2024 Conferences & Events


June 14 - 17 | Move Free Acadia Running Retreat

Join the Move Free Run Club for four days and three nights of running, dining, and relaxing in and around Acadia National Park. This residential retreat features multiple, inclusive daily runs in Acadia National Park and educational workshops, which are offered to enhance your running knowledge and experience on the trails.

For more information visit: http://www.movefreedesigns.com/acadiarunningretreat.html#


June 16 - 20 | Acadia National Park Landscape Photography Workshop

Led by Carl Heilman II, this 5 day workshop focuses on landscape photography and is perfect for all photographers, from beginners - advanced. Subjects covered will include equipment setup and use, exposure, HDR, composition, lighting, digital workflow, image management, and Photoshop enhancement. A small group size, limited to 10 participants, allows extensive time for individual critique and instruction and coverage of many other facets of photography.

For more information visit: https://www.carlheilman.com/acadia.photography.workshop.html 


June 23 - 29 | Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance

The Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance gathers world-class performers, students and community members together at the beautiful oceanfront campus of College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine for awe-inspiring nightly concerts and dances, as well as daily classes and workshops. In 2024 the gathering will be held June 23-29 and the flagship intensive program will offer unparalleled instruction in Fiddle, Dance, Piano, Guitar, Flute, Song, Bouzouki, Accordion and Harp. Registration is now open for the 2024 Festival! Class sizes and housing are limited, so don’t delay in signing up to join in this magical week!


July 7 - 13 | Adult Chamber Music Institute (ACMI) at College of the Atlantic

ACMI at COA is a one-week amateur adult chamber music program that includes intermediate and advanced string players and pianists. We welcome those playing viola, cello, or piano to apply. Each morning participants will rehearse in small groups and be coached on a pre-selected piece with an ACMI faculty member. Afternoons and evenings will include sight-reading, large ensemble readings, masterclasses and talks. By the end of the week each group will present one or two movements at a final play-through on Friday evening.

Throughout the week, participants will have extra time in the schedule to explore Bar Harbor, Maine and Acadia National Park, which is located just minutes away from campus!


July 14 - 20 | Deutsche Woche in Bar Harbor

Deutsche Woche is a week-long teacher seminar taught entirely in German. It is sponsored by the Maine Chapter of AATG and held on the campus of the College of the Atlantic in beautiful Bar Harbor, Maine. Teachers of all levels come from across the country for a week of immersion in the language, intensive work on projects, and cultural enrichment through movies, games, music– and maybe even a polar plunge in Frenchman Bay!

For more information visit: https://www.aatg.org/news/deutsche-woche-2024-in-bar-harbor


July 21 - 27 | Samba Meets Jazz Workshops

This one-week, residential program provides jazz workshops for hobbyists, educators and working musicians, with world-renowned faculty, focusing on vocal, tap, and instrumental music in the genres of jazz, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban.

For more information visit: https://www.sambameetsjazz.com/


August 1 - 4 | Move Free Acadia Running Retreat

Join the Move Free Run Club for four days and three nights of running, dining, and relaxing in and around Acadia National Park. This residential retreat features multiple, inclusive daily runs in Acadia National Park and educational workshops, which are offered to enhance your running knowledge and experience on the trails.

For more information visit: http://www.movefreedesigns.com/acadiarunningretreat.html#


August 4 - 10 | Guitar Intensives

Guitar Intensives is a small, one-week program for early-intermediate to advanced guitar players interested in acoustic blues, swing, folk/pop, rock/pop, jazz, and folk.

For more information visit: https://www.guitarintensives.com/


August 9 - 11 | Guild Fine Craft Show: MDI

Shop Maine Craft presents the 47th annual Guild Fine Craft Show: MDI featuring lifetime Guild level members of the Maine Crafts Association and juried exhibitors from Maine and Greater New England. The Guild shows represent a longstanding exposition of juried artists that invites the public to explore and collect fine craft objects. The showcased pieces are the result of the dedication, talent, and training of a membership of committed and skilled craftspeople living and working in Maine.

For more information visit: https://shopmainecraft.com/guild-fine-craft-shows/


For more information on availability and rates:

Lothar Holzke
lholzke@coa.edu