Music, theatre and dance performances by accomplished faculty, students and guest artists are among the fall events to be presented by the University of Maine School of Performing Arts. The season opens Sept. 20 with a “Dear Darwin” concert with music faculty members Nancy Ellen Ogle and Ginger Yang Hwalek. On Oct. 27, for the […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts Theatre/Dance Division presents “Spam Rants: slightly raw, fried, burnt, but never boiled” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 in Minsky Recital Hall on the Orono campus. “Spam Rants: slightly raw, fried, burnt, but never boiled” is by Libra Professor William Yellow Robe Jr. and friends. It’s based on […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts’ 2013 production of “Spring Awakening” has been named a New England Theatre Conference (NETC) Moss Hart Memorial Award winner. Tom Mikotowicz, UMaine professor of theatre who directed the show, will attend the NETC Convention awards banquet Oct. 26 in Natick, Mass. to accept the College and University […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts music faculty will present its annual Cadenzato concert 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 in Minsky Recital Hall on the Orono campus. The concert will feature vocal and music ensembles. Admission is $9 or free with a valid student MaineCard. For tickets or disability accommodations, contact the Collins Center […]
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The Forecaster spoke with Christopher White, director of the Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band, about the group’s Friday performance at Falmouth High School’s first football game of the season. White said the band will perform its “Fire and Ice” show during halftime and will play the same show Saturday at Gillette Stadium in […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts hits the road as the University of Maine Pride of Maine Marching Band performs Sept. 6 at halftime of the Falmouth High School football game. The Yachtsmen’s game with the Gorham Rams kicks off at 7 p.m. The UMaine band will also perform Sept. 7 at the […]
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Adele Adkins, associate director of the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about what Bangor’s entertainment boom means for the Orono facility. Adkins said the variety of options in Bangor brings the Collins Center back to its beginnings. “We don’t have to try to be […]
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The Kennebec Journal, WABI (Channel 5) and Portland Press Herald published articles on the passing of Ashley Drew, a University of Maine graduate and musician who inspired many including the UMaine football team. Drew underwent a double lung transplant last year and battled with cystic fibrosis her whole life. She earned a bachelor’s degree in […]
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Jack Burt, trumpet professor and leader of the University of Maine Jazz Ensemble, Brass Ensemble and Trumpet Ensemble; and Christopher White, director of the UMaine Symphonic Band, Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band and Screamin’ Black Bear Pep Band, remembered former student Ashley Drew in a Bangor Daily News article. Drew, who underwent a […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported that University of Maine graduate Tim Simons of Readfield, Maine is now part of an Emmy-nominated cast. Simons plays White House liaison Jonah Ryan on the HBO show “Veep,” starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The show was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series.
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