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SUMMARY:Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)
DESCRIPTION:Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)\nBy Greg Allen\nDirected by Rachel Price Cooper\nNovember 13-15\, 2026\nRussell Hall\, Gorham Campus \nCan a theatre ensemble possibly perform thirty plays in under an hour?! Join us for this high-octane\, interactive theatre experience\, one of Chicago’s longest-running theatre phenomena. Part theatre\, part sporting event\, each night is different as the audience picks the plays and cheers on the cast to make it past the finish line before the buzzer sounds.
URL:https://usm.maine.edu/calendar-of-events/event/too-much-light-makes-the-baby-go-blind-30-plays-in-60-minutes/2026-11-15/
LOCATION:Russell Hall\, 24 University Way\, Gorham\, ME\, 04038\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community and culture,Visual and performing arts
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SUMMARY:USM Reads: "Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech\, Not Censorship" by Nadine Strossen
DESCRIPTION:Our USM Reads conversation on free expression is about to get a very special guest. Join us on November 18 at 12:30 p.m. for a USM Reads session with author Nadine Strossen\, whose book Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech\, Not Censorship has anchored our recent discussions. Strossen is a legal scholar and former president of the ACLU with decades of experience in constitutional liberties. This is a rare chance to talk with the author\, ask your questions\, and explore how we can navigate contentious dialogue and protect free speech in a modern democracy. \nYou don’t need to have finished the book to take part. Come curious and ready to join the conversation.
URL:https://usm.maine.edu/calendar-of-events/event/usm-reads-hate-why-we-should-resist-it-with-free-speech-not-censorship-by-nadine-strossen/
LOCATION:Wishcamper Center\, 34 Bedford St\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community and culture,Lecture or panel discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261118T170000
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SUMMARY:USM Forum on American Democracy - Free Speech\, Civil Liberties\, and the Future of Democracy: A Conversation with Nadine Strossen
DESCRIPTION:Nadine Strossen — Senior FIRE Fellow\, John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law Emerita at New York Law School\, and former national ACLU President (1991–2008) — joins USM for a public dialogue on free expression\, constitutional rights\, and open inquiry. This session examines the pressing challenges to public discourse in the digital age\, free speech under pressure\, and how institutions and individuals can navigate today’s deeply polarized political landscape. \nPlease register for this program below. \nAbout the USM Forum on American Democracy \nThe USM Forum on American Democracy is a year-long public series designed to engage the University of Southern Maine and the broader community in thoughtful conversations on the foundations and future of democratic society. Hosted by President Edmondson\, the Forum invites multiple perspectives on timely civic topics through keynote speakers\, panel discussions\, and campus-wide engagement. \nEach year\, the Forum explores a central theme. For its second year\, the focus is on freedom of speech – its foundational role in a democratic society\, the modern challenges and protections surrounding it\, and how we foster open\, robust dialogue within our communities and campuses today. \nBy engaging voices from across campus\, across ideologies\, and across communities\, the Forum seeks to deepen our collective understanding of democratic ideals. Whether you’re a student thinking about your role in shaping the future\, an educator nurturing thoughtful dialogue\, or a community member seeking unity in complexity\, this conversation will leave you inspired and equipped to take part in building a democracy that works for all of us. \nA thank you to the Pond Family Foundation\, the sponsors of the USM Forum on American Democracy.
URL:https://usm.maine.edu/calendar-of-events/event/usm-forum-on-american-democracy-free-speech-civil-liberties-and-the-future-of-democracy-a-conversation-with-nadine-strossen-president-edmondson/
LOCATION:Hannaford Hall — Abromson Community Education Center\, 88 Bedford St\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community and culture,Lecture or panel discussion,Student activities
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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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SUMMARY:Alternative Geographies: (Re)Imaging Place Through Passamaquoddy Image Making
DESCRIPTION:Image Sources:• Brown\, C. E. (c. 1900). Portrait of Passamaquoddy Tribal Chief Sapiel Selmore [Photograph]. Charles E. Brown Family Collection\, Tides Institute & Museum of Art\, Eastport\, ME\, United States.• Neptune\, F. J. (1798). Map by Francis Joseph Neptune\, Cobscook River\, 1798 [Map]. Maine Historical Society\, Maine Memory Network. https://www.mainememory.net/record/10832/image/10832• Altvater\, N.\, Howe\, P. McDonald\, E. (2025). Waponahkik: Wabanaki Homelands [Map].  \nPlease join the Osher Map Library in welcoming artist and scholar\, Nolan Altvater\, for the annual DiMatteo Family Lecture titled Alternative Geographies: (Re)Imaging Place through Passamaquoddy Image Making. Through engaging with Passamaquoddy knowledge and material forms of image making\, this discussion offers a different approach to understanding the history of spatial production in the Northeast that refutes spatial colonization while celebrating the continued praxis of image making by contemporary Wabanaki photography. PLEASE RSVP HERE (opens in a new tab). \nNolan Altvater (opens in a new tab)\, Passamaquoddy from Sipayik\, currently resides near Panuwapskek (Penobscot Nation Reservation). After growing up in Sipayik and what is now Aroostook County\, they attended the University of Maine studying secondary education. Following their undergraduate studies\, they spent a few years in what is now known as Cambridge at the Harvard Graduate School of Education where they received a master’s degree in education policy. They are now a current interdisciplinary studies ph.d student at the University of Maine while working in a shared position for the Passamaquoddy Cultural Heritage Museum and Maine Coast Heritage trust. Their research is interested in mobilizing Indigenous research methodologies and engaging with Passamaquoddy knowledge in order to build a framework for the care of petroglyph sites. \nWHAT: 2026 DiMatteo Family Lecture featuring Nolan Altvater\nWHERE: McGoldrick Center Salons\, 35 Bedford St. (2nd Floor)\, University of Southern Maine Portland campus\nWHEN: Thursday\, November 19\, 2026 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm\nReception from 5:30pm – 6pm\, Lecture begins at 6pm\nCOST: Free \nAll are welcome to attend this public event. Light refreshments will be served. \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/alternative-geographies-reimaging-place-through-passamaquoddy-image-making/
LOCATION:McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success\, 35 Bedford Street\, Portland\, ME\, 04101
CATEGORIES:Community and culture,Lecture or panel discussion,Student activities,Visual and performing arts
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SUMMARY:Le petit rassemblement des artistes franco-américains: A celebration of modern expression
DESCRIPTION:The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine invites you to join us at USM’s Lewiston campus\, 51 Westminster St. on Saturday\, November 21\, 2026 at 9:30 am for a day-long event featuring a panel discussion of Franco-American creatives and workshops with local artists and writers. The event is free and open to the public\, thanks to our generous sponsors\, Maine PoutineFest\, Central Maine Federal Credit Union\, Schooner Estates\, and the Quebec Delegation in Boston. We ask that you RSVP at least one week ahead of the event! \nThe day will begin with a panel discussion with presenters Joseph Bolton\, Cindy Larock\, Jean Pouliot and Jeri Thériault discussing how their Franco-American identity informs their artistic practice. Following the panel\, there will be a Q&A with the presenters and a break for lunch\, which will be provided. After lunch\, the four panelists will lead their workshops: two at a time for 75 minutes each. Attendees will need to select which workshop they’d like to attend. We’ll begin the first two workshops at 1 pm\, followed by two more presentations at 2:30 pm. \n  \nPresenters & Workshop Descriptions: \n  \nJoseph Bolton was born in Pawtucket\, Rhode Island and growing up enjoyed hearing the stories told by his French Canadian grandparents and great aunts of a mysterious and magical place called Québec\, otherwise known as “the place we came from.” Joseph is of French-Canadian/Canadian First Nations ancestry and is inspired by the stories of his heritage. He lives in Massachusetts and enjoys hiking and skiing through Québec and New England landscapes. He has been featured on podcasts in the United States and Canada\, and Dance of Creation is the third volume of his acclaimed Old Grandmother’s Tree book series. Joseph’s workshop will focus on rediscovering your family stories and how the folklore style of storytelling tells deeper universal truths of human life. \n  \nCindy Larock has been teaching and leading traditional dancing for over 40 years\, ranging from instructing numerous apprentices as a master artist in the Maine Arts Commission’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program to presenting workshops at festivals\, schools\, and community events. She has also mentored young fiddlers\, etc.\, via a youth folk orchestra she founded in 2014. At Cindy’s workshop\, Keeping the Franco Flame Alive Through Music & Dance\, attendees will learn about what defines traditional French Canadian/Franco-American music and the dancing that it inspires\, and will also have a chance to try their hands (and feet!) at doing some Quebecois social dancing. \n  \nJean Pouliot: Born into a French-speaking parish in Manchester\, New Hampshire in the 1950s\, Jean experienced Vatican II\, French-Canadian culture in crisis and the political tumult of the 1960s. Jean’s songs\, stories\, and poems examine\, express\, and share his heritage. He holds a Bachelor’s in psychology and a Master’s degree in Catholic ministry. He is married with two grown sons\, is retired after forty years in the Technology field\, and lives in New England. His books can be found on Amazon and Substack. Jean’s workshop will guide attendees through his four-step method for translating English to French with the assistance of Google’s free version of artificial intelligence (AI). He will lead with a short lecture on AI\, its perils and its promise\, and how he navigates them. His method not only results in translated copy but provides the user with a practical tutorial in French for a work they care about\, be it a book or a letter to a French-speaking friend or family member. Users will encounter real-world examples of French grammar\, idioms\, spelling rules (e.g.\, where accents are needed) and more. AI’s real-time translation power allows users to try different solutions quickly without exhausting a human teacher’s patience. *Attendees will need to bring a piece of writing to translate and a laptop or tablet.* \n  \nJeri Thériault grew up in Waterville\, Maine. Her poetry collections include Self-Portrait as Homestead\, Radost\, my red\, and (M)OTHER. She is the editor of the anthology Wait: Poems from the Pandemic and the current poetry editor for Résonance. Her poems and reviews have appeared widely. Her honors include A Fulbright Exchange Award\, a Maine Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship\, a Monson Arts Fellowship\, the 2022 Norwood Prize (New Ohio Review)\, and a Maine Literary Award. Jeri currently conducts cross-disciplinary workshops and collaborates with musicians and other poets in a group called MuseMusic. Jeri’s workshop\,  Using Research and/or Current Events in Creative Writing Projects\, relates to her ongoing research and writing about pre-deportation Acadian life.  Participants will discuss examples of poems and creative nonfiction or essays by authors such as Susan Howe\, Alison Hawthorn Deming\, and Ada Limón\, all of whom use research and or current events in their creative work. Workshop participants will then have one or two opportunities to begin drafts inspired by these prompts and handouts. We’ll end the workshop by sharing some of these drafts (volunteers only!). \n  \nZoom and recorded for those unable to join us live or in-person. Email Anna for more information at anna.faherty@maine.edu. \n  \nFor in-person attendance\, registration is required. Here’s a link to the registration form: https://forms.gle/NoxVw7KmTmUyD1o59.  We ask that you RSVP at least one week ahead of the event! \n  \nFor more information or to register for this event\, contact the FAC archivist\, Anna Faherty at anna.faherty@maine.edu or by phone (207) 753-6545. If you have questions about disability access or need to request disability accommodations (e.g. sign language interpreters\, materials in electronic format\, etc.)\, please contact Anna. Requests should be made as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for the accommodation process.
URL:https://usm.maine.edu/calendar-of-events/event/le-petit-rassemblement-des-artistes-franco-americains-a-celebration-of-modern-expression/
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