IN-PERSON at AUBURN LEWISTON AIRPORT

A look at a few pieces of popular music from the era now described as Classic Rock.  But this is not so much about the music as it is about the lyrics.  There was some powerful poetry during this time, as found in the music of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Youngbloods, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Simon and Garfunkle, Elton John, Bob Dylan, and many others.  We will listen to and then examine what these poets had to say that resonates still today. Join us for a course that will be lots of fun, and will help us to keep learning from these masters.

For his 13th birthday (1967) Stephen Carnahan received a transistor radio. His parents didn't allow any of that "devil music" to be played in the house, so he lay at night, under the blankets, with his ear piece in, listening to WCAO in Baltimore as they played the hits of the day from The Doors lighting his fire, to Aretha Franklin demanding respect. He found that the music enhanced, rather than detracted from his spirituality. He has served for nearly 40 years as a pastor in the Congregational Church (United Church of Christ), and that music still feeds his soul. Songs from Paul Simon, The Rolling Stones and Percy Sledge have all found their way into his sermons. That little radio unleashed a stream of truth that still has meaning for today.