Arts

Weekly, Maine Edge Preview Museum of Art’s Spring Exhibitions

The Weekly and The Maine Edge reported on the University of Maine Museum of Art’s spring exhibitions that will open to the public on April 3 and run through June 6. The exhibits are Andy Warhol’s “Photographs and Screenprints,” Elizabeth Livingston’s “Dark Houses” and Jennifer Caine’s “Amnesia.”

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2015 Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition to Open in Lord Hall Gallery

The University of Maine Department of Art will present the 2015 annual Juried Student Art Exhibition that features work by current studio art, art history and art education students. The exhibition will be on display from April 3 to May 1 in the Lord Hall Gallery on campus. The venue provides the opportunity for undergraduate […]

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Former ‘Glee’ Star Joins Celtic Thunder for April 7 CCA Show

Former Celtic Thunder and “Glee” star Damian McGinty will be the special guest artist for “The Very Best of Celtic Thunder” show at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. McGinty will join Celtic Thunder performers Colm Keegan, Keith Harkin, Ryan Kelly, Emmett O’Hanlon and […]

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School of Performing Arts to Host Musical Theatre Dance Workshop

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will host a free musical theatre dance workshop for the public 3 p.m. Friday, April 3. Choreographer and director Raymond Marc Dumond will teach combinations and numbers from “A Chorus Line” and “Chicago” in the Polly Thomas Dance Studio on the second floor of Class of 1944 […]

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Weekly Advances Poetry Event at Bangor Library

The Weekly reported the Bangor Public Library in cooperation with the University of Maine and the University of Maine Museum of Art will host the 13th annual POETS/SPEAK! celebration Saturday, April 4. The daylong event is one of the largest free poetry festivals in Maine, according to the article. This year’s program will feature more […]

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Amernet String Quartet, Silver to Collaborate at CCA

The Amernet String Quartet will unite with University of Maine pianist Philip Silver in a concert that features composers affected by the Holocaust at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 29, at the Collins Center for the Arts. Concert selections for Silver and the award-winning quartet — Misha Vitenson (violin), Marcia Littley (violin), Michael Klotz (viola) and […]

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CCA to Show National Theatre Live’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ Production

The hit Broadway production “Of Mice And Men,” filmed on stage by National Theatre Live, will be shown on the big screen at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts at 7 p.m. Friday, March 27. “Of Mice and Men” stars James Franco and Chris O’Dowd and features Leighton Meester and Jim Norton. […]

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UMaine to Host Salsa-Based Artist Residency

The University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will host a three-day artist residency on salsa and jazz that will include interactive workshops, classes, a community jam session and a concert. Salsa for Everyone! will feature Bobby Porcelli and his Afro Latin Jazz Group with members of the Arturo-O’Farrill Orchestra. The performers will […]

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UMaine to Participate in Maine Science Festival, Maine Edge Reports

The Maine Edge advanced the inaugural Maine Science Festival to be held throughout downtown Bangor and at the Cross Insurance Center from March 20–22. Kate Dickerson, a research associate in the School of Economics at the University of Maine, is the festival’s founder and director. Several UMaine facilities and community members will offer events as […]

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Sun Journal Advances University Singers Concert at South Paris School

The Sun Journal reported the University of Maine’s University Singers will perform a free concert at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School on March 13. The concert is one of several shows around central and northern Maine as part of the choir’s annual spring tour. Under the direction of Francis Vogt, a School of Performing Arts […]

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