Maine Edge interviews Maine Science Festival director ahead of event
The Maine Edge published an interview with Kate Dickerson, director of the Maine Science Festival, ahead of the fourth annual event that will be held throughout downtown Bangor and Orono March 15–18. The University of Maine is one of the major event sponsors. Several members of the UMaine community will lead workshops and participate in the program that draws science, innovation and creative achievement enthusiasts of all ages. In the interview, Dickerson mentioned the University of Maine Museum of Art when speaking about the value of arts to the sciences. “As we planned the MSF, we realized that it was just as critical to have the arts as part of the festival, and I’m deeply proud that we’ve had arts organizations as part of the MSF from the beginning, including the Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Symphony Orchestra and the University of Maine Museum of Art. The value of arts to the sciences — and vice versa — cannot be overstated, and it’s been a joy to have them all as part of the MSF.”