Join SPL and Church of the Morning After for an evening of music at John Rohman's Barn as part of the Downeast with SPL fundraiser series. Founded by the late Stephen Robbins, from Little Deer Isle, Church of the Morning after is a local favorite featuring an ensemble of musicians, playing a variety … Continue reading "Downeast with SPL: Church of the Morning After"
Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian • Selected by Shannon Lindsay Winner: Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award (2024) “Only This Beautiful Moment is a queer epic, a defiant piece of art that transmutes the rallying cry of ‘we’re here, we’re queer, get used to it’ into even more beautiful poetry that … Continue reading "SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books"
Join SPL in conjunction with the Northport Arts Coalition, located in Northport, NY, as we host Maine poet Donna Smith for a reading of her poetry. Donna will have a selection of her collected works for participants to peruse as well as a collection of her watercolors, photographs, and drawings. The event will be held … Continue reading "Poets in Port with Donna Smith"
. Ret Talbot will present from his book Chasing Shadows, a collaborative project with shark biologist Greg Skomal that covers the return of the white shark to the western North Atlantic. About Chasing Shadows A collaboration between a scientist and a science writer, Chasing Shadows is the remarkable story of the resurgence of the white shark population in the … Continue reading "Seaside Series: Ret Talbot"
Steve Hindy will present from his book based on the life of his grandfather, The Ali Hindy Story: A Muslim Immigrant in 20th Century America, published in 2025. About The Ali Hindy Story This is the story of a 12-year-old Syrian Muslim boy who left his troubled homeland in 1894 with two other boys … Continue reading "Seaside Series: Steve Hindy"
