Campus Events

Iceland BIO/ENV 177N travel May term travel course information sessionLocation: Room 330, Ricker Cost: FREE Open to: UMF Community Only Sponsored By: Julia Daly For more info. contact: Julia Daly, 207-778-7403,

Camille Dungy will read from her work as part of the UMF Visiting Writer Series Location: The Landing, Olsen Student Center Cost: FREE Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: BFA Program in Creative Writing For more info. contact: Jeffrey Thomson , 207-778-7454,

The English Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta, will host its first movie night in Lincoln Auditorium on September 20 at 7 p.m. Come watch the film with us and take part in a lively discussion afterwards.Location: Lincoln Auditorium, Roberts Learning Center Cost: FREE Open to: UMF Community Only Sponsored By: Sigma Tau Delta, The English Honor Society For more info. contact: Misty Krueger, 207-778-7473,

The Western Maine Music Series will bring regional bands to Farmington, with a focus on indie rock, pop, punk, and r&b. Crunchcoat, a pop-punk band, will be performing with UMF student Samantha Taylor as the opening act. The concert will held on the Emery Lawn, weather permitting. Free and open to the public. Location: Emery Community Arts Center Cost: FREE Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: Emery Community Arts Center/Western Maine Music Series For more info. contact: Ann Bartges, 207-778-7461, http://wpsites.maine.edu/emerycommunityartscenter/2019/08/29/western-maine-music-series-presents-crunchcoat/

UMF Women's Rugby Football Club hosts Wheaton CollegeLocation: UMF's Prescott Field Rugby Pitch. Cost: FREE Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: Sponsored by the UMF Women's Rugby Club. For more info. contact: Erin Buckland or Kirsten Swan, 207-778-7593,

Clefnotes, a UMF acapella group, is hosting auditions for group membership this year. Please prepare 30 seconds of a song of your choice to sing. Location: Nordica Auditorium, UMF Merrill Hall Cost: FREE Open to: UMF Community Only Sponsored By: Clefnotes For more info. contact: Rhonda Jamison, Faculty advisor, 207-897-8300,

The Court of Final Reckoning, a comedy by Anna Freeman. The seven deadly sins are on trial in a heavenly court, and you could be a member of the jury! (Mature subject matter and language.)Location: Emery Community Arts Center Cost: $12 Adults, $10 Students and Seniors. Tickets available at the door only. Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: The Sandy River Players For more info. contact: Michael Sherrod, 207-778-7512,

UMF Men's Rugby Football Club hosts the University of MaineLocation: UMF's Prescott Field Rugby Pitch. Cost: FREE Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: Sponsored by the UMF Men's Rugby Club. For more info. contact: Erin Buckland or Kirsten Swan, 207-778-7593,

UMF Women's Rugby Football Club hosts Wentworth Institute of Technology.Location: UMF's Prescott Field Rugby Pitch. Cost: FREE Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: Sponsored by the UMF Women's Rugby Club. For more info. contact: Erin Buckland or Kirsten Swan, 207-778-7593,

The Court of Final Reckoning, a comedy by Anna Freeman. The seven deadly sins are on trial in a heavenly court, and you could be a member of the jury! (Mature subject matter and language.)Location: Emery Community Arts Center Cost: $12 Adults, $10 Students and Seniors. Tickets available at the door only. Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: The Sandy River Players For more info. contact: Michael Sherrod, 207-778-7512,

UMF Women's Rugby Football Club hosts Plymouth State University. Location: UMF's Prescott Field Rugby Pitch. Cost: FREE Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: Sponsored by the UMF Women's Rugby Club. For more info. contact: Erin Buckland or Kirsten Swan , 207-778-7593,

Sigma Tau Delta, The English Honor Society, will hold its annual writer's wilderness workshop this year on October 5-6 in Readfield at Camp Kirkwold. This is an overnight event open to UMF students. Participants will spend time camping, taking part in student-led writing activities, and possibly canoeing. Registration fee: $10. For more information, contact Sigma Tau Delta at sigmataudeltaumf@gmail.co.mLocation: Camp Kirkwold, Readfield, ME Cost: 10 Open to: UMF Community Only Sponsored By: Sigma Tau Delta, The English Honor Society For more info. contact: Misty Krueger, 207-778-7473,

The Western Maine Music Series will bring regional bands to Farmington, with a focus on indie rock, pop, punk, and r&b. An Anderson (guitarist Dan Smith is a UMF alum!) makes meditative, dancy, hypnotic, sonically adventurous post-rock. This event will be held in the Emery Performance Space. Free and open to the public. Location: Emery Community Arts Center Cost: FREE Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: Emery Community Arts Center/Western Maine Music Series For more info. contact: Ann Bartges, 207-778-7461, http://wpsites.maine.edu/emerycommunityartscenter/2019/08/29/western-maine-music-series-presents-an-anderson/

WGS hosts a viewing and discussion of the documentary Break the Silence: Reproductive and Sexual Health Stories (New Day films, 2018). Cait Vaughan from Maine Family Planning will lead the post-screening discussion. Location: Room 23, Roberts Learning Center Cost: FREE Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: Women's and Gender Studies For more info. contact: Ann Kennedy, 207-778-7370,

Following a recent trip to Cuba, Lopez, pianist and current Artist-in-Residence at Bowdoin College, passionately brings us the wealth of Cuban music with its lively and offbeat rhythms and sweet melodiesLocation: Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall Cost: Free for UMF Students with ID + 18 and younger; $12 for adults Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: ArtsFarmington, an affiliate of UMF For more info. contact: Jess Isler Nickerson, 207-778-7227, https://www.artsfarmington.org/events-1/george-lopez-pianist

UMF Women's Rugby Football Club hosts Maine Maritime Academy. Location: UMF's Prescott Field Rugby Pitch. Cost: FREE Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: Sponsored by the UMF Men's Rugby Club. For more info. contact: Erin Buckland or Kirsten Swan, 207-778-7593,

Hosted by the Center for Assistive Technology, the Special Education and Rehabilitation programs, participants will have the chance to explore Assistive Technology held by the Center for Assistive Technology, discover the not so scary truth about AT and technology in general, and participate in other "scary" activities related to technology. Location: Bjorn Lounge and the Spenciner Center in the UMF Theodora Kalikow Education Center Cost: FREE Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: UMF Center for Assistive Technology, Special Education Program, and the Rehabilitation Program For more info. contact: Kevin Good, 207-778-7478,

Principals of Maine Mountain Chamber Music, Laurie Kennedy and Yuri Funahashi will be joined by guest artists of the Cassatt String Quartet playing the Dvorak Piano Quintet, viola/cello duos by Rebecca Clarke and Witold Lutoslawski, and moreLocation: Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall Cost: Free for UMF Students with ID, + 18 and younger; $15 for adults Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: ArtsFarmington, an affiliate of UMF For more info. contact: Jess Isler Nickerson, 207-778-7227, https://www.artsfarmington.org/events-1/maine-mountain-chamber-music-1

The Essential Furthermore, draws on the German peasant rebellions of the 14 and 15 hundreds to address the need for massive rebellion against the status quo, which is leading to planetary ecological collapse.Location: Emery Community Arts Center Cost: $10-$25 (no one turned away for lack of funds) Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: Emery Community Arts Center For more info. contact: Ann Bartges, 207-778-7461, http://wpsites.maine.edu/emerycommunityartscenter/2019/08/29/bread-puppet-theater/