Midcoast Senior College announces free Winter Wisdom talks on Zoom The Times Record Share Midcoast Senior College is holding its annual Winter Wisdom lecture series beginning Jan. 6. Held on Wednesdays, these lectures will be presented on the Zoom teleconference platform this year. The schedule is as follows: Jan. 6: Music as a Form of Community in the Time of Covid. Local songwriter and performer Jud Caswell will talk about what themes of contemporary life that influence his compositions and will perform his songs on his acoustic guitar as well. Jan. 13: Universal Basic Income (UBI) in a Post-Pandemic World. Michael Howard, professor of philosophy at the University of Maine, will talk about Universal Basic Income, a proposal that would provide a monthly payment to cover basic expenses caused by high unemployment and businesses that have been forced to close.