{"id":1511,"date":"2017-07-28T15:28:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T19:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wilsoncenter\/?page_id=1511"},"modified":"2022-08-31T17:07:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T21:07:27","slug":"wednesdays-at-the-wilson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wilsoncenter\/programs\/wednesdays-at-the-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Evening Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">In pre-pandemic times, our Thursday programs included a home-cooked meal and good company, art, music, speakers, and more! There was a different event or topic each week.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Topics included &#8216;a time for creativity and sharing,&#8217; &#8216;stargazing as a spiritual practice,&#8217; &#8216;what should I do with my life?&#8217; and more! We look forward to resuming Wednesday programs in future.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhen I first came to the Wilson Center. . . I was living with people who complained about petty things and talked behind others\u2019 backs.\u00a0 The regular attendees at Wednesday dinner restored my faith in humanity.\u00a0 We come from diverse cultural, religious and economic backgrounds but we all share an inherent appreciation of tolerance and learning about differences.\u00a0 You\u2019ve given me the most meaningful human connection of my time at UMaine. Keep on going!\u201d<br \/>\nH.W. 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3314 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wilsoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2020\/03\/IMG_7789-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI have wonderful memories of this place \u2013 of acceptance, of laughter, of good food, of kind words, of friendship and love . . It has given a much needed platform to many people to voice their fears and pain and happiness by creating a space where people may disagree peacefully and learn about views other than their own.\u00a0 I think \u201cCome to the Table\u201d is one of the most powerful and needed discussion platforms I have ever come across.\u00a0 Thanks . . . for being so accepting and welcoming and spreading love around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A.M. 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In pre-pandemic times, our Thursday programs included a home-cooked meal and good company, art, music, speakers, and more! There was a different event or topic each week.\u00a0Topics included &#8216;a time for creativity and sharing,&#8217; &#8216;stargazing as a spiritual practice,&#8217; &#8216;what should I do with my life?&#8217; and more! 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