UMaine Calendar

Making Stories in Maine
2025-03-31 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | IMRC, Stewart Commons, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469-5785, United States
Caroline Losneck is a Maine-based documentarian, radio/podcast producer, filmmaker and experimental installation artist. She seeks out off-the-radar venues for her documentary work – from buildings slated for demolition, public parks, and flooded city streets, to empty campgrounds and film festivals.
For “Making Stories in Maine” Losneck will screen her short documentary film “Diving for Scallops” and share stories she produced for national radio and podcasts, including “Music as a Refuge” + “Riot Grrrl Energy on an Island Off Maine.”
This event is part of the McGillicuddy Humanities Center 2024-2025 Annual Symposium: “From Talkies to TikTok: 100 Years of Audiovisual Storytelling.”

12th Annual Human Dimensions of Climate Change Film Series
2025-04-01 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-04-02 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-04-03 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-04-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Adaptive Presentation and Performance Environment, UMaine IMRC Center, Room 104, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
The University of Maine’s 12th Annual Human Dimensions of Climate Change Film Series will kick off in April with five films focused on Water Keepers’ efforts to protect water and the climate.
This year the film series will be part of a larger interactive program called “From Pollution to Protection: Water, History, & Indigenous Treaty Rights” which features an interactive exhibit, an opening keynote, and the film series. This program is generously funded by the Alton ’38 and Adelaide Hamm Campus Activity Fund.
All films will be screened in the Black Box Theatre and are FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
April 1, 6pm: The Penobscot: Ancestral River, Contested Territory
April 2, 6pm: Keepers of the Tundra
April 3, 6pm: This River is Our Relative
April 7th, 6pm: Necessity: Oil, Water, and Climate Resistance
April 14th, 6pm: Bad River: A Story of Defiance

VAST: A Cosmic Journey through Space and Time
2025-04-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Versant Power Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, 04469, United States
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 way out to the edge of the known universe.
Narrated by Eva Rose.

Tickets for planetarium programs are $7 for Adults, $6 for UMaine Students/Veterans/Senior Citizens, and $5 for children under 12. Click here to view our calendar.
Tickets may be purchased online, by phone at 207.581.1341, or at our ticket box office prior to the show.

Bébé Symphonique
2025-04-06 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-13 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Versant Power Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Bébé Symphonique is an experience that draws on the richness and power of orchestral music to create special moments of connection between babies and their parents, while promoting infant neurological development. Consisting of seven instrumental pieces to soothe and stimulate young children, Bébé Symphonique is a wonderful way for parents to connect with their children and relaxing classical music.
Watch the trailer here!

Tickets for planetarium programs are $7 for Adults, $6 for UMaine Students/Veterans/Senior Citizens, and $5 for children under 12. Click here to view our calendar.
Tickets may be purchased online, by phone at 207.581.1341, or at our ticket box office prior to the show.

Space Opera
2025-04-06 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-13 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-20 16:00 - 17:00 | Versant Power Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, 04469, United States
This interplanetary journey is set to The Planets orchestral suite by Gustav Holst. Take a memorable space adventure that begins with an alien spaceship in the vicinity the Earth that journeys outward to visit the entire Solar System and beyond.
The spacecraft narrates throughout the journey, providing information at each celestial stop. Terrestrial descriptions and interpretations of the heavenly bodies in art, music and philosophy are also touched on.
A unique exploration of our Universe through music, art, and science.

Tickets are $9 for general admission.
Music programs may contain explicit lyrics, and are intended for adult audiences. All music programs may contain bright flashing lights and fast-moving images, which have been known to trigger seizures with those with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.
Tickets may be purchased online, by phone at 207.581.1341, or at our ticket box office prior to the show.

2025 Student Exhibition
2025-04-07 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-08 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-09 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-10 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-11 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-14 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-15 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-16 09:00 - 16:00 and 2 more dates | Lord Hall Gallery, Lord Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Lord Hall Gallery is proud to host the Department of Art’s 2025 Student Exhibition. This show highlights diverse artwork made by students at UMaine who have taken undergraduate courses in the Department of Art. The exhibition runs from April 7rd through May 2nd and a public reception will be held on Friday April 11th from 5:00-7:00pm. During the reception, selected students will be honored with awards. This event is free and open to the public; all are warmly welcomed to attend and refreshments will be served.
Lord Hall Gallery is free, accessible, and open to the public Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm.

Necessity: Oil, Water, and Climate Resistance Film Screening
2025-04-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center (IMRC), Stewart Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
The University of Maine’s 12th Annual Human Dimensions of Climate Change Film Series features four films focused on Water Keepers’ efforts to protect water and the climate.
This year the film series will be part of a larger interactive program called “From Pollution to Protection: Water, History, & Indigenous Treaty Rights” which features an interactive exhibit, an opening keynote, and the film series. This program is generously funded by the Alton ’38 and Adelaide Hamm Campus Activity Fund.
All films will be screened in the Black Box Theatre and are FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

March 24, 7pm: The Penobscot – Ancestral River, Contested Waterway
March 31, 7pm: This River is Our Relative
April 7, 7pm: Necessity: Oil, Water, and Climate Resistance
April 14, 7pm: Bad River: A Story of Defiance

The event is a part of Maine Impact Week, an annual showcase of UMaine’s impact on the state and beyond. It is hosted by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School.

Secret of the Cardboard Rocket
2025-04-08 10:00 - 11:00 | ME
Join two children on a magical journey through the Solar System, aided by a talking astronomy book, a cardboard rocket, and a vivid imagination. During this imaginative show, audiences will land on Venus, fly through the rings of Saturn, and discover the secrets of the Solar System.
Watch the trailer here!

Tickets for planetarium programs are $7 for Adults, $6 for UMaine Students/Veterans/Senior Citizens, and $5 for children under 12. Click here to view our calendar.
Tickets may be purchased online, by phone at 207.581.1341, or at our ticket box office prior to the show.

Minetti Quartet w/ Andreas Klein
2025-04-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
This award-winning string quartet from Austria, renowned for their performances at premier chamber music festivals and the world’s most prestigious concert halls, joins forces with esteemed German pianist Andreas Klein for an extraordinary concert.
PROGRAM:
Quartettsatz in C minor D 703 – Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
Piano Concerto K. 415 in C Major (cadenza by Andreas Klein) – W.A. Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Intermission
String Quartet C minor, Op.51, No. 1 – Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)

7th Annual Libby Lecture in Natural Resource Policy
2025-04-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Bangor Room, Memorial Union, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Attempting to Center indigenous People in Marine Sciences
Abstract: Dr. Marco Hatch, Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences at Western Washington University and Principal Investigator for the Coastal Communities and Ecology Lab will present his recent research and share some of the work being done to braid Indigenous knowledge and mainstream science. He will draw on examples from his research on clam gardens, shellfish biotoxins, and climate adaptation to discuss the importance of systems level change for removing institutional barriers to community-based partnerships.
Reception will follow the talk at 4:00pm in the Totman Room, Memorial Union.
Dr. Hatch is marine ecologist with a Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a member of the Samish Indian Nation. His research weaves traditional ecological knowledge and marine science through the exploration of food systems. He is a Pew Marine Conservation Fellow and co-PI for the Native Food, Energy, Water Systems INCLUDES Alliance, which was funded by the NSF. Dr. Hatch is on the Board of Trustees for the Washington Chapter of the Nature Conservancy and an Advisory Committee member for the UN Decade Northeast Pacific Collaborative Center.

Steven Page
2025-04-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Close the season with the founder and former lead singer of the incredibly popular and multi-award winning band Barenaked Ladies. Hear new songs and fan favorites. “Steven Page’s distinctive and powerful tenor is among the most instantly recognizable voices in popular music today.”- BroadwayWorld
Join us for a pre-concert discussion from 6 – 6:30 p.m. with Steven Page!

4-H Open House
2025-04-19 10:00 - 13:00 | Lafayette and Rawcliffe 4-H Science and Engineering Learning Center, 491 College Avenue, Orono, ME, United States
Open House at the Lafayette and Rawcliffe 4-H Science and Engineering Center.
4-Hers and families of all ages are invited to learn about the opportunities 4-H has to offer right here in Orono, Maine!
There will be fun activities – making seed paper you can plant at home, engineering and testing out straw rockets, and using chemistry to create groovy seaweed lava lamps!
This is your chance to meet the Center’s fabulous red-ear slider turtle, Frances, and rumor has it Coral the Seahorse will be making an appearance!
Learn all about our space, our touch tank, 4-H programs, 4-H STEM toolkits, and aquaponics.
No registration is required – just show up on Saturday, April 19 between 10:00 am – 1:00 pm at 491 College Ave in Orono, Maine.
If you have any questions, or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Jessy Brainerd at jessica.brainerd@maine.edu or 207.581.3877.
