The University of Maine Museum of Art will extend its free admission policy for the public in 2020, thanks to a gift from Deighan Wealth Advisors, a wealth management firm that is a longtime UMAA sponsor and arts supporter in the region and state. The museum also announces the installation of its new sculptural sign […]
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The University of Maine 2019 senior art exhibition “16 Minds” will open with a reception from 5:30–7 p.m. Dec. 6 at Lord Hall Gallery. The show, which runs through Feb. 7, features more than 86 works by 16 artists — Olivia Bradstreet, Danny Bridges, HR Buzzell, Cheryl Coffin, Sam Dowe, Kate Finnemore, Kendra Green, Katelyn […]
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The Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine is offering a variety of performances throughout the 2019–20 season. December events will include a broadcast show, a touring production of “A Christmas Carol” and a Christmas concert by a cappella group The Swingles. On Dec. 12, Nebraska Theatre Caravan will bring the Charles […]
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The latest episode of the University of Maine podcast “The Maine Question” asks what it takes to run a successful food business in Maine. In the sixth episode of the first season, host Ron Lisnet speaks with Jason Bolton, a food safety specialist with UMaine Cooperative Extension, about the challenges and opportunities of starting and […]
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Aydrea Walden will bring her one-woman show, “The Oreo Experience: A Total Whitey Trapped in a Black Chick’s Body,” to the University of Maine on Dec. 9. The 8 p.m. show in Minsky Recital Hall is free and open to the public, and is based on a blog of the same name, which has been […]
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Leadership, civility and peace as reflected in Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” is the focus of the 2020 Dorothy Clarke Wilson Peace Writing Prize, sponsored by the Wilson Center. Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13. The winner will read the selected essay at UMaine’s annual […]
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Penobscot Marine Museum’s historic photography exhibit, “From the Cradle to the Grave” by photographer Ed Coffin, will be on display Dec. 9–March 6 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The free public exhibit in the H. Alan and Sally Fernald Art Gallery, open 8 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday–Friday, is a collection of two […]
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The School of Social Work at the University of Maine will offer an online information session about the Master of Social Work program 5:30–7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. People interested in learning more about the fall 2020 program are invited to attend. The session will cover the application process and on-campus and distance learning options […]
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The University of Maine Hutchinson Center will offer a six-session program on restorative practices beginning Dec. 5 and 6. Other sessions will take place Jan. 10, Feb. 13 and 14, and March 13. All sessions are from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. The focus of the program is the restorative approach, which emphasizes the importance of creating a […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free program about making edible holiday gifts beginning 4-4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Porter Memorial Library in Machias. Classes meet each Tuesday through Dec. 17. “Family Gifts from the Kitchen” will focus on creating mixes using basic ingredients and learning healthy eating tips. Jars, ingredients and […]
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