Edna St. Vincent Millay Birthday Celebration Reading
Edna St. Vincent Millay Birthday Celebration Reading in the Farnsworth auditorium. "A gala poetry reading will take place in honor of the life and work of Pulitzer Prize winning poet […]
$8
10 events found.
Events
-
-
Farnsworth Art Museum 16 Museum St., Rockland, ME, United States
-
Shakespeare and Contemporary Cancer Narratives
Bangor Room, Memorial Union Orono, ME, United StatesSujata Iyengar, Professor of English, University of Georgia, will present a talk on "Shakespeare and Contemporary Cancer Narratives" at 4:00 on Monday February 27 in the Bangor Room, Memorial Union. […]
-
-
Clickbait, Fake News and the Fourth Estate: Why Journalism is More Vital Than Ever
Wells Conference Center University of Maine, Orono, ME, United StatesTwo young, dynamic female journalists from the Washington Post—Jessica Contrera and Katie Mettler—will be giving a lecture from 2-3:30PM in Wells Conference Center Room 3. They will be talking on “Clickbait, Fake News and the Fourth Estate: Why Journalism is More Vital Than Ever.” This event, organized by Josh Roiland, is certain to be thrilling, have high relevance, and […]
-
Lecture by Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir: The Never-ending Popularity of Njáls Saga*
Campus lecture by Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir (Research Associate Professor, Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, University of Iceland), an expert on the study of medieval manuscripts from the University of Iceland, will […]
-
UMHC Faculty Grant deadline
The University of Maine Humanities Center Faculty Grant award process for 2017 is now open. Spring Deadline: Friday March 31, 2017 Applications are being accepted for maximum awards of $2,500 to support faculty research, community […]
-
-
The Epic and the Novel: Saga and Story Symposium Final Event
Foster Innovation Center UMaine, Orono, ME, United StatesFrom its roots in Old Norse, the word “saga” has been adopted into English as well as a number of other modern languages. In a medieval context, sagas were long […]
-
National History Day*
University of Maine Wells Conference Center, Stevens Hall, North Stevens Hall, The Union, Folger Library, and The Page Farm Museum, Orono, ME, United StatesMaine National History Day is one of the events we help sponsor. "Maine National History Day (NHD) is an annual event for teachers and students in grades 6-12 that promotes […]
-
Sean Mills, “Transnationalism, Race, and Quebec” (CanAm Lecture Series)
Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United StatesFrom the Canadian-American website: “In this paper I will explore new ways of thinking about Quebec and its connections to other societies and cultures, with a particular emphasis on debates about race and the transnational circulation of people and ideas. I will begin by looking at the relationship between language and race in Quebec the […]
-
The Lipstick Project*
Donald P Corbett Bldg UMaine, Orono, ME, United StatesLeigh Boyle, whom Mimi Killinger has worked to bring to UMaine and local high schools, is founder of an organization that goes to the heart of the humanistic endeavor. The Lipstick Project (named for the story of a crate of lipstick that mysteriously appeared during the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp) provides free, professional […]
-
15th Annual POETS/SPEAK!*
Bangor Public Library 145 Harlow St., Bangor, ME, United StatesThe 15th Annual POETS/SPEAK! event on Thursday, April 27 at the Bangor Public Library in celebration of National Poetry Month. Our 15th anniversary event celebrates “Origins: Roots & Sources” in conjunction with the library’s month-long Smithsonian exhibit on “Human Origins.” Festivities open with a performance from Dear Darwin followed by readings by LEONORE HILDEBRANDT, SIMIN KHOSRAVANI, CARL LITTLE, STEFANIA IRENE […]