Tuesday, March 3rd Mechanics' Hall, 519 Congress St. 7:00 - 8:30 PM in the Ballroom | Doors open at 6:30 EVENT DETAILS Join us in the Ballroom for Lily King’s Book Launch for Writers & Lovers! This program is co-presented with Print: A Bookstore and Grove Atlantic Publishing. FREE...
Thursday, February 27th Mechanics' Hall, 519 Congress St. 12:00 - 1:30 PM in the Ballroom EVENT DETAILS THE MECHANICS OF OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT: In partnership with the Portland Society for Architecture, Mechanics' Hall will host a series of eight, free, lunchtime forums on current planning initiatives that impact the...
Wednesday, February 26th Mechanics' Hall, 519 Congress St. 7:00-8:00 PM in the Library EVENT DETAILS Chocolats Passion is a tiny artisan maker (from Portland) in a big chocolate world! Catherine will first focus her talk on a brief history of chocolate, then show how her team creates their French-style...
Wednesday, February 19th Mechanics' Hall, 519 Congress St. 12-1 PM in the Library EVENT DETAILS Come work on your latest craft project in our historic library! Bring your lunch and chat with other makers. Snacks and tea are provided. Craft Club meets every third Wednesday of the month from...
Friday, February 7th Mechanics' Hall, 519 Congress St. 7-8 PM in the Library EVENT DETAILS Jolene Grace will discuss her title Going Dark in conversation with fellow author Jane Willan. Both authors are part of the Sisters in Crime organization. In Going Dark, Gabriel Jets is the CIA's top agent,...
Wednesday, February 5th Mechanics' Hall, 519 Congress St. 7-9 PM in the Ballroom EVENT DETAILS Going For It serves as an exercise in bravery and community care - a space to play the one song you know on guitar, to try the stand-up act you've always wanted to perform,...
Tuesday, February 4th Mechanics' Hall, 519 Congress St. 12-1 PM in the Library EVENT DETAILS Join us for a discussion of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. From the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You, comes a riveting story that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect...
Wednesday, January 29th Mechanics' Hall, 519 Congress St. 7:00-8:00 PM in the Library EVENT DETAILS Demystifying the Guitar: Nathan Richardson is an experienced Luthier, guitar designer, and technician who loves to share his passion for all things guitar with musicians and musical instrument makers alike. His specific focus is...
Saturday, January 25th Mechanics' Hall, 519 Congress St. 7:00 - 9:00 PM in the Ballroom EVENT DETAILS Palaver Strings' program On the Nature of Daylight explores the gradual return of light marked by the winter solstice. As we look through thin sunbeams and frosted windows, we find warmth and...
Thursday, January 23rd Mechanics' Hall, 519 Congress St. 12:00 - 1:30 PM in the Ballroom EVENT DETAILS Join us for our inaugural program in this series: Recognizing and Mitigating Flood Risk with Jim Nadeau. Nadeau will present basic concepts and disconnects of the flood program: floods impact on values, lack...