The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will present its annual Yuletide Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The holiday tradition features all the UMaine choirs including the Oratorio Society, University Singers, Collegiate Chorale and Black Bear Men’s Chorus. This year, the choral ensembles will be […]
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The University of Maine will open its 2015 Senior Art Exhibition, “The Ghosts of Carnegie Hall,” with a reception from 5:30 p.m.–7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 at the Lord Hall Gallery. The show runs until Jan. 22, displaying paintings, sculpture, photography, digital and other artwork created by 14 UMaine studio art majors graduating in December […]
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The Political Science Department, Department of Mathematics and Statistics and University Training Center for Reading Recovery and Maine Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy are among the latest programs to upgrade to the university’s new website template. The new umaine.edu and related pages debuted in late August. For more information on the UMaine website conversion, contact Mike […]
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The University of Maine Humanities Center and Collins Center for the Arts invite the public to enjoy and learn about jazz at three related jazz events Thursday, Dec. 3. A 5 p.m. reception will be held in Miller’s Cafe at the CCA before a free 5:30 p.m. demonstration and discussion by UMaine students led by […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop about transferring family farms and forest product businesses from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, at Waterville Elks Club, 76 Industrial St. The workshop’s focus is to help families minimize risk and make informed decisions about intergenerational business transfers. Topics include determining goals for […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXpSwXnAoPE&feature=youtu.be Transcript Whether you are an entrepreneur, a farmer, a food processor or a small business transitioning to commercialization, the University of Maine’s Food Pilot Plant may be a resource for you. Located in Hitchner Hall, the Dr. Matthew Highlands Food Pilot Plant offers services to enhance product lines, create value-added foods or scale up […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop on making gifts with local foods from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at the UMaine Extension Cumberland County office, 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. Participants will make spiced cranberry-pear jam, cranberry rice pilaf mix and cranberry granola, featuring local cranberries and Maine grains. Participants […]
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Foresters with the Maine Forest Service and the University of Maine have measured what is believed to be the tallest American chestnut, Castanea dentata, tree in North America, exceeding the height of the next-tallest known tree by a full 20 feet. The 115-foot-tall tree is growing in a reserved forest in Lovell, Maine on land […]
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The Orono Bog Boardwalk reconstruction campaign has received a $30,000 grant from the Maine Timberlands Charitable Trust established by the late Barbara Wheatland. This grant, the result of a competitive proposal, constitutes sponsorship of an interpretive station and five Boardwalk sections. It supports a major part of Phase 3A of the Boardwalk reconstruction, which will […]
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With support from several industry leaders in the United States and around the world, the University of Maine’s J. Franklin Witter Teaching and Research Center installed a horse surface in its arena area. The new surface was installed in October 2014 at Witter Farm, a facility used by animal science and equine studies students. The […]
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