March 25 at 7:30 p.m., and March 26 at 2:00 p.m. Minsky Recital Hall Admission: $9, free with student MaineCard
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Explore the night sky with your favorite friends from Sesame Street in One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure. Follow along with Big Bird, Elmo and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, as they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from earth. They explore […] |
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Conversation in French. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Mondays when classes are in session. Little Hall, Room 207
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“News Media Coverage of Climate Change Impacts on Native Maine Brook Trout” Ben Wyman, Communication MA candidate Department of Communication and Journalism Part of the CMJ Colloquium Series 12:00 p.m. @ 424 Dunn Hall
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Joy Giguere, Associate Professor of the History Department, Penn State University, will speak on 'People seem to go there to enjoy themselves: Public (Mis)behavior & the Rural Cemetery Movement in America' Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall
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Speaker: Douglas Stuart, Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Dickinson College Professor DOUGLAS STUART is the first holder of the J. William and Helen D. Stuart Chair in International Studies at Dickinson College and is also an Adjunct Research Professor at the U.S. Army War College. He is the author, co-author or editor of ten books, four monographs, […] |
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Mammoths lived on nearly all continents. In North America, the Columbian mammoth was well established when the wooly mammoth arrived from Siberia. By the end of the Ice Age all mammoths had gone extinct except for a relic population on Wrangle Island, which survived until about 4,500 years ago. Part of the Phi Beta Kappa […]
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Part of the 'The Human Dimensions of Climate Change' Film Series Disussion with Dr. Paul Mayewski, Director & Professor, Climate Change Institute March 28, 6:00 pm Library Room, Fogler Library
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Conversation in German. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Wednesdays when classes are in session. Little Hall, 207
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"The arboreal Galois group of a PCF cubic polynomial" Presented by: Rob Benedetto, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Amherst College Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Location: Barrows Hall, Hill Auditorium Sponsor: Department of Mathematics and Statistics Contact: Thomas Bellsky, 207.581.3900 Rob Benedetto Website |
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Conversation in Spanish. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Thursdays when classes are in session. Little Hall, 207
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BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES OF NONHARMING/NONVIOLENCE AND BUDDHIST MILITARISM IN JAPAN, SRI LANKA, AND MYANMAR Hugh Curran, Professor of Peace and Reconciliation Studies Bangor Room, Memorial Union
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Clickbait, Fake News and the Fourth Estate: Why Journalism is More Vital Than Ever Lecture by Jessica Contrera and Katie Mettler of The Washington Post. Followed by a Q&A and reception. Wells Conference Center Room 3 Organized by Josh Roiland, UMHC, along with the Honors College and CLAS, are contributing to this signature event supported […]
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The Never-ending Popularity of Njáls saga: The Manuscript Evidence Lecture by Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir, an expert on the study of medieval manuscripts from the University of Iceland. Part of the UMHC 2016-17 symposium Saga and Story: An Interdisciplinary Exploration from the Vikings to Our Time. Little Hall 130
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Checkout what our dance students have been working on this semester. 7:30 p.m. Minsky Recital Hall Admission: Free
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“Space Travel in the Near Future,” a physics colloquium by University of Maine professor Neil Comins, author of the new book, “The Traveler’s Guide to Space: For One-Way Settlers and Round-Trip Tourists,” will be held at 3:15 p.m. March 31 in 140 Bennett Hall. More about the Department of Physics and Astronomy Colloquia Series is online. Asteroid: Mission Extreme takes audiences on an epic journey to discover how asteroids are both a danger and an opportunity. The danger lies in the possibility of a cataclysmic collision with earth; the opportunity is the fascinating idea that asteroids could be stepping stones to other worlds — veritable way stations in space — enabling us to […] |
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In The Life of Trees a cheeky ladybug called Dolores and a quirky firefly called Mike take the audience on an adventurous journey of exploration into the wondrous world of […] |
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Conversation in French. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Mondays when classes are in session. Little Hall, Room 207
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“Learning to Innovate: The (Envisioned) Role of Communication in Innovation” Mark Congdon, Communication Doctoral Candidate Department of Communication and Journalism Part of the CMJ Colloquium Series 12:00 p.m. @ 424 Dunn Hall
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A panel discussion with Florence Lowe Lee of Gabi: http://_www.thegabi.com/company/president and Jenny Town of USKI and their blog 38 North: http://uskoreainstitute.org/about/staff/jenny-town/ April 3, 5:00pm McIntyre Room, Buchanan House This event is sponsored by the School of Policy and International Affairs and the Korean Economic Institute
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Travel with the brother-sister duo, Jack and Annie, in their Magic Treehouse as they discover a note that asks them to answer a series of six questions about space. With the help of an astronomer, the Internet, an astronaut, books and the writer of the mysterious note, Jack and Annie are taken on a wondrous journey […]
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Students play the role of the countries in the Six-Party talks (North Korea, South Korea, Japan, China, United States, or Russia), and try to “get to normal” or find a way forward with a nuclear North Korea. April 4, 2:00-5:00pm McIntyre Room, Buchanan House This event is sponsored by the School of Policy and International […]
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Part of the 'The Human Dimensions of Climate Change' Film Series Disussion with Dr. Christine Beitl, Assistant Professor Professor, Anthropology April 4, 6:00 pm Library Room, Fogler Library
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7:00 p.m. • Minsky Recital Hall • Admission: $9, free with student MaineCard
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Conversation in German. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Wednesdays when classes are in session. Little Hall, 207 |
6 events,
Conversation in Spanish. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Thursdays when classes are in session. Little Hall, 207
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DEMOCRACY FOR WHOM? THE IMPERATIVE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION Rhonda Y. Williams, Professor of History, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland. Dr. Williams is the author of Concrete Demands: The Search for Black Power in the 20th Century. At 7:30 p.m., April 6, in the Minsky Recital Hall, Prof. Williams will deliver the annual memorial Howard […]
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Part of the 2016-17 UMHC Symposium: Saga and Story: An Interdisciplinary Exploration from the Vikings to Our Time Thursday, April 6 4:30-6:00pm IMRC Building Celebrated writers Eileen Miles, Justin Taylor, Andrew Ervin, and Gregory Howard will read their creative work inspired by Laxness.
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“Meteorites and the Origin of the Solar System,” a lecture presented by Dr. Henning Haack, Associate Researcher, Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel. In April 2016, a very bright fireball was observed over Maine most likely resulting in a meteorite fall north of Bethel. Unfortunately, the meteorite was never found, despite considerable effort to locate […]
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Concrete Demands: Black Power History and Legacies in the 21st Century Thursday, April 6, 7:30 p.m. Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall Reception and book signing to follow
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Written by John Cariani, "Almost, Maine" is a collection of nine short plays that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical town. Hauck Auditorium April 6-8, 7:30 p.m. and April 9, 2:00 p.m. Admission: $10, free with student MaineCard
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Department of Art Student Exhibition will be on display in Lord Hall Gallery of Art, starting April 7, through May 4. Lord Hall Gallery is open Mon-Fri, 9:00am-4:30pm. Opening night recetion will be held on Friday, March 31, 5:30-7:00pm. Lord Hall Gallery of Art
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Part of the 2016-17 UMHC Symposium: Saga and Story: An Interdisciplinary Exploration from the Vikings to Our Time Friday, April 7 3:00-5:00pm Foster Innovation Center 3-4pm: Celebrated writers Eileen Miles, Justin Taylor, Andrew Ervin, and Gregory Howard share their perspectives on Laxness' legacy and writing. 4-5pm: A community discussion of Laxness' Independent People. Led by Miles, Taylor, […]
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Department of Art Student Exhibition will be on display in Lord Hall Gallery of Art, starting April 7, through May 4. Opening night reception will be held on Friday, April 7, 5:30-7:00pm. Lord Hall Gallery of Art
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Join the young Charles Darwin on an adventurous voyage of exploration circumnavigating the World with the HMS Beagle. In the 19th century in Victorian times many physical phenomena were already discovered and described by natural laws, but life’s most eloquent mechanism was still unknown: How could new species arise to replace those lost in extinction? […] Written by John Cariani, "Almost, Maine" is a collection of nine short plays that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical town. Hauck Auditorium April 6-8, 7:30 p.m. and April 9, 2:00 p.m. Admission: $10, free with student MaineCard
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Written by John Cariani, "Almost, Maine" is a collection of nine short plays that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical town. Hauck Auditorium April 6-8, 7:30 p.m. and April 9, 2:00 p.m. Admission: $10, free with student MaineCard
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Written by John Cariani, "Almost, Maine" is a collection of nine short plays that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical town. Hauck Auditorium April 6-8, 7:30 p.m. and April 9, 2:00 p.m. Admission: $10, free with student MaineCard
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April 9, 2017 at 3pm Collins Center for the Arts Lucas Richman, conductor Isaac Bray, baritone University of Maine Singers and Oratorio Society Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 Edward […] |
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Admitted students starting in Fall 2017 are invited to attend an Accepted Student Day on campus. For more information, please visit go.umaine.edu/visit. Conversation in French. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Mondays when classes are in session. Little Hall, Room 207
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Professor Sean Mills of the University of Toronto will present a lecture entitled “Transnationalism, Race, and Quebec” at the Hill Auditorium in Barrows Hall, April 10 at 12PM. Organized by […] |
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Professor Donald Zillman will talk about his 2016 book, Living the World War: A Weekly Exploration of the American Experience in World War One - Volume One, co-authored by Elizabeth Elsbach. April 11, 4:00pm Little Hall, Room 130
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Part of the 'The Human Dimensions of Climate Change' Film Series Disussion with Dr. Aaron Strong, Assistant Professor, Marine Policy April 11, 6:00 pm Library Room, Fogler Library
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Conversation in German. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Wednesdays when classes are in session. Little Hall, 207
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Keep Calm and Scroll On: Understanding the News Media's Influence in Turbulent Times A lecture by Josh Roiland, Professor of Journalism Free and open to the public April 12, 7:00pm 100 Corbett Hall
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Conversation in Spanish. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Thursdays when classes are in session. Little Hall, 207
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LET’S MAKE THE EARTH GREAT AGAIN: A GANDHIAN RESPONSE TO OUR GLOBAL CRISIS J. Gray Cox, Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Political Economics, History, and Peace Studies, The College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor Bangor Room, Memorial Union
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Film Screening and Discussion of independent film by Iranian-Canadian journalist and filmmaker, Maziar Bahari. Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: 235 North Stevens Hall “To Light A Candle” is an independent film by Iranian-Canadian journalist and filmmaker, Maziar Bahari. It derives its title from what is an old Chinese proverb: Don’t rail against the darkness—light a candle. It chronicles […] |
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Join the young Charles Darwin on an adventurous voyage of exploration circumnavigating the World with the HMS Beagle. In the 19th century in Victorian times many physical phenomena were already discovered and described by natural laws, but life’s most eloquent mechanism was still unknown: How could new species arise to replace those lost in extinction? […] |
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In The Life of Trees a cheeky ladybug called Dolores and a quirky firefly called Mike take the audience on an adventurous journey of exploration into the wondrous world of […] |
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Conversation in French. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Mondays when classes are in session. Little Hall, Room 207
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Chicken meet egg: Determining the 5-year temporal relationships between cognitive performance and symptoms of depression in the MSLS community sample Presented by: Peter Dearborn, Ph.D. student in Psychology Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Location: Little Hall, Room 140 |
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Interested in becoming a drug and alcohol counselor, clinical psychologist, social worker, psychiatric nurse, or school psychologist? Attend the Psychology Career Panel to find out what it is like to work in psychology, what kind of training you will need and how to get into graduate school! Refreshments will be served. Tuesday, April 18 6:00-7:30 […] |
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Conversation in German. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Wednesdays when classes are in session. Little Hall, 207
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The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture are proud to present the first annual Libby Lecture in Resource Policy. Byron Kenneth Williams, Executive Director, The Wildlife Society, will be presenting a talk entitled “Uncertainty, Learning, and a Framework for the Integration of Science and Policy.” 4 p.m. Lecture 5 p.m. […]
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"MAIDENTRIP" film viewing and discussion Presented by: Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program Time: 6:00 PM Location: 101 Fernald Hall |
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"Nature Inspired Materials Science" Presented by: Dr. Michael Rubner, TDK Professor of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Time: 11:00 AM Location: 421 Aubert Hall Conversation in Spanish. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Thursdays when classes are in session. Little Hall, 207
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TOWARD A HUMBLE ECOLOGY: PHENOMENOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPTH IN DEEP ECOLOGY Don Beith, Professor of Philosophy Bangor Room, Memorial Union
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New Writing Series "Poetry Reading by Mark Nowak" Presented by: Mark Nowak Time: 4:30 PM Location: AP/PE Space, IMRC, Stewart Commons
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ARCHAEOLOGY MATTERS: The Relevance of Archaeology in the Modern World Archaeology is not just about the past but also is quite relevant to the world today. Archaeology’s long time perspective can provide fresh insights into issues such as sustainability, resilience, and adaptation to changing ecological and cultural conditions. While archaeology clearly cannot solve the huge […]
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Join the young Charles Darwin on an adventurous voyage of exploration circumnavigating the World with the HMS Beagle. In the 19th century in Victorian times many physical phenomena were already discovered and described by natural laws, but life’s most eloquent mechanism was still unknown: How could new species arise to replace those lost in extinction? […] |
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Presented by: Maine Philosophical Institute Time: 8:15 AM - 4:15 PM Location: Peabody Hall, Husson University, Bangor, Maine Sponsor: Husson University, Maine Philosophical Institute Contact: Nicholas Jenkins, 207.941.7180 For a full schedule, click here.
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In The Life of Trees a cheeky ladybug called Dolores and a quirky firefly called Mike take the audience on an adventurous journey of exploration into the wondrous world of trees. Attend the Creepy Crawlies Educational Institution to find out how trees live and their importance to the wider environment. On the excursion Delores and […]
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2:00 p.m. • Minsky Recital Hall • Admission: $9, free with student MaineCard
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Conversation in French. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Mondays when classes are in session. Little Hall, Room 207
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NAME: HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY ceremony, film, discussion. PRESENTED BY: Judaic Studies Program, Hillel, Office of Multicultural Student Life, WIlson Center, Honors College, Student Heritage Alliance Council DATE: Monday, April 24 TIME: 3 p.m. LOCATION: Martin Luther King Plaza, followed by FFA Room in Memorial Union. SPONSOR: Judaic Studies Program, Hillel, Office of Multicultural Student Life, Wilson Center, […] |
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"The Lipstick Project: Contributing to a Very Good Death" Tuesday, April 25 12:30-1:45pm Bangor Room, Memorial Union
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"The Lipstick Project" Public Address Tuesday, April 25 7pm 100 Corbett
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Conversation in German. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Wednesdays when classes are in session. Little Hall, 207
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Speaker: Paul Kunoni, UMaine MA in Global Policy candidate and author of The Breaking Spears: A Culture at Crossroads with Modernity (iUniverse, 2015) Time: 5:00 p.m. Location: 235 North Stevens Hall Paul Kunoni is the author of The Breaking Spears: A Culture at Crossroads with Modernity (iUniverse, 2015), a detailed account of how his tradition and family background shaped his resolve […] |
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Conversation in Spanish. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Thursdays when classes are in session. Little Hall, 207
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The recipients of this year’s Grady Awards for Creative Writing will read from their winning manuscripts in a special New Writing Series event on Thursday, April 27, 2017. The reading, which will be hosted by members of the creative writing faculty, starts at 4:30pm in the Allen & Sally Fernald APPE Space, 104 Stewart Commons, University of […]
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7:30 p.m. • Collins Center for the Arts • Admission: $12, free with student MaineCard
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Join the young Charles Darwin on an adventurous voyage of exploration circumnavigating the World with the HMS Beagle. In the 19th century in Victorian times many physical phenomena were already discovered and described by natural laws, but life’s most eloquent mechanism was still unknown: How could new species arise to replace those lost in extinction? […]
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“Les Magasins,” a 48-minute documentary exploring the history of small, family-owned grocery stores located on Sand Hill, Augusta throughout the 1900s. Film showing and Q&A with director Norm Rodrigue. Free and open to the public. Friday, April 28 7:00pm Franco American Centre |
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Film screening and Q&A with Pierre Marier, director, and Ray “Luc” Levasseur. Free and open to the public. For more info about the film, go to http://www.f3msurdemande.ca/unamericain/. Saturday, April 29 7:00pm Soderberg Hall
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Dr. Wieck, violin and viola, and Gena Raps, piano, will perform work by Gregory Palitz, Debussy, Bartók, Schumann, and others. 7:30 p.m. • Minsky Recital Hall This event is FREE and open to the public.
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2:00 p.m. • Minsky Recital Hall • Admission: $9, free with student MaineCard
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In The Life of Trees a cheeky ladybug called Dolores and a quirky firefly called Mike take the audience on an adventurous journey of exploration into the wondrous world of […] |
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Free workshops by George Findlen, certified genealogist, will be held at the Franco American Centre (110 Crossland Hall across from the Alfond Arena), Monday, May 1, 2-8:15PM. Co-sponsored with the Penobscot County Genealogical Society. For more information, contact Lisam@maine.edu or 581-3789. 2-3pm: Using Standard Histories to Find Elusive Relatives 3:15-4:15pm: How to Tell if Your French-Canadian Ancestors […] Conversation in French. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Mondays when classes are in session. Little Hall, Room 207 |
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Asteroid: Mission Extreme takes audiences on an epic journey to discover how asteroids are both a danger and an opportunity. The danger lies in the possibility of a cataclysmic collision with earth; the opportunity is the fascinating idea that asteroids could be stepping stones to other worlds — veritable way stations in space — enabling us to […] |
2 events,
Conversation in German. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Wednesdays when classes are in session. Little Hall, 207 |
5 events,
Conversation in Spanish. All levels of ability are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Occurs weekly on Thursdays when classes are in session. Little Hall, 207
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COS498 Advanced Video Game Programming with Unity Students will demonstrate their games 3:30 – 5:00 PM, Thursday, May 4th in Room 120 Neville Hall Games include: Several VR games, Real-Time Strategy games, network games, racing games, procedural landscapes, underwater world, hack & slash, dungeon diggers, maze runners, educational games, and more… 3:30-5:00pm 120 Neville Hall
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"Access Everything": New Media Night 2017 Thursday, May 4, 5-7pm IMRC (Innovative Media Research and Commercialization center) New Media's seniors and faculty invite you to test-drive the expanded access that digital technologies can offer to populations with diverse backgrounds, abilities, and interests. Join us to try a mobile app that lets you navigate scientific diagrams […] |
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide the Universe is and incredible visual tour of the size and scale of our cosmos. Join planetarium manager Shawn Laatsch as he hosts the evening presentation and “flies” participants out into space on a unique and engaging tour through the universe. Audience members will travel to our local planets and their moon systems, […] |
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