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Service Opportunities at Green Acre
Green Acre has long been a spiritual gathering place; so many souls have visited and blessed the grounds. Foremost among them was ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, who was remembered as saying He had left enough spirit at Green Acre to bring dry bones to life. Service at Green Acre...
Creative Power of Unity | Upcoming Events
As part of the Creative Power of Unity art theme, Green Acre will be hosting the following events this winter and spring: Farayi Malek Band — Live at Green Acre | April 14th, 7:30 PM As part of the Creative Power of Unity art theme, Green Acre and Theater for the...
Visiting Campus
Green Acre is delighted to be hosting groups of people after a long time of public health related limitations. While we are now welcoming more people on campus, for many of our programs because of health and safety concerns, there may be limitations on when visitors,...
Sarah Jane Farmer: Celebrating a Life of Service
Sarah Jane Farmer, the daughter of electrical genius Moses Farmer and the humanitarian Hannah Shapleigh Farmer, became a pioneer in the movement for peace. She founded a conference center in Eliot, Maine where progressive subjects were discussed, and the arts thrived....
Pupil of the Eye | Celebrating Black Vision & Voices
As people embraced the idea of in-person gatherings again, Green Acre continued a series of events focusing on the arts and the African Diaspora, entitled The Pupil of the Eye. The series was inspired by a concept in the Bahá’í teachings comparing African Americans to...
For The World We Raise Our Voices!
Saturday, June 4th, 2022 — ELIOT, MAINE Green Acre was pleased to host the first concert since 2019 for cousin choruses Voices from the Heart and Con Tutti, performing a great combination of Gospel, African, American and Ukrainian songs outdoors under the ‘big top’ on...
A Maine Discourse on Systemic Oneness
Some staff members from Green Acre, a Bahá’í Center for Learning, and the Eliot, Maine Police Department created spaces for discourse about systemic racism in the wake of the George Floyd killing in 2020. Grounded in several Bahá’í-inspired principles such as the...
Summer 2022
Green Acre is joyfully looking forward to welcoming friends back for learning, consultation, action, and reflection. We know you have questions about upcoming programs and wanted to share an update. https://youtu.be/6JDqBmcw4nU Over the last six months, Green...
Video | Anchor of Faith: The Enduring Spirit of the Black Men’s Gathering
Green Acre and the Bahá’í Publishing Trust present Conversations of the Heart, an online opportunity to hear from insightful Bahá’í authors about a range of topics from issues of the day to Bahá’í history. In this installment we’re honored to bring you the co-authors...
AFROFUTURISM 2022
Presented by Green Acre, a Bahá’í Center of Learning & the Seacoast African American Cultural Center (SAACC). This arts-based exploration of Afrofuturism will include three art galleries, one at SAACC, another at Green Acre and third online, opening in late April...