Western Maine Audubon will be presenting the first of its fall talk series on Wednesday, September 8 at 7 pm. “What You Should Know About the Threat of Aquatic Invaders in Maine,” will be presented by Roberta Hill, Invasive Species Program Director for Lake Stewards of Maine. In this talk, Roberta will address the following questions and more:…
Read MoreNovel Jazz is a seven member, Maine-based group, now in their 17th year of giving concerts around Maine and New England. The concert will take place at the Titcomb Mountain Ski Center on September 12th at 2:00 PM (rain date is 9/26, same time and place). Music of the Duke Ellington and his musical collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, will be featured…
Read MoreWhat do you know about “Edible Wild Mushrooms of Western Maine?” The Mt. Blue Area Garden Club is pleased to welcome Cynthia Stancioff to share her expertise and answer questions about Edible Wild Mushrooms of Western Maine. The public is invited to join us as we begin our fall series of meetings. The meeting will be held on Tuesday…
Read MoreJoin Ann Bartges, assistant professor of visual arts and Emery Community Arts Center director, and Kristen Case, professor of English, for a discussion of the relationship between Reimagining the Real and Andrew Wyeth’s Christina’s World.
Read MoreThe University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series will present award-winning writer Deesha Philyaw as the popular program’s first reader of the season. Philyaw’s short story collection “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies” (West Virginia University Press, 2020), was awarded the 2021 Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the…
Read MoreJoin Wyeth expert Henry Adams, Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History at Case Western Reserve University, for an examination of the surprising relationship between Andrew Wyeth’s Christina’s World and King Vidor’s classic silent film The Big Parade (1925). The lecture will be preceded by a piano reception in the lobby of the Emery…
Read MoreUMF faculty member Elizabeth Olbert will lead a conversation on realism and Andrew Wyeth’s representations of working class Mainers before guiding participants through a multimedia art workshop. Artists and non-artists are welcome, and all art materials will be provided. Refreshments will be served at 9:30 a.m. with discussion beginning at 10 a.m…
Read MoreUnited Way of the Tri-Valley Area is excited to offer Cornhole for a Cause this Fall! Is there a better way to kick off the fall season than at an apple orchard? With hard cider? And cornhole? The event will be September 18th, 2021 at 2pm. We are even more excited to share that it will be held at newly established Ayuh Cidah, located at 272…
Read MoreThe Gawler Family and Friends bring you an assortment of old and new sounds from many folk traditions. They accompany interweaving family harmonies with fiddles, banjo, cello and guitar, as well as a few surprises. The UMF amphitheater is behind the Student Center and the High Street parking lot. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on.
Read MoreJoin Dawn Nye, associate professor of art and new media, for a free photography workshop that will feature: basics of composition, strategies to involve narrative in visual media, and hands-on practice. This workshop is for all levels and will allow participants to turn even the most casual, at-home photos into intriguing narratives while…
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