The 21 FALL COURSES will be open for registration on July 21^st. You may register by mail, using the form provided in the course catalog which should soon reach your house, by visiting our registration page, by phone (207-596-6906 or 1-800-286-1594), or by visiting the U-Rock office in person (91 Camden Street, Suite 402, Rockland, ME 04841).

CSC Curriculum Committee members have once again provided us all with an amazing choice of diverse and interesting class topics. Not only that, but they are already well into developing the winter and spring schedules. When you encounter Chair Lucie Bauer, or any other member of that committee, please be sure to thank them (and to offer any suggestions for fascinating courses which you would like to see/take/enjoy further on in the future)!

On Monday, July 28^th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at University College-Rockland, Gretchen Cuffe will present the first of a series of Book Review Sessions. Books selected will include those written by current presidential candidates. A CSC Board member and retired librarian, Gretchen will summarize these books for the audience during the session: no advance reading is required, as this is more like a lecture than a group discussion. Because she is so very perceptive, this program will be exceedingly interesting, enlightening, and timely.

The JOHN SYRETT Lecture will be held on Thursday, July 31^st from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Rockland City Hall ( 270 Pleasant Street, Rockland ). Author Margaret Creighton will speak on the “History of the Boston Red Sox.” This annual lecture series honors one of the founding and most beloved of our Coastal Senior College’s instructors. An informative and enjoyable time is anticipated by all. This lecture is free to the public, as well as to CSC members. We hope you can make it!

Some Exhibitions at the Farnsworth Art Museum: (16 Museum Street, Rockland) Winter Hours: 10 – 5 Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: $10, adults; $8 seniors; $8 students (age 18 and older); no charge to children under 18, members, or residents of Rockland). For more details, please phone 596-6457 or visit the museum Online.

Louise Nevelson (through October 26^th)
Alex Katz and Friends (through October 26^th)
Uncommon Treasures – Folk Art from the Farnsworth (through November 30^th)
Picturing the Decades . . . 60 Years of Photography (thru August 31^st 2009)
From Impressionism to Modernism – American Paintings from the Farnsworth Art Museum, 1885-1935 (June 21, 2008 through August 31, 2009)

7 July at 6:00 pm, Saturday at the Strand Theatre (345 Main Street, Rockland) Arthur Danto, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Columbia University will discuss the “Role of American Art in the World.” Roger Dell, the Farnsworth Art Museum’s Director of Education, will moderate this inaugural session of the Farnsworth Forum. (Admission is $20 for members and $25 for others, payable either at the door or in advance: phone 207-596-0949 for more information).

23 July at 6:00 pm, Wednesday at the Farnsworth Art Museum Auditorium “The Farnsworth at the Beginning”, a lecture by FAM Chief Curator Michael Komanecky describes how the museum began and developed its architectural campus and its place in downtown Rockland over its first sixty years (Free Admission)

Some Exhibitions at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art: (162 Russell Avenue, Rockport). Winter Hours: 10 – 5 Tuesday – Saturday and 1 – 5 Sunday (closed Mondays). Admission $5. For more details, please phone 207-236-2875 or visit the Center online.
Lois Dodd Forty Works (through July 19^th)
William Wegman: Paintings and Drawings (through September 13^th)

Senior Spectrum:  To obtain updated information on their latest news and events, BOTH the Knox and Lincoln County sites may be visited Online.

Spectrum Generations: 521 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME 04543; 563-1363
Knox County: 61 Park Street, Rockland, Me 04841; 596-0339

Medomak Valley Land Trust (25 Friendship Street, Waldoboro) To obtain updated information, please phone 207-832-5570 or send an e-mail.

July 5^th, 10 am Burkett Mill Trail Network Opening Celebration Come celebrate the opening of our new trail network at Burkett Mill. Learn more about this 395-acre preserve on a guided walk along the two newly-constructed loop trails. The wide diversity of habitat types makes Burkett Mill a great spot for viewing birds and other wildlife, and the preserve's varied land-use history provides an interesting study in forest succession. Free refreshments will be provided.

July 8^th, 10 am Storer Pond Walk led by Board Member Susan Morris along the undeveloped shore passing woods and blueberry fields (meet at the Morris home at 222 Storer Mountain Road, Waldoboro).

July31^st, 1 pm Beau Chemin Farm Walk led by Board Member JoAnn Myers down to Havener Pond. Birds and other wildlife may be expected through the several ecosystems of hay field, deciduous and coniferous woods, wetland, and open water (meet at the Myers home 1749 Finntown Road, Waldoboro).

August 8^th, 10 am Pettingill Stream Walk to explore the headwaters of the Medomak River and learn about the ecology of this unique wetland system.

Some Events Sponsored by the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: (1038 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay Center) For more details and for information on special family programs, please phone 633-4333 or visit the Gardens online.

Friday 7/11: Leviathan: A Talk by Author Eric Jay Dolin at 8:00 pm.

Saturday 7/12: Books & Blooms Book Fair at 12:30 pm.

Saturday 7/19: Hidden Treasures House & Garden Tour at 10:00 am.

Wednesday 7/23: Persian Gardens , a slide talk by Scott J. Tilden at 7:00 pm.

Center for Furniture Craftsmanship: (Messler Gallery, 25 Mill Street, Rockport) To obtain updated information on their latest news, events and exhibitions, please phone 207-594-5611 or visit the Center on the Web.

The Coastal Senior College Coffee House , an informal, casual discussion group of fluctuating membership which meets Tuesdays from 9:30 till 11:30 am at the Unitarian Universalist Church (345 Broadway, Rockland).

Future CSC Events , nclude an August talk by a judge (circuit court) emeritus on the Supreme Court ending this summer; an August review of books with new ideas and proposals; a September political candidates forum; and a special November lecture by the Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s Cathy Melio entitled “Fear No Art!” More details on all these events open to CSC members will be provided as they become available!

Contacting this Newsletter:
Editor Jack Farlow may be reached by telephone at (207) 832-7816 or by email.

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