Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park

August 25, 7PM - 10PM Join the Maine Outdoor Film Festival for an evening of outdoor adventure and conservation films under the stars at Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park! Please bring your own chair for comfort and safety. You might also consider bringing a headlamp, a brown bag lunch and bug spray. Tickets are…

August 27, 2022, 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Join us for an evening of music and imagery featuring Halcyon, the renowned Maine-based string quartet, as they share their love of music in ways that foster connection, community, vibrancy, joy, warmth, and accessibility. In each concert, they work to create a space that draws upon word,…

September 13, 7PM - 8:30PM Join us for a FREE evening lecture with Greg Marley, author of Mushrooms for Health: Medicinal Secrets of Northeastern Fungi, and the award-winning Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares: The Love, Lore, and Mystic of Mushrooms. Beyond the association with food or poison, the fungi that produce mushrooms play an invaluable role…

October 11, 7PM - 8:30PM Join us for a free evening lecture with Todd Saunders, founder of Saunders Architecture. Saunders Architecture has been making architecture in Scandinavia, and around the world, for 25 years. Their work has one foot in the past and one foot in the future to bridge the gap between the contemporary…

October 18, 7PM - 8:30PM In conjunction with the 2022 Acadia National Park Science Symposium, we invite you to join us for a free evening lecture with Dr. Stephanie Spera, Second Century Stewardship Fellow and Assistant Professor of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability at the University of Richmond. Autumn has been referred to as “the neglected…

Join us on November 29th from 5:30pm – 7:00pm for a special happy hour concert and conversation between Maine-based singer-songwriter Gordon Thomas Ward and Schoodic Institute as part of GivingTuesday, a global generosity movement aimed at unleashing the power of radical generosity. Gordon’s music spans several genres including Singer-Songwriter, Americana, and Contemporary Folk Rock. Attend…

Join us for a morning of marine-themed crafts, read-alouds, and more at the Dorcas Library. Bring your sense of adventure and be ready to explore the ocean through art and science! Complimentary snacks and hot cocoa will be provided. Science, Ahoy! is a free, collaborative event between Schoodic Institute and the Dorcas Library. We invite…

Join us for a morning of marine-themed crafts, read-alouds, and more at the Ellsworth Public Library. Bring your sense of adventure and be ready to explore the ocean through art and science! Complimentary snacks and hot cocoa will be provided. Science, Ahoy! is a free, collaborative event between Schoodic Institute and the Ellsworth Public Library.…

When it comes to our climate, too often our focus is on what has happened in the past or what might happen in the future; however, communities across the globe are experiencing dramatic changes right now. Here in Acadia, we are dealing with hotter temperatures, rising sea level, and increasing storm frequency and intensity. On…