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SUMMARY:Creator's Fair - USM Vendor Registration OPEN
DESCRIPTION:The Creator’s Fair is back at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute! Interested in having a table? The registration period for the USM community is now open. Please fill out the Vendor Registration Form.
URL:https://usm.maine.edu/calendar-of-events/event/creators-fair-usm-vendor-registration-open/
LOCATION:Osher Lifelong Learning Institute — Wishcamper Center\, 34 Bedford St\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community and culture,Student activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T090000
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CREATED:20260819T172904Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Connections
DESCRIPTION:Hear from USM alumni about how internship experiences can lead to future opportunities in Maine’s job market! A light breakfast will be provided.
URL:https://usm.maine.edu/calendar-of-events/event/coffee-connections/
LOCATION:McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success\, 35 Bedford Street\, Portland\, ME\, 04101
CATEGORIES:Community and culture,Student activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T120000
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SUMMARY:Fall Fest
DESCRIPTION:Join Student Engagement and Belonging for Fall Fest. A festive autumn event\, right in front of Corthell Hall\, with food trucks\, yard games\, live music\, prizes & more! \n 
URL:https://usm.maine.edu/calendar-of-events/event/fall-fest/
LOCATION:Corthell Hall\, 13 University Way\, Gorham\, ME\, 04038\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community and culture,Festivals,Student activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T170000
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SUMMARY:What Came Down in the Smoke: The 2026 Peggy L. Osher Visiting Artist Fellow Lecture with Summer J. Hart
DESCRIPTION:Image of Summer J. Hart.\n  \nAward-winning writer and interdisciplinary artist Summer J. Hart (opens in a new tab) will deliver a poetry reading and artist process talk weaving together recent works on grief\, memory-mapping\, and the passage of time. A book signing for her new book of poetry What Came Down in the Smoke will follow the reading and lecture. Join us on Thursday\, October 8th\, from 5pm-7pm at the McGoldrick Center Salons (35 Bedford St.\, 2nd Floor) on the University of Southern Maine Portland Campus. This event is being co-presented by the 2026 Maine Lit Fest. Please RSVP HERE (opens in new tab). \nAuthor Bio: Summer J. Hart is an interdisciplinary artist and writer from Maine living in the Hudson Valley\, New York. She is the author of two books of poetry: Boomhouse (2023\, The 3rd Thing Press)\, which won the 2024 Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize\, and What Came Down in the Smoke (2026\, JackLeg Press). She is a 2023 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Poetry and the 2022 Hellen Ingram Plummer Fellow at MacDowell. Her creative work has been supported by Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and Vermont Studio Center. Her writing appears in Best Small Fictions 2023 (Alternating Current Press); Mothman Was Here: Tales of the Uncanny (Tenpenny Books\, 2024); Allium; Ballast; Bedfellows\, Electric Literature\, Grist\, Hypertext Review\, Heavy Feather Review\, North American Review\, Tyger Quarterly\, Wildroof Journal\, and elsewhere. Her mixed-media artworks have been featured in exhibitions across the United States including SPRING/BREAK NYC\, Pen + Brush\, The Parsonage\, the Maine State House Gallery\, Gitana Rosa Gallery\, LeMieux Galleries\, and Kasia Kay Art Projects. She has work in the permanent collections of The University of Hartford and the University of Southern Maine. Summer is an enrolled member of the Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation. \nWhat: What Came Down in the Smoke: The 2026 Peggy L. Osher Visiting Artist Fellow Lecture with Summer J. Hart\nWhere: McGoldrick Center Salons (35 Bedford Street\, 2nd Floor) on the University of Southern Maine Portland Campus\nWhen: Thursday\, October 8th\, 2026\n5-5:30pm: Reception; 5:30pm-7pm: Lecture\, Reading\, and Q&A\, followed by a book signing\nCost: Free \nParking and Public Transport:\nParking on the University of Southern Maine (USM) Portland campus is available for $4.15 per hour in Garages 1 and 2. Please visit the USM digital parking interface (opens in a new tab) to reserve your parking ahead of time. Greater Portland Metro (opens in a new tab) bus lines #4 and the Husky line pickup and drop-off about a four-minute walk from the entrance of the Glickman Family Library. One-way rides on the Greater Portland Metro bus are $2.25 each way.
URL:https://usm.maine.edu/calendar-of-events/event/what-came-down-in-the-smoke-the-2026-peggy-l-osher-visiting-artist-fellow-lecture-with-summer-j-hart/
LOCATION:McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success\, 35 Bedford Street\, Portland\, ME\, 04101
CATEGORIES:Community and culture,Lecture or panel discussion,Visual and performing arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T153000
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SUMMARY:Creepy & Curious Collections Pop-Up Exhibit at the Osher Map Library
DESCRIPTION:It’s that time of year again… we invite you to check out a pop-up exhibition of particularly peculiar materials found in the Osher Map Library (OML) collection! We’ll be open late with a selection of materials on view in the OML Reading Room\, plus crafts and snacks in the Cohen Classroom (Glickman 103). \n▪️ When: Thursday\, October 29\, 2026\, 3:30 – 6 PM\n▪️ Where: Osher Map Library Reading Room and Cohen Classroom (Glickman 103) \, 314 Forest Avenue\, Portland (located inside the Glickman Family Library on the 1st floor) \nWhat to expect:\n🎃 Eerie Entertainment in the Cohen Classroom!\n🎃 Create your own beaded spiders and paint mini pumpkins!\n🎃 Learn the art of Geomancy!\n🎃 Light refreshments will be provided; this event is FREE and open to all! \n \nParking and Public Transport:\nParking on the University of Southern Maine (USM) Portland campus is available for $4.15 per hour in Garages 1 and 2. Please visit the USM digital parking interface (opens in a new tab) to reserve your parking ahead of time. Greater Portland Metro (open in a new tab) bus lines #4 and the Husky line pickup and drop-off about a four-minute walk from the entrance of the Glickman Family Library. One-way rides on the Greater Portland Metro bus are $2.25 each way.
URL:https://usm.maine.edu/calendar-of-events/event/creepy-curious-collections-pop-up-exhibit-at-the-osher-map-library/
LOCATION:Osher Map Library — Glickman Family Library\, 314 Forest Ave\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community and culture,Exhibit,Student activities,Visual and performing arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261119T090000
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SUMMARY:Creator's Fair
DESCRIPTION:Visit Wishcamper Center for the Creator’s Fair hosted by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Check out a variety of crafts for sale made by students across OLLI and USM.
URL:https://usm.maine.edu/calendar-of-events/event/creators-fair/
LOCATION:Osher Lifelong Learning Institute — Wishcamper Center\, 34 Bedford St\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community and culture,Student activities
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