The Ellsworth American reported an industry-led effort to determine whether sea urchins can be encouraged to grow in a once fertile habitat will benefit from the Department of Marine Resources Advisory Council’s vote to close part of the Sheepscot River to urchin fishing for nearly three years. The closure extends along the western side of […]
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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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The University of Maine basketball teams will host two free events for fans prior to the start of the 2015–16 regular season. The Black Bear Fan Jam youth clinic and season ticket holder appreciation event will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The free youth clinic […]
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The University of Maine Humanities Center and several area sponsors will present a performance and audience discussion on the effects of war Nov. 12 in Bangor. Outside the Wire, a social impact company, will perform “Theater of War” at the Bangor Opera House at 131 Main Street from 7 to 9 p.m. “Theater of War” […]
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The Associated Press reported the University of Maine is hosting the 10th Cohen Lecture on Oct. 27. Former Defense Secretary William Cohen will be joined by Gen. Joseph Ralston, former supreme allied commander in Europe, and Ambassador Nicholas Burns, former undersecretary of state for political affairs, for the moderated discussion, “America’s Response to Global Instability.” […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on apple gleaning that is done each fall at Johnston’s Orchards in Ellsworth. The orchard donates its end-of-season apples to food pantries and community meal sites in Washington and Hancock counties, according to the report. Hannah Semler, gleaning coordinator for Healthy Acadia, said the tradition happens every year and was started […]
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The Maine Edge carried a University of Maine news release announcing William Pace, a prominent advocate of international peace and justice, will visit the campus Oct. 28–29 to give two public presentations and meet with UMaine community members at several events. Pace is the executive director of the World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP), […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine Maine fraternity Pi Kappa Phi teamed up with the United Moving Company and the Fairfield Inn to deliver mattresses to those in need. Fraternity members loaded and transported hundreds of mattresses donated by the inn to Old Town, according to the report. “It’s an easy way to […]
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Stephen Roberts, a University of Maine student studying international affairs and French with a focus in Canadian studies, has been awarded a Killam Fellowship for the 2015–2016 academic year. As a Killam Fellow, Roberts will study at Carleton University in Ottawa, while UMaine hosts a Canadian student for the academic year. Diyyinah Jamora, who is […]
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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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