Events at COA
April 2026
Earth Week: Back to Back Wool Challenge
The COA Spinsters, including professor Susan Letcher and students, compete with teams of wool crafters worldwide to create a sweater directly from a sheep’s back to a human’s back. The Spinsters invite all to come cheer them on throughout the day and help raise funds for Sarah’s House, a compassionate… Read More
Contra dance
The College of the Atlantic Class of 2026 invites all to a community contra dance. The dance takes place in the Newlin Gardens at the center of campus, or in the Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Community Center in case of inclement weather. The event is a fundraiser for the 2026… Read More
All College Meeting
Students, staff, and faculty gather to discuss and make decisions on important College of the Atlantic policies and community issues. At the weekly All College Meeting (ACM), committee decisions are reported and approved (or not), policies are debated and voted upon, and we wrestle together as a community with the… Read More
Earth Week: Dinner with herbalist Deb Soule ’81
Join Deb Soule ’81 in Take-a-Break dining hall to share dinner and conversation about her project, the Herbal Hummingbird Hub, ahead of her public talk in CHE-202. Deb Soule ’81 is an herbalist, biodynamic gardener, and author of Healing Herbs for Women (Skyhorse Publishing, 1995), How to Move Like A Gardener… Read More
Earth Week: A journey creating sanctuary gardens for plants, pollinators and people
Through a colorful slide show presentation, herbalist, biodynamic gardener, and author Deb Soule ’81 explores who inspired her to begin gardening and studying medicinal plants while growing up in rural western Maine, how she came to be a student at COA, cross-cultural experiences with herbalists, and how in the late… Read More
Live music: Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto
Senegalese kora master Ablaye Cissoko shares the stage in a mesmerizing collaboration with French accordionist and composer Cyrille Brotto. Read More
All College Meeting
Students, staff, and faculty gather to discuss and make decisions on important College of the Atlantic policies and community issues. At the weekly All College Meeting (ACM), committee decisions are reported and approved (or not), policies are debated and voted upon, and we wrestle together as a community with the… Read More
May 2026
Live music: Oshima Brothers
Oshima Brothers, a Japanese-Italian alt-pop sibling duo from the coast of Maine, make open hearted music with smooth blood harmonies and groovy guitar lines. (https://www.oshimabrothers.com/) Read More
All College Meeting
Students, staff, and faculty gather to discuss and make decisions on important College of the Atlantic policies and community issues. At the weekly All College Meeting (ACM), committee decisions are reported and approved (or not), policies are debated and voted upon, and we wrestle together as a community with the… Read More
Burnurwurbskek Singers: Keepers of the Penobscot drum
An inspiring evening of drumming, dancing, singing, and learning with a dynamic Wabanaki musical group Comprised of men representing many of Maine’s Wabanaki people (including the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Mic Mac tribes), the members of the Burnurwurbskek Singers have been singing and drumming together for almost 25 years. Read More
