“Living the Dreams: Sketches of My Life” with author Connie Scanlon

Camden Public Library welcomes author Connie Scanlon for a talk about her memoir Living the Dreams: Sketches of my Life on Thursday, August 20 at 6:30 PM in the Picker Room.

Inspired by old handwritten letters found in the bookcase as a child and the sound of the freight train passing through Lincoln, ME, Connie Scanlon was determined to explore new possibilities. As life moved onward, the adventures of traveling and her unquenchable desire to gain more insight into music, cultures and people inspired her to have her backpack standby. Her experience as a teacher, a performer, a healer, a businesswoman, and spontaneous traveler reverberate throughout the pages of this book. Her destiny was Europe.

Connie Scanlon grew up in South Lincoln, Maine. She is a graduate of Mattanawcook Academy and entered Boston Conservatory at the age of seventeen where she received her Bachelor of Music, piano. Her master’s degree she received from the New England Conservatory in 1974 and was a student of Katja Andy.

An endless search for the source of inspiration, the lost chord, the Holy Grail has colored her life with many unforgettable experiences.

She now permanently lives in The Netherlands with her partner, Lia, and enjoys the spirit of Maine streaming vigorously through her veins.

Spirituality is normality, humor is the twist,
Life; joy, tears, sorrow, and laughter.  More on the list?
Love is the basis, begin with yourself,
Open your heart, breathe the warmth,
Your smile, unconditional wealth.