UMaine Calendar

Looking for cosmic fun this Halloween season? Would you like to meet the spectacular stars of Halloween? Monsters, zombies, and ghosts -- and their far more terrible counterparts in space? Oh yes, space has its monsters: Black holes, zombie stars, and spectacular ghostly nebulae!  Explore these “spooky” wonders of the night sky here at the planetarium. Learn about […]

You do not have to wait until 3 a.m. to experience the true terror of the witching hour! Take your "Spooky Scary Skeletons" out of the closet and join us at the Versant Power Astronomy Center for a month-long "Monster Mash"!  We will "Put a Spell on You" for the entire month of October with a menacing […]

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This is a three-part series for youth ages 12-18 that will dive into real-world issues and what we can actually do about them. The series is hosted by 4-H staff joined by an international graduate student with expertise in climate and public policy. Participants will learn about climate change from global and local perspectives and […]

Kick off Halloween week by attending an in-person reading of an adaptation of Stephen King's high-flying horror tale, The Langoliers, under the stars inside the Maynard Jordan Planetarium at UMaine! All are welcome. The performance starts at 6 pm (run time approx. 2 hours, 20 minutes). The script will be projected for the deaf and […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Board of Pesticides Control are pleased to offer a free, virtual recertification training covering agricultural pest management on Tuesday, October 29th. Attending earns three pesticide applicator recertification credits.

Whether they are treated as consumables, research subjects, companions, or family, human civilization relies heavily on the lives of other animals. Given these disparate — and not necessarily mutually exclusive — ways of interacting with nonhuman animals, what does it mean to respect them? Which ideas and practices serve this end? Which cultures and traditions […]

Do people seem more edgy and argumentative these days? Would you like your own inner voice to be nurturing and supportive during challenging moments? Are you eager to support the emotional well-being of the people around you during these high-stress times? Could you use some easy-to-learn tools to help calm things down without using punishment […]

Please join us for a Literary Costume Contest. Wear a costume that references any literary work. You can be Winnie the Pooh, a Nazgul from Lord of the Rings, or anything. Vote for the best costume. Prize awarded to the best costume (gift card for the University bookstore. Food provided! For more information and to […]

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This Halloween Eve come to Fogler’s Salon to listen and talk about the supernatural in Maine. Meet Dr. Marcus LiBrizzi, the author of several works of ghostly Maine folklore, and an expert in supernatural horror fiction. For more information and to register, click here.

For many of us, virtual is the new normal. The global COVID-19 pandemic has shifted and impacted our daily routines in innumerable ways, including the transition of many in-person meetings to virtual platforms. Many professionals may have moved their work online without any training in virtual facilitation skills. This online professional development program is designed […]

The wildly popular a cappella vocal ensemble makes its Orono debut with a program of favorites drawn from Broadway, Disney, Jazz Standards and more. Voctave has been featured on national television and their YouTube videos garner millions of views annually. Tickets from $32 – $55 | K-12 Student $16 | All fees included

Listen...can you hear that? It’s the sound of the Earth!  Take a sound safari to explore the health of our planet. Travel the globe to investigate the spectacular soundscapes of Costa Rica’s rainforests, Hawaii’s coral reefs, and Mongolia’s vast grasslands. Learn how animals use sounds to survive and communicate.  Experience sound in new ways through interactive […]

The wildly popular a cappella vocal ensemble makes its Orono debut with a program of favorites drawn from Broadway, Disney, Jazz Standards and more. Voctave has been featured on national television and their YouTube videos garner millions of views annually. Tickets from $32 – $55 | K-12 Student $16 | All fees included

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Two-time Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded, commissioned by the Met and based on librettist George Brant’s acclaimed play, wrestles with the ethical quandaries and psychological toll of 21st-century warfare. Adults $25 | Seniors $20 | Students $10 | All fees included What is The Met: Live in HD Series? The Metropolitan […]

Two-time Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded, commissioned by the Met and based on librettist George Brant’s acclaimed play, wrestles with the ethical quandaries and psychological toll of 21st-century warfare. Adults $25 | Seniors $20 | Students $10 | All fees included What is The Met: Live in HD Series? The Metropolitan Opera’s […]

From the oxygen we breathe to the uranium that warms our planet’s core, we owe everything to the stars. SPARK: The Universe in Us is about our deep connection not just to Earth, but to stars millions of light years away—and billions of years in the past. Discover the celestial origins of the elements we […]

Take an exhilarating journey to the worlds that orbit our Sun and the unique conditions that make life on our planet Earth possible. Celebrate the extraordinary Age of Exploration carried out by robotic explorers, over the past 50 years with imagery from NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and Japan Aerospace Exploration (JAXA) missions.  Audiences will […]

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Pink Floyd’s iconic album The Dark Side Of The Moon, originally released in March 1973, turns 50, and what more fitting a place to celebrate it and experience it than in a Planetarium, through the music set to visuals? With the help of modern technology, the idea of a show combining breath-taking views of the […]