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University of Maine Singers presents Handel’s “Messiah”

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono, ME, United States

The University of Maine Singers, under the direction of Francis John Vogt, will perform George Frideric Handel’s beloved oratorio Messiah. They will be joined by an orchestra of School of Performing Arts faculty, students, and regional professionals. Featured as soloists will be undergraduate Vocal Performance majors Kayla M’Lynn Gayton, soprano and Zachary Fisher, tenor; guest […]

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Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference

he Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference will be held at the beautiful University of Maine campus in Orono, ME, from May 30 to June 1, 2019. Please join us for a series of events, panels, presentations, and concerts celebrating the unique history of Maine, its peoples, culture, politics, art and music. Please see our program for a complete […]

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Until the War is Over: An Opera in One Act

Class of 1944 Hall

A lecture by Jennifer Moxley will precede a public workshop of selections from Until the War is Over: An Opera in One Act, Based on H.D.’s Bid Me to Live Lindsay Conrad as H.D. (Hilda Doolittle) Isaac Bray as Richard Aldington Caitlin Felsman as Bella Joseph Cough as D.H. Lawrence Libretto: Jennifer Moxley Music: Beth […]

Wabanaki Artist Showcase – Molly Neptune Parker

Hudson Museum

Wabanaki Artist Showcases at the Hudson Museum provide an opportunity to see artists in action. Molly Neptune Parker, Passamaquoddy Basketmaker and 2012 National Heritage Fellow, will be presenting a free demonstration and talk. See the Hudson Museum's flyer for more details and a list of other Artist Showcases this fall: Wabanaki Artists Flyer 2019 

Lecture by Professor Ann M. Little of Colorado State University on “The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright: Communities of Women in the Northeast Borderlands”

Bumps Room, Memorial Student Union

Ann M. Little, Professor of History at Colorado State University, will offer a lecture and discussion on, “The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright: Communities of Women in the Northeast Borderlands.” The event, part of  the Alice Stewart Lecture Series, will be held from 12:00pm-1:30pm in the Bumpus Room of Memorial Student Union. The lecture emphasizes the methodology in […]

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Free Artober Bus Trip to Bangor Arts Exchange and UMaine Museum of Art

Collins Center for the Arts Parking Lot, Bowdoin College, Maine Historical Society, Portland Museum of Art

A free bus will depart the Collins Center for the Arts parking lot at 4:15 PM on Friday, October 4, 2019. Seats are available on a first come first serve basis. The bus will drop participants off for a kickoff event and performances at Bangor Arts Exchange, followed by a pizza party at the UMaine […]

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Wabanaki Artist Showcase – Frances Soctomah

Hudson Museum

Wabanaki Artist Showcases at the Hudson Museum provide an opportunity to see artists in action.  Join us for a free demonstration and talk by Frances Soctomah, Passamaquoddy Basketmaker. Click here […]

“De-colonization is not a reality show” a one-person performance by William S. Yellow Robe, Jr.

Lord Hall, room 100

“De-colonization is not a reality show” a one-person performance/first draft written by William S. Yellow Robe, Jr. directed by visiting Libra Professor Madeline Sayet Wednesday, October 16, 6:00 p.m. Lord Hall, Room 100 Free and open to the public Co-sponsored by the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, the UMaine Department of Art, and the UMaine Department of English

Madeline Sayet, “Indigenous Shakespeares”

Allen and Sally Fernald AP/PE Space Stewart Commons IMRC, UMaine, Orono, ME, United States

Award winning Mohegan director and Visiting Libra Professor Madeline Sayet will discuss the historical relationship between Native peoples and Shakespearean performance, and how Native artists have used Shakespearean productions as a tool to reclaim their voices and empower theNative Theater movement. The event will take place on October 17, 2019, at 4:30pm in the Fernald […]

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Arthur Rimbaud: A 165th Birthday Celebration and Poetry Reading

Coe Room, Memorial Union University of Maine, Orono, United States

McGillicuddy Humanities Center Fellow Noah Loveless will lead a group reading of poet Arthur Rimbaud's work "A Season In Hell" on the 165th anniversary of Rimbaud's birth. Join the MHC […]

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Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center
110 South Stevens Hall Orono, ME 04469
Tel: 207.581.1848 Fax: mhc@maine.edu
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