The History of New France and Franco-American New England: A Community Class with Camden Martin
2025-02-06 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-02-13 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Franco-American Collection — LAC, 51 Westminster St, Lewiston, ME, 04240, United States
The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine is proud to announce a free community class taught by local educator Camden Martin. The class will be offered in-person ONLY at USM Lewiston every Thursday night, 5:30-6:30 pm from January 23-February 27, 2025. The class will discuss the history of New France, Franco-American New England, and Franco-American Lewiston-Auburn. There is no fee for our programs, which are made possible by the Québec Delegation in Boston and by TV5MONDE.
This course will provide a broad overview of European colonization of the Saint Lawrence River valley during the French regime. It will then explore the British conquest of New France to better understand 19th-century French Canadian society. The course will also delve into the economic and social factors behind the mass exodus of French Canadians to New England. Finally, it will examine how French Canadians adapted to life as Franco-Americans while preserving their language, faith, and customs in Lewiston-Auburn and across New England for nearly a century.
Camden Martin was born in Lewiston, grew up in Auburn and attended Edward Little High School until his sophomore year when he left to attend the Lycée Albert Camus in Nîmes, France. After graduating from both Edward Little and Lycée Albert Camus. Martin took a year’s sabbatical during which time he worked in French Language customer service and studied Environmental Protection at the Cégep Saint Félicien in Québec, Canada. Upon returning to Maine, he worked at Museum L-A, now known as Maine MILL, before becoming the French teacher/ Director of Enrollment at Saint Dominic Academy where he continues to spread his love of the French language and culture and to inspire future generations. Martin has been involved in promoting the French language across Maine for numerous years. He is a board member of the Franco-American Collection at USM, the Alliance Française du Maine and the Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society.
To register for this class, follow this link: https://forms.gle/xLDb3brLQczZ1AS57
For more information, 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.

Coffee and Crosswords
2025-02-07 08:00 - 08:30, 2025-02-14 08:00 - 08:30 | Massachusetts
Calling all mini crossword fans! Start your Fridays off right with the New York Times Mini Crossword (and share your time, if you’re the competitive type) in the Virtual VRC. Sudoku fans also welcome, and coffee, while not provided virtually, is highly encouraged.

Moons Worlds of Mystery
2025-02-07 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-02-08 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-02-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Massachusetts
Take a fascinating trip to the little worlds of our solar system! (35 min.)
Take a journey through our solar system and explore the remarkable diversity — and surprising might — of moons! From volcanoes and geysers to ice-covered oceans and methane rain, these natural satellites have some spectacular features, and many even exert a surprising influence on their planetary partners. Learn what these celestial bodies reveal about the history and workings of our solar system.
Narrated by Ed Helms.
Written and produced by the Museum of Science, this Planetarium show was a finalist in Immersive Cinema – Fulldome at the Jackson Hole Science Media Awards in 2014.

Mapping Memory and History: A Dialogue between Billy Gérard Frank's Palimpsest and Indigo: Entanglements
2025-02-07 17:30 - 19:30 | Hannaford Hall — Abromson Community Education Center, 88 Bedford St, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Mapping Memory and History: A Dialogue between Billy Gérard Frank’s Palimpsest and Indigo: Entanglements
Please join the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education at the University of Southern Maine for our annual DiMatteo Lecture–an evening lecture, film screening, and discussion with acclaimed artist and filmmaker Billy Gérard Frank. Frank will discuss his Indigo: Entanglements series of paintings and screen his 2022 Venice Biennale short film, Palimpsest: Tales Spun from the Sea and Memory (the film’s New England premiere).
RESCHEDULE TO FRIDAY, February 7th, 2025, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Reception: 5:30-6pm
Lecture, Film Screening, and Q and A: 6pm-7:30pm
Hannaford Hall (Abromson Center), University of Southern Maine (Portland)
Support for this event is generously co-sponsored by Indigo Art Alliance and Moss Galleries.
Frank’s Indigo: Entanglements series is a new and ongoing body of works (multimedia painting incorporating silkscreen, vintage African fabric, newsprint, acrylic, etc.) interrogating the unmitigated drama and tragedy of New World Slavery and Trans-Atlantic slave trade. The Osher Map Library has recently acquired Indigo: Entanglements, No. 6, for their permanent collection, a complex multimedia painting that engages with Maine’s role in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, via maps, documents, and other archival imagery.
Palimpsest: Tales Spun From Sea And Memories narrates overlaying tales; fragments of a life and man: Quobna Ottobah Cugoano, born in the Gold Coast (Ghana) in the Fante village of Agimaque. Cugoano was one the most radical and central African British opponents to have actively engaged in the ﬁght against slavery in the eighteenth century, England. His book Thoughts and Sentiments On The Evil Of Slavery, published in England after he gained his freedom, is one of the most direct criticisms of slavery by a writer of African descent. You can watch the trailer here.
Billy Gérard Frank, born in Grenada, West Indies, is a multimedia artist and filmmaker. His research-driven practices mine personal issues related to race, exile, memory, global politics, and post-colonial and queer decoloniality. Frank challenges conventional narratives and creates counter-histories through his work, which has been showcased in solo and group exhibitions at institutions such as the Brooklyn Museum (2020) and the Butler Institute of American Art. His art is also part of several private collections and institutions, such as the National Academy Museum of Fine Arts and Design, Farnsworth Art Museum, Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, among others. Frank represented Grenada at the 59th La Biennale di Venezia (2022) and was also part of the collective representing the island at the 58th La Biennale di Venezia (2019), and (2024) Smithsonian Design Triennial. He is a 2024 Creative Capital Awardee and has received numerous grants, including the Ford Foundation Grant for his 2022 La Biennale project.
The Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education is delighted to welcome Billy Gérard Frank as our inaugural Peggy L. Osher Visiting Artist Fellow in the spring of 2025.

University of Southern Maine Women's Ice Hockey vs UMass Boston
2025-02-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Massachusetts
University of Southern Maine Women’s Ice Hockey vs UMass Boston
W 2-1 OT
Streaming Video: https://www.littleeast.tv/southernmaine/

Dimensions - Once Upon Our Reality
2025-02-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Massachusetts
Artists Rocco Helmchen and Johannes Kraas tackle the big questions in Dimensions — Once Upon Our Reality, a worthy successor to their popular 2013 fulldome show Chaos and Order — A Mathematic Symphony. The result is a fantastic journey through art and science, accessible to fulldome audiences eager to explore the hidden dimensions of our existence.
The great physicist Albert Einstein once wrote, “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.” The producers took their cue from this quote to focus on the experience of the unknown and the feeling of the invisible universe that makes up the reality we think we know. Dimensions is an exploration of physics, quantum mechanics, inner and outer space, and the concept of the multiverse through the lens of art and music, deserving of a spot in every dome’s repertory.
The producers’ creativity transports audiences to fascinating worlds, where they find the time and space to think and feel about exciting and thought-provoking questions. The captivating scenes combine science visualizations, artistic interpretation of scientific concepts, and real-time sequences filmed in research laboratories and institutions actually involved in making the groundbreaking observations shaping our concepts of reality.
In each act — from “SpaceTime”, “Quantum”, “InnerSpace OuterSpace”, to “Multiverse” — concentrated introductions and philosophical quotes open doors to understanding, visualizing the specific themes in physics, cosmology and math, and taking on the theoretical underpinnings of our everyday experience.
Dimensions expands the concept of an arts and music show, combining carefully measured narration with the key component of music. Johannes’ original compositions and orchestrations function as a spark for the audience’s emotions, while the sound design enhances and expands Rocco’s visuals. Following the principles of “visual music”, image and sound influence each other, fusing these elements into a dynamic harmonious choreography.
What remains with audiences is a strong feeling there may be unexplored realms and worlds in and around us. These dimensions may influence us more strongly than what we already know and think we understand.
Dimensions — Once Upon Our Reality invites audiences to let go, drift away, think big, have fun, and most of all stay curious. It’s entertainment, built on and inspired by science and discovery.

University of Southern Maine Men's Ice Hockey at Hobart College
2025-02-07 19:00 - 22:00 | Geneva, NY, Geneva, New York, 14456, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Ice Hockey at Hobart College
L 2-6
Streaming Video: https://hwsathletics.com/watch/?Live=1786&type=Live
Streaming Audio: https://whwsblog.wpcomstaging.com/

University of Southern Maine Men's Indoor Track at Maine State Meet
2025-02-08 10:30 - 13:30 | Brunswick, ME, Brunswick, Maine, 04011, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Indoor Track at Maine State Meet
Streaming Video: https://www.nsnsports.net/colleges/bowdoin-college/

University of Southern Maine Women's Indoor Track at Maine State Meet
2025-02-08 10:30 - 13:30 | Brunswick, ME, Brunswick, Maine, 04011, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Indoor Track at Maine State Meet
Streaming Video: https://www.nsnsports.net/colleges/bowdoin-college/

University of Southern Maine Women's Basketball vs Western Connecticut State - Note time change
2025-02-08 11:00 - 13:00 | Massachusetts
University of Southern Maine Women’s Basketball vs Western Connecticut State – Note time change
Streaming Video: https://www.littleeast.tv/southernmaine/

University of Southern Maine Wrestling vs Trinity College (Conn.) - at Western New England University
2025-02-08 12:00 - 15:00 | Springfield, MA, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
University of Southern Maine Wrestling vs Trinity College (Conn.) – at Western New England University
Streaming Video: https://www.cnesportsnet.com/

University of Southern Maine Men's Basketball vs Western Connecticut State - Note time change
2025-02-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Massachusetts
University of Southern Maine Men’s Basketball vs Western Connecticut State – Note time change
Streaming Video: https://www.littleeast.tv/southernmaine/

University of Southern Maine Wrestling vs Plymouth State University - at Western New England University
2025-02-08 13:30 - 16:30 | Springfield, MA, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
University of Southern Maine Wrestling vs Plymouth State University – at Western New England University
W 43-8
Streaming Video: https://www.cnesportsnet.com/

University of Southern Maine Women's Ice Hockey vs UMass Boston
2025-02-08 15:00 - 18:00 | Massachusetts
University of Southern Maine Women’s Ice Hockey vs UMass Boston
L 2-3
Streaming Video: https://www.littleeast.tv/southernmaine/

University of Southern Maine Wrestling at Western New England University - at Western New England University
2025-02-08 15:00 - 18:00 | Springfield, MA, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
University of Southern Maine Wrestling at Western New England University – at Western New England University
Streaming Video: https://www.cnesportsnet.com/

University of Southern Maine Men's Ice Hockey at Hobart College
2025-02-08 19:00 - 22:00 | Geneva, NY, Geneva, New York, 14456, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Ice Hockey at Hobart College
Streaming Video: https://hwsathletics.com/watch/?Live=1786&type=Live
Streaming Audio: https://whwsblog.wpcomstaging.com/

Moles: What is Out There?
2025-02-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-02-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-02-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Massachusetts
Young children will be introduced to the fascinating world of astronomy in a fun, simple and humorous way, hand in hand with Plato, a young and very cute mole.

On-Campus Recruitment
2025-02-11 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-02-13 10:00 - 14:00 | McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success, 35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Connect with local employers! Various employers will be on campus almost every week to talk about their work and answer any questions. These visits are great opportunities to network and learn about potential career paths.

Yoga in the Gallery
2025-02-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Art Gallery, 5 University Way, Gorham, ME, 04038, United States
Yoga in the Gallery returns!
Join us for a mindful evening surrounded by the work in our newest exhibition, Life Forms.
All levels welcome. A limited number of mats are available on a first-come first-serve basis.

Seeing a Photon's Journey
2025-02-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Massachusetts
Stunning 360° visuals of landscapes, skyscapes, wildlife, humanity and space are used to tell the story of light, sight and vision.
We begin with a photon’s creation inside a distant star and follow its immense journey across the galaxy into the eye of a young stargazer. As the photon enters, we learn about the structures of the eye, their functions and we ride along the optic nerve. The photon’s energy is converted into electrochemical impulses that travel the neurochemical pathways of our brain, resulting in an image in our mind.
Also addressed are the ways technology enables us to restore vision and prevent various diseases that affect sight.
Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Life Forms: Grow Artist Conversation via Zoom
2025-02-13 18:00 - 19:00 | https://maine.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AduswXeUS0-p_Ei4RZc2kQ#/registration
Join us for an online conversation with the artists of our current exhibition: Life Forms: Grow.
Join us virtually on Thursday, February 13th for an evening of conversation with artists Jackie Brown, Leah Gauthier, Elaine K. Ng, and Ashley Page, from our Life Forms: Grow exhibition. The artists will talk with Director of Art Exhibitions Kat Zagaria Buckley on the meaning of growth and its relation to play, community, and how envisioning alternative pasts, presents, and futures contributes to becoming.

Due to inclement weather, the discussion will be held via Zoom. Please register for the online conversation HERE.
Don’t miss Life Forms: Grow at the Art Gallery, on display through February 15.

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon Laser Show
2025-02-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Massachusetts
Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” set to full dome laser light.

University of Southern Maine Men's Indoor Track at David Hemery Valentine Invitational
2025-02-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Boston, MA, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Indoor Track at David Hemery Valentine Invitational
