Thursday, March 5th from 11:00am-12:00pm
Meeting Room #5
Portland, Maine - Appy Hour @ Your Library! For users of mobile devices, applications (apps) are what turns a smartphone into a GPS navigator, or a tablet into a gaming machine. But apps can do so much more! Join Jared Leadbetter from the Maine State Library as he talks about a selection of apps currently available for Apple and Android devices that can expand how you use your device and look at the world of mobile computing.
Portland Public Library announces next Science Café
Thursday, March 19th at noon: Deep sea exploration -- How it's done and what we're finding
By Dr. Jarrod Scott, post-doctoral researcher at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Portland Public Library and Cornerstones of Science continue their series of monthly Science Cafés
at Portland Public Library. This month, they host Jarrod Scott a postdoctoral researcher at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay, the only independent research institution in the world that focuses primarily on microbial oceanography. Scott’s particular interest is in understanding the dynamics of marine microbial communities and the role microorganisms play in different marine environments, including the mid-ocean and its underwater mountains, called seamounts. He is also interested in the interactions between microorganisms and animal hosts. He is investigating the microbes that occur in the digestive tracts of whales and copepods. His work has taken him on research expeditions to a variety of places including the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the Lo'ihi Seamount, and the Mariana Trench.
The Science Café format is an informal approach to discussing and understanding scientific research and its relevance to people in their everyday lives. Science café events are held in Portland Public Library’s open, glass-walled atrium that faces Monument Square in Portland during the lunch hour and will offer light refreshments in an informal, casual atmosphere. Students, professionals, and anyone interested in getting the inside look at what scientists are doing – and why – are invited to attend. The events are free and open to the public. Below is a list of the first three cafés of the new series.
Portland Public Library and Portland Stage continue Page to Stage series
with a discussion about “The Whipping Man”
Tuesday, March 3rd at noon in the Rines Auditorium
The Whipping Man confronts some of the difficult questions raised by slavery and the American Civil war, especially the conflict between human ownership and compassion. It asks: what responsibility does someone bear when you or your family owns slaves, even if you treat them like family? Are we personally responsible for someone’s suffering, even if we didn’t personally create the conditions which cause them to suffer? The play depicts three men who attempt to outrun their mistakes and hide their pasts, while simultaneously forcing the audience to confront America’s own past. What is freedom and how can we use it? Every character is in a situation of newly acquired freedom: Simon and John as freed slaves, and Caleb having left the Confederate army. This freedom, however, doesn’t bring them peace, only more questions about their future. The Whipping Man forces us to look equally at the price of captivity and of freedom, taking an uncommonly personal look at America’s painful past.
Page to Stage is an opportunity to engage in questions about the plays, playwrights, and ideas presented on Portland Stage Company’s Main Stage. The discussion is facilitated by Portland Stage artistic staff and free and open to the public.
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