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COLLOQUY Exhibition: Nature, Vision, Expression
2024-10-20 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-19 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-18 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-17 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-16 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-15 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-13 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-12 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates | UMF Art Gallery, 246 Main St, Farmington, ME, United States
Antoinette Prien Schultze and Brigtitte Keller are longtime friends whose artwork forms a rich conversation on abstraction, process, material, natural form, and modern design. Schultze’s monumental sculptures speak to the resilience of the threatened natural world, while the deceptively complex, layered surfaces of Keller’s immersive paintings evoke both the enduring and transient aspects of nature. Both artists’ abstractions are inflected by their deep connections to classical music, especially Bach. Location: UMF Art Gallery. FREE. Open to the Public. Sponsored by: Division of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Contact: Sarah Maline, 12-4pm daily and by appointment; closed Mondays. Call/text Sarah at 207-778-1062 for appointment; or email. maline@maine.edu. artgalleryumf.org.

October Open House
2024-10-19 09:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
This fun-filled, day-long event will give you and your family a comprehensive view of the University of Maine Farmington. You’ll learn about the admissions process, student life, living on campus, academics, and financial aid. You’ll have lunch in our dining hall, and take a campus tour with our student ambassadors. Come see why UMF just may be the right fit for you. Location: Merrill Hall. FREE. Open to the Public. Sponsored by UMF Admissions Office. Contact: Lisa Ellrich. 207-778-7050. https://www.umf.maine.edu/admissions-aid/visit-us/. umfadmit@maine.edu.

October Open House
2024-10-19 09:00 UTC

Admission Tours Available Mon-Fri
2024-10-18, 2024-10-17, 2024-10-16, 2024-10-15, 2024-10-14, 2024-10-11, 2024-10-10
FREE. Opento the Public. Sponsored by UMF Admissions. Contact UMF Admissions,207-778-7050. farmington.edu. umfadmit@maine.edu

Movie – RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World.
2024-10-17 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Lincoln Auditorium, UMF Roberts Learnng Center
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World is a Sundance Film Festival award-winning documentary honoring the contributions of Native American musicians to rock music. It features profiles on Indigenous artists such as: Link Wray, inventor of the rock power chord and who wrote and performed the song Rumble (the only instrumental song banned from radio), guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, songwriter and The Band guitarist Robbie Robertson, Ozzy Osbourne drummer Randy Castillo, blues legend Charley Patton, influential jazz singer Mildred Bailey, renowned rock guitarists Jesse Ed Davis and Stevie Salas, the band Redbone, and many others. Part of UMF’s Indigenous Peoples’ Celebration 2024.
Location: Lincoln Auditorium, Roberts Learning Center. FREE. Open to the public. Sponsored by; Multicultural Programming. Contact Yetunde O. Ajao, 207-778-7188, yajao@maine.edu. https://www.umf.maine.edu/diat/indigenous-peoples-2024/

Indigenous-Themed “Not Quite a Free Lunch”
2024-10-17 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | South Dining Hall, UMF Olsen Student Center
UMF’s Sodexo Dining Services will offer a festive Indigenous-themed lunch in recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Menu includes: butternut squash soup, pork pozole, harvest chicken casserole, lemon baked salmon, wild rice with root vegetables, fried green tomatoes, rhubarb and strawberry pudding, blueberry and honey cake.
Location: South Dining Hall, Olsen Student Center. UMF students on a meal plan use their card. Other students, staff, and the public: $6.75. Open to the public. Sponsored by; UMF Multicultural Programming and Sodexo Dining Services. Contact Yetunde O. Ajao, 207-778-7188, yajao@maine.edu. https://www.umf.maine.edu/diat/indigenous-peoples-2024/

Meet the candidates at UMF
2024-10-16 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Lincoln Auditorium, UMF Roberts Learning Center
Members of the public are invited to a question and answer sessionfeaturing candidates running for the Maine Legislature this November to learnmore about their positions on current issues. Candidates will include Sen.Russell Black and Katie O’Donnell, candidates for Maine Senate District5; Rep. Randy Hall and Greg Kimber, candidates for House ofRepresentatives District 74 (Wilton); and Randy Gauvin and Steve Bunker,candidates for House of Representatives District 75 (Farmington.) The event is moderated by Conner Malone, UMF Student Senate President ,and Carolyn Kinney, UMF Student.
The event takes place at 6:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, on theUniversity of Maine at Farmington campus in Lincoln Auditorium in the RobertsLearning Center.
Questions from the public for the candidates can be directed to the DailyBulldog at thedailybulldog@gmail.com for consideration. Questions should be submitted by Tuesday, Oct. 8.
For more information on the event contact the Franklin County Chamber ofCommerce at 207-778-4215 or by email at director@franklincountymaine.org.
The event is organized by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce andUMF. It is a Mt. Blue TV and Daily Bulldog Production. It will be livestreamedat www.mtbluetv.com.

Staff/Faculty Pickleball
2024-10-16 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-10-14 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-10-09 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Fitness and Recreation Center, 153 Quebec St, Farmington, ME, United States
Play pickleball at the FRC to earn your level II incentive! More details located on the registration form via the QR code (can be found in email sent to all staff/faculty as well as posted at the FRC.) Location: Fitness and Recreation Center Court 2. FREE. UMF Community Only. Sponsored by: Fitness and Recreation Center – Wellbeing Initiative. Contact: Mike Colella, 207-778-7505.

Voter Registration and Information
2024-10-15 11:30 - 13:00, 2024-10-10 11:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | UMF Olsen Student Center
Stop by the table in the Student Center to register to vote or get more information on the process! By voting, you are keeping Maine’s democracy strong and continuing a long history of citizen participation in the governing of our state and nation. Location: Olsen Student Center. FREE. Open to the public. Sponsored by Gold LEAFa member-run lifelong living organization in Franklin County, and members of Third Act, a Maine group working to address climate issues. Contact: Eileen Kreutz, eileenkreutz@gmail.com.

Kenneth Moss, "Sonos Insectorum" electro-acoustic performance
2024-10-10 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Emery Community Art Center, 16 Main St, Farmington, ME, United States
Human beings have a tendency to center themselves in everything that occurs on Earth. Even scientific hypotheses and theories are subject to anthropocentric bias, and this is no less evident in how humans interpret insect sounds. In the first part of this program, Moss will define characteristics of insect sound-making and discuss how those sounds are used by insects and other animals. They will discuss what sounds insects make, the perceived uses for those sounds, and how they have impactrd human society. Then, in the second part, they will perform an improvised electro-acoustic piece using insect sounds as the source material. Sponsored by the UMF Libra Professors Program. Location: Emery Community Arts Center. FREE. Open to the Public. Contact: Ann Bartges, 207-778-7461, ann.bartges@maine.edu. https://wpsites.maine.edu/emerycommunityartscenter/

UMF Public Forum presents "Mental Health Matters--At Home, School and In the Community"
2024-10-09 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Emery Community Art Center, 16 Main St, Farmington, ME, United States
The University of Maine at Farmington invites the public to a series of Public Forum events on the UMF campus during the spring 2024 semester. These thematic panel discussions explore creative and academic topics while engaging perspectives from UMF faculty, students and members of the Farmington community. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A and a reception with light refreshments. The UMF Public Forum Series is sponsored by the President’s Office. Location: Emery Community Arts Center. FREE. Open to the Public. Contact: Ann Bartges, 207-778-7461, ann.bartges@maine.edu. https://wpsites.maine.edu/emerycommunityartscenter/2024/08/22/fall-24-umf-public-forum/

“Vagrant Birds Seen in Maine”
2024-10-09 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Thomas Auditorium, UMF Preble/Ricker Hall
Finding a bird out of its normal range is always an excitingevent. Birds’ ability to fly sometimes produces jaw-dropping occurrences wellbeyond the normal range of a species. This Western Maine Audubon talk will explore some of the research that has been done to explain vagrancy in birds. Some explanations rely on intentional movements to explore outside the normal range and others involve the effects of storms and faulty navigation. We will consider some of the more amazing vagrants that have occurred in Maine.
Herb Wilson is a Professor Emeritus of Biology at ColbyCollege where he taught Ornithology, Evolution and Diversity, Marine Ecology,and Marine Invertebrate Zoology. His primary ornithological interests are the impacts of global climate change on bird migration and the foraging behavior ofwinter birds in Maine.
For those who cannot attend the talk in person, it can be accessed live via Zoom. The link for the sign in will be posted online at https://western.maineaudubon.org/events/ and on the Western Maine Audubon Facebook page. Both postings will be available on the day of the talk. A video will also be recorded and posted on the website’s “Video” page.

FREE. Open to the Public. Sponsored by: NASC and the student chapter of The Wildlife Society. Contact: Assoc. Prof. Donelle Schwalm donelle.schwalm@maine.edu.
