The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine Museum of Art (UMMA) in downtown Bangor will host Drop & Shop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28. The event allows parents to drop their children off at the museum while they do some holiday shopping on Small Business Saturday. Children aged 8–12 will […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the Baroque Orchestra of Maine (BOOM) will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine. The “Closer to Home” concert will feature two musicians who live and teach in Maine and is part of the John […]
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The Baroque Orchestra of Maine (BOOM) will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine. This is a “Closer to Home” concert — featuring two musicians who live and teach in Maine — in the John I. and Elizabeth E. Patches Chamber Music Series. In 2010, violinist […]
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A cast of 17 will perform Chekhov’s classic drama “The Cherry Orchard” Nov. 6–8 and Nov. 12–15 in a University of Maine School of Performing Arts production. “The Cherry Orchard,” directed by UMaine Associate Professor of Theatre Marcia Douglas, is the story of a Russian aristocratic family at the turn of the century desperate to […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a review of the current exhibitions at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. “The suite of exhibitions offers a provocative consideration of contemporary photography,” according to the article. The three separate exhibits are “Celebrating Photography in Maine: Selections from the Bruce Brown Collection;” “Natural History,” photographs […]
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The Maine Edge reported Jim McConnon, a professor of economics at the University of Maine and with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will present “Pricing Your Work: Getting Paid for What You Do,” from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at 40 Harlow Street in Bangor. McConnon’s talk is part of ARTober, a monthlong […]
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The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor will offer art-making workshops for adults in November. Students will design and construct a hanging wire sculpture over the course of two Saturday workshops, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 7 and 14, according to the article. The first session […]
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A symposium on the history and legacy of Black Mountain College will be held on the University of Maine campus Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 22–24. The UMaine Humanities Center in collaboration with the National Poetry Foundation will present the public conference that aims to bring together artists, critics, curators, educators, scholars, students and writers from […]
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The Boston Globe spoke with Steve Evans, an English professor at the University of Maine, for an article about a current exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) that focuses on the influence of Black Mountain College. “Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College 1933–1957,” is a comprehensive survey of the North Carolina liberal […]
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VillageSoup of Knox County reported the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor has opened three new exhibitions. “Natural History” by Traer Scott, “Celebrating Photography in Maine,” selections from the Bruce Brown Collection, and light sculptures by Paul Myoda will be on display at the museum until Dec. 31.
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