Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — The opening concert of the of the School of Performing Arts 2004 Music Series on Saturday, Sept. 18 features the University of Maine faculty ensemble, Cadenzato, and offers an evening of vibrant chamber music. “The music ranges from the 18th Century music to music of today,” says […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Playwright and performer Linda Park-Fuller will perform her personal narrative about breast cancer, “A Clean Breast of It,” on Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Al Cyrus Pavilion Theatre at the University of Maine. Framed by statistical information, humor and song, “A Clean Breast of It” […]
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Contact: Kyle Webster, UMaine Student Government at (207) 581-1787 ORONO — Actor and activist Derrick Ashong will present a lecture entitled “Killing Cool: Igniting the Soul of Society” in 114 Little Hall at the University of Maine on Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. The lecture is presented by the Guest Lecture Series, a subdivision […]
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Contact: Kay Hyatt at (207) 581-2761 ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine has converted its Journal of Research in Rural Education to an exclusively online, open-access journal (www.umaine.edu/jrre). Founded in 1982 by the UMaine College of Education and Human Development and published through the College’s Center for Research and Evaluation, JRRE disseminates the results […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Nipmuc Indian flute-maker Hawk Henries will perform Sunday, Sept. 19 at 3 p.m. at Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine, combining a flute concert with a discussion of Nipmuc tribal history and his flute-making. Nipmucs are the original people of central New England and are […]
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Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 ORONO — Two special exhibits open Sept. 14 at the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine, one a rare assemblage of photographs of Navaho Indians in the early 1950s, the other a collection of stylized pottery bowls painted by the Mimbres peoples. Both exhibits focus on the native […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571, Kathryn Hunt at 581-1553 ORONO
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Following this week’s University of Maine visit by Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards, and with the November election looming in just a few weeks, interest in politics at UMaine is running high. With several ongoing activities and planned events, the university’s UMaine/UVote program is helping to […]
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Contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs and Marketing, 207-581-3777, houtman@maine.edu ORONO, Maine — Kevin Knobloch, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), will give a public presentation at the University of Maine at 4 p.m. Sept. 21 in the University Club, Fogler Library. The title of his talk is “Solving the Nuclear Threat: […]
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Contact: Leslie Hyde, Cooperative Extension, 1-877-944-2267 (toll free in Maine) or 207-789-5868, lhyde@umext.maine.edu ORONO, Maine — The 2004 Yankee Woodlot Forestry Camp will be held September 27 through October 1 at the Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center in Lincolnville. Full tuition is being offered this year to any woman who wishes to take the […]
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