• The Rule: A Critical and Creative Presentation

    Stewart Commons IMRC Stewart Commons, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

    On Wednesday, April 19 at 4:30 pm in the IMRC, outgoing MHC Undergraduate Fellow Paige McHatten will present the results of her Fellowship project with a talk and creative writing titled "The […]

  • FOUR WINTERS: A Story of Jewish Resistance during World War II

    Donald P Corbett Bldg UMaine, Orono, ME, United States

    The Maine Jewish Film Festival presents FOUR WINTERS: A Story of Jewish Resistance during World War II, a film by Julia Mintz "A stunning, heartfelt narrative of heroism and resilience" (Lincoln Center, NYJFF). See a trailer here: https://youtu.be/hmDR3j5vUsM In this moving documentary, the last surviving Jewish partisans tell the little-known story of their four years […]

  • Rabbi Rachel Isaacs, on “The Center for Small Town Jewish Life”

    Wells Conference Center University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

    UMaine Judaic Studies is proud to present an evening with Rabbi Rachel Isaacs, Executive Director of the Center for Small Town Jewish Life at Colby College. The spiritual leader of […]

  • Opening Reception: Past Trauma in Modernity: Impressions of COVID-19

    MiNOR Gallery 282 Main Street, Old Town, ME, United States

    The Fall 2022–Spring 2023 Maine Humanities Center (MHC) Undergraduate Fellow Donald Patten, a senior in the University of Maine Department of Art, will be exhibiting his MHC art project “Past Trauma in Modernity: Impressions of COVID-19” at the MiNOR Gallery at 282 Main Street in Old Town, Maine from June 3–30. There will be an […]

  • History Symposium Series: Paul A. Kramer

    Zoom

    The first lecture of the UMaine History 2023-24 Symposium Series will take place on Monday, Sept. 18th from 3:10-5:00 pm. Dr. Paul A. Kramer (History, Vanderbilt University) will be giving […]

  • Local Authors Book Reading

    Orono Brewing Company 61 Margin Street, Orono, ME, United States

    At 5:00 pm on Thursday, September 21, Orono Brewing Company (61 Margin Street, Orono, Maine) hosts a literary reading by local authors, including former McGillicuddy Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellow Paige […]

  • A Conversation with Rhiannon Giddens

    100 D.P. Corbett Hall

    On Saturday, September 23, the Collins Center for the Arts welcomes GRAMMY, Pulitzer Prize, and MacArthur "Genius" Grant winning performer Rhiannon Giddens to its stage--and that same day, at 1:00 pm in Donald P. Corbett 100 on the University of Maine campus, the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center is pleased to present, free and […]

  • Student Trip: Zillman Art Museum

    Zillman Art Museum 40 Harlow Street, Bangor, ME, United States

    On Friday, September 29, professor of history and former MHC director Liam Riordan will host a UMaine student trip to the Zillman Art Museum (ZAM) in Downtown Bangor (40 Harlow Street) […]

  • I Saw What You Did Podcast – Stephen King Double Feature

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

    Join us on Thursday October 19 from 3:30-5:30 at IMRC 104 (The Fernald Adaptive Presentation & Performance Environment) for a public discussion of two films based on Stephen King novels—Pet […]

  • Pre-Performance Lecture: “The Best of Enemies”

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

    On November 3 at 6:00 pm in the Bodwell Lounge of the Collins Center for the Arts, former MHC director and professor of communication and journalism Michael Socolow will give […]