UMaine Calendar

Travel with the brother-sister duo, Jack and Annie, in their Magic Treehouse as they discover a note that asks them to answer a series of six questions about space. With the help of an astronomer, the Internet, an astronaut, books and the writer of the mysterious note, Jack and Annie are taken on a wondrous journey […]

Iconic and unforgettable – from Mama I’m Coming Home to Crazy Train to No More Tears and so many more, this master of metal gave us incredible music that will live on. He was no Ordinary Man and often made his critics Paranoid in numerous ways. Starting in Black Sabbath and culminating in a stunning […]

Iconic and unforgettable - from Mama I'm Coming Home to Crazy Train to No More Tears and so many more, this master of metal gave us incredible music that will live on.  He was no Ordinary Man and often made his critics Paranoid in numerous ways.Starting in Black Sabbath and culminating in a  stunning solo career - he sold more than 100 million albums and was inducted […]

Iconic and unforgettable - from Mama I'm Coming Home to Crazy Train to No More Tears and so many more, this master of metal gave us incredible music that will live on.  He was no Ordinary Man and often made his critics Paranoid in numerous ways.Starting in Black Sabbath and culminating in a  stunning solo career - he sold more than 100 million albums and was inducted […]

Iconic and unforgettable - from Mama I'm Coming Home to Crazy Train to No More Tears and so many more, this master of metal gave us incredible music that will live on.  He was no Ordinary Man and often made his critics Paranoid in numerous ways.Starting in Black Sabbath and culminating in a  stunning solo career - he sold more than 100 million albums and was inducted […]

  The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speakers: Caroline Noblet and Dianne Kopec, University of Maine In this talk, Noblet and Kopec will explore how rural Maine people, who possess a long heritage of […]

Join IMRC Center staff for a general tour of the facility’s event space, classrooms, common areas, audiovisual studios, and maker labs. The tour is anticipated to last approximately 45 minutes. Offered on the 4th Tuesday of each month. Guests of any background, including UMaine students, faculty, and staff, community group representatives, business representatives, and members […]

This webinar will review the past growing season, highlighting what worked well and what can be improved. We’ll explore fall tasks that help wind down the garden, while also laying the groundwork for a more successful season ahead. Topics include planning adjustments, planting considerations, and preparing your space for winter. Ideal for gardeners looking to […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension in partnership with the Maine Business School will offer Build a Better Business, a hands-on workshop for business owners and prospective entrepreneurs. The Machias workshop will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at the UMaine Machias, 116 O'Brien Avenue, Machias. The session offers a full-day program from 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., […]

German Table is a conversation gathering open to all members of the University of Maine and the community interested in improving their German conversation.

French Table is a conversation gathering open to all members of the University of Maine and the community interested in improving their French conversation.

Looking to make your own homemade fermented veggies? Join us and Master Food Preserver Kate McCarty to learn a new preserving technique!

HEALTH AND HEALING: PERSONAL, SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL 49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MERLEAU-PONTY CIRCLE Wells Conference Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME Co-directors: Susan Bredlau, Don Beith, and Kirsten Jacobson Throughout his work, Merleau-Ponty conceives of the person as always existing in creative communion with others and the natural world. This dynamic model of personhood […]

Spanish Table is a conversation gathering open to all members of the University of Maine and the community interested in improving their Spanish conversation.

4-H Youth Development Program in Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties, a part of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will offer two, 4-week Family STEM Club sessions this fall at the UMaine Extension office, 24 Main Street in Lisbon Falls. Families will engage in hands-on STEM projects together, with opportunities for adults to lead the activities with […]

Fermentation Friday takes place at the University of Maine in Orono. During Fermentation Friday.  Participants cook, create, share, and connect. Using recipes as starting points, we explore fermentation, storytelling, food rescue, and local food systems. Over the past four semesters, we have hosted authors and chefs who have enriched our sessions with their expertise. September […]

Fermentation Friday takes place at the University of Maine in Orono. During Fermentation Friday, held at the UMaine Food Lab in Hitchner Hall, participants cook, create, share, and connect. Using recipes as starting points, we explore fermentation, storytelling, food rescue, and local food systems. Over the past four semesters, we have hosted authors and chefs […]

Daryl R. Van Tongeren, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Hope College and the director of the Frost Center for Social Science Research. A social psychologist, he has published more than 250 scholarly articles and chapters, and four books, on topics such as religion, meaning in life, and virtues. Most recently, his work has […]

A public reception for The Teaching Portfolio: 45 Years of Printmaking at the University of Maine will take place on September 26th from 5-7pm in Lord Hall Gallery. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome to attend. The Teaching Portfolio is a collection of fine art working proofs and finished prints created in the […]

Earth is a planet shaped by life. From the forests that help stabilize our climate, to the winds carrying life-sustaining water and oxygen to far-flung parts of the globe, the fingerprints of life are visible even from many light years away. Journey through space and time to examine life as an essential quality of our […]

HEALTH AND HEALING: PERSONAL, SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL 49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MERLEAU-PONTY CIRCLE Wells Conference Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME Co-directors: Susan Bredlau, Don Beith, and Kirsten Jacobson Throughout his work, Merleau-Ponty conceives of the person as always existing in creative communion with others and the natural world. This dynamic model of personhood […]

Space is unimaginably vast and incredibly beautiful. Thanks to our curiosity and quest for knowledge, we humans have been driven to explore space and learn more about the universe. There is still incredibly much left to explore. Join us on the journey, starting on Earth, venturing out in our solar system, and journeying all the […]

From the moment mankind first set foot on the Moon in 1969 we have dreamed of making a base there. In the next 10 years humans will return to the Moon with the Artemis missions and develop a sustained, strategic presence near the lunar South Pole. The Moon will become our first ‘staging post’ from […]

One Sky is a collection of sky cultures around the world. It recognizes that all people around the globe share strong connections to the stars for navigation, time keeping, agriculture and storytelling.  As active exploration of our universe continues today, we honor the cultures who first looked up and dreamed about our place in the […]

Sometimes it’s the smallest things that matter the most. Join us on a journey into a seemingly invisible world – the world of molecules and nanoparticles. What does the cell structure of a leaf look like? What might the neural network in our brain be like and how do cells communicate with each other? Modern scientific […]

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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 […]

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 […]

  This faculty recital is always an absolute highlight. Join some of SPA's talented musical faculty members for an evening of musical excellence. This show is set for September 27 at 7:30 PM at Minsky Recital Hall. Admission is free.  

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 […]