Visit the studio where inspiration is transformed into contemporary artist-made lighting. Take home a Modernmaine votive holder. Studio visit with Modernmaine founder and designer Julie Morringello. Learn how she creates unique light fixtures for homes and businesses. Her work crosses traditional boundaries, in that it is both functional and sculptural, and created from a combination … Continue reading "Downeast with SPL: Modernmaine"

The History of Sound Ben Shattuck will read from his new short story collection, The History of Sound, followed by a Q&A and book signing. Written with breathtaking humanity and humor, The History of Sound is a love letter to New England, a radiant conversation between past and present, and a moving meditation on the abiding search for home. … Continue reading "Seaside Series: Ben Shattuck"

Our July title is The Body in the Piazza by Katherine Hall Page. The SPL book club meets the fourth Monday of every month at 6:30pm. Readers can choose to participate either in person at SPL or online via Zoom. Contact SPL at the phone or email below to RSVP and/or to join the book club … Continue reading "Food & Fiction: The Body in the Piazza"

What the War in Gaza Means to You Steve Hindy was a Middle East correspondent for The Associated Press based in Beirut and Cairo from 1979-1984. He now lives in Brooklin, Maine, and has facilitated a community discussion of the war in Brooklin. The rain venue is SPL, 64 Main Street, Stonington.

The Art of Wood Engraving and Woodcut Siri Beckman will talk about wood engraving and woodcut with a book signing to follow. She recently published The Prints of Siri Beckman: Engraving a Sense of Place with Down East Books, which includes an introduction by renowned New England art critic Carl Little. Copies of her book … Continue reading "Seaside Series: Siri Beckman"