CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SCHEDULED EVENTS

** Monthly Board Meetings are held at the J.Richard Martin Community Center, 189 Alfred Street Biddeford, ME, at 6:30 pm on the second Thursday of each month in the La Kermesse Office on the second floor, Room 17.

**Please NOTE the May meeting will be held on Wed, May13th, due to the presentation on May 14th. **



All are welcome to attend and participate.
Your input is valuable to us. 

BCHC location

For more information please call 207-283-3993 or email to info@biddefordcultural.org

UPCOMING EVENTS

Voices and Visions Lecture Series

As part of Biddeford 250 and America 250, the Voices and Visions Lecture Series will take place throughout the year 

This lecture series explores the many histories that shaped the United States, from Indigenous presence and precolonial life to revolution, community, and change. Through archaeology, scholarship, and local perspectives, the Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center invites the public to reflect on 250 years of history in context.

April 8, 2026
The Colonization of the Dawnland

May 14, 2026
Maine in the Civil War: Muster to Memory

June 30, 2026
Shamrock Seeds-Biddeford Irish- Americans Between 1855 and 1890

July 9, 2026
Celebrating Independence Maine-Style: Food and Fun on the Fourth of July

Sept 19, 2026
Paul Revere’s Ride: Dispelling the Myths

Oct. 3, 2026
Celebrating St. Francis of Assisi at UNE in his Jubilee year

 

Maine in the Civil War: Muster to Memory

May 14, 2026

 
Muster to Memory, the second in the “America 250: Visions and Voices Lecture Series,” examines the experiences of Maine Infantry Regiments during the American Civil War.

The film, by Dan Lambert and Dave Cheever, will not be recorded as it is scheduled to premiere on Maine Public Television in late May.
 
The film showing will be held at McArthur Library on Main Street in Biddeford  at starting at 6 PM and followed by a community discussion.

 
View a short trailer by clicking HERE