Camden Public Library Events

Thursday, August 14

Dana and Susan Robinson in a free concert in the Camden Amphitheater, 7:00 pm, hosted by the Camden Public Library, featuring guitar playing, banjo frailing, fiddling, and harmony singing. Bring blankets or chairs for seating; the concert will be indoors if it is rainy. Sponsored by Allen Insurance & Financial.

Saturday, August 16

Ninth Annual Children’s Book Fair by the Sea at the Camden Public Library, 1:00-4:00 pm, with authors and illustrators Lucinda Hathaway; Jane Cowen-Fletcher; Chris Van Dusen; Josh Aves; and Fran Hodgkins.

Sunday, August 17

Free performance in the Camden Amphitheatre by the duo “Quantum” (Jason Dean and Mike Whitehead), featuring electronic music. 1:00-3:00 pm.

Monday, August 18

Free performance of “Pantalone for Governor” in the Camden Amphitheatre by the commedia dell’arte actors of the Rolling Stock Company, 3:30 pm.

The Monday Night Jazz Orchestra (Mojo) performs a free concert in the Camden Amphitheatre, 6:00 pm. Bring blankets or chairs for seating.

Tuesday, August 19

 “Just Teachers” band performs a concert in the Camden Amphitheatre to benefit heart patient, 5:30 pm. (August 20 rain date).

Dave Cheever, Maine State Archivist, presents “One Month: How Maine Prepared for Civil War,” 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, as part of the library’s Civil War Series.

Thursday, August 21

“Lincoln: Evolution of a President” public lecture by Erin Bishop, former Education Director of the Lincoln Library and Museum in Illinois, 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, as part of the library’s Civil War Series.

Saturday, August 23

“How Maine Saved the Union” with author Jerry Desmond, 2:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, as part of the library’s Civil War Series.

All day in Camden’s Harbor Park, living history re-enactors from the 20th Maine Company B will be camping in Harbor Park and hosting a day-long program of mini-lectures, displays, military drill, and firing drill, as part of the Camden Public Library’s Civil War Series.

Tuesday, August 26

Earle Shettleworth, Maine State Historian, presents a pictorial review of the Civil War, “Maine Civil War Photography,” with vintage photographs, 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, as part of the library’s Civil War Series.

Thursday, August 28

“The Medicine of the Civil War,” by Dr. Richard Kahn, with historical medical paraphernalia, 7:00 pm at the Camden Public Library, as part of the library’s Civil War Series.