“Girl Talk: An Inter-Generational Conversation” will kick off Women’s History Month at the University of Maine noon-1:30 p.m. March 1 in the Bangor Room of Memorial Union. The conversation will recognize 2019 as the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment that granted some — but of course, and significantly, not all — women […]
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The University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts brings Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s popular musical “Into the Woods” to Orono for a two-week run beginning March 1 at Hauck Auditorium. Audiences will have seven opportunities to catch the modern classic on the Hauck stage: 7:30 p.m. March 1, 2, 8 and 9; 2 p.m. […]
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Lewiston native Adam Barr, a Los Angeles-based, Emmy Award-winning television writer and executive producer of “Will & Grace,” will moderate a public discussion on how television can adapt to changing attitudes and social concerns from 5:30–7 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Orono High School library. Made possible through the University of Maine/Orono High School Humanities […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a free wild blueberry conference 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Black Bear Inn, 4 Godfrey Drive, Orono. The snow date is March 4. Topics will include management updates on diseases, pollinators and weeds; ideas about precision agriculture, post-harvest quality, and blueberry fertility; and insight into food […]
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March events at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts will include “Peg + Cat Live!”, Irish and Motown music groups and more, all part of the 2018–19 season. “Peg + Cat Live!” will be at 7 p.m. March 8. Based on the Emmy Award-winning PBS Kids show “Peg + Cat,” this musical […]
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The University of Maine will host Fresh Check Day, an expo-style mental health promotion and suicide prevention event, from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Feb. 26 in the North Pod of Memorial Union. A concept created by the Jordan Porco Foundation, the free event is designed to bring the campus community together to “check in” on the […]
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On Feb. 22, traffic on Long Road between Memorial Gym and Corbett Hall will be diverted to Gym Drive as Facilities Management crews continue emergency repairs to a water main break in the vicinity. Because of the construction, pedestrian traffic is prohibited near the Fighting Black Bear statue. For questions, call 581.4400.
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The 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration, co-sponsored by the Greater Bangor Area Branch NAACP and the University of Maine Division of Student Life, will be held March 2 at Wells Conference Center on campus. The event was originally scheduled for Jan. 21, but was postponed due to inclement weather. The family-friendly event […]
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Scientists in the University of Maine’s School of Food and Agriculture are recruiting students to take part in a study about their ability to acquire and prepare nutritious food. Students who prepare their own food are encouraged to complete the one-hour survey to help researchers understand their cooking skills. Participants will be paid $10 for […]
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The School of Learning and Teaching in the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development will host a series of graduate student research forums to help students meet each other, discuss their research interests, and learn more about faculty scholarship. The School of Learning and Teaching offers several programs for graduate study, from […]
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