FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Children’s Task Force is holding its “That ’70s” Dance Party 40th Anniversary Celebration from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday, April 28, in the University of Maine at Farmington’s North Dining Hall. Guests are invited to dress in their best ’70s attire and dance the night away to hits from the […]
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UMF to present new play by Bread and Puppet Theater
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to once again welcome the world-renowned Bread and Puppet Theater to the Emery Community Arts Center for a performance at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 28. The theater company will be presenting a new play, “The Basic Bye-Bye Show,” a manifesto on transformation inspired by Albrecht Dürer’s apocalyptic […]
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UMF's Hollis, Campbell keep track of each other
UMF’s Robbie Hollis stays just ahead of a runner in the 10,000-meter race at the Maine State Men’s Outdoor Championships at Bates College in Lewiston on Saturday. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) University of Maine at Farmington cross country coach Dan Campbell checks the course during the North Atlantic Conference cross country championships in Farmington last year. (Tony […]
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UMF to present Festival of New Plays April 19 and 20
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will present its first Festival of New Plays, at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 19, and Friday, April 20, in UMF Alumni Theater. These performances are free and open to the public. Created through a collaborative workshop process, the festival provides creative writing and theater students with an […]
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UMF celebrates the creative arts with annual Arts Week
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is presenting Arts Week, Monday, April 23 through Friday, April 27. This annual celebration of the creative arts features a variety of art installations, performances, presentations and new media throughout the UMF campus. Arts Week events are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be available […]
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Buxton throws no-hitter as Bates sweeps UMF
LEWISTON — Payton Buxton tossed Bates College’s second softball no-hitter of the season Tuesday in an 8-1 victory over the University of Maine atFarmington in Game 2 of the doubleheader Tuesday at Lafayette Street Field. Buxton struck out five and walked one. The lone run she allowed came in the top of third as Alyssa Dillan scored […]
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Broadcaster Bill Green to speak at UMF graduation
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington announced that award-winning broadcast journalist Bill Green will be this year’s commencement speaker and will receive an honorary degree. Senior Bryce Neal of New Gloucester will give the student address. The commencement ceremony is at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 12, when Green will receive an honorary degree […]
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NBA: Steve Clifford, former UMF player, fired as Hornets coach
First the general manager, now the coach. In another move aimed at getting the Charlotte Hornets on track, majority owner Michael Jordan fired coach Steve Clifford on Friday after the team went 36-46 and failed to reach the playoffs for the third time in the last four seasons. Clifford had a year left on his […]
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Poet Ross Gay to appear at UMF
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington Visiting Writers Series is presenting its final guest author for the year. Award-winning poet Ross Gay will read from his work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 19, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading is free and open to the public, to be followed by […]
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Instrumental Ensembles at UMF to present program
FARMINGTON — The UMF Instrumental Ensembles, under the direction of conductor Eric Thomas, will present a program featuring performances by four quartets at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, in Nordica Auditorium in Merrill Hall on the University of Maine at Farmington campus The program will begin with a string quartet performing the music of Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). Haydn, […]