UMaine Homecoming Set for October 20 – 22
Contact: Bob Potts, Marketing & Creative Services, (207) 581-1149 or (800) 934-2586
“Paint The Town BLUE!” theme captures essence of Homecoming celebration
Appearance by “Motor Booty Affair” to highlight weekend
ORONO, Me. — The University of Maine Alumni Association has announced the schedule of events for the 131st Homecoming Weekend at UMaine, October 20, 21 and 22, 2006.
Highlights of this year’s Homecoming include the Black Bear football game vs. Hofstra, Saturday at 2 p.m. at Alfond Stadium. In addition, the disco party band “Motor Booty Affair” will kick off the weekend’s festivities on Friday, October 20th with a 7:30 p.m. performance at Buchanan Alumni House.
Tickets for the Motor Booty concert are $20.00 each and available by calling 1-800-934-2586. They will also be available at the door at Buchanan Alumni House, 160 College Avenue.
Black Bear fans and alumni are invited to join the Alumni Association in the “GO BLUE” tailgating tent, located between Dunn and Corbett Halls, Saturday from 11 a.m. through halftime of the football game. Concessions and refreshments will be on sale, as well as face painting and music by the Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band. Admission to the “GO BLUE” tent is free and open to all.
A popular attraction each year is the annual Alumni Association Craft Fair & Food Cafe in the UMaine Fieldhouse. Hours are Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 10-4. Admission is $1.00; free for those under 12. UMaine students may enter for free using their MaineCard ID. The Craft Fair, northern New England’s largest, features more than 200 vendors offering only Maine-made crafts.
Friday, Oct. 21, the Alumni Association will present the 2006 Spirit of Maine Achievement Award to Melissa Reynolds O’Dea, class of 1992. O’Dea, an assistant attorney general for the State of Maine, will be honored for her groundbreaking work on Maine’s tobacco settlement.
The Spirit of Maine Achievement Award is given annually to an alum who has graduated in the last fifteen years and whose “accomplishments, commitment, and initiative in a profession, business, or public service arena reflect the high standards and vitality of the University of Maine.” This is the sixth year the Alumni Association has presented the award.
For additional information on UMaine’s Homecoming weekend, visit www.mainealumni.com