Painting studio dedication, sporting events to mark Homecoming Oct. 14–16

The University of Maine’s Homecoming 2016 will be celebrated with several events on campus Friday through Sunday, Oct. 14–16.

A special highlight this year will be the dedication of the Professor Michael H. Lewis Painting Studio in the Wyeth Family Studio Art Center on campus. The dedication event begins at noon Saturday, Oct. 15 in Stewart Commons, and will include an announcement about the Professor Michael H. Lewis Art Scholarship Fund in the University of Maine Foundation.

Artist Michael Lewis retired from teaching in August after a 50-year career at UMaine.

Homecoming will kick off Friday afternoon with campus and building tours, as well as lectures, such as “Patty’s Sampler and Phebe’s Quilt: Traces of Maine in the American West” at 12:45 p.m. in the Collins Center for the Arts,  and panel discussions, including “Acadia as Eden” at 4 p.m. in Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall.

Men’s ice hockey will take on Quinnipiac at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Saturday at Alfond Arena.

Saturday also will be highlighted by a Homecoming Weekend Open House and UMaine football vs. Albany at noon.

The annual UMaine Alumni Association Craft Fair and Maine Marketplace will be held in the New Balance Field House, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Sunday.

Various reunions and socials also will be held throughout the weekend.

More information, including tickets and registration for events, is available on the UMaine Alumni Association website.