May 07 Tuesday
Animals, plants, and other organisms shed genetic waste into water, air, and soils, leaving behind an alphabet soup of life. Modern genetic tools are now unlocking the code of this environmental DNA, or 'eDNA', to monitor and study life all around the world. Remarkably, eDNA monitoring is now affordable and accessible enough for almost anyone to participate. This short course will provide a background on the nature of eDNA itself, its broad applications, and the basics of eDNA sampling for community groups and individuals interested in surveying Maine's woods and waters.
Speaker: Michael T. Kinnison, Ph.D. Professor of Evolutionary ApproachesMaine Center for Genetics in the EnvironmentUniversity of Maine
Calling all Pre-K* to 3rd grade families!
You're invited to see what Girl Scouts has to offer—and have some fun with our Pollinator and Friends! Girl Scouts can be themselves, have fun with friends, and change the world—all in an inclusive and safe environment.
During the event, we will:• Provide two FREE hands-on activities to sample our program pillars (STEM, Outdoors, Entrepreneurship, and Life Skills)• Discuss ways to participate, including: o Join as an individually registered Girl Scout. o Join an existing troop in your community. o Starting a new troop—we'll help you succeed!• Answer your questions and provide details on how to get started.
*Girls entering kindergarten in the fall of 2024 can join starting April 1st.
Join Portland Swing Project for Beginning Swing Dance Classes! We provide clear step-by-step instruction, plenty of practice time to build confidence, and you never need a partner - we rotate in class so you meet and dance with everyone. And it's fun! We promise. Class schedules and details: https://www.portlandswingproject.com/weekly-classes (Class registration required in advance. Classes offered every 7 weeks, and we have two beginning-level classes available at 6pm and 7:15pm - see schedule link for details).
Visit us for a fun evening for all at Cherished Pub! Open Wednesday -Sunday 2pm-9pm Music Starts at 6:30pm! Happy Hour Daily Wednesday-Sunday 2pm-6pm! See our Menus and more at www.bayou2atcp.com and www.cherishedpossessions.com
Albert Lee is a Grammy Award-winning British guitarist and multiple recipient of Guitar Player Magazine’s “Best Country Guitarist” who is celebrated by fans and musicians the world over for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked both in the studio and on tour with many notable musicians from a wide range of genres including Eric Clapton, The Everly Brothers, Bill Wyman, EmmyLou Harris, Joe Cocker, Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash and more. Albert has been awarded two Grammys for “Best Country Instrumental Performance” in his illustrious career. In 2002, for “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” from the album “Earl Scruggs & Friends,” and again in 2009 for his work on Brad Paisley's track “Cluster Pluck.“He also received nominations for tracks on three of his solo albums. Lee has received many other awards as a guitarist, winning Guitar Player Magazine’s “Best Country Guitarist” five consecutive times. Albert Lee is known within the music industry for his speed of playing and his technical virtuosity but is also one of the most melodic players. He’s often referred to as “the guitar player’s guitar player.”
The JCA is pleased to present “25044”, a one-act by Russell Kaback, for Yom HaShoah. 25044 is a solo musical story, written and performed by Russell Kaback, based on the life of his grandfather Szyjek Magier, a Polish Jewish teenager who spent four years in the Nazi labor and concentration camps.
Presented in Russell’s theatrical storytelling style that weaves together original songs on guitar, characters, sound effects and gestures, the piece incorporates personal interviews, testimonies, in-depth research and imagination, reminding us that life and hope can endure. The performance debuted in Turner, Maine in March 2023. It will be a featured offering as part of Portland Ovations’ 2024-25 in-school performances season. The show runs 75 minutes and is intended for audiences ages 13 and up.
Russell Kaback (writer, composer, lyricist, performer) is a musician and educator based in South Portland, Maine. He teaches in K-12 classrooms, and writes, produces and performs original music. He received the 2016 Joel and Linda Abromson Award and the 2018 Maine Arts Commission Project Grant in support of bringing his musical story, based on his grandfather’s experience during the Holocaust, into schools in Maine. This work has been performed in various venues in Maine and Massachusetts since 2014, at the PortFringe festival in Portland, and in his grandfather’s hometown of Bendzin, Poland in 2018. In 2022 he began collaboration with master storyteller Antonio Rocha to create the one-man musical storytelling version of the show, titled “25044”. The performance debuted in Turner, Maine in March 2023.
This program is made possible by generous support from the Cantor Kurt L. Messerschmidt Memorial Fund.
25044 is a solo musical story, written and performed by Russell Kaback, based on the life of his grandfather Szyjek Magier, a Polish Jewish teenager who spent four years in the Nazi labor and concentration camps.
Presented in Russell’s theatrical storytelling style that weaves together original songs on guitar, characters, sound effects and gestures, the piece incorporates personal interviews, testimonies, in-depth research and imagination, reminding us that life and hope can endure.