Events at COA
August 2026
Gardens as Cultural Landscapes: Mount Desert Island and Beyond
COA Coffee & Conversation welcomes Patrick MacRae, CEO of the Mount Desert Island Land & Garden Preserve for a conversation about gardens and cultural landscapes of Mount Desert Island and their significance to the broader world of built and natural landscapes.
Going Deep: Inside the Coast and Islands of Maine
COA Coffee & Conversation welcomes photographer Peter Ralston to discuss his new book, Going Deep: Inside the Coast and Islands of Maine with Lynn Boulger, Interim President and Vice President for Institutional Advancement at College of the Atlantic.
September 2026
Dawnland Return: Wabanaki and conservation collaboration to return land and more
COA Coffee & Conversation welcomes Frances Soctomah of the Wabanaki Commission on Land and Stewardship, and Ellie Oldach ’15, and Brett Ciccotelli ’09, core staff of First Light, for a conversation moderated by Darren Ranco, executive director of the Wabanaki Commission and Chair of Native American Studies at UMaine.