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Pre-performance Lecture: Birdie Sawyer on “Flex Ave” by FLEXN

Bodwell Lounge, Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono, ME, United States

“This dance form, these artists won’t be boxed in.” – New York Times Following breakthrough performances at New York’s Park Avenue Armory, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Manchester International Festival, and an upcoming residency for the inaugural season of The Shed in New York City, FLEX AVE., the brand new creation of Flexn dance pioneer Reggie “Regg Roc” […]

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Recurring

F2M

It is parents’ weekend of Parker’s freshman year, but Parker’s very famous parents aren’t coming—which, trust him, is just as well. Confrontations both painfully funny and deeply poignant are sparked when Althea and Clarence show up uninvited, as Parker’s new sexual identity is put to the test, and as the family must grapple with the […]

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Recurring

F2M

It is parents’ weekend of Parker’s freshman year, but Parker’s very famous parents aren’t coming—which, trust him, is just as well. Confrontations both painfully funny and deeply poignant are sparked when Althea and Clarence show up uninvited, as Parker’s new sexual identity is put to the test, and as the family must grapple with the […]

Free
Recurring

F2M

It is parents’ weekend of Parker’s freshman year, but Parker’s very famous parents aren’t coming—which, trust him, is just as well. Confrontations both painfully funny and deeply poignant are sparked when Althea and Clarence show up uninvited, as Parker’s new sexual identity is put to the test, and as the family must grapple with the […]

Free
Recurring

F2M

It is parents’ weekend of Parker’s freshman year, but Parker’s very famous parents aren’t coming—which, trust him, is just as well. Confrontations both painfully funny and deeply poignant are sparked when Althea and Clarence show up uninvited, as Parker’s new sexual identity is put to the test, and as the family must grapple with the […]

Free
Recurring

F2M

It is parents’ weekend of Parker’s freshman year, but Parker’s very famous parents aren’t coming—which, trust him, is just as well. Confrontations both painfully funny and deeply poignant are sparked when Althea and Clarence show up uninvited, as Parker’s new sexual identity is put to the test, and as the family must grapple with the […]

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Melissa Bragdon Caron

Minsky Recital Hall Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

On Tuesday, March 28 at 7:30 pm in Minsky Recital Hall, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the UMaine School of Performing Arts welcome Melissa Bragdon Caron and her bluegrass band for a live performance. Melissa, a UMaine alum, is a Maine-based fiddler known for playing and teaching many different styles of music. Classically trained, she […]

Defiant Requiem: Lecture and Performance

Minsky Recital Hall Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

On March 29-30, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the School of Performing Arts welcome renowned conductor Murry Sidlin for a film screening and lecture as part of the 2022-23 MHC symposium on Recovery, Rediscovery, and Resilience. On Wednesday, March 29 at 7:30 pm in Minsky Recital Hall, Murry Sidlin will host a screening of the […]

Pre-Performance Lecture: Dan Barrett on Jazz at Lincoln Center

Bodwell Lounge, Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono, ME, United States

On Sunday, April 2 at 6:00 p.m., join the Collins Center for the Arts for a pre-performance lecture delivered by UMaine jazz professor Dan Barrett, presented with the support of the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center. Dr. Dan Barrett teaches low brass instruments, music theory, and jazz courses at the University of Maine, and […]

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Eve Beglarian

Minsky Recital Hall Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

On February 22 at 7:30 p.m., the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the UMaine School of Performing Arts will host composer and performer Eve Beglarian. Here's her description of her set list for the concert:   "The first half of tonight’s performance offers you some of the pieces I made in response to a four-month […]

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