Calendar of Events

Larry Cat In Space
2025-01-18 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | ME
Larry Cat in Space
Diana takes a job on the moon and Larry, an inquisitive cat, sneaks into her luggage. He observes his human family and ventures from the space station Freedom to the Lunar Shuttle. Larry explores the moon and meets its inhabitants. Show length: 30 minutes

University of Southern Maine Women's Ice Hockey vs Salem State University
2025-01-18 13:00 - 16:00 | ME
University of Southern Maine Women’s Ice Hockey vs Salem State University
Streaming Video: https://www.littleeast.tv/southernmaine/

University of Southern Maine Men's Basketball vs Vermont State University Castleton
2025-01-18 14:00 - 16:00 | ME
University of Southern Maine Men’s Basketball vs Vermont State University Castleton
Streaming Video: https://www.littleeast.tv/southernmaine/

University of Southern Maine Wrestling vs Vermont State University Castleton - at Plymouth State University
2025-01-18 14:00 - 17:00 | Plymouth, NH, Plymouth, New Hampshire, 03264, United States
University of Southern Maine Wrestling vs Vermont State University Castleton – at Plymouth State University
Streaming Video: https://www.littleeast.tv/plymouth/

University of Southern Maine Men's Ice Hockey vs Salve Regina
2025-01-18 16:00 - 19:00 | ME
University of Southern Maine Men’s Ice Hockey vs Salve Regina
Streaming Video: https://www.littleeast.tv/southernmaine/

REDshift: A Play Reading Under the Stars
2025-01-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Southworth Planetarium — Science Building, 70 Falmouth St, Portland, ME, 04103, United States

The Sun Our Living Star
2025-01-19 13:00 - 14:00 | ME
The Sun our Living Star
The Sun has shone on Earth for four and a half billion years. Consuming 600 million tons of hydrogen each second, it is the source of energy that drives our winds, our weather, and all life. Experience images of the Sun’s violent, fiery surface and discover the secrets of our star. Show length: 25 minutes

Lars the Little Polar Bear
2025-01-21 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-01-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-01-23 13:00 - 14:00 | ME
Lars the Little Polar Bear
What happens when a frisky little polar bear named Lars ventures out on the first day of spring? He explores his Arctic home, meets new friends, and saves some endangered whales. Show length: 27 minutes

University of Southern Maine Women's Basketball vs Plymouth State University
2025-01-22 17:30 - 19:30 | ME
University of Southern Maine Women’s Basketball vs Plymouth State University
Streaming Video: https://www.littleeast.tv/southernmaine/

University of Southern Maine Men's Basketball vs Plymouth State University
2025-01-22 19:30 - 21:30 | ME
University of Southern Maine Men’s Basketball vs Plymouth State University
Streaming Video: https://www.littleeast.tv/southernmaine/

The History of New France and Franco-American New England: A Community Class with Camden Martin
2025-01-23 17:30 - 18:30 | 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.

Life Forms: Grow exhibition opening reception
2025-01-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Art Gallery, 5 University Way, Gorham, ME, 04038, United States
Life Forms is a sculpture collective of twelve artists and an experiment in artistic community building. Through a series of exhibitions over four years (2023-2027), each in a different location and featuring a different subset of artists, the group aims to deepen relationships with each other, discover new connections through their creative work, and share in conversation with the public.

The University of Southern Maine Art Gallery has the pleasure of hosting the third exhibition, Life Forms: Grow, featuring Jackie Brown, Leah Gauthier, Elaine K. Ng, and Ashley Page. Running from January 16 – February 15, 2025, the works in this exhibition span a wide range of interpretations around the word “grow”, from the growth of biological life as well as that of knowledge across cultures, to shape-shifting materials that blur the real and the imagined; forging resiliency amidst massive change; and the vulnerability, grace, and complexities of the Black experience.

This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be available.

Coffee and Crosswords
2025-01-24 08:00 - 08:30 | ME
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.

Dimensions Once Upon Our Reality
2025-01-24 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-01-25 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-01-26 13:00 - 14:00 | ME
Dimensions Once Upon Our Reality
Can a question itself be more powerful than its answer? What is “reality?” Are there other realities, universes, or dimensions? These questions are almost impossible to answer, yet just asking them sparkes our imagination. Show length: 50 minutes

University of Southern Maine Women's Ice Hockey at Norwich University
2025-01-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Northfield, VT, Northfield, Vermont, 05663, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Ice Hockey at Norwich University
L 0-1
Streaming Video: https://norwichathletics.com/sports/2024/8/14/norwich-university-athletic-livestream-information.aspx

University of Southern Maine Men's Ice Hockey vs New England College
2025-01-24 19:00 - 22:00 | ME
University of Southern Maine Men’s Ice Hockey vs New England College
L 0-3
Streaming Video: https://www.littleeast.tv/southernmaine/

The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals
2025-01-24 19:30 - 21:00 | Corthell Hall, 13 University Way, Gorham, ME, 04038, United States
The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Blim
Book by Nick & Matt Lang
Originally produced by StarKid Productions
Direction by Isabella Bonasera
Musical Direction by Aiden J. Maliski
Choreography by Lily Taylor, Emily Hayes, Karoline Brechter, and Taylor Ciotti
Everything in Hatchetfield seemed normal until people began singing…Then, they began dancing… And now, a musical pandemic is sweeping the entire city. It’s up to Paul (an average guy who doesn’t like musicals) and his friends to stop this musical apocalypse and fight for humanity’s future.

TW: Language, Violence and Suggestive Content. Parental advisory.
Isabella Bonasera’s Capstone project.
Student recitals are free and open to the public

University of Southern Maine Wrestling at Wildcat Open
2025-01-25 10:00 - 13:00 | Providence, RI, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
University of Southern Maine Wrestling at Wildcat Open
Streaming Video: https://providence.jwuathletics.com/sports/2023/6/28/jwu-providence-wrestling-broadcast.aspx

University of Southern Maine Men's Indoor Track vs Husky Invitational - Senior Celebration at 10:00 AM
2025-01-25 10:30 - 13:30 | ME
University of Southern Maine Men’s Indoor Track vs Husky Invitational – Senior Celebration at 10:00 AM

University of Southern Maine Women's Indoor Track vs Husky Invitational - Senior Celebration at 10:00 AM
2025-01-25 10:30 - 13:30 | ME
University of Southern Maine Women’s Indoor Track vs Husky Invitational – Senior Celebration at 10:00 AM

University of Southern Maine Women's Basketball at Keene State - Ticket Fees are Credit Card Only
2025-01-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Keene, NH, Keene, New Hampshire, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Basketball at Keene State – Ticket Fees are Credit Card Only
Streaming Video: https://www.littleeast.tv/keene/

University of Southern Maine Men's Basketball at Keene State - Ticket Fees are Credit Card Only
2025-01-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Keene, NH, Keene, New Hampshire, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Basketball at Keene State – Ticket Fees are Credit Card Only
Streaming Video: https://www.littleeast.tv/keene/

University of Southern Maine Women's Ice Hockey at Norwich University
2025-01-25 15:00 - 18:00 | Northfield, VT, Northfield, Vermont, 05663, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Ice Hockey at Norwich University
Streaming Video: https://norwichathletics.com/sports/2024/8/14/norwich-university-athletic-livestream-information.aspx

University of Southern Maine Men's Ice Hockey vs New England College
2025-01-25 16:00 - 19:00 | ME
University of Southern Maine Men’s Ice Hockey vs New England College
L 1-3
Streaming Video: https://www.littleeast.tv/southernmaine/

University of Southern Maine Wrestling vs NEWA Duals - NEWA Duals at Johnson & Wales University
2025-01-26 10:00 - 13:00 | Providence, RI, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
University of Southern Maine Wrestling vs NEWA Duals – NEWA Duals at Johnson & Wales University
Streaming Video: https://providence.jwuathletics.com/sports/2023/6/28/jwu-providence-wrestling-broadcast.aspx

University of Southern Maine Wrestling vs Trinity College (Conn.) - NEWA Duals at Johnson & Wales University
2025-01-26 14:00 - 17:00 | Providence, RI, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
University of Southern Maine Wrestling vs Trinity College (Conn.) – NEWA Duals at Johnson & Wales University
W 27-16
Streaming Video: https://providence.jwuathletics.com/sports/2023/6/28/jwu-providence-wrestling-broadcast.aspx
