UMaine Special Events Calendar: September 14-30, 2006
Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756
ORONO — UMaine campus lectures, art exhibits, concerts, theater performances, exciting recreational opportunities and presentations on topical UMaine student research are offered to the public and University of Maine community throughout September. Here is a partial list of events and activities.
Additional details are available on the UMaine online calendar.
Sept. 14
“What’s at Stake for Women in the November Election?”
12:15-1:30 p.m., Bangor Room, Memorial Union, with Beth Edmonds, Maine State Senate president, and comments by UMaine political scientist Amy Fried; part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program Lunch Series
Artist’s Reception for “Maman Disait
,” 4-6 p.m., Maine Center for the Arts and Hudson Museum, with artist and adjunct professor of women’s studies and Franco-American studies Rhea Cote Robbins; exhibit runs through Nov. 27
“W/O3 without borders re: build / re: work / re: place,” public reception, 5-7 p.m., Lord Hall gallery; third in a series of annual exhibitions exploring the boundaries between the arts as well as art and technology. Curated through a collaboration by the University of Maine Department of Art and New Media Program, the ecole Nationale Superieure d’Arts, Paris/Cergy, and the MARCEL Network; exhibit includes work by students from UMaine and France. Exhibit runs through Sept. 22, 2006
Sept. 15
Opening Reception for “A Matter of Perception 2006
,” 4-6 p.m., Hauck Auditorium lobby; a biennial exhibit of works by adult artists with disabilities, organized by VSA Arts of Maine, hosted on campus by the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies
Sept. 16
First-Year Family Day, 8 a.m., campus-wide
Enjoy a day specifically to learn more about the campus, the community and what is offered to students every day. Enjoy brunch with the dean of students and staff, many informational sessions, a silent auction with great prizes, the MCA’s Opening Gala, Nate the Magician and much more. Visit the First Year Family Day website for more information.
MCA
Opening Gala: Liza Minnelli, 7 p.m., part of the Maine Center for the Arts season (fee)
Sept. 18
Last day to drop classes for refund
SCUBA Certification course, 5-9 p.m., Wallace Pool
This course is designed for the best hands-on experience in the classroom, pool and open water training. In class, you will be trained using the most up to date educational system in diving today. Your instructor is a P.A.D.I. trained and certified professional. Register at MaineBound (fee and registration)
Sept. 19
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What Is Stem Cell Research and Why Does It Matter?,” 12:15-1:30 p.m., Bangor Lounge, Memorial Union, with Clarissa Henry and comments by Bangor College associate professor of biological sciences Sandra Haggard; part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program Lunch Series
Sept. 20 & 21
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Multipurpose Room, Memorial Union; donors and volunteers needed
Sept. 21
“Religion and Violence Today,”
12:30-1:45 p.m., Bangor Room, Memorial Union, UMaine, with professor Doug Allen, philosophy; part of the Socialist and Marxist Studies Lecture Series
Sept. 22
Black Bear Triathlon (M, W & Coed), 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Swimming leg heats will run every 20 minutes, team competition; Once completing his or her leg, the swimmer will tag a teammate, (most likely the runner). This individual will then exit the pool using the side door and touch the hand of the biker. The biker is then ready to start his/her leg. Biking Leg: All bikers are required to wear ANSI approved helmets (hard shell); Running Leg: Make sure you read the map concerning the course. Memorial Gym complex
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Development and Applications of Chlorophyll Variable Fluorescence to Study Aquatic Photosynthesis: From the Antarctic to Tropics,” 11 a.m., by Max Gorbunov, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University; part of the School of Marine Sciences Seminar Series; Room 354, Aubert Hall.
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Captivity on the New England Frontier,” 3:30 p.m., Bodwell Lounge, Maine Center for the Arts, with Evan Haefeli, assistant professor of history, Columbia University, and Kevin Sweeney, professor of history and American studies, Amherst College; Department of History Symposium lecture, co-sponsored by the Canadian American Center
Sept. 23
Trumpet/Piano/Violin Recital, 7:30 p.m., Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall, performed by faculty members Jack Burt, Laura Artesani, Anatole Wieck and guests; part of the School of Performing Arts season (admission; students free)
Sept. 26
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The Challenge of Independence in Women’s Healthcare: A Matter of Choice,” 12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m., Coe Room, Memorial Union, with Ruth Lockhart, executive director of the Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center; a National Women’s Health and Fitness Day event; part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program Lunch Series
Sept. 28
Innovation Center Open House, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., featuring a welcome by President Robert Kennedy and a panel of entrepreneurs; Innovation Center
“Update on Iraq: Future U.S. Plans for the Middle East
,” 12:30-1:45 p.m., Bangor Room, Memorial Union, with Dahr Jamail, an extraordinary independent journalist who has been reporting from Iraq since 2003; part of the Socialist and Marxist Studies Lecture Series. Jamail also will deliver the Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Lecture, titled “The Ground Truth Today in Iraq” at 7:30 p.m., 100 Donald P. Corbett Business Building.
Tug-O-War, 4 p.m.-7 p.m., Memorial Gym complex; have fun, meet new people
Sept. 29
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Turning Algae On: Induced Responses and Ecological Consequences,” 11 a.m., Room 354, Aubert Hall, with Jeremy Long, NPS/ESA postdoctoral fellow, Marine Science Center, Northeastern University; part of the School of Marine Sciences Seminar Series
“A Recital of Birds,” 7:30 p.m., Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall; 11th Century Persian parable set to modern music; performers will include UMaine’s Trimorphic Protennoia: Nancy Ellen Ogle, soprano; Ginger Yang Hwalek, piano; and Kathleen Ellis, narrator. Other guest artists from University of Maine at Augusta and University of Southern Maine, and Kevin Birch, UMaine music lecturer, also will perform (admission; students free)
Ongoing events
“Jocelyn Lee: Youth”
a University of Maine Museum of Art exhibition, Norumbega Hall, 40 Harlow St., Bangor; through Oct. 7
“Sam Cady: Reality and Reverie”
a University of Maine Museum of Art exhibition, Norumbega Hall; through Oct. 7
“W/O3 without borders re: build / re: work / re: place”
Lord Hall gallery; the third in a series of annual exhibitions exploring the boundaries between the arts as well as art and technology. Curated through a collaboration by the University of Maine Department of Art and New Media Program, ecole Nationale Superieure d’Arts, Paris/Cergy, and the MARCEL Network, exhibit includes work by students from UMaine and France; through Sept. 22
“A Matter of Perception 2006: Exhibit by Artists with Disabilities,” Hauck Auditorium lobby, a biennial exhibit providing one of the few opportunities in the state for adult artists with disabilities to submit their work to a non-juried show; the exhibition, organized by VSA arts of Maine, is hosted on campus by the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies; Sept.15 — Nov. 16
“Maman Disait,” Maine Center for the Arts and Hudson Museum, by artist and adjunct professor of women’s studies and Franco-American studies Rhea Cote Robbins; Cote explores her artistic side in a celebration of her Franco-American heritage and her mother’s French language proverbs; through Nov. 27
“Celebrating Richard G. Emerick: The Man and his Legacy,” Hudson Museum,
Sept. 8 to May 2007
“Of Dwarf Wizards and Ravens: Robert Shetterley and the Hudson Museum”
September 2006 to December 2006