UMaine November ’05 Calendar Highlights
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Nov. 4
Blithe Spirit, 7:30 p.m., Hauck Auditorium
Part of the School of Performing Arts theater; also Nov. 3-5, 7:30 p.m. &
Nov. 6, 2 p.m.
Sweet Honey in the Rock, 8 p.m., MCA (Admission)
Nov. 5
17th Annual Culturefest, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Memorial Gym, featuring exhibits, games, food court, music, art and fashion show with representatives from many of the 76 countries whose students attend UMaine
Nov. 6
Marsh Island Adventure Race, mountain biking, paddling, walking or running five miles, solo and team competition; sponsored by Campus Recreation (581-1081) (Fee & Nov. 4 registration deadline)
Collegiate Chorale, 2 p.m., Minsky Recital Hall (Admission)
A German Trio, 3 p.m., MCA
A Bangor Symphony Orchestra concert, with guest soloists Phillip and Noreen Silver, and Trond Saeverud (Admission)
Nov. 7
Crossing Into Maine: Old and New Immigration Stories, 12:10 p.m., Bodwell Lounge, MCA, with actress, oral historian and audio artist Judith Sloan, coauthor of “Crossing the BLVD” currently on exhibit at Hudson Museum to Nov. 23
Nov. 8
The Plum Creek Alternative: Pursuing the Economics of Conservation, 12-1 p.m., 105 Norman Smith Hall, with Sandy Neily from the Moosehead Region Futures Committee, offered by the Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research
Women, Girls and Immigration: Crossing the BLVD, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Memorial Union, with actress, oral historian and audio artist Judith Sloan; part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program
The Plum Creek Alternative: Pursuing the Economics of Conservation, 12-1 p.m., 105 Norman Smith Hall, with Sandy Neily from the Moosehead Region Futures Committee, offered by the Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research
Women, Girls and Immigration: Crossing the BLVD, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Memorial Union, with actress, oral historian and audio artist Judith Sloan; part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program
CHI – A New Era in Acrobats, 7 p.m., MCA (Admission)
Nov. 9
Political Controversy and Academic Freedom in the Classroom, 12:10-1 p.m., Bumps Room, Memorial Union, a panel discussion facilitated by UMaine political scientists Amy Fried and Richard Powell, offered by the Center on Teaching Excellence
Circling Katahdin: A Discussion of Poetry/Music Collaborations, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Memorial Union, with poet Kathleen Ellis and Macalester College music instructor Jan Gilbert, co-sponsored by the School of Performing Arts and Women in the Curriculum/Women’s Studies Program
20th Annual Maryann Hartman Awards, 5 p.m., Buchanan Alumni House, honoring Judith Isaacson, Jean Lavigne, Dorothy Schwartz and Brooke Hayne; sponsored by the Women in the Curriculum/ Women’s Studies Program
Nov. 10
Salt and Pepper, 10-11 a.m., MCA, performed by the Metro Theater Company for ages 8 to adult; part of the MCA Class Acts season (Admission)
Political Controversy and Academic Freedom in the Classroom, 12:10-1 p.m., Bumps Room, Memorial Union, a panel discussion facilitated by UMaine political scientists Amy Fried and Richard Powell, offered by the Center on Teaching Excellence
Circling Katahdin: A Discussion of Poetry/Music Collaborations, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Memorial Union, with poet Kathleen Ellis and Macalester College music instructor Jan Gilbert, co-sponsored by the School of Performing Arts and Women in the Curriculum/Women’s Studies Program
20th Annual Maryann Hartman Awards, 5 p.m., Buchanan Alumni House, honoring Judith Isaacson, Jean Lavigne, Dorothy Schwartz and Brooke Hayne; sponsored by the Women in the Curriculum/ Women’s Studies Program
Nov. 10
Salt and Pepper, 10-11 a.m., MCA, performed by the Metro Theater Company for ages 8 to adult; part of the MCA Class Acts season (Admission)
The Dialectics of the African Peace Movement, 12:301:45 p.m., Bangor Room, Memorial Union with Akwasi Aidoo, director of TrustAfrica; part of the Socialist and Marxist Studies Series
Poetry Reading by Kasey Mohammad and Stephanie Young, 4:30 p.m., Soderberg Auditorium, Jenness Hall; part of the New Writing Series
Nov. 11
Tribute to Janet Gilbert