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A New Idea for Education in Maine
Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks logo
Thursday, February 9 at 8:00 pm
Friday, February 10 at 9:00 pm
Sunday, February 12 at 5:00 pm

Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen has some big ideas about how to change Maine's schools and engage Maine students. Learn about his plan, which is a proficiency-based system that allows students to move through school at different speeds and with different goals.

There Is My Home
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Thursday, February 9 at 10:00 pm
Saturday, February 11 at 11:00 am

There Is My Home: Somali Bantu Farmers of Lewiston, Maine is the story of Hawa Ibrahim and Batula Ismail, two Somali-Women reconnecting with their agricultural roots in central Maine urban landscape.

The Opiate Effect
MPBN Community Films logo
Thursday, February 9 at 10:30 pm
Saturday, February 11 at 11:30 am

Several young people share their struggles with opiate abuse as one family is confronted with the overdose of their son, Will Gates, a University of Vermont student.

In the Blood
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Thursday, February 16 at 10:00 pm
Saturday, February 18 at 11:00 am

This film serves as a vivid illustration of the skills, life and character of the turn of the century Maine Lumberman and River Drivers.

Clearing the Water
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Thursday, February 23 at 10:00 pm
Saturday, February 25 at 11:00 am

Clearing the Water: The story of the Lakes Region Clean Waters Association is the story of citizen action and the importance of protecting the environment. It is the story of how a small, local group of active citizens provided leadership to the entire country in the very early days of the environmental movement.

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