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Event Series Forward to the Moon

Forward to the Moon

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Forward to the Moon engages audiences in NASA efforts to send both humans and robots to the Moon and Mars. NASA's 21st century Artemis program, named after the Greek moon […]

Event Series Foo Fighters in February

Foo Fighters in February

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Foo Fighters in February lines up the Foo Fighters' greatest and most spacey hits such as Everlong, The Pretender, Learn to Fly, The Sky is a Neighborhood, and so many […]

$9

Talk – A Career in Conservation: Frequent retooling required.

Norman Smith Hall, Room 107, and Online University of Maine, Orono, ME

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Masks are required for all Mitchell Center talks. Speaker: Tim Glidden, Former Director, Maine Coast Heritage Trust The work of conservation has changed dramatically in Maine […]

Free
Event Series SAT Prep Matters (online)

SAT Prep Matters (online)

Online

Online SAT Prep Matters is a four-session SAT prep course designed for college-bound high school sophomores and juniors who plan to take the SAT. Dates: Mondays, Feb. 6, 13, 27, March 6 6–7:30 p.m. ET The redesigned SAT has a total score made up of two parts — verbal skills and math. The average SAT […]

$250

Lucia: The Secret of Shooting Stars

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Vladimir, a polar bear, and James, a penguin, travel into space aboard the Polaris to study polar auroras.  Hit by a meteorite, they crash at the foot of a pre-Columbian pyramid and meet Lucia, a hummingbird who is passionate about rocks. She tells them about a legend evoking “stones of light”.  Meteorites, shooting stars, these […]

CUGR Talk: ‘In Love’ with Art and Research (online)

Online

Interested in how and where art and research meet? Join CUGR's 1--hour talk to find out more about art and research with UMaine's Andy Mauery, Associate Professor of Art and Susan Smith, Graduate Coordinator of Intermedia Programs and Associate Professor of Research. Register here: 

Narrating Lives: Creation of Comics by Heritage Learners

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

Interested parties are invited to attend the talk of Professor Sandra Bernal-Heredia about how the creation of. comics can be especially beneficial for heritage learners as students develop visual and narrative abilities but can also serve to reflect and transmit trauma, memory and emotions. Many studies have highlighted the prominence and appeal of using comics […]

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