Danny Williams, executive director of the the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine, visited the WABI (Channel 5) studio to speak about upcoming CCA shows. Events in March, April and May include Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live, Cirque Éloize’s “Saloon,” The Reduced Shakespeare Company’s “The Bible (abridged),” “Gentleman’s Guide to Love and […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a review of the University of Maine School of Performing Arts production of “Stupid F##king Bird,” Aaron Posner’s “sort of” adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull.” “The cast and crew of this production have spread their wings and soared in ways and in different directions than they most likely have […]
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The fourth annual Maine Science Festival will be held throughout downtown Bangor and Orono March 15–18. 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. A list of […]
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Gwendelyn Hill of Saco, Maine, knew she wanted to join University Singers, the advanced concert choir of the University of Maine, before she even graduated high school. “I had seen them perform multiple times at my high school and in my hometown while they were on their annual spring tour, and I was blown away […]
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University of Maine music professors Phillip and Noreen Silver will perform the works of James Simon (1880–1944) in a Uilenburg Concert, sponsored by the Leo Smit Foundation, March 12 in Theatre Splendor, Amsterdam. More information about the program is online. Simon, a Berlin-born composer and pianist who fled to the Netherlands in 1933 and was […]
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The Maine Edge spoke with master performers and songwriters Lyle Lovett and Shawn Colvin ahead of their March 6 concert at Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. The longtime friends will host an acoustic evening of songs and stories beginning at 7 p.m.
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The Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine is offering a variety of performances throughout the 2017–18 season. Beginning the March lineup will be a performance by Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 4. It’s a chance to see and interact with dinosaurs and other creatures from prehistoric Australia […]
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VillageSoup reported a cast of seven University of Maine students, including sophomore Curran Grant of South Thomaston, will bring the School of Performing Arts’ production of “Stupid F##king Bird,” Aaron Posner’s “sort of” adaptation of Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” to the stage beginning Friday, Feb. 23. The adaption follows the same general story as “The Seagull,” […]
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The University of Maine Department of Art is accepting applications for the after-school ArtWorks! program. As it has for more than 30 years, UMaine’s Art Education Program will offer the session for students in grades K–8. ArtWorks! provides children an opportunity to explore the world of art through hands-on experiences with a variety of visual […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a feature article on University of Maine graduate student Eleanor Kipping and her current multisite installation. Kipping, an intermedia MFA student, explores race and the experiences of women of color in her art, which takes many forms including photography, video and performance art, according to the article. Her campuswide art […]
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