August 2026
Samba meets jazz
An immersive music program exploring the rhythmic complexities of Brazilian samba intertwined with jazz harmonies and improvisation. Through August 7.
Mount Desert Island Guild fine craft show
The 49th annual MDI Guild show features 50 fine craft exhibitors. Through August 9.
The Foursome
COA Coffee & Conversation welcomes New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline to discuss her new novel, The Foursome, with COA Board of Trustees Chair Cynthia Baker.
Artemis Gallery opening reception
Artemis Gallery presents a group exhibition benefitting the Cody Van Heerden Chair in Economics and Quantitative Social Sciences at College of the Atlantic, named in honor of late alumna and trustee Cody Van Heerden MPhil '17.
Poultry processing 101
Join the COA Food and Farming Workshop Series to learn how to safely and humanely harvest chickens and prepare them for cold storage or cooking.
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.
