The graduating class of the Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Department of Art will have their work on display in Lord Hall Gallery from Nov. 14 – Jan. 23. Ranging from digital artwork and paintings to ceramic and glass sculpture, this year’s exhibition, titled “UpRouted,†emphasizes the uniqueness of each students’ journey. The artists explore themes of […]
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Nearly 200 singers, including many from two Â鶹´«Ã½ vocal ensembles, will perform “Considering Matthew Shepard†at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9 at the Collins Center for the Arts. Performers include members of the University Singers, the Collegiate Chorale, the Maine Gay Men’s Chorus and the Acadia Choral Society, as well as many […]
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On Sept. 6, 1973, Enrique Verástegui, a young Peruvian poet, sat down to write a letter to professor Wolfgang Luchting, a man on another continent. Although already published, Verástegui sought the recognition that someone in Luchting’s position could provide. Over 50 years later, his ambitions may finally be realized through new research led by professor […]
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The Versant Astronomy Center at the Â鶹´«Ã½ will host several performances of “Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us,†featuring actors from True North Theatre in Bangor, starting Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. The play takes viewers along the journey of a struggling teenage dance student who’s contemplating dropping out of college. She’s introduced to […]
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Rosalie Purvis, lecturer in theatre and director at the Â鶹´«Ã½, adapted and directed “The Courage to Right a Woman’s Wrongs,†a 17th-century Spanish play by Ana Caro Mallen de Soto, for the School of Performing Arts’ fall production at Hauck Auditorium. The Bangor Daily News praised the show as “wonderfully outrageous,†highlighting Purvis’s […]
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According to WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 Bangor), The Â鶹´«Ã½ Innovation Media Research and Commercialization Center hosted a screening of the documentary “Seeds of Change,†which explores how organic agriculture and food-system reform intersect with the prison environment in Maine. The event highlighted the role that food, farming and rehabilitation can play in transforming […]
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The Collins Center for the Arts (CCA) launched its 40th anniversary season on Oct. 11 with the California Dreamin’ Gala, an evening of music, celebration and recognition of individuals who have made a lasting impact on the arts at the Â鶹´«Ã½ and in the surrounding community. Guests enjoyed a California-themed reception in the […]
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Â鶹´«Ã½ faculty, staff and students will honor the man who popularized the “Stein Song†on the 50th anniversary of Rudy Vallée Day by performing the anthem at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, on the steps of Fogler Library. Vallée was a UMaine student in the 1920s and rose to stardom after releasing […]
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A collection of fine art proofs and prints created in the printmaking studio at the Â鶹´«Ã½ are on display in the Department of Art’s Lord Hall Gallery. “The Teaching Portfolio: 45 Years of Printmaking at the Â鶹´«Ã½â€ will run through Oct. 24 with a public reception on Sept. 26 from 5-7 […]
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Â鶹´«Ã½ alumna and longtime arts advocate Karen Cole has been named interim director of the Collins Center for the Arts (CCA), effective July 3. She succeeds Danny Williams, who is retiring after more than a decade of distinguished leadership. Cole brings more than 30 years of experience in arts administration, marketing and community […]
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