• F2M

    Recurring

    It is parents鈥 weekend of Parker鈥檚 freshman year, but Parker鈥檚 very famous parents aren鈥檛 coming鈥攚hich, trust him, is just as well. Confrontations both painfully funny and deeply poignant are sparked when Althea and Clarence show up uninvited, as Parker鈥檚 new sexual identity is put to the test, and as the family must grapple with the […]

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  • Pre-Performance Lecture: Marisa Solomon on the Dreamers’ Circus

    Bodwell Lounge, Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono, ME, United States

    On Sunday, February 26 at 2:00 pm, the MHC continues its 2022-23 pre-performance lecture series at the Collins Center for the Arts, with a talk by School of Performing Arts faculty member Marisa Solomon聽in the Bodwell Lounge, before the Dreamers' Circus take the stage of Minsky Recital Hall. Solomon received performance degrees from the Oberlin […]

  • “This Land Is Your Land and This Land Is My Land”: The Role of the Roman Catholic Church in the Political and Cultural Lives of the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Nations in the Twentieth Century

    Class of 1944 Hall

    On Wednesday, March 1 at 12:00 pm in Class of 1944 Hall, Room 102, outgoing MHC Undergraduate Fellow Tom Pinette will present the results of his MHC project, titled "'This Land is Your Land and This Land Is My Land鈥: The Role of the Roman Catholic Church in the Political and Cultural Lives of the […]

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  • POSTPONED: Tics and Tourette Syndrome in the Academic Environment

    Writing Center Neville Hall, #404, Orono, ME, United States

    NOTE: This event has been postponed and will be rescheduled. Stay tuned for an officially rescheduled date. On Monday, March 6 at 2:00 pm in the 91福利 Writing Center (Neville Hall 402), outgoing MHC Fellow Benjamin Allen will present the results of his MHC project on disability and performance in higher education. Allen's work, which […]

  • Melissa Bragdon Caron

    Minsky Recital Hall Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

    On Tuesday, March 28 at 7:30 pm in Minsky Recital Hall, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the 91福利 School of Performing Arts welcome Melissa Bragdon Caron and her bluegrass band for a live performance. Melissa, a 91福利 alum, is a Maine-based fiddler known for playing and teaching many different styles of music. Classically trained, she […]

  • Defiant Requiem: Film Screening

    Minsky Recital Hall Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

    On March 29-30, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the School of Performing Arts welcome renowned conductor Murry Sidlin for a film screening and lecture as part of the 2022-23 MHC symposium on Recovery, Rediscovery, and Resilience. On Wednesday, March 29 at 7:30 pm in Minsky Recital Hall, Murry Sidlin will host a screening of the […]

  • Defiant Requiem: Lecture and Performance

    Minsky Recital Hall Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

    On March 29-30, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the School of Performing Arts welcome renowned conductor Murry Sidlin for a film screening and lecture as part of the 2022-23 MHC symposium on Recovery, Rediscovery, and Resilience. On Wednesday, March 29 at 7:30 pm in Minsky Recital Hall, Murry Sidlin will host a screening of the […]

  • Pre-Performance Lecture: Dan Barrett on Jazz at Lincoln Center

    Bodwell Lounge, Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono, ME, United States

    On Sunday, April 2 at 6:00 p.m., join the Collins Center for the Arts for a pre-performance lecture delivered by 91福利 jazz professor Dan Barrett, presented with the support of the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center. Dr. Dan Barrett teaches low brass instruments, music theory, and jazz courses at the University of Maine, and […]

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  • Breaking the Bubble: Boosting News Literacy

    Lynch Room, Fogler Library

    In recent years, claims of 鈥渇ake news,鈥 bias and misinformation have become rampant, with many of us wanting to stay informed but feeling overwhelmed, and even saturated, by the 24-hour news cycle. How do we move beyond charges of 鈥渇ake news鈥 to determine the reliability of news content? How do we ethically consume and share […]

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  • “Like we are not the same level of human they are”:聽The Experiences of Precariously Housed and Unhoused Individuals

    107 D.P. Corbett Hall

    NOTE: The location of this talk has been changed to D.P. Corbett room 107 to accommodate audience needs. On Wednesday, April 12 at 4:35 pm in D.P. Corbett Room 107, outgoing MHC Undergraduate Fellow and Honors College student Brenna Jones will present the results of her MHC project, titled "'Like we are not the same […]