Arts

Collins Center for the Arts ‘re-ignites the flame’

The Collins Center for the Arts is “re-igniting the flame.” The flame is sculptor Clarke Fitz-Gerald’s “Flame of Inspiration” chandelier, which once graced the foyer of the-then Maine Center for the Arts. The 21-foot-tall bronze chandelier, weighing more than a ton, was a fiery presence at the center for about two decades, including when Yo-Yo […]

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Ellsworth American reviews ‘La Boheme’ production at CCA

The Ellsworth American published a review of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s season-closing concert and semi-staged performance of Giacomo Puccini’s “La Boheme.” The four-act opera was performed at the Collins Center for the Arts. In addition to the orchestra, the production featured the University Singers and UMaine’s Oratorio Society, as well as the Bangor Area Children’s […]

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Franco American Studies program to host retreat for writers, artists

The Franco American Studies program at the University of Maine will host its fifth annual retreat of Franco-American writers and artists April 22–24 at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole. More than 30 attendees from New England, Quebec and New Brunswick are expected to attend. The event aims to gather members of the Franco-American creative […]

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Art education students leading community projects on storytelling, weaving

University of Maine students in an advanced art education course will present their community art service project, “Weaving a Story,” during the 22nd annual HOPE Festival. From 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Saturday, April 23 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center, the students will provide the opportunity for participants to contribute to a collaborative […]

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BDN, Weekly advance ‘La Boheme’ production at CCA

The Bangor Daily News and The Weekly previewed the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s season-closing concert and semi-staged performance of Giacomo Puccini’s “La Boheme.” The four-act opera is set for 3 p.m. Sunday, April 24 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The performance will mark the first time in recent memory that a live opera will […]

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Maine Edge reviews latest Maine Masque production

The Maine Edge published a review of the Maine Masque production of Bert V. Royal’s “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead.” Maine Masque is the University of Maine’s longtime student-run theater group. The show is viewed as an “unauthorized parody,” a bleak and unsettling reimagining of Charles Schultz’s beloved “Charlie Brown” characters as […]

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Thomas Hill Standpipe

Coaction Lab to host free light, projection show at Thomas Hill Standpipe

Editor’s note: Due to predicted rain this event has been rescheduled for May 11. The Coaction Lab at the University of Maine will present “FLOW: An evening of water themed light & projection” at the Thomas Hill Standpipe in Bangor on May 4. The multimedia event — a partnership between the Intermedia MFA program at […]

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UMaine Humanities Center awards $10,000 to faculty grant projects

The University of Maine Humanities Center (UMHC) has awarded more than $10,000 to seven faculty grant projects, including several based in the community. Spring 2016 UMHC Faculty Grants were awarded to: Constant Albertson, associate professor of art, to support the new media component of her ceramic art project, “Coordinates of Collateral Damage.” Kirsten Jacobson, associate […]

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