Here are some of the earlier programs Colloquy Downeast has offered. Since its inception, more than 1.000 people have attended 69 colloquys. Because of wide-spread interest some of the colloquys were offered twice. There has been unanimous consent that these colloquys have helped to broaden horizons, and to deepen the understanding of the participants.
2007/8
Isambard Kingdom Brunel: The Man Who Built the World with Eckley Herrick, Ph.D.
The Fall and Rise of Capitalism in the 20th Century .. and in the 21st? with Rich Howe
Reading The Bible For First Time with the Rev. Alice Hildebrand
You, Too, Can Write A Good Poem with Franham (Mike) Blair
Religion, A Force in World Affairs with Ronald P. Lesko
An Afternoon at the Opera with Linda Lesko
Alexis de Tocqueville: Insightful Visitor with John Roberts, M.D.
Energy .. We Can't Live Without It .. But How Do We Live With It? with Ron dePaolo
The Mexican-American War of 1846-8: Just Conflict or Land Grab? with Tony Newton
A Hands-on Workshop on Digital Photography with Betsy Braunhut
U.S. Foreign Policy Free for All with Bob Sargent
2006/7
Interpreting The Land: Our Inherited Bias with Dorothy Wurman
Writing Nonfiction with Ron dePaolo
Cancer 2006 with Drs. Arthur Weiss, M.D.& Kenneth Bovee, D.V.M., M.Med.Sc
Lord Admiral Nelson with John Roberts, M.D.
Europe Seen From An American Context: Unity or Disunity? with Ronald J.P. Lesko
Making The World In Performance with Judith Jerome
Ulysses S. Grant with Lowell "Tim" Thomas
Gordon Parks: Photographs and Writing with Farnham (Mike) Blair
Eastward. Cultural and Economic History of Coastal Maine with John Roberts, M.D.
The American Health Care System: Policy, Politics, Values with Phil Caper, M.D.
What’s Happening To The Media? with Ron dePaolo
2005/6
Unlocking Poetry with Farnham (Mike) Blair
Scopes' Trial with Ruth Davis
Nano-Technology with John Roberts, M.D., and Charles Tarr
George Washington with John Roberts, M.D.
Van Gogh with Farnham (Mike) Blair
Writing Nonfiction with Ron dePaolo
21st Century China with Robert Sargent
Fisheries of Maine with Robin Alden and Ted Ames
Freedom and Democracy with Ronald J.P. Lesko
Andrew Jackson with Lowell "Tim" Thomas
Responsibility of Corporations with Rich Howe
2004/5
Picasso with Farnham (Mike) Blair
Capt. Cook's Encounters with John Roberts, M.D.
American Indian Policies with Peter Sly
Countering International Terrorism with Robert Sargent
Short Stories, Enriching Personal Insight with Linda Lesko
The Middle East with Ronald J.P. Lesko
The Roots of Classical Music with Win Pusey
Four Films About Artists (Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), and R[obert] Crumb (1943- )) with Farnham (Mike) Blair
2003/4
Religious Belief in America with Ronald J.P. Lesko
Nature Nurture with John Roberts, M.D.
Down The Rabbit Hole (on Advertising and Marketing) with Margret Hannah
The Art of Film with Farnham (Mike) Blair
U.S. Foreign Policy of the 21st Century with Robert Sargent
John Marshall with Lowell "Tim" Thomas
Indians of Midcoastal Maine with Bill Haviland
Enjoying Poetry with Farnham (Mike) Blair
End of Physics? with Charles Tarr
Globalization with Rich Howe
Benjamin Franklin with John Roberts, M.D.
2002/3
Dreams - C.G. Jung's Analytical Psychology with Brad Pusey
Unlocking Poetry with Farnham (Mike) Blair
Apocalypse with Robert McCall
Design with Chris Raphael
James Madison with John Roberts, M.D.
Indians of Midcoastal Maine with Bill Haviland
2001/2
The Symphony with Irving Forbes
Genes & Time with John Roberts, M.D.
U.S. Intelligence with Robert Sargent
Risk Assessment with Charles Tarr
Global Violence with Ronald J.P. Lesko
Thomas Jefferson with John Roberts, M.D.
Fairy Tales with Nita Barbour
Geology of the Blue Hill Peninsula with Fred Beck