FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will present the inspiring sounds of the Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus. Concerts takes place at 2 and 7 p.m., Saturday, March 31, in the performance space in the the Emery Community Arts Center, Academy Street. The event is free and open to the public. This international choral group brings together refugee […]
UMF
Posted inEncore, sj-web
Bates, UMF presenting author Ottessa Moshfegh
Award-winning American author Ottessa Moshfegh will read from and discuss her works at Bates College, Wednesday, March 29, at 6:30 p.m. in the Muskie Archives and at the University of Maine at Farmington, Thursday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. and The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. Moshfegh is a fiction writer from New […]
advertisement
Posted inConnections
UMF classroom talk explores devised performance with Melissa Thompson
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is concluding a season of Public Classroom talks with a presentation, “Everyone at the Table,” by Melissa Thompson, assistant professor of performing arts. The talk will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, in the performance space at the Emery Community Arts Center. It is free […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web, The Franklin Journal
Staged reading set for new play by UMF professor Linda Britt
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will present “American Dreams: Immigration Stories,” a new play that will premiere in a staged reading at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 22 and 23, in the performance space of the UMF Emery Community Arts Center. The play is free and open to the public. The […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
ArtsFarmington to present Maine Balkan Choir
FARMINGTON — Join the Maine Balkan Choir with special guest Elitsa Stoyneva for a festive afternoon of old world village singing and dancing at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. The choir will be joined by soloist and seven time gold medalist, Elitsa Stoyneva of Turgovishte, Bulgaria. The concert will be held at Nordica Auditorium […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Richard Roberts Jr.
PORTLAND — Richard Roberts Jr., 78, of Dixfield, died Monday, Jan. 8, at Maine Medical Center in Portland due to injuries sustained in a fire at his home in December. He was born in New York on May 9, 1939, the son of Richard R. and Mary Elizabeth Bever Roberts and attended New London, Conn., schools […]
Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
UMF hosting panel to discuss national immigration issues
FARMINGTON — Immigration issues have recently taken center stage in public discourse. As part of its effort to expand respectful public dialogue and participate in the national conversation, the University of Maine Farmington has organized a panel discussion to be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 5, in room C-23, Roberts Learning Center. The event […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web, The Franklin Journal
UMF to host performance by 'Blossom of Inspiration'
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will host a performance by the Bates Gamelan Mawar Mekar (“Blossom of Inspiration”) at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, in UMF’s Emery Community Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public. The Bates Gamelan Mawar Mekar, directed by Professor Gina Fatone, serves as an […]
Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
Maine Law Dean Danielle Conway to discuss 'Why Law Matters More Than Ever'
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will host Danielle Conway, dean and professor of law at the University of Maine School of Law, for a dynamic presentation on “Why Law Matters More Than Ever.” Conway’s talk will take place at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Lincoln Auditorium, UMF Roberts Learning Center. The event […]
Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
UMF talk to explore 'Participation in a Digital Society'
FARMINGTON — How do we navigate the complexities of digital connectedness? How do we engage students and educators to critically think about their relationships and participation in a connected digital society? The University of Maine at Farmington Public Classroom Series will explore these questions and other considerations in “Public by Default: Participation in a Digital […]