Film: The Way We Get By

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

Stars: Joan Gaudet, William Knight, Gerald Mundy   On call 24/7 for the past six years, three senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in Maine. Filled with unexpected…

Book Club: Engaging Fiction

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

This will be a gathering of the Engaging Fiction Book Club to discuss the novel “A Man Called Ove” written by Fredrik Backman.

Free

Chats With Champions: Kevin Johnson – Marine Penobscot Museum

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

Kevin will give a guided tour of the photography archives of the Penobscot Marine Museum, including many startlingly crisp photos from old glass plate negatives.  Penobscot Marine Museum has the largest photography archives in the…

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 September’s book, “The Keeper of Lost Things” by Ruth Hogan.

Free

Traveling Back to our Ancestors’ Neighborhoods

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

Genealogist Kathleen Maclachlan will recount the details of researching and planning to visit four areas in Ireland and Scotland where her ancestors and her husband’s ancestors lived and the surprises which the trip held.  She…

Free

Film: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

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

Stars: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in…

Free

Family Film: Babe

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

Stars: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Christine Cavanaugh   Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.

Free

Film: Edward Scissorhands (1990)

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

Stars: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest A gentle man, with scissors for hands, is brought into a new community after living in isolation.

Free

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