Bangor: Shared Tables, Shared Stories

Shared Tables, Shared Stories is a statewide initiative designed to convene Maine residents in meaningful, place-based conversations about the past, present, and future of this place that we now call Maine. Through a series of community potluck suppers held across diverse regions of the state, the program will use food, storytelling, the humanities, and the arts to create welcoming spaces for dialogue, reflection, and connection. Each supper will be tailored to its host community while sharing a common framework that encourages participants to explore identity, shared history, and aspirations for the future. Through conversations, artistic interludes, storytelling, and place-based reflection, participants will engage with the lived experiences and cultural traditions that shape our communities. The program is a partnership between Community Plate, the Maine Arts Commission, and Maine Humanities.