UMaine Center on Aging’s May Festival: “A Celebration of Generations” May 9-10
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO – For the second consecutive year, the city of Bangor will be home to “May Festival: A Celebration of Generations,” a two-day series of events organized and hosted by the University of Maine’s Center on Aging and the Eastern Agency on Aging.
The Center on Aging is part of UMaine’s College of Business, Public Policy and Health and the School of Social Work. It is a university-wide interdisciplinary center specializing in aging education, research, evaluation and community service. It was established in the fall of 2001.
May Festival activities are suited for various age groups and are meant to recognize and honor the older adults in our families and communities. Activities will include theatre and music performances, a dance, educational programs and exhibits at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor’s Norumbega Hall. Norumbega Hall, at 40 Harlow St., is the home base for this year’s May Festival programming.
Tickets are required for attendance at May Festival events, the cost is $7.50. They are available in Bangor at the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Eastern Agency on Aging, Hammond Street Senior Center and Patrick’s in the Broadway Shopping Center.
In Orono, tickets may be purchased at Orono Pharmacy.
Bangor Mayor Nichi Farnham has issued a proclamation in recognition of the festival.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Friday, May 9
* Show ‘n Tell, exhibits and workshops of interest to older adults, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Norumbega Hall, museum level.
* Tour of the University of Maine Museum of Art, 10:30 a.m.
* Opening Luncheon and Welcome 12 noon at Chateau Ballroom, Norumbega Hall
* Chamber Music Youth Concert, 5 p.m. in the Bangor City Council Chambers
* May Festival Dance 8-11 p.m., Chateau Ballroom, Norumbega Hall
Saturday, May 10
* Show ‘n tell, exhibits and workshops of interest to older adults, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
* Olde but Goode, verbal appraisals with Robert Croul and Paul Zebiac, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Chateau Ballroom, Norumbega Hall
* Folk music concert with Generations, 1:30 p.m. Chateau Ballroom, Norumbega Hall
* Penobscot Theatre Company presentation of Paul Rudnick’s “I Hate Hamlet,” 5 p.m. at the Penobscot Theatre (May Festival ticket entitles patrons to a $2 discount from the regular ticket price)
More information on the festival and the Center on Aging is available at 581-3444 or http://www.mainecenteronaging.com.