Good Afternoon! College of the Atlantic's Ethel H. Blum Gallery is proud to host two alumni for the entire summer. We also have a host of other exhibits, readings, and talks that are related to the arts. Please come join us - or write about us! Best, Donna.

This color coded list separates out fine art events, music and dance events, other events and a poetry reading.

COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC

ART EVENTS WINTER-SUMMER 2013 as of JAN. 2013

All Events are Free Unless Otherwise Noted

Contact Donna Gold, Public Relations Director, 207-801-5623, 207-266-4470 or dgold@coa.edu

JANUARY

EXHIBIT: January 14 – 18: Your Art Here: Inspired by a Song: Work from the College of the Atlantic community inspired by music, curated by COA student Ivy Sienkiewycz. Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ethel H. Blum Gallery at College of the Atlantic. 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. 207-288-5015. isienkiewycz@coa.edu. Visit www.coa.edu to confirm.

TALK: Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 4:10 p.m.: Roc Caivano, architect and former COA faculty member, speaks on the history of College of the Atlantic’s central building, The Turrets, on the National Register of Historic Places, for COA’s Human Ecology Forum in McCormick Lecture Hall, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. Free. Lynn Boulger, lboulber@coa.edu or 207-288-5015. Visit www.coa.edu to confirm.

TALK AND BOOK SIGNING: Thursday, Jan. 24 at 4 p.m.: John Anderson, COA faculty member and author of Deep Things out of Darkness: A History of Natural History. With a book signing. Gates Community Center. 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. Free. Lynn Boulger, lboulger@coa.edu or 207-288-5015. www.coa.edu.

FEBRUARY

CONTRA DANCE: Saturday, Feb. 2: Family dance at 6:30 p.m.; regular dance at 8 p.m. Big Moose Band, with caller Chrissy Fowler. College of the Atlantic’s Gates Community Center. All dances are taught; no partner is necessary. Family dance: $2 adults, $1 kids, COA students free; Full contra dance: $6 adults, COA students and kids free. 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. susan@susanpink.com, 288-5015 (COA), or 288-5620.

TALK: Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 4:10 p.m.: Chris Barter reads from his just-released poetry volume, "In Someone Else's House” for College of the Atlantic’s Human Ecology Forum. Book signing to follow.  McCormick Lecture Hall, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. Free. John Visvader, jvisvader@coa.edu or 207-288-5015. Visit www.coa.edu to confirm.

EXHIBIT: Feb. 12 – Mar. 1: Collected Prints: A Selection of Works on Paper

Opening reception: Friday, Feb. 15 from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Collected Prints: A Selection of Works on Paper from the collection of Catherine Clinger, College of the Atlantic’s Allan Stone Chair in the Visual Arts. Woodcuts, engravings, etchings, and lithographs from the 16^th to the 21^st centuries. Opening reception Friday, Feb. 15 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Ethel H. Blum Gallery at College of the Atlantic. 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. 207-288-5015, cclinger@coa.edu. www.coa.edu.

DANCE BAND: Saturday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m.: Gang of Thieves. College of the Atlantic’s Gates Community Center. 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. $10. lrupp@coa.edu or 207-288-5015.  www.coa.edu.

MARCH

CONTRA DANCE: Saturday, Mar.  2: Family dance at 6:30 p.m.; regular dance at 8 p.m. Big Moose Band, with caller Chrissy Fowler. College of the Atlantic’s Gates Community Center. All dances are taught; no partner is necessary. Family dance: $2 adults, $1 kids, COA students free; Full contra dance: $6 adults, COA students and kids free. 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. susan@susanpink.com, 288-5015 (COA), or 288-5620.

APRIL

CONTRA DANCE: Saturday, April 6: Family dance at 6:30 p.m.; regular dance at 8 p.m. Big Moose Band, with caller Chrissy Fowler. College of the Atlantic’s Gates Community Center. All dances are taught; no partner is necessary. Family dance: $2 adults, $1 kids, COA students free; Full contra dance: $6 adults, COA students and kids free. 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. susan@susanpink.com, 288-5015 (COA), or 288-5620.

TALK: Tuesday, Apr. 23 at 4:10 p.m.: Dru Colbert, COA faculty member in graphic, museum, 3-D design, and creator of a trilogy of sight-specific Mount Desert Island performance installations, speaks to College of the Atlantic’s Human Ecology Forum in McCormick Lecture Hall, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. Free. John Visvader, jvisvader@coa.edu or 207-288-5015. Visit www.coa.edu to confirm.

MAY

CONTRA DANCE: Saturday, May 4: Family dance at 6:30 p.m.; regular dance at 8 p.m. Big Moose Band, with caller Chrissy Fowler. College of the Atlantic’s Gates Community Center. All dances are taught; no partner is necessary. Family dance: $2 adults, $1 kids, COA students free; Full contra dance: $6 adults, COA students and kids free. 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. susan@susanpink.com, 288-5015 (COA), or 288-5620.

JULY

TALK: July 9 at 9 a.m.: Blakeney Sanford, artist and College of the Atlantic alumna talks about her work for the summer Coffee and Conversation Series. Deering Common Community Center, South Entrance, 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME. kchilds@coa.edu. 207-288-5015. Visit www.coa.edu to confirm.

GALLERY OPENING: Friday July 11 from 5:30 to 7:30: Reception for summer art exhibit: Paintings by David Vickery and sculpture by Blakeney Sanford, both alumni artists. Ethel H. Blum Gallery at College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. On view Friday, July 12 through Friday, August 23. Hours: Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 288-5015. www.coa.edu

ART EXHIBIT: Friday, July 12 through Friday, Aug. 23: Paintings by David Vickery and sculpture by Blakeney Sanford, both alumni artists. Vickery, of Cushing, Maine, paints local interiors and exteriors with an eye for the imperfect, quirky, and sometimes elegant adaptations we’ve made in order to live in this world. Sanford, of California, creates sculptures using acrylic, steel, and her signature epoxy resins. Her work, which is primarily exhibited outdoors, incorporates color and light, connecting nature and industry. Ethel H. Blum Gallery and grounds at College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. Hours: Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 288-5015. www.coa.edu

TALK: July 16 at 9 a.m.: Writer Suzanne Loebl, author of “America's Medicis: The Rockefellers and Their Astonishing Cultural Legacy,” talks to College of the Atlantic’s summer Coffee and Conversation Series. Deering Common Community Center, South Entrance, 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME. kchilds@coa.edu. 207-288-5015. Visit www.coa.edu to confirm.

AUGUST

EXHIBIT CONTINUES: Paintings by David Vickery and sculpture by Blakeney Sanford, both alumni artists. Ethel H. Blum Gallery at College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. Through Friday, August 23. Hours: Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 288-5015. www.coa.edu

ONGOING

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. Tide pool touch tank, sounds of the wild, active dioramas of native animals and special exhibits. All made by students trained in taxidermy and dioramas. Donations accepted. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. most weeks, except closed March 17-April 1, June 9-June 25, the first week of September, and from Thanksgiving until the first week of 2014. Call or visit www.coa.edu to check on possible closures in mid-June, late August, and December. 207-288-5395.