UMaine Calendar

Summer University
2025-06-12, 2025-06-11, 2025-06-10, 2025-06-09, 2025-06-06, 2025-06-05, 2025-06-04, 2025-06-03 and 2 more dates | ME
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Pressure Canning Workshop - Falmouth
2025-06-11 17:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | UMaine Cooperative Extension Cumberland County, 75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 104, Falmouth, ME, 04105, United States
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a 3-hour Pressure Canning course on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Cumberland County office, 75 Clearwater Drive in Falmouth.
This hands-on food preservation workshop taught by UMaine Extension volunteers and staff covers the basic steps for pressure canning vegetables. Participants will receive a “Preserving the Harvest” food preservation packet and will learn recommended methods for preserving foods, the latest and safest recipes, about equipment to ensure safety, and how to check for properly sealed jars. Attendees should bring a potholder to the workshop.
Registration is required for the course. The fee is $20. Register on the program webpage. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Kate McCarty, 207.781.6099; kate.mccarty@maine.edu.

(Online) Intimate Partner/Domestic Violence Intervention for Mental Health Professionals Certification Program
2025-06-11 08:00 - 16:00 | Online
If your employer is a compact member of the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce, you may be eligible to take this program a reduced cost. Visit the Harold Alfond Center Workforce Development Funding page for more information.
Program Description
This two-day program, presented in partnership with New Hope Midcoast, is designed for social workers, substance abuse counselors and other mental health professionals, as well as clergy, police officers and first responders to become certified in intimate partner violence training.
The following topics will be covered during the 12-contact hours of the program: foundations of domestic abuse, addressing the lasting impact of domestic abuse, intervention strategies of domestic abuse and trauma-informed and culturally competent responses to domestic abuse.
Modality
This dynamic program will be offered synchronously via Zoom—you’ll need access to a stable internet connection.
Dates and Times
June 11-12, 2025 – Registration opens March 1st
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. ET
Program Benefits
This 12-hour curriculum was developed collaboratively by the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence and partners in the mental health field in order to meet the 2020 domestic violence training requirements for psychologists, licensed clinical social workers and licensed clinical professional counselors (see L.D. 1238. 126th Legis. 2013). The four three-hour modules include information that will help mental health professionals be prepared to work with people who have experienced and perpetrated domestic abuse and violence.
Topics Covered
Day 1
Module 1 – Domestic Abuse: Foundations
Participants will be able to:

Define domestic abuse and trauma
Examine the multitude of barriers to safety that batters create for their partners and family members
Identify the tactics that batterers employ to obtain and maintain power and control over their partners and family members

Module 2 – Domestic Abuse: Addressing the Lasting Impact
Participants will be able to:

Discuss the impact of trauma on the brain
Identify several short and long-term health impacts of domestic violence
Describe particular challenges facing survivors of multi-abuse trauma

Day 2
Module 3 – Domestic Abuse: Intervention Strategies
Participants will be able to:

Distinguish between appropriate roles for mental health providers and those for domestic violence advocates
Identify screening strategies to use in your practice
Describe the basic safety planning strategies, including how to refer to a domestic violence resource center
Define the difference between risk analysis and evidence-based risk assessment
Analyze batterer tactics of control as they relate to seeking professional help

Module 4 – Domestic Abuse: Trauma-Informed and Culturally Competent Responses
Participants will be able to:

Discuss trauma-informed strategies for working with survivors
List strategies for addressing secondary trauma that you may experience as a provide
Analyze the barriers and resources faith provides to both survivors and abusers
Describe various aspects of culturally competent services and list culturally-specific domestic violence resources in Maine

Who Should Enroll

Psychologists
Licensed clinical social workers
Licensed clinical professional counselors

Not sure if this program is right for you? Contact us at um.continuinged@maine.edu and we can help you figure it out.
Facilitator
Lori Rodriguez
(she/her/they/them)
Presenter Lori Rodriguez is a domestic violence resource center advocate with New Hope Midcoast. Her background is in gender and sexuality studies, as well as in campus-based sexual violence prevention. Their current role as a Community Prevention Educator focuses on working directly with people impacted by domestic abuse, dating violence and stalking. In addition, they provide educational resources to members of the Midcoast Maine community about the dynamics of domestic abuse. Lori has a particular passion for working with survivors in the LGBTQ+ community as well as working towards enhancing community members’ and other social service providers’ ability to respond from an anti-oppression, trauma-informed lens.
Program Fee
$235

Participants can choose to participate in one or two days of the program. Registration for individual modules is available for those who have already completed a portion of the required hours for this training.
Click here to apply for a need-based scholarship.
Class Capacity

45 participants

Continuing Education Credits

12 contact hours / 1.2 CEUs are available.
Certificate for completing the entirety of this 12-hour course.

Learn more about Continuing Education Units.
Frequently Asked Questions
When will I receive my certificate?
A very important question! Typically, we send out certificates within 3-5 business days after a program has taken place. These procedures are not automated—we appreciate your patience and know how important this credential is for your licensure.
When will I receive my Zoom link?
You’ll receive your Zoom link to participate in the training, as well as any materials, within two weeks of the program start date.
Who do I reach out to if I have a question?
Contact us at um.continuinged@maine.edu.
Accommodations
For more information or to request an accommodation, contact um.continuinged@maine.edu, 207.581.3113.

Soil Health Lunch and Learn Series: Cover cropping planning tools and resources
2025-06-10 12:00 - 13:00 | https://calendar.umtraining.lv-o-wpc-dev.its.maine.edu/event/soil-health-lunch-and-learn-series-cover-cropping-planning-tools-and-resources/
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will present a 7-part online lunch and learn series intended to help farmers take their soil health to the next level. The sessions will be held from noon–1 p.m. on Tuesdays, May 27 to July 8.
The sessions are for farmers who have experience with soil health practices and want to build on those outcomes and benefits. Topics will include crop rotation considerations, advanced cover cropping techniques, enhanced soil amendment use and reduced tillage.

June 10: Cover cropping planning tools and resources

June 17: Nutrient considerations with compost, manure and biochar

June 24: Interseeding cover crops

July 1: Tractor scale reduced tillage approaches

July 8: Open soil health discussion and brainstorming on participant scenarios

Registration is required to receive the webinar link. Suggested registration fee of $5 per session or $25 for all 7 sessions. Fees are non-refundable; this may be considered on a case-by-case basis. For more information and to register visit the Cumberland County Upcoming Events webpage.
To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Sarah Davenport, sarah.davenport@maine.edu, 207-781-6099. Receiving requests for accommodation at least seven days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request, however, all requests will be considered.

Lucia: The Secret of Shooting Stars
2025-06-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Versant Power Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Vladimir, a polar bear, and James, a penguin, travel into space aboard the Polaris to study polar auroras. Hit by a meteorite, they crash at the foot of a pre-Columbian pyramid and meet Lucia, a hummingbird who is passionate about rocks. She tells them about a legend evoking “stones of light.” Meteorites, shooting stars, these “stones of light” intrigue them all. Searching for answers, they board for the Moon, then the asteroid belt, and finally land on a comet nucleus. Observations and analyses will allow them to find answers to their questions about these objects and learn about the origin of the solar system.
To watch the trailer here!
To purchase tickets, click here.
Tickets for planetarium programs are $7 for Adults, $6 for UMaine Students/Veterans/Senior Citizens, and $5 for children under 12.

Rihanna: Diamonds in the Sky
2025-06-08 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-01 16:00 - 17:00 | Versant Power Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Let’s journey Towards the Sun and get Lost in Paradise with the Only Girl in the World you’ll ever love. You’ll want to Stay and watch the Diamonds in the sky with her. Experience the nine-time Grammy award-winner, Rihanna, at the Versant Power Astronomy Center in a whole new way mixed with space and trippy lights.
Tickets are $9 for general admission.
All music programs may contain explicit content as well as 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.

ELO: Ticket to the Moon
2025-06-08 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-01 16:00 - 17:00 | Versant Power Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Join us in the dome with a myriad of lights and visual effects as we journey into and through space with the Electric Light Orchestra! Featuring songs such as Mr. Blue Sky, Livin’ Thing, Starlight, and more! You will be transported to a higher dimension with this rock supergroup.
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.

One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
2025-06-08 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-06-01 14:00 - 15:00 | Versant Power Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Explore the night sky with your favorite friends from Sesame Street in One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure. Follow along with Big Bird, Elmo and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, as they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth. They explore the day and night sky, learn about the Big Dipper, the North Star, the Sun and the Moon. Along the way, they learn how the sky we see is shared by many people around the world. Children attending the show can interact as they watch, drawing constellations and counting the time it takes the sun to set.

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 Sheep and Goat Clinic - Cumberland Fairgrounds
2025-06-08 09:00 - 15:00 | Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Road, Cumberland, ME, United States
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a day-long sheep and goat clinic for new and current 4-H members from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. on June 8 at Cumberland Fairgrounds.
Youth ages 9 to 18 are invited to participate in this hands-on clinic designed to build knowledge, confidence and practical skills for youth enrolled in or interested in starting a sheep or goat 4-H project. This educational event offers two learning tracks: one for new project members and another for those with prior experience.
Participants will explore key topics such as basic care, lambing and kidding, business planning, genetic improvement, and essential animal management practices. Workshop presenters include UMaine Extension Sustainable Agriculture and Livestock Educator Rachel White, sheep farmer Timiya Marinuea, and Jacki Martinez Perkins, organic livestock specialist at Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA).
All participants are asked to bring a bagged lunch. Animals will be provided for hands-on demonstrations and practice.
Registration is required by June 1 on the event webpage. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Sadee Mehuren at 207.342.5971 or sadee.mehuren@maine.edu.

The Met: Live in HD – Il Barbiere di Siviglia
2025-06-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva.
What is The Met: Live in HD Series?
The Metropolitan Opera’s Peabody- and Emmy Award-winning series, The Met: Live in HD, lets fans immerse themselves in opera up to 10 times a year. Up to 12 cameras capture the onstage drama, as well as the fascinating backstage action, and transmit it from New York City to the Collins Center for the Arts and other venues across the globe.
Learn before you go!
Please join us for free informational sessions, held prior to each opera. You’re invited to attend to learn about the upcoming opera and meet up with other opera fans. Whether you have been to a zillion operas or have never been – these sessions are for you!
Tuesday, June 3 at 4:15 pm at Dirigo Pines
Thursday, June 5 at 5 pm at Orono Public Library

Invasive Plant Educational Workshop - Oxford County
2025-06-07 10:00 - 16:00 | Hiram Arts Center, 8 Hancock Avenue, Hiram, ME, United States
University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Maine Natural Areas Program (MNAP), Maine Forest Service (MFS) and Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District, will offer an Invasive Plant Educational Workshop on Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Hiram Arts Center, 8 Hancock Avenue.
This full-day event will include both classroom instruction and outdoor field sessions focused on invasive plant biology, identification, ecological impacts, and basic management strategies. Presenters will include experts from UMaine Extension and its conservation partners.
The cost to attend is $30 per person, which includes a copy of the Maine Invasive Plants Field Guide. Participation is limited to 20 people to ensure an engaging, hands-on experience. Outdoor field sessions will be held rain or shine, so participants are encouraged to plan accordingly. Pesticide credits are anticipated.
Registration is required and will close on May 31, 2025. Visit the program webpage to register online. For questions, future workshop inquiries or to request reasonable accommodation, contact Nick Rowley at 207.778.4650 or nicholas.rowley@maine.edu.

Habitat Earth
2025-06-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Versant Power Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Living networks connect and support life forms large and small—from colonies of tiny microbes and populations of massive whales to ever-expanding human societies. Discover what it means to live in today’s connected world in Habitat Earth. Through stunning visualizations of the natural world, dive below the ocean’s surface to explore the dynamic relationships found in kelp forest ecosystems, travel beneath the forest floor to see how Earth’s tallest trees rely on tiny fungi to survive, and journey to new heights to witness the intricate intersection between human and ecological networks. See how all species on our planet are interconnected and important to sustaining our living world.
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.

SAT Prep Matters
2025-06-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
Program Description
Online SAT Prep Matters and SAT Boot Camp are new courses designed by Dr Mary Smyth, a long-time SAT coach in the Midcoast. College-bound high school juniors who plan to take the SAT test will benefit from learning about the new format and updated content of the new SAT.
“I am actually a fan of the new SAT,” says Dr. Smyth. She explained the test is shorter (2 hours 15 minutes total) and questions are individualized to each student. The digital approach allows the test to “react” to the student’s prior answers and change the difficulty level. The reading passages are shorter and there is a combined section with both reading and grammar questions included. The test also has a visible built-in timer and a calculator and graphing program available for all the math questions.
The new test will require a whole new approach to studying and practicing. While there are free resources available on Khan Academy, most students will need guidance in understanding how to approach the test. For instance, students can attempt a math problem by using any of several techniques: graph the problem, write out the algebra steps, or try the answers to see which one fits. Knowing how to navigate between those options will give students more strategies and can increase their scores.
“With this new SAT format, I am amazed how much teaching I can do to help students solidify knowledge they have been exposed to in high school, “ says Smyth. “Students have to be able to use what they have learned to solve problems. That is the name of the game in the SAT.”
Dr. Mary Smyth’s SAT Boot Camp has been used successfully to prepare students to take the SAT for many years. Students attend class every day during a school vacation week and practice taking short sections of the test. Students are relaxed and well-rested, so they are able to absorb the lessons and practice at their best.
Dates and Times
February Boot Camp – PROGRAM FULL, REGISTRATION CLOSED
Feb. 18, 19, 20, and 21, 2025
5-6:30 p.m. ET
SAT Prep Matters
Thursdays May 8, 15, 22, and 29 and June 5, 2025 – Registration opens Feb. 1
6–7:30 p.m. ET
Modality
This dynamic program will be offered synchronously via Zoom—you’ll need access to a stable internet connection. There will be assignments between classes.
Program Benefits
Using lessons that she writes herself, Smyth has helped many students through their own hard work improve their SAT scores by 100-200 points.
Who Should Enroll
College-bound high school juniors who plan to take the SAT test.
Instructor
Dr. Mary Smyth

Education:
A.B. Biochemistry, Smith College M.D. University of Pennsylvania
Work History:
Watershed School Math Instructor
Middle School Math Team Coach
Gifted and Talented Math Instructor, SAD 5
Tutor, SAD 28 and CSD High School
Private tutoring, SAT and PSAT, ACT, IB Math, AP Calculus, GRE and GMAT prep, and individual support for school classwork grades 2-12
Health and parenting newsletter editor, writer
Private practice – pediatrician

Program Fee
Bootcamp: $300
Prep Matters May session: $350
Click here to apply for a need-based scholarship.
Class Capacity
8 participants
Accommodations
For more information or to request an accommodation contact um.continuinged@maine.edu, 207.581.3113.

Soil Health Lunch and Learn Series: Nutrient management with cover crops
2025-06-03 12:00 - 13:00 | https://calendar.umtraining.lv-o-wpc-dev.its.maine.edu/event/soil-health-lunch-and-learn-series-nutrient-management-with-cover-crops/
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will present a 7-part online lunch and learn series intended to help farmers take their soil health to the next level. The sessions will be held from noon–1 p.m. on Tuesdays, May 27 to July 8.
The sessions are for farmers who have experience with soil health practices and want to build on those outcomes and benefits. Topics will include crop rotation considerations, advanced cover cropping techniques, enhanced soil amendment use and reduced tillage.

June 3: Nutrient management with cover crops

June 10: Cover cropping planning tools and resources

June 17: Nutrient considerations with compost, manure and biochar

June 24: Interseeding cover crops

July 1: Tractor scale reduced tillage approaches

July 8: Open soil health discussion and brainstorming on participant scenarios

Registration is required to receive the webinar link. Suggested registration fee of $5 per session or $25 for all 7 sessions. Fees are non-refundable; this may be considered on a case-by-case basis. For more information and to register visit the Cumberland County Upcoming Events webpage.
To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Sarah Davenport, sarah.davenport@maine.edu, 207-781-6099. Receiving requests for accommodation at least seven days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request, however, all requests will be considered.

Undergraduate Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Summer 2025
2025-06-02 00:00 - 2025-07-06 23:59 | ME
The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training for undergraduate students on Brightspace from June 2nd to July 6th, 2025.
Undergraduate students who are participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) are required to complete this training. Students who complete the training will receive a certificate of completion valid for four years. Faculty sponsors and principal investigators of such research should ensure that any participating undergraduate students have completed this training.
More information and an enrollment link are available at Undergraduate Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training.

Pollen Palooza
2025-05-31 10:00 - 13:00 | Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town, ME, 04468, United States
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host Pollen Palooza, a free, family-friendly celebration of pollinators, on Saturday, May 31, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town.
The event will feature engaging, educational activities for all ages focused on the essential role of bees, butterflies and other pollinators in Maine’s ecosystems. Visitors can enjoy ongoing attractions including face painting, free samples of Wyman’s fruit and peanut butter poppers from their Bee Wild Mobile, sunflower planting, a bee petting zoo, avian activities with Maine Audubon, live and pinned insects, 3-D pollen models, a pollinator-friendly seed tape activity, and an observation hive. Timed activities include How to Build and Maintain a Bee Hotel with UMaine Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology Phil Fanning at 11 a.m.; Insect and Plant Tours with Jennifer Lund, Hillary Peterson and Gary Fish from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry at 10:30 and noon; and Storytime with Cindy Seger from Old Town Public Library at 11 a.m.
Additional featured guests include UMaine students, Black Bear Beekeepers and Master Gardener Volunteers sharing knowledge and resources to help community members support pollinators in their own backyards. More information can be found at the Rogers Farm webpage.
This event is hosted by UMaine Extension. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Kate Garland at katherine.garland@maine.edu or 207.942-7396. Requests for accommodations received at least seven days before the event provide a reasonable amount of time to meet the request; however, all requests will be considered.

The Dark Matter Mystery: Exploring a Cosmic Secret
2025-05-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Versant Power Astronomy Center, 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, 04469, United States
What keeps Galaxies together? What are the building blocks of the Universe? What makes the Universe look the way it looks today? Researchers all around the world try to answer these questions. We know today that approximately a quarter of the Universe is filled with a mysterious glue: Dark Matter. We know that it is out there. But we have no idea what it is made out of.
This planetarium show takes you on the biggest quest of contemporary astrophysics. You will see why we know that Dark Matter exists, and how this search is one of the most challenging and exciting searches science has to offer. Join the scientists on their hunt for Dark Matter with experiments in space and deep underground. Will they be able to solve the Dark Matter Mystery?
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.

Grant Writing Certificate Program
2025-05-30 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
You have a lot on your plate. Between annual appeals, communications, virtual event planning and fundraising, you’re overwhelmed. And now you’ve been tasked with writing a grant and you don’t know where to start. Our online grant writing program can help!
This interactive online professional development program will teach you the basics of seeing a grant through a full cycle—from inception to completion. You’ll learn how to get your organization ready to apply for grants, where to find funders and funding opportunities, how to write the components of a grant and how to submit a successful application that has all the information funders want to see.
Using case studies, this program will focus on real-world grant applications. Comprehensive checklists and worksheets will guide you through every step of planning, researching, applying to and managing a grant—without missing a thing! You’ll also develop language specific to your organization that answers common grant questions.
The only thing you won’t learn in this program is how to celebrate securing a grant proposal. We figure you’ve got that one covered.
