Family Film: Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars:Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg   Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count’s teenaged daughter.   This…

Free

Book Club: Engaging Fiction

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

October’s meeting for the ‘Engaging Fiction’! A discussion will be had with with those who read Donna Tartt’s “The Gold Finch”!

Free

Book Club: Other Worlds

Library – Atrium 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

This will be the gathering together of those that are in the ‘Other Worlds’ book club for a discussion based upon October’s book, “Medusa Uploaded” written by Emily Devenport.

Free

Skeletons In My Closet

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Join researcher Susan Handel in Porter Meeting Hall at Skidompha Library as she takes us along on her research journey and uncovers several surprises! Titled “Skeletons in My Closet” Susan’s carefully prepared presentation includes the…

Free

Film: Casablanca (1942)

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars:Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid A cynical nightclub owner protects an old flame and her husband from Nazis in Morocco.

Free
Event Series Girls Who Code Club

Girls Who Code Club

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Girls Who Code is a club for girls in 6th through 8th grades. This is the local chapter of a national program. For more information about the national program visit https://girlswhocode.com/about-us/. For info about this local…

Free

It happened One Night (1934)

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Stars:  Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly A spoiled heiress running away from her family is helped by a man who is actually a reporter in need of a story.

Free

150 Years of Little Women – The Alcotts and the Marches: Fact and Fiction

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Join Jayne Gordon, former Director of the Orchard House, where “Little Women” was written, and Joan Spinazola, an expert in 19th Century American Literature, as they discuss and explore Louisa May Alcott’s family and that…

Free