Year: 2009

UMaine Travel-Study Business Class Heading to Russia

Contacts: John Mahon, 581-1968; Andrei Strukov, 581-1925; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – Special travel-study courses offered through the University of Maine previously have focused on Canada, Europe, China and other regions, as international interest keys on areas of rising global significance. A springtime travel-study course being offered through the Maine Business School and Division of […]

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New Parenting Class for Expectant Parents in Machias

Contact: Deb Eckart (207) 255-3345 MACHIAS — University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Downeast Health Services, Family First: Parents Are Teachers Too, and other local programs have will collaboratively provide a two-part parenting class in November. The classes are scheduled for Nov. 10 and 17 from 6-8 p.m. at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension office […]

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UMaine Hosting Fulbright Program and Concert Oct. 31

Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The Maine Chapter of the Fulbright Association is sponsoring a public concert featuring the University of Maine Symphony Orchestra with visiting musicians from Guatemala and guest conductor James Ball on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 7:30 p.m. at UMaine’s Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall. The University Symphony Orchestra, […]

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Culturefest to Showcase International Students’ Homeland Traditions

Contacts: Sarah Joughin, 581-3423 ORONO – The University of Maine will hold its 22nd Culturefest Saturday, Nov. 7, a festival of cultural exhibits, traditional singing, dancing, clothing and cuisine from around the world. Held annually in the UMaine Field House from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Culturefest attracts more than 1,000 visitors from campus and […]

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Anthropology Dept. and Climate Change Institute to Host Smithsonian Experts

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Two renowned archaeobiology experts from the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History will visit the University of Maine next week, for lectures presented by UMaine’s Dept. of Anthropology and Climate Change Institute. Bruce Smith, Smithsonian curator of North American archaeology, will discuss “Everything You Need to […]

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Trick-or-Trot at UMaine Horse Barn Saturday Evening

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The second annual trick-or-trot for area youngsters will be held on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 6-8 p.m. at the horse barn at the University of Maine’s J. F. Witter Research and Teaching Farm on College Avenue in Old Town. Local children are encouraged to dress in costume […]

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Ocean Classroom Foundation, University of Maine Pair Up for Semester at Sea

CONTACT: Susan L. Hodder, Ocean Classroom Foundation (207) 633-2750 ext. 102 Joe Carr, University of Maine (207) 581-3571 Note to editors: Representatives from UMaine and the Ocean Classroom Foundation will be available on Friday Oct. 30 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Rockland harbor to discuss this program and give tours of the schooner Harvey Gamage, […]

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UMaine Chamber Jazz Ensemble Concert Nov. 3

Contact: Karel Lidral, 581-1256 ORONO — The University of Maine Chamber Jazz Ensemble will present its formal concert in Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall, on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. The organization includes several soloists or small ensembles with piano accompaniment.  This semester’s group consists of 11 musicians, representing a variety of […]

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3rd Annual A Cappella Concert to Benefit UMaine Alternative Spring Break

Contact: Rebecca Workman, (207) 664-8999 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Alternative Spring Break will host its third annual benefit concert Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in Room 100 of the Donald P. Corbett Business Building. The event will feature five of UMaine’s student a cappella groups, including the premier all-female group Renaissance and […]

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UMaine Plans Tulip Planting Wednesday for Cancer Research

Contact: Vicky Blanchette, 581-2204/944-2695; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — For the fourth year in a row, University of Maine volunteers will plant a pink tulip garden on the UMaine campus in front of Fogler Library Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m., to raise funds for cancer research through the Maine Cancer Foundation. In total, 30,000 […]

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