UMaine Calendar

2025 Student Exhibition
2025-04-25 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-24 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-23 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-22 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-21 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-18 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Worlds Beyond Earth
2025-04-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Versant Power Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Take an exhilarating journey to the worlds that orbit our Sun and the unique conditions that make life on our planet Earth possible. Celebrate the extraordinary Age of Exploration carried out by robotic explorers, over the past 50 years with imagery from NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and Japan Aerospace Exploration (JAXA) missions. Audiences will go on an epic adventure across the solar system, from our Moon, Mars and Venus to beyond the asteroid belt, to Jupiter and Saturn. Produced by the American Museum of Natural History in New York and narrated by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o.
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.

Spring Foraging/Tree ID Walk
2025-04-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Nutting Hall, 201 Nutting Hall
Sponsored by the Terrell House and the Maine Outing Club. Join resident stewards from Terrell House and MOC officers for a walk on the campus trails to look for edible mushrooms and plants as well as learn about tree ID.

Magic Globe: A Story of the Seasons
2025-04-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Versant Power Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, 04469, United States
On vacation at her grandpa’s, a little girl Mia accidentally discovers a mysterious piece of astronomical machinery. Edek, Mia’s eccentric uncle, tricks the girl into using the tool’s secret powers to change the world’s seasons. She quickly realizes the consequences of what they are going to do, but Edek doesn’t want to let the plan go.
Magic Globe is an engaging story designed to interest and challenge children from 5 to 12 years old. It has a clear educational structure with all science-related topics broken down into manageable chunks and naturally woven into the storyline. It allows children to recap knowledge they already have as well as learn multiple new concepts while following the story, which makes it perfect for mixed-ability audiences.
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.

Program at Magic Lantern
2025-04-23 10:00 - 11:30 | The Magic Lantern & Innovation Center, Bridgton, Maine, 9 Depot Street, Bridgton, ME, 04009, United States
Come to the Magic Lantern to learn how to make bread in bag. A hands on activity designed for youth ages 5-18 provided by Cumberland County 4-H Staff. Youth ages 5 to 8 year-olds must have an adult present. Current 4-H enrollment is not necessary for participation in this program. Registration ends one week prior to program (maximum of 20).

Farm Tractor Safety Course-Androscoggin & Sagadahoc Counties
2025-04-22 17:30 - 19:30 | Topsham Tractor and Equipment, 403 Lewiston Road, Topsham, Maine, 04086
The Androscoggin/Sagadahoc Counties session will be held on Tuesday evenings at Topsham Tractor and Equipment, 403 Lewiston Road in Topsham, starting April 22.
The training will include classroom lectures, tractor driving time and homework over the 5-part course, which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor. Successful completion of the course is required for 14- and 15-year-olds who plan to operate farm equipment for hire on farms other than their own family’s farm. Participants will learn how to safely handle tractors and equipment and how to avoid hazards and minimize the chance of accidents. Certificates will be issued after successful completion of the course, including a written test and a driving test. The program is designed for adults and youth at least 14 years of age.
There is a sliding scale fee for the course of $40 (full price) or $20 (suggested for youth 14–17 and those who can afford 50% of the full course fee). Access to a computer, tablet or smartphone is required to complete homework assignments. More info including dates and registration links are available on the event webpage. For more information or to request reasonable accommodation, contact Jenni Cappello-Ruggiero at 207.781.6099 or extension.agcumberland@maine.edu.

Tycho to the Moon
2025-04-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Versant Power Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Meet Tycho, a dog who doesn’t just howl at the Moon, but wants to go there. Blast off on an amazing ride into space with Tycho and his human friends, Ruby and Michael. Learn about day and night, space travel, the phases of the Moon and features of the lunar surface. Get a close-up look at the Sun, watch the effects of gravity, see the Earth from space and watch meteors shoot across the night sky.
For ages 3-8.

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.

IMRC Center Tour
2025-04-22 09:00 - 10:00 | Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center (IMRC), Stewart Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Join IMRC Center staff for a general tour of the facility’s event space, classrooms, common areas, audiovisual studios, and maker labs. The tour is anticipated to last approximately 45 minutes. Offered on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
Guests of any background, including UMaine students, faculty, and staff, community group representatives, business representatives, and members of the public may join a tour. Groups larger than 20, or individuals and small groups for whom the scheduled times are not convenient, please contact the IMRC Center to schedule an individualized visit. Register for a tour.

Spire Issue #9 Release
2025-04-22 | ME
Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability is publishing its ninth amazing issue! Spire issue #9 contains a variety of submissions, including art, poetry, photography, research, and personal stories. Access the latest issue and back-issues by clicking here.

Talk - Reconciling with resilience: How Maine can bounce back from floods
2025-04-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Norman Smith Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono.

Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information

Speaker: Emmett Gartner, Environmental Reporter, The Maine Monitor
Last winter’s devastating storms revealed just how vulnerable Maine communities are to flooding, whether they’re behind seawalls along the coast or nestled on rivers in the state’s mountainous interior.
In the aftermath of that flooding, Maine Monitor reporter Emmett Gartner traveled across the state to report on how effectively communities weathered the storms, speaking with local officials about their plans to fortify their towns against the rising seas and more frequent, intensifying storms brought on by climate change.
Join Emmett at the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions on April 21 at 3PM as he discusses his reporting on the challenges Maine faces in building resilience to flooding and what solutions exist at the state and local levels to prepare Maine for what’s to come.
Emmett Gartner is an environmental reporter for The Maine Monitor and contributor to The Monitor’s weekly environmental newsletter, Climate Monitor. Having grown up on the Chesapeake Bay, Emmett has long been interested in stories of adaptation and accountability. He joined the newsroom in 2023 as a Roy W. Howard fellow and now explores how environmental policy aligns with Mainers’ lived experiences and where climate change complicates the status quo. Previously, he reported for a daily newspaper in western Maryland and spent separate summer stints working as a trail maintenance worker in Nevada, a wildland firefighter in Oregon and an environmental educator on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

3-2-1 Liftoff!
2025-04-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Versant Power Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Elon the hamster loves science and doing experiments, which often fail in practice. One day Elon hears a crash. In his garden, he finds a crater with a damaged robot named 8 of 12 inside. How did it get here? Elon fixes the robot and finds out that he fell from a spaceship. Does Elon have the courage and wits you needed to go into space and back? Find out in 3-2-1 Liftoff!

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.

4-H Agricultural Symposium for Maine Teens
2025-04-21 - 2025-04-22 | University of Maine Orono
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the 4th annual 4-H Agricultural Symposium for Maine teens on April 21–22.
The symposium is an overnight experience for youth ages 14-18. Participants will engage with industry professionals on the UMaine campus in Orono, develop leadership skills and nurture friendships with teens from around the state. Youth will participate in hands-on learning experiences like visiting a lab to examine parasites related to animal health, exploring cellulose nanomaterials from tree pulp at the Process Development Center, joining fun activities with Maine Bound Adventure and more.
Previous 4-H membership is not required. Assistance with transportation can be provided upon request. The program is free but space is limited. Registration is required at the program webpage.
For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Alisha Targonski at 207.622.7546 or extension.4hagleadership@maine.edu.

Space Opera
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.

Bébé Symphonique
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.

Baseball vs UMBC
2025-04-20 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-04-19 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-04-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Mahaney Diamond, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
For full schedule click here.

Small Ruminant Parasite Management and FAMACHA Certification in Dover-Foxcroft
2025-04-19 12:00 - 16:30 | 1441 Dexter Road, 1441 Dexter Road, Dover-Foxcroft, ME, United States
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a ruminant parasite management workshop and FAMACHA certification workshop on Saturday, April 19 from noon to 4:30 p.m. at 1441 Dexter Road in Dover-Foxcroft.
Producers of small ruminants (sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas) are invited to learn about common parasites and their management. Hands-on activities such as performing a fecal egg count on a microscope and practicing the FAMACHA protocol on live animals, will teach producers how to identify parasites and make informed management decisions. Farmers are encouraged to bring a fresh fecal sample from one sheep or goat to examine. Participants will become FAMACHA-certified and can purchase an anemia index card at the workshop upon certification.
Cost of the workshop is on a sliding scale from $50-$80 and includes light refreshments. Visit the program website to register. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Sue Baez at 207.667.8212 or sue.baez@maine.edu.

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.

VAST: A Cosmic Journey through Space and Time
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.

Infectious Disease Colloquium
2025-04-18 15:15 - 16:30 | Bennett Hall, Bennett Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Institute of Medicine
Speakers: Two doctors from Northern Light
Scott Melton MD, Infectious Diseases, Northern Light Health
Mark Abel, MD, Infectious Diseases, Preventive Medicine, Northern Light Health
Both speakers will talk about their work on infectious disease and what an epidemiologist does in a hospital. The discussion will include ties to the work Sam Hess, Ph.D., does in physics and Melissa Maginnis, Ph.D., does in biology.

Sock Puppet Workshop
2025-04-18 11:00 - 15:00 | Student Wellness Resource Center, Room 145, 145 Memorial Union, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Make sock puppets with us!

Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit
2025-04-18 10:00 - 12:00 | ME
Zoom registration information will be posted shortly.
The Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit is Maine’s statewide event focused on ending wasted food and food loss in our state. The Summit brings together our state’s key food system participants—farms, businesses, feeding partners, community leaders, and nonprofit organizations – to focus on ending food waste in Maine.
This year, we will highlight the bottom line economic benefits that Maine communities, schools, businesses, and households are achieving by simply remembering that food is always a valuable resource packed with energy and nutrients – it is never waste!
Attendees are encouraged to bring questions and ideas, as each session will feature Q&A time – and our always lively online group chat will be moderated by our Mitchell Center team to encourage sharing between speakers and participants.
Summit Overview:

Keynotes: National and Local Wasted Food Solution Updates
Maine Food Resource Management: An Economic Opportunity
Maine “Success Stories”
Interns at Work: Maine Wasted Food Solution Pilots

Join us for this statewide Summit to learn why and how to end wasted food and food loss – and build a stronger Maine food system with simple individual and community action!
Food waste data is grim: 40% of food produced is never eaten, yet 1 in 8 Maine households suffer from food insecurity. Food is the single largest component of Maine’s solid waste system at 30%. And 97% of that waste ends up in landfills where it releases contaminants and produces methane gas—threatening our water and climate. Food waste also squanders valuable resources like energy, labor, soil, and nearly 25% of U.S. freshwater supplies which are used to produce food that is never eaten.
Please contact Susanne Lee at susanne.lee@maine.edu for additional information.

Maine Wasted Food Solutions Summit
2025-04-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom Web Conferencing
The Maine Wasted Food Solutions Summit is Maine’s statewide event focused on ending wasted food and food loss in our state through solutions that benefit everyone. The Summit brings together our state’s key food system participants: farms, businesses, feeding partners, community leaders, and nonprofit organizations – to discuss best and highest uses for our valuable Maine food resources at every stage… “Maine Food: Too Good To Waste.”
This year, we will specifically highlight the bottom-line economic benefits that Maine municipalities, schools, businesses, and households are achieving by simply remembering that food is always a valuable resource packed with energy and nutrients. It is never waste!
Attendees are encouraged to bring questions and ideas, as each session will feature Q&A time – and our always lively online group chat will be moderated by our Mitchell Center team to encourage sharing between speakers and participants.
Please go to the summit web page for additional information and to register.

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!
