Ruth Moore Days
Fri, Jul 25
|Bass Harbor Memorial Library
Bass Harbor Library hosts several events celebrating Ruth Moore's birthday
Time & Location
Jul 25, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Rd, Bernard, ME 04612, USA
About the book
CELEBRATING RUTH MOORE DAYS : JULY 21, 23, & 25, 2025
THE BALLAD OF "THE NIGHT CHARLEY TENDED THE WEIR:" TENDING THE CHANGING TIDE IN 20TH CENTURY COASTAL MAINE WITH ELLA KOTSEN
JULY 21, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
What can a whiskery old sea serpent with a big barnacle on his nose, a little green mermaid, an old hoary man whiter than snow, and frosted-over owl-dungs show us about a changing 20th century coastal Maine environment? Ruth Moore’s 1958 ballad, “The Night Charley Tended the Weir,” is a satirical and incisive story that focuses on a mid-20th-century small-scale fisherman named Charley, who lives on the coast of Maine, along with the tumultuous shifts around him from traditional to industrial and globalized fishing methods. Ella's presentation will dive deep into the history of these 20th-century changes and encourage conversations among attendees about what these challenges looked like in real life.
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