Enjoy the taste of summer fruits and vegetables all year by taking the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Preserving the Harvest workshop 2–5 p.m. Sunday, July 26, at Frinklepod Farm, 244 Log Cabin Road, Arundel. Extension Master Food Preserver volunteer Lynn Dodd will lead the workshop, which features hands-on, USDA-recommended food preservation methods, including hot […]
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Paul Mayewski and Dan Dixon are on thin ice. Mayewski, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, and Dixon, a research assistant professor with CCI, are featured in the shortened version of the award-winning film “Thin Ice: The Inside Story of Climate Science,” that MPBN will broadcast at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 12. […]
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University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter and University of Maine Foundation President/CEO Jeffery Mills recently accepted a check for $300,000 from the Helen Skoufis estate. Skoufis and her husband, Peter, a member of the UMaine Class of 1941, were longtime UMaine supporters. In 1996, the Skoufises established the Helen M. and Peter J. Skoufis […]
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“Harvey’s Dream,” a 12-minute film written and directed by Ryan Shelley, a graduate student from Gray, Maine, in the Intermedia MFA program, will have two screenings as part of the Maine Shorts series of the Maine International Film Festival. The film, based on the short story by Stephen King, will be shown at 9:15 p.m. […]
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The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) will host the Science on Tap Seminar series at the Newcastle Publick House on Wednesday evenings, from 6–7 p.m. The first Science On Tap Seminar will be presented by Dr. Bob Steneck on July 8. Where green sea urchins once roamed over a pavement of crustose coralline […]
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The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) will host “Wednesday Walking Tours” for the months of July and August. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will last approximately 90 minutes. Staff will give a walking tour of their waterfront laboratories and speak about current research projects focusing on lobster ecology and fisheries […]
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An interview with University of Maine history professor Stephen Miller about the Boer War is part of a 35th anniversary edition of “Breaker Morant,” the 1980 film about the court-martial of three Australian army lieutenants for alleged war crimes in South Africa. The film, based on true events, was directed by Bruce Beresford and starred […]
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The next Lexicon of Sustainability pop-up art show, sponsored by the University of Maine Office of Sustainability, is on display at Tiller & Rye, 20 South Main St., Brewer. The exhibition, part of a national effort, is designed to spur community dialogue to help strengthen local food systems. Most recently, it was on display as […]
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Learn to make dilly beans at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Preserving the Harvest workshop 5:30–8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at the UMaine Extension office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls. Extension food preservation staff member Kate McCarty will lead the workshop, which features hands-on, USDA-recommended food preservation methods, including hot water bath canning. Participants […]
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Skylar Bayer, a graduate student at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, will talk about storytelling on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio show at noon Thursday, July 2. Bayer studies scallop reproduction and the sustainability of the scallop fishery in the Gulf of Maine. She also enjoys storytelling and recognizes it […]
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