National Endowment for the Humanities chairman to speak at Northport celebration

The public good and humanities in Maine will be the focus of a keynote address by William Adams, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 13, at Point Lookout, Northport. Adams’ address is part of a free public Celebration of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Humanities in Maine, coordinated by the University of Maine Humanities Center.

In addition to the keynote address, Adams will join a panel discussion about the “Historical Atlas of Maine,” published in January by the University of Maine Press. Joining Adams on the panel will be Stephen Hornsby, director of the Canadian-American Center at UMaine and a co-editor of the Atlas; University of Maine Press Director Michael Alpert; Margaret Chernosky, Maine Geographic Alliance; and Anne Kelly Knowles, UMaine professor of history. Panel moderator will be Liam Riordan, director of the UMaine Humanities Center. More information about the event is online.

To attend the Celebration of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Humanities in Maine, RSVP is requested by Aug. 3 by calling 581.3582. The event is sponsored by the Fisher Foundation, the Maine Community Foundation and an anonymous donor.