• 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 […]

    Free
  • 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 in a celebration of Rimbaud's life, work, and influence on the humanities. Food and drinks will be offered.

    Free
  • McGillicuddy Humanities Center Film Series : Zama

    Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

    The McGillicuddy Humanities Center Film Series will feature a collection of six films throughout the academic year related to "The Cinema of Colonization and Decolonization." The global films in the series, from France, Africa, Canada, Argentina and the United States, examine colonialism, racism and post-colonial identity, as well as decolonization of the film industry itself. All […]

  • Human Beans: A Bean Supper Series

    Recurring
    Church of Universal Fellowship 82 Main Street, Orono, ME, United States

    Throughout the Fall, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center will be holding a series of bean suppers as part of our annual symposium theme of "Society, Colonization and Decolonization." Each of the suppers will feature a different cultural identity and bean recipe, including Franco-American bean-hole beans with brown bread, US southwestern-style beans with red & green chiles, Cuban bean […]

    Free
  • 2019 Maine Heritage Lecture by Darren Ranco, “Protecting Wabanaki Basketmaking Traditions Threatened by an Invasive Pest”

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

    Darren Ranco, Chair of Native American Programs and Associate Professor of Anthropology, will be giving this year's Maine Heritage Lecture on "Protecting Wabanaki Basketmaking Traditions Threatened by an Invasive Pest: Addressing “Wicked Problems” Through Collaborative Research." Wabanaki (Micmac, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot) tribal basketmaking traditions use brown ash trees as their primary source material. This […]

  • From UMaine to Broadway: A discussion with lighting designer Don Holder

    Hauck Auditorium

    The division of Theatre/Dance is hosting Tony award winning lighting designer, and UMaine alum, Don Holder on Friday November 1st.  He will be giving a talk that is free and open to the public at 2pm in Hauck auditorium. Come learn more about this award winning designer, who has worked on 58 different Broadway shows, […]

    Free
  • McGillicuddy Humanities Center Film Series : Carol

    Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

    The McGillicuddy Humanities Center Film Series will feature a collection of six films throughout the academic year related to "The Cinema of Colonization and Decolonization." The global films in the series, from France, Africa, Canada, Argentina and the United States, feature a variety of filming styles, including documentary, ethnographic, and outsider films alongside studio productions. […]

  • Wabanaki Artist Showcase – Butch Phillips

    Hudson Museum

    Wabanaki Artist Showcases at the Hudson Museum provide an opportunity to see artists in action.  Join a free demonstration and talk by Butch Phillips, Penobscot Birchbark Artist on November 6, 2019. See the Hudson Museum's flyer below for more details and a list of other Artist Showcases this fall: Wabanaki Artists Flyer 2019