The County reported five students from the University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts visited Houlton Elementary School to perform a touring show on March 20. The cast performed “Can You Imagine?” an original play with lots of improvisation, at Houlton Elementary and nine other Maine schools during their spring break. The students — Ethan […]
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The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel profiled an incoming University of Maine student who plans to enroll in the Division of Music for the upcoming fall semester. Nathanael Batson, a senior at Lawrence High School, is the 2019 Section I recipient of the National High School Heart of the Arts Award, and is eligible to […]
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The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee is accepting grant applications from the University of Maine community through March 25 for projects starting on or after April 22. Past awards have supported lectures, Culturefest, the International Dance Festival, exhibits, performances and guest artists. Grants support as much as 50 percent of expenses associated with cultural events […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported representatives from the University of Maine will participate in the annual Maine Science Festival, slated for March 13–17 in the Bangor area. Among the UMaine participants are Han Tan and Kristy Townsend, who will host a Science on Tap event about CRISPR software with scientists from the Jackson Laboratory at […]
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The fifth annual Maine Science Festival will be held in Bangor and Orono March 13–17. 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. “Ask a […]
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The Bangor Daily News reviewed the University of Maine School of Performing Arts’ production of the musical “Into the Woods.” With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, the musical premiered on Broadway in 1987. The story “upends the fairy tales’ promise that there always will be a happily-ever-after finale,” the […]
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The University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts brings Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s popular musical “Into the Woods” to Orono for a two-week run beginning March 1 at Hauck Auditorium. Audiences will have seven opportunities to catch the modern classic on the Hauck stage: 7:30 p.m. March 1, 2, 8 and 9; 2 p.m. […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor will host a David Bowie-themed trivia night at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 26 in advance of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s show “Space Oddity: The Ultimate David Bowie Experience” at the Collins Center for the Arts on March 9. The BSO is partnering with […]
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March events at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts will include “Peg + Cat Live!”, Irish and Motown music groups and more, all part of the 2018–19 season. “Peg + Cat Live!” will be at 7 p.m. March 8. Based on the Emmy Award-winning PBS Kids show “Peg + Cat,” this musical […]
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The Collins Center for the Arts is offering free children’s tickets for the upcoming show “Peg + Cat Live!” at 7 p.m. March 8. The interactive live show is based on the Emmy Award-winning PBS Kids series “Peg + Cat.” “We wanted to do something special for the community and thought it would be great […]
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