The Maine Edge reported members of the University of Maine community are scheduled to participate in the Bangor Book Festival Oct. 4–5. On Saturday morning at the Bangor Public Library, Jordan LaBouff, UMaine Honors preceptor of psychology, will lead a discussion of “The Sparrow,” and Pauleena MacDougall, director of the Maine Folklife Center and faculty […]
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The Maine Edge previewed the University of Maine Museum of Art’s three new fall exhibitions. The exhibits — Sachiko Akiyama’s “On Finding Home;” Susan Burnstine and Lynn Saville’s “From the Shadows;” and Gregory Kalliche’s “GPOY” — open Friday, Oct. 4 and run through Jan. 4 at the Bangor museum.
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Brian Naylor, a Washington Desk correspondent for National Public Radio and University of Maine alumnus, will visit UMaine and join two local veteran journalists for a public panel discussion on Friday, Oct. 18. The panel will discuss issues facing American journalism from 1–2 p.m. in Room 3 of the Wells Conference Center on campus. Michael […]
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The Bangor Daily News previewed the two-day celebration of Jewish culture slated at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. The North American debut of Orchester Jakobsplatz Munich on Oct. 17 will highlight two days of music, lectures and film celebrating Jewish culture and honoring its history. The event begins at […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported Nicholas Carnes, assistant professor of public policy at Duke University, will speak at the University of Maine on Oct. 3. Carnes will speak on “The Cash Ceiling: How Expensive Elections Affect who Runs for Office.”
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The University of Maine’s Collins Center for the Arts and University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor were both cited in a MarketWatch column, titled “Retire here, not there: Maine.” Both facilities were included as affordable and culturally rich benefits of retiring in Maine.
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James Linehan, an art professor at the University of Maine, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) about the Art Department’s new space at the Wyeth Family Studio Art Center. The center, located in Stewart Commons on campus, was dedicated in honor of the three generations of Wyeths whose paintings have been inspired by Maine. The San Francisco […]
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The second biannual Digital Humanities Week will take place Oct. 7–10 across the University of Maine campus. This year’s program, titled “Surfacing,” calls for the humanities to increase its influence in today’s rapidly changing world. As Maine’s first THATCamp (The Humanities And Technology Camp), the conference will be more collaborative, participatory and informal than average […]
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Boston.com, WVII (Channel 7), Portland Press Herald and the Bangor Daily News were among several news organizations to cover the dedication of the Wyeth Family Studio Art Center at the University of Maine. Artist Jamie Wyeth was on hand for the dedication and tour of the new Art Department facility at Stewart Commons. The center […]
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The St. John Valley Times previewed the “Dear Darwin” concert at the University of Maine at Fort Kent performed by UMaine Music Department members Nancy Ellen Ogle and Ginger Yang Hwale. The show is a set of 26 songs composed by Scott Brickman, UMFK music professor, and set to poetry by Kathleen Ellis, a University […]
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