Bob Duchesne brings his unique perspective as a birder, broadcaster, birding guide, journalist and former state legislator to the Wendell Gilley Museum for an in-person People-Nature-Art event on Tuesday, March 28. There will be a reception and book signing at 5:30 p.m. followed by a 7 p.m. presentation. The presentation will be livecast via Zoom.

Mr. Duchesne writes widely about birding in Maine, including a weekly birding column for the Bangor Daily News. He served six terms in the Maine House of Representatives, chairing the Environment and Natural Resources Committee and the Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Committee. Currently he serves on Maine Board of Environmental Protection and volunteers for the Maine Department of Maine Fisheries and Wildlife doing bird surveys.

There is no charge to attend, but registration is required. When you sign up, please indicate whether you will attend in person or remotely. Please note: Recordings are available only to museum members.

People-Nature-Art is a free monthly series, generously sponsored by Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, which brings artists, writers, carvers, and creative types of all kinds to the Gilley to explore how nature and art interact in their work, and how their art impacts their own approach nature. Sign up through the Gilley’s website at www.wendellgilleymuseum.org .

“At Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, we take great pride in partnering with area nonprofits doing important work to keep the community engaged. Wendell Gilley Museum is a wonderful example of this. We are excited to support this special artist series and look forward to the positive impact throughout the region,” says Lisa Parsons, Senior Vice President Regional Marketing Manager.