April 2006 UMaine Events Calendar

Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756

ws film; part of the Peace and Justice Film Series

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Boston Marriage,” 7:30 p.m., Hauck Auditorium: A Maine Masque production, directed by Allen Adams; part of the School of Performing Arts season

Symphonic and Concert Bands in Concert, 7:30 p.m., Hutchins Concert Hall, part of the School of Performing Arts season; students free, public fee

April 14

School of Marine Sciences Seminar, 11 a.m., 354 Aubert Hall, with Collin Roesler, senior research scientist, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences; part of the School of Marine Sciences Seminar Series

Boston Marriage and American Buffalo, 7:30 p.m., Hauck Auditorium: A Maine Masque production, directed by Allen Adams; part of the School of Performing Arts season

 

April 15

13th Annual UMaine Cooperative Extension Spring Garden Celebration, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Unity College: Choose from 12 workshops offered by UMaine Extension and MOFGA specialists, local growers and more; topics range from conserving home energy and backyard birding to flower arranging; donations collected benefit the Waldo County student scholarship fund; registration required (1-800-287-1426)~

Collegiate Chorale in Concert, 7:30 p.m., Minsky Recital Hall, part of the School of Performing Arts season; students free, public fee

American Buffalo and Boston Marriage, 7:30 p.m., Hauck Auditorium: A Maine Masque production, directed by Allen Adams; part of the School of Performing Arts season

April 16

Whitewater Kayaking – Level 2, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., MaineBound Adventure Center: A Level 2 clinic for those that have logged some personal time on the river and feel comfortable with basic skills — catching eddies, making ferries, rolling in current and reading and running class III whitewater; fee

April 19

Ozzie and Harriet, Same-Sex Marriage and the Culture Wars: LGBT Families in Maine, 1960-Present, 12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m.,~Coe Room, Memorial Union, with Howard Solomon, scholar in residence in the in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Collection, Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University at Southern Maine; part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program Lunch Series

The John M. Rezendes Visiting Scholar in Ethics Lecture, 4 p.m.- 6 p.m., Minsky Recital Hall, with Lily Yeh, professor of art and art history at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, and cofounder and emeritus executive director of the Village of Arts and Humanities

An Evening with Augusten Burroughs: Stories from a Remarkable Life

, 7 p.m., MCA; fee

April 20

Wes McNair, 3 p.m.-4 p.m., Fogler Library Special Collections Room: Award-winning poet Wes McNair reads and discusses his work

Elements of Chinese Gardens, 4 p.m., MCA: An illustrated lecture by photographer Marta Morse, whose images are on display in a Hudson Museum exhibit

The Penobscot River and Her People: Wading through the Politics of Power, Pollution and Protection, 4 p.m., Fogler Library University Club: A film and panel presentation with John Banks, James Francis and Angela Reed

Poetry Reading by Mary Caponegro, 4:30 p.m., Soderberg Auditorium, part of the New Writing Series

April 21

Introduction to Whitewater Kayaking, 8 a.m., MaineBound Adventure Center: Whitewater paddling is one of the fastest growing sports around, and for good reason. It’s fun. The beauty of the river, the thrill of the rapids, the feeling of accomplishment at the end of the day — this is your chance to get started with an amazing experience; fee

School Size and the “Power Rating” of Poverty: Substantive Finding or Statistical Artifact?, 2 p.m.-3 p.m., 159 Shibles Hall, with Ted Coladarci, professor of education, a College of Education and Human Development Research Colloquium

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Broadway Nights,” 7:30 p.m., April 21-22, Minsky Recital Hall, part of the School of Performing Arts season; students free, public free

April 22

Acadia Rock Climbing — Intro / Level 1: Leaving MaineBound Adventure Center at 7 a.m. for two days of climbing and one night camping on spectacular Mt. Dessert Island; participants will enjoy the quality granite that the Island has to offer as they cover and review the basics of a challenging and rewarding sport. On Saturday, participants spend the day top-roping at Otter Cliffs or South Bubble. Climbs rated from 5.6 – 5.10; registration required (581-1794); fee

Whitewater Creek Clinic, 8 a.m., MaineBound Adventure Center: So you’ve run the Souadabscook, you’ve done the Kenduskeag, maybe you’ve even aced the Dead, the Deerfield or the Kennebec rivers. Some of the best whitewater that Maine has to offer runs only in the spring; fee

April 23

Zubenelgenubi’s Magic Sky, 2 p.m., UMaine Jordan Planetarium: A planetarium show for grades K-1; students free, public fee

Inspiration and Consolation, 3 p.m., Hutchins Concert Hall: A performance of “Ein Deutsches Requiem, op. 45” by Brahms, performed by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, with guest soloists soprano Kelley Nassief and baritone Zheng Zhou, and the University of Maine Singers and Oratorio Society; students free, public fee

April 24

TIAA-CREF Distinguished Honors Graduate Lecture, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., Minsky Recital Hall, with Daniel Christensen, class of 1977, chief executive officer of the Hancock Natural Resource Group, and president of Hancock Timber Resource Group

April 25

Percussion Ensemble in Concert, 7:30 p.m., Minsky Recital Hall, part of the School of Performing Arts season; students free, public fee

April 26

Spring into a Healthy Weight, 12:10 p.m.-1:30 p.m.,~Coe Room, Memorial Union, with Joanna Fichthorn; part of the Nutrition Lunch ‘n’ Learn Series

Creating Community Through Diversity: Bangor Area Clergy Talk about Shared Leadership, Collaboration and Consensus, 12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m.,~Bangor Lounge, Memorial Union, with Grace Bartlett, United Methodist Church; Elaine Hewes, Lutheran Church; Elaine Peresluha, Unitarian Universalist Church; Constance Wells, United Church of Christ; part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program Lunch Series

Belay Seminar, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., MaineBound Adventure Center; a free seminar for beginners who would like to learn how to belay at the Maine Bound Adventure Center and for experienced climbers who simply need an orientation to our facility; registration required (581-1794)~

April 27

A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Potential for River Water Toxicity to Increase Following Dam Removal, 12 p.m.-1 p.m., 105 Norman Smith Hall, with Adria Elskus, USGS/Department of Biological Sciences; offered by the Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research

Writing a Winning Proposal for a Maine Technology Institute (MTI) Development Award, 12 p.m.-2 p.m., Target Technology Center, 20 Godfrey Drive Orono: Gain an understanding of the proposal review process; read the Development Award Request for Proposals (RFP) posted on the MTI website (www.mainetechnology.org) and come with questions

Queer Forgetting, 7 p.m., 110 Little Hall, with Judith Halberstam, English professor and director of the Center for Feminist Research, University of Southern California, and author of “In a Queer Time and Place”

Jazz Ensemble in Concert, 7:30 p.m., Minsky Recital Hall, part of the School of Performing Arts season; students free, public fee

April 28

Introduction to Sea Kay
aking, 8 a.m., Maine Bound Center/Wallace Pool: A course that provides the framework for beginning paddlers wanting to explore protected coastal waters. An enthusiastic and qualified staff will start with you in the pool covering basic strokes and rescues, wet exits and appropriate equipment use and fit; registration required (581-1794); fee~

School of Marine Sciences Seminar, 11 a.m., 345 Aubert Hall, with Matthew Litvak, director of the Centre for Coastal Studies and Aquaculture, University of New Brunswick; part of the School of Marine Sciences Seminar Series

April 29

Orchestra Concert, 7:30 p.m., Minsky Recital Hall, a School of Performing Arts performance; students free, public fee

April 30

Athena Consort and Black Bear Men’s Chorus in Concert, 2 p.m., Minsky Recital Hall; students free, public fee

Ongoing Activities/Events

Kenro Izu: Sacred Places, 4/14/2006 – 7/1/2006; Norumbega Hall, Bangor, a University of Maine Museum of Art exhibit

Arts of Asia: The Sacred and the Secular, 3/1/2006 – 6/23/2006, a Hudson Museum exhibit

Embedded Quilts from the Iraq War, 2/1/2006 – 5/30/2006, a Hudson Museum exhibit

Five Landscape Paintings, 1/20/2006 – 4/8/2006; Norumbega Hall, a University of Maine Museum of Art exhibit featuring summer landscapes by artists Lois Dodd, Rackstraw Downes, April Gornik, Vaino Kola and Neil Welliver

Lauren Fensterstock, 1/20/2006 – 4/8/2006; Norumbega Hall, Bangor, a University of Maine Museum of Art exhibit

Maine Women: Living on the Land, 3/29/2006 – 5/30/2006, a Hudson Museum exhibit

Michael Alpert: Recent Photographs, 1/20/2006 – 4/8/2006, Norumbega Hall, Bangor; A University of Maine Museum of Art exhibit

Yin and Yang: Elements of Chinese Gardens, 1/2/2006 – 6/23/2006, a Hudson Museum exhibit