Celebrations
Farewell to Deedee
On November 30, 2006, hundreds of friends of the Maine Humanities Council—including Bruce Cole, the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities—gathered at the Institute for Contemporary Art in Portland to honor Deedee Schwartz upon her retirement as Executive Director. A film produced by Carol Taylor featured interviews with a few of Deedee’s colleagues and friends, whose comments epitomized the outpouring of affection and admiration that surrounded the evening’s guest of honor.
Humanities Fest
The Council’s 30th Anniversary Humanities Fest took place on October 21, 2006, at Bates College and the Franco-American Heritage Center in Lewiston. Three hundred Mainers of all ages enjoyed toe-tapping, cake-eating, storytelling, poetry reading, and talks on a wide range of humanities topics offered by 25 of the Council’s many friends from Maine’s scholar community. Recordings of many of the presentations will be available soon for download at www.mainehumanities.org.
