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Located on Mount Desert Island, Maine, Acadia Senior College is an educational organization providing intellectual stimulation, practical knowledge, social interaction and fun primarily for adults over 50. We welcome you to explore our course offerings and community events.
Upcoming Events
Summer Sampler
Come and sample what Acadia Senior College has to offer!
Conversations on MDI's Geology, with Bill Clark, will be offered three mornings in July.
Conversations on Islam, with Moorhead "Mike" Kennedy, will be offered two evenings, one in July and one in August.
These 'class samples' are free and open to the public, with no registration, and no membership requirements.
Summer Sampler (Under the sponsorship of Kathryn W. Davis, and a host of other donors)
Susan Sollins: Curating for Television: Compassion and Other Topics
The first of two lectures on Contemporary Art, Susan Sollins is a curator and an innovator in public programming and museum education. She produces the PBS series, Art:21 - Art in the Twenty-First Century.
Summer Sampler (Under the sponsorship of Kathryn W. Davis, and a host of other donors)
Patterson Sims: Women in Art
The second of two lectures on Contemporary Art, Patterson Sims talk will focus on the central role of women in supporting emerging art and artists of the last 75 years. Sims has held leadership positions in this country's top art museums, including The Seattle Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art.
Maine Senior College Network Conference
Continued Conversations...
Jim Clunan's Persian Puzzle: Governance of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Can you beat our May Day Coffee Clashers playing "Sages through the Ages?"
Green and Lean, Upcoming Lecture Series - Erika Shriner - conversation follow-up.
Click here for further information on DON COUSINS' talk on "Memory"