The University of Maine will host Fresh Check Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 10 in the Atrium outside of the Bookstore in the Memorial Union. The Jordan Porco Foundation created Fresh Check Day to bring the whole campus community together to “check in” on the mental health and wellness of college students. […]
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The Graduate School and Foster Center for Student Innovation are co-sponsoring the UMaine Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. All finalists will be invited to give their presentations at the University of Maine Student Symposium on April 17. First prize is $500, second prize is $300 and third prize is $200. The first-prize winner also will be […]
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The University of Maine will observe Black History Month with a series of on-campus events throughout February. The activities will kick off at noon Jan. 31 with a flag raising on the Mall, followed by a reception with light refreshments in the Multicultural Student Center (room 312) in the Memorial Union. Throughout February, the Multicultural […]
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President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will give a State of the University address for the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4 in Hauck Auditorium. The address will be followed by a question-and-answer session, and a reception in the Hauck Auditorium lobby. The event is free and open to […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a conference about hemp production from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Friday, March 6, at Jeff’s Catering, 15 Littlefield Drive, Brewer. Satellite sites will be the UMaine Extension Aroostook County office, 57 Houlton Road, Presque Isle; and the UMaine Extension Somerset County office, 7 County Drive, Skowhegan. “Growing […]
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The Lobster Institute‘s “Red Claws and Roses Soiree” lobster and wine feast a la Francaise will be held Thursday, Feb. 13 at Buchanan Alumni House. A seafood and champagne reception begins at 6 p.m. Dinner featuring Lobster a L’Armoricaine by French chef Marie-Christine Crabos and introducing the new Big Claw Sparkling Pinot Grigio is at […]
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February events at the Collins Center for the Arts will include a Tony Award-winning musical, a company of dancer-illusionists, an Irish musical group and more. “The Color Purple,” which won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, will start at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3. This joyous American classic about a young woman’s journey […]
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Justin Wolff will be among the guests to talk about the exhibit “Rufus Porter’s Curious World: Art and Invention in America, 1815–1860” at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art at 1 p.m. Jan. 29 on Maine Public’s Maine Calling. The University of Maine professor of art history co-curated the exhibition and co-edited and contributed to […]
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“Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability” announces its cover art contest for the spring 2020 issue. The winning artist is asked to highlight how their work relates to Spire’s mission to unite communities across the state to galvanize action for conservation and sustainability. Entries should be submitted by March 1. The winner, who […]
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Country superstar Martina McBride will perform at 7 p.m. March 14 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The CCA is partnering with Waterfront Concerts to bring the multiple-time Grammy-nominated music icon to Orono; tickets will be on sale on the CCA website at 10 a.m. Jan. 31. McBride has had six No. 1 hits, […]
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