The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will present its annual Fall Dance Concert at 7:30 p.m., Thursday and Friday, Dec. 13–14 at Hauck Auditorium. Tickets are $10; free with a student MaineCard, and available online or at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m. Faculty and students choreographed the concert, directed by Ann Ross, […]
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University of Maine political scientist Mark Brewer was interviewed for a Maine Public Broadcasting story about Gov. Paul LePage’s opposition to a Democratic Party “tracker” hired to film him at meetings and public events, and said that the practice has become more common by all political parties and campaigns. Contact: George Manlove, 207.581.3756
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A Bangor Daily News article about the debate over whether the world will end Dec. 21, 2012, as some infer from the ancient Mayan calendar, included comments from UMaine Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium Director Alan Davenport, who is presenting “2012: Prophecies of the Maya” at 7 p.m., Friday nights through Dec. 14. Several people who […]
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The University of Maine German Club — Deutscher Verein — will hold its annual “Weihnachtsmarkt,” or Christmas market, this year from 12–3:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15 at the University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St., Bangor. Holiday cookies, stollen holiday bread and traditional holiday decoration demonstrations will be available. A little cafe will […]
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The Boston Globe website Boston.com carried an article advancing the Maine Indian Basketmakers Sale and Demonstration from 9 a.m.–3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8 at the University of Maine Hudson Museum in the Collins Center for the Arts. Contact: George Manlove, 207.581.3756
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UMaine event features Maine Indian culture, tradition and basketmaking.
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will present its annual Yuletide concert, a choral performance featuring holiday favorites, at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 2 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The concert fills the stage with members of six university choral ensembles performing works including standard carols like “Silent Night,” the Austrian […]
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Channel 2 (WLBZ) interviewed University of Maine Franco-American Centre faculty members Yvon Labbé, who directs the center, and Tony Brinkley about the status of Maine Franco-Americans during a meeting in Lewiston of a special task force preparing a report for the Maine Legislature. Contact: George Manlove, 207.581.3756
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The Center for Undergraduate Research at the University of Maine has announced the recipients of the Center for Undergraduate Research Fellowships for 2012–13. The fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty supervised research, and are supported through a PRE-VUE grant awarded by the UMaine President’s Office. Each fellowship provides a […]
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The University of Maine will open its Senior Art Exhibition, “ThinkMake,” with a reception from 5:30 p.m.–7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7 at the Lord Hall Gallery. The show runs until Jan. 25, displaying paintings, sculpture, photography, digital and other artwork created by 15 UMaine studio art majors graduating in December or in the spring. Student […]
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