Contact: David Munson at (207) 581-3777; Kathryn Hunt at (207) 581- 1553; Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571; Rod McKay (City of Bangor) (207) 992-4240 ORONO — They are the inescapable questions that plague nearly every downtown district in Maine: How does a city make its youth feel welcome downtown while avoiding conflicts with downtown businesses […]
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Contact: Louis Bassano, Extension Educator, (207) 255-3345 or (800) 287-1542 EASTPORT, ME.–On Dec. 13 the Down East Micro-Enterprise Network, in conjunction with Eastport for Pride, will be walking through downtown Eastport to support, meet and learn about Main Street business owners and their operations. Lora Whelan, director of Eastport for Pride, will lead the walk […]
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Contact: Sam Hess, 581-1036; George Manlove, 581-3756 View a UMaine Feature of the story here. ORONO — A University of Maine researcher recently has been approved for a five-year $615,155 grant from the National Institutes of Health to try to find a way human cells might reject invasions by influenza, HIV and Ebola, among other […]
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Contact: Hugh Curran, (207) 667-7170/581-2609; George Manlove, 581-3756 BELFAST — ESTIA, an international eco-peace community, will host its second annual eco-village conference on “permaculture” at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast, Friday, Dec. 2, from 1-6 p.m. Permaculture involves the design and harmonious integration of landscapes and people in order to provide sustainability in food, energy […]
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Contact: Patricia Henner, 581-4100, George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — For people who think the holiday season has become a little too commercial, Page Farm and Home Museum director Patricia Henner at the University of Maine says this year’s annual holiday party Dec. 2 is intended to bring back a little old-fashioned appreciation for hands-on creativity […]
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Contact: Ann Schonberger, 581-1229; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Native American activist, environmentalist and author Winona LaDuke from the White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota will be on the UMaine campus Dec. 6 to deliver two public presentations as the 2005 Howard Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Memorial Lecturer. Both lectures are free, open to […]
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Contact: Dawn Aubrey, director of Dining Services, at (207) 581-4408 ORONO — University of Maine diners will have the opportunity to “sea” what they’ve been missing on Wednesday, Dec. 7. UMaine’s Black Bear Dining will host a celebration of sea vegetables from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on that day. Sea vegetables are wild ocean plants, popular […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at 581-3571 ORONO — Thanks to the initiative of a UMaine student, Black Bear hockey fans will have the opportunity to donate to a worthy cause when they arrive at the Sunday University of Maine hockey game against Vermont. “Fans with Cans,” the brainchild of UMaine student Drew Borkovitz, will raise money […]
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Contact: Karel Lidral, 581-1256, Karen Cole, 581-4704 ORONO — The University of Maine Jazz Ensemble concert Thursday, Dec. 1 in Hauck Auditorium will feature 18 student musicians, with associate music professor and jazz performer Karel Lidral directing, to offer a repertoire of favorite jazz standards as well as newly composed works. The jazz ensemble, an […]
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Contact: Gretchen Faulkner, 581-1901; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The Hudson Museum at the University of Maine will host its 11th annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Sale and Demonstration on Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The day is a celebration of traditional arts and cultures of the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot people […]
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