University of Maine intermedia students are creating and sharing art that advocates for COVID-19 vaccination and equitable distribution of doses. In an awareness campaign led by Intermedia MFA Program Director Susan Smith, about 20 graduate and undergraduate students have been developing various media that reinforce the hardships of the pandemic and encourage spectators to help […]
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Sanibel-Captiva advanced a Holocaust virtual rememberance series of educational Zoom sessions featuring Phillip Silver, professor of music, piano and musicology at the University of Maine, among other speakers. Silver will give his talk, “Music as Resistance in the Holocaust,” at 11 a.m. April 15. Chavurat Shalom of Southwest Florida is hosting the series.
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Mary Jean Sedlock, production manager and technical director in the University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts, talked with the Bangor Daily News and WVII (Channel 7) about the school’s first 2021 theater production. “The Wolves” will be available on-demand virtually from March 5–14 at showtix4u.com. Centralmaine.com also advanced the production.
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WABI reported that the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts received the Innovation of the Year award from the ticketing firm Paciolan for using their ticketing software to streamline campus COVID-19 testing.
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will present an on-demand virtual production of its first spring show, “The Wolves,” streaming online from March 5–14. “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe follows a girls’ indoor soccer team gathered in warm up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and […]
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The Boothbay Register promoted a panel discussion with Ian Long, director of the 2020 documentary “The Long Coast,” and Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center. The virtual event, which is sponsored by the Darling Center and the Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, is scheduled for 7 p.m. March 2. Participants will […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that a small subset of Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO) musicians were recorded playing to empty seats at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts. BSO plans to record four additional digital concerts, which will be available for online viewing for $10.
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Lord Hall Gallery will host a virtual opening for its 2021 UMaine Faculty Exhibition 5–6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, via Zoom. The exhibition, which runs from Feb. 12–March 12, will showcase work by Susan Camp, Wayne Hall, Samantha C. Jones, Andy Mauery, Robert Pollien, Matt Smolinsky and Giles Timms. The artwork on display will include […]
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Centralmaine.com shared a University of Maine news release highlighting educational resources available to support remote learning for students of all ages. Links to those resources are online.
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The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee is accepting grant applications from the University of Maine community. Requests for support for virtual programming and events are highly encouraged. Grants support up to 50% of expenses associated with cultural events that enhance the artistic, cultural and intellectual life of UMaine. The CA/DLS committee accepts applications four times […]
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