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Acadia Artist-in-Residence Jack Wilkins

Jack Wilkins, a jazz composer currently visiting Acadia as an artist-in-residence, will offer a presentation about the creative process at 6:30 pm, Thu Oct 20, at the Jesup Memorial Library, 34 Mount Desert St. in downtown Bar Harbor. Masks are required.

Wilkins plans to share projected imagery from previous projects based in the Appalachian Mountains and the Banff area of the Canadian Rockies to discuss how he drew inspiration from the natural environment, history and culture of those areas.

He is professor of jazz studies at the University of South Florida School of Music where he is director of the Jazz Studies program. More at https://www.nps.gov/acad/getinvolved/air-wilkins.htm

Earlier Event: October 18
Baby and Toddler Time
Later Event: October 21
Paul Hammond Memorial Lecture