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Baskets to Buggies - A Rt 27 History Tour
with Barb Toner
In Person
Baskets to Buggies will include visits to two unique museums on Route 27 from New Portland (Nowetah's Indian Store) and Kingfield's Stanley Museum.
Nowetah's is a hidden gem where visitors can explore a collection of meticulously curated and displayed Native American artifacts, with one room devoted to Maine baskets. There is no entry fee.
The Stanley Museum ($5 entry fee) houses artifacts and information about the renowned Stanley family, including inventors and artists.
Lunch is possible in Kingfield. If this class is cancelled due to weather, we will reschedule for the Spring term.
Date: November 18, 2025, at 10:00 am.
Nowetah's Indian Shop: 2 Colegrove Rd, New Portland, ME 04961
Stanley Museum: 40 School St, Kingfield, ME 04947
The museum staff are very knowledgeable.
A Force More Powerful: Non Violent Resistance to Oppression
with Doug Rawlings
In-Person
This is a 72-minute film that features documentary footage of Gandhi's famous Salt March, the 1960 Nashville Students' desegregation of lunch counters, and the Danish resistance to the Nazis. We will have a few minutes during and after the film for discussion.
Date: December 16, 2025
10 am-12 pm
Location: North Dining, A
This film was used in Rawlings's UMF course on Peace Studies. Rawlings taught at UMF for 27 years. He is a co-founder of Veterans For Peace.
Will run