Kids, Don’t Take my Advice: 45 Years of Braggin’ About Maine
The Maine Studies Program is proud to host an event on November 9th featuring noted television host and reporter Bill Green, a University of Maine alumnus. The title of Bill’s talk is “Kids, Don’t Take my Advice: 45 Years of Braggin’ About Maine”—a play on his line, “Kids, don’t go braggin’ just ’cause you’re from Maine,” with which he ends his popular show Bill Green’s Maine every Saturday evening.
Following his presentation, Bill will be interviewed onstage by noted NPR Washington correspondent Brian Naylor, another University of Maine graduate who knew Bill when they were both at Orono. Brian will ask Bill about his 45-year career as a television reporter in Maine, and his passion for the people, places and stories that inspire his work as a news reporter and show creator and host.
Bill will also be honored at the event by the UMaine Alumni Association, which will present him with their Black Bear Award. This award is given annually to alumni in “appreciation of outstanding service through continuous, outstanding advocacy for the University of Maine.”
The event will be held at the Collins Center for the Arts on the UMaine campus.
A pre-talk reception will begin at 5:30 pm in Miller’s Cafe of the CCA (tickets are $50 and support Maine-related programs and studies).
The talk, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 6:30 pm in the Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Building, which is connected to the Collins Center.
Tickets for both events are required and available at the Collins Center for the Arts website, in person at their box office, or by phone at 207-581-1755. Tickets to the pre-talk fundraising reception with Bill Green and Brian Naylor are limited in supply and must be purchased by Friday, November 3rd.
This is the first talk in a series called Framing Maine: Conversations with Storytellers and Imagemakers from the Pine Tree State. The series will highlight notable Mainers who tell the state’s stories through various media, including literature, art, music, print and digital media, and other forms. The next speaker in the series, scheduled for April 3rd, will be Dave Mallett, nationally known folk singer and songwriter (who is also a UMaine graduate).
“Framing Maine: A Conversation with Bill Green” is supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Fund. Bangor Savings Bank is our exclusive corporate sponsor for this inaugural event.
Additional sponsors include:
- The Maine Studies Program and Maine Folklife Center
- The Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center
- The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- The University of Maine Alumni Association
These sponsorships allow us to offer this event to the public at no charge. Tickets to the pre-talk reception, which cost $50 apiece, will support student research and coursework in areas related to Maine Studies, including the Sandy and Bobby Ives Fund, which supports research on Maine people, cultures and communities. Additional gifts may be made to this fund through the University of Maine Foundation website. (Please note that many companies offer matching gifts to educational institutions such as the University of Maine; be sure to check with your HR representative or donor liaison.)
For more information about this event, please contact Kreg Ettenger, Maine Studies Program Director, by email or phone at 207-581-1840.