More than 650 students from 12 middle and elementary schools throughout northern and central Maine will convene at the University of Maine on Tuesday, Oct. 11 for the biennial Northern Maine Children’s Water Festival. The festival, which will be held from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. in the New Balance Field House, offers an opportunity for students […]
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Nine University of Maine art students will be thinking big Oct. 8 when they take their printmaking to Belfast for a Steamroller Print Party, organized by Waterfall Arts. The students in the intermediate and advanced print classes taught by art professor Susan Groce will join other artists and members of the community for the 10 […]
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DigitalCommons@UMaine provides a format for publishing electronic books and monographs, offering an opportunity for faculty to incorporate the accessible and effective technology into the design of on-site and online courses. Publishing options include integrated cover images, chapter indexing, print on demand, online reading capability and full-text downloads. One example of an open-access monograph on Digital […]
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More than 100 students from eight area high schools are expected to be in the University of Maine’s Demeritt Forest for Envirothon Field Day on Oct. 6 from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., sponsored by the Maine Association of Conservation Districts and supported by the UMaine School of Forest Resources. During the field day, student teams test […]
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Members of the University of Maine community are welcome to join a discussion about fantasy fiction at Fogler Library on Oct. 5. From 7–8 p.m. members of the Fogler Library Book Club will talk about their favorite fantasy worlds and share recommendations for books in the genre. Anyone interested in fantasy stories, such as “Harry […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Camp and Learning Center in Lincolnville will host a Fall Harvest Festival and a 5K trail race from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Activities include ecology-themed walks in the Tanglewood forest, apple cider pressing, pumpkin painting and archery. The festival is free; the 5K trail race fee is […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension Franklin County Extension Association will hold its annual business meeting and public supper 6–9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Chesterville Town Office, 409 Dutch Gap Road. Special guest Bernd Heinrich, author of “Winter World,” will talk and present original watercolors. The professor emeritus of biology at the University of […]
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A cast of 23 will bring “Big Love” to the University of Maine to open the School of Performing Arts theatre season Oct. 21. The UMaine production of the postmodern comedy, written by Charles Mee and based on an ancient Greek tragedy, is directed by Professor of Theatre Tom Mikotowicz. Performances in Hauck Auditorium will […]
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A drought survey developed by University of Maine Cooperative Extension food system program administrator Richard Brzozowski, and Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) agricultural services director Dave Colson, shows more than half of the 579 farmers who responded have experienced crop damage or loss due to the dry conditions this growing season. The Maine […]
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Cascade Sorte, a biologist who documented a massive decline in wild blue mussels in the Gulf of Maine, will present “Global change consequences and coping mechanisms in coastal marine systems” at noon Oct. 6 at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Sorte found blue mussels (Mytilus edulis), a foundation species that influences […]
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