Events

Black Bear Men’s Chorus Concert

The University of Maine’s premier all male choral ensemble presents their Spring concert, conducted by Daniel Williams,  and featuring a special performance by the Hampden Academy Chamber Singers. Tickets to this performance are  $9 or free with student MaineCard. Buy Tickets. Box office: 207.581.1755

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Maine Masque to Present ‘Dog See God’ April 14-17

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, an “ unauthorized parody”, imagines characters from the popular comic strip Peanuts as teenagers. When CB’s dog dies from rabies, CB begins to question the existence of an afterlife. His best friend is too burnt out to provide any coherent speculation; his sister has gone goth; his […]

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Spring tour takes UMaine’s University Singers to four states, March 7–12

Our annual spring tour of the 66-member University Singers from the University of Maine will include performances at high schools, churches and a community college in four states, March 7–12. Free public concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. at the following locations: March 7, Winnisquam Regional High School, Tilton, New Hampshire; March 8, James and Betty […]

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Musical Theatre Dance Workshop with Raymond Marc Dumont AEA/SDC

Join Ray and fellow Orono community members in this upbeat and informative Musical Theatre Dance Workshop with director and choreographer Raymond Marc Dumont AEA/SDC. Ray will teach combinations and numbers from A Chorus Line and Chicago. Ray has directed and choreographed musical theatre productions all over Southern and Central Maine.  As a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, […]

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Meet Nicolette and Brogan!

Godspell is just around the corner and these cast members can’t wait for opening night, which is only 10 day’s away! Meet Nicolette Smith and Brogan Kelley! Nicolette is a junior theatre major at UMaine! She comes from the town of Lincoln, but will soon be transferring to the University of West Florida to be closer […]

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We made a mistake!

The most recently published School of Performing Arts E-Newsletter had a pretty big mistake. Oops! Thanks for letting us know. What would we do without you?      Here’s the truth. The Maine Steiners is the male al cappella group that consists of auditioned University Singer’s members, not the Black Bear Men’s Chorus. However both are great and have upcoming performance dates! […]

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CANCELED: Ginger Hwalek and Liz Downing Faculty Recital

    DUE TO THIS WEEKEND’S WEATHER PREDICTIONS,  THIS RECITAL HAS BEEN CANCELED. An alternate date has not yet been determined.   Longtime friends and fellow music colleagues, Liz Downing, flute, and Ginger Yang Hwalek, piano will present a recital of favorite pieces on Sunday, February 15 at 2:00 in Minsky Recital Hall.  The program will include […]

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Jack Burt and Laura Artesani with Orchestra Faculty Recital

In an out of the ordinary faculty recital, Dr. Jack Burt, Associate Professor of Trumpet at the University of Maine, will perform 3 trumpet concertos with orchestra on February 26th at 7:30 PM in Minsky Recital Hall. Local professional musicians, fellow UMaine faculty members and students will form the orchestra and accompany Dr. Burt. The […]

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Emerging Dance Series

Every couple of months, UMaine dance students have the opportunity to publicly showcase their current works-in-progress. This showcase is known as Emerging Dance and takes place twice a semester.  It’s a casual event and is student hosted and organized. Performances will include collaborations, student projects and original choreographs. Emerging Dance is an awesome opportunity for prospective students to […]

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