29th Annual Otis Lecture and Pre-lecture Dinner
Monday, November 2, 2026 — 6:00 pm
Benjamin Mays Center
Lewiston, Maine 04240
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On behalf of the Philip J. Otis Committee on Environmental Studies, we invite you to join us for dinner prior to the 29th Annual Otis Lecture.
This year’s lecture, Holding Ground: Wabanaki Archaeology as Resilience across Landscapes of Erasure, will be given by Dr. Bonnie Newsom, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Maine. This lecture is made possible by the Philip J. Otis ’95 Endowment.
Dinner: 6pm
Commons
Room 226, The Little Meeting Room
136 Central Avenue
Lewiston, ME 04240
Lecture: 7:30pm
Olin Arts Center
75 Russell Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
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