The New Writing Series, sponsored by the University of Maine English Department in partnership with the Center for Poetry and Poetics, is hosting seven live reading events this fall to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Since its inception in 1999, more than 400 creative writers from a wide range of genres have participated in the series […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts Division of Theatre and Dance has announced the productions for its upcoming 2024-25 mainstage season. The season will feature stories of loss, love, tragedy and comedy, ranging from realist to absurdist. It will kick off with “The Women of Lockerbie,” written by Deborah Brevoort and directed by […]
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The book “Trigger Warning” by Robert Klose, University of Maine professor emeritus of biological sciences and Honors College preceptor, was named a finalist in the 2024 American Fiction Awards in the General Fiction category. Visit the website for the awards to read the full list of winners and finalists.
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A University of Maine student is bringing together two of his passions — military history and theater — in a Shakespearean fashion this summer. For his directorial debut, history major and theater minor Patrick “Patty” Morris is directing an outdoor production of William Shakespeare’s “Henry V” with the Bangor-based Ten Bucks Theatre. The show, which […]
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The Collins Center for the Arts (CCA) announced its 2024-25 season schedule featuring programs that will bring a variety of performances in music, dance, theatre and more to the stage. This season’s schedule at the CCA has something for everyone, including modern cirque acts and comedians; contemporary and Irish step dancing performances; Taiko drumming; holiday […]
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An episode of “Maine Calling,” a show produced by Maine Public, featured Kevin Birch, a part time professor specialist in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts teaching organ and harpsichord, to talk on the history and mechanics of pipe organs and organ music. Birch is also the director of music at St. John’s […]
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The boat where Maraina Miles lived for a month was equipped with a small oven large enough for a tray of brownies, a four-burner gas stove and a mini refrigerator. Most of the perishables, such as avocados and cabbage, were stored on the top deck, kept cool by the Chilean weather and chest freezers. Despite […]
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Mary Jean Sedlock, a senior lecturer in theatre at the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, gave the Bangor Daily News insight into performances and appearances she has planned for the Orono Arts Fest. Sedlock was chosen by the Orono Town Council in May to organize the performing arts festival, which was previously named […]
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The New York Times featured Justin Wolff, chair of the University of Maine Department of Art and professor of art history, in an obituary for a renowned collector, museum curator and scholar of American art, John Wilmerding. Wolff, who was a former student of Wilmerding, spoke toward how Wilmerding helped give American art an identity […]
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Media highlighted the June 4 release of a debut novel from Morgan Talty, an assistant professor of English at the University of Maine, titled “Fire Exit.” WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) announced the release of the new book with a story preview; Q&As with Talty were featured in Poets & Writers Magazine, Literary Hub and […]
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