One Sky
2026-05-06 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Southworth Planetarium — Science Building, 70 Falmouth St, Portland, ME, 04103, United States
One Sky: This is the fulldome feature version of the One Sky Project short films. Each short film represents the perspective of a different culture or Indigenous society from around the globe. Each film stands alone as a short story or in combination as a longer narrative – organized around themes of “Finding Patterns” and developing tools, or as we say, “To Seek Far.”

University of Southern Maine Baseball vs Eastern Connecticut State - No.1 Southern Maine vs. No. 4 Eastern Connecticut
2026-05-07 15:00 - 18:00 | ME
University of Southern Maine Baseball vs Eastern Connecticut State – No.1 Southern Maine vs. No. 4 Eastern Connecticut
Streaming Video: https://flosports.link/40b4Ijo

School of Nursing May Hooding and Pinning Ceremony
2026-05-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Costello Sports Complex, 43 Campus Ave, Gorham, ME, 04038, United States
The School of Nursing’s May Pinning and Hooding Ceremony will be on May 8th at 10 am at the Costello Sports Complex, Hill Basketball Gym on the Gorham campus. Please email Brandon Blount at brandon.blount@maine.edu if you need more information.

University of Southern Maine Men's Track and Field at NEICAAA Championships
2026-05-08 12:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-09 10:00 - 13:00 | Easton, MA, Easton, Massachusetts, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Track and Field at NEICAAA Championships

University of Southern Maine Women's Track and Field at NEICAAA Championships
2026-05-08 12:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-09 10:00 - 13:00 | Easton, MA, Easton, Massachusetts, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Track and Field at NEICAAA Championships

University of Southern Maine Baseball vs UMass Dartmouth - No. 1 Southern Maine vs. No. 3 UMass Dartmouth
2026-05-08 12:00 - 15:00 | ME
University of Southern Maine Baseball vs UMass Dartmouth – No. 1 Southern Maine vs. No. 3 UMass Dartmouth
Streaming Video: https://flosports.link/40b4Ijo

University of Southern Maine Baseball vs Keene State - No. 1 Southern Maine vs. No. 2 Keene State - Championship Game
2026-05-09 09:00 - 12:00 | ME
University of Southern Maine Baseball vs Keene State – No. 1 Southern Maine vs. No. 2 Keene State – Championship Game
Streaming Video: https://flosports.link/40b4Ijo

Dark Matter Mystery
2026-05-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-12 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Southworth Planetarium — Science Building, 70 Falmouth St, Portland, ME, 04103, United States
Dark Matter Mystery: What makes the Universe look the way it looks today? Researchers all around the world try to answer these questions. We know today that approximately a quarter of the Universe is filled with a mysterious glue: Dark Matter. We know that it is out there. But we have no idea what it is made out of. This fulldome planetarium show takes you on the biggest quest of contemporary astrophysics. You will see why we know that Dark Matter exists, and how this search is one of the most challenging and exciting searches science has to offer. Join the scientists on their hunt for Dark Matter with experiments in space and deep underground.

The Little Star That Could
2026-05-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Southworth Planetarium — Science Building, 70 Falmouth St, Portland, ME, 04103, United States
The Little Star That Could: A story about Little Star, an average yellow star in search of planets of his own to protect and warm. Along the way, he meets other stars, learns what makes each star special, and discovers that stars combine to form star clusters and galaxies.

University of Southern Maine Men's Golf vs NCAA Division III National Championship - Hosted by Oglethorpe University
2026-05-12 11:30 - 14:30 | Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. / Mission Inn Resort & Club – Las Colinas Course, Florida 48 10400, Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida, 34737, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Golf vs NCAA Division III National Championship – Hosted by Oglethorpe University

University of Southern Maine Men's Golf vs NCAA Division III National Championship - Hosted by Oglethorpe University
2026-05-13 07:30 - 10:30 | Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. / Mission Inn Resort & Club – El Campeon Course, Florida 48 10400, Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida, 34737, United States

University of Southern Maine Women's Track and Field at Augustana Midwest Twilight Qualifier
2026-05-13 16:00 - 19:00 | Rock Island, IL, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Track and Field at Augustana Midwest Twilight Qualifier
No Team Scoring

Lila: Life Cycles and Connections
2026-05-14 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-15 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-15 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-05-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Southworth Planetarium — Science Building, 70 Falmouth St, Portland, ME, 04103, United States
Lila: Life Cycles and Connections-Join Lila on an epic 360° adventure through nature’s vast networks. Students shrink to a caterpillar’s size to witness photosynthesis and the water cycle before soaring as butterflies to explore the “Wood Wide Web” and global habitats. From microscopic soil to the treetops, Lila: Life Cycles and Connections transforms science into a breathtaking journey, proving that understanding these natural links is the first step toward protecting our shared home.

University of Southern Maine Men's Track and Field at Augustana Midwest Twilight Qualifier
2026-05-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Rock Island, IL, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Track and Field at Augustana Midwest Twilight Qualifier

University of Southern Maine Men's Track and Field at MIT Final Qualifier
2026-05-14 16:00 - 19:00 | Cambridge, MA, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
University of Southern Maine Men’s Track and Field at MIT Final Qualifier

University of Southern Maine Women's Track and Field at MIT Final Qualifier
2026-05-14 16:00 - 19:00 | Cambridge, MA, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
University of Southern Maine Women’s Track and Field at MIT Final Qualifier

University of Southern Maine Baseball vs Babson College - 2026 NCAA Regional - Date & Time Change
2026-05-16 14:30 - 17:30 | Ed Flaherty Field, School Street 156, Gorham, Maine, 04038, United States
University of Southern Maine Baseball vs Babson College – 2026 NCAA Regional – Date & Time Change
Streaming Video: https://www.ncaa.com/game/6600615

University of Southern Maine Baseball at Rowan University - NCAA Regional - Game Four
2026-05-17 14:30 - 17:30 | Ed Flaherty Field, School Street 156, Gorham, Maine, 04038, United States
University of Southern Maine Baseball at Rowan University – NCAA Regional – Game Four
Streaming Video: https://www.ncaa.com/game/6600616

University of Southern Maine Baseball vs Babson College - NCAA Regional - Game Five
2026-05-17 18:00 - 21:00 | Ed Flaherty Field, School Street 156, Gorham, Maine, 04038, United States
University of Southern Maine Baseball vs Babson College – NCAA Regional – Game Five
Streaming Video: https://www.ncaa.com/game/6600618

University of Southern Maine Baseball at Rowan University - NCAA Regional - Game Six
2026-05-18 11:00 - 14:00 | Ed Flaherty Field, School Street 156, Gorham, Maine, 04038, United States
University of Southern Maine Baseball at Rowan University – NCAA Regional – Game Six
Streaming Video: https://www.ncaa.com/game/6600619

Little Draggy Adventure
2026-05-18 13:00 - 14:00 | ME
Little Draggy Adventure:
Do you know where the earth lives? What surrounds it? How far is it from the Earth to the Sun, and what makes our planet different from the others? Take a wonderful journey with a cheerful dragon Woody, who travels around the Universe in search of fantastic adventures.

Bilingualism & Heritage Language Maintenance: A Community Class with Dr. Jeanne Heil
2026-05-18 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 USM professor Dr. Jeanne Heil. There is no fee for our programs, which are made possible by the Québec Delegation in Boston, Schooner Estates and the Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch.
This community class discusses the challenges and opportunities of the maintenance of minority/heritage languages. Particular attention will be paid to minority/heritage languages in Maine, including but not limited to French. A minority language is any language used by a subset of a population in a region, and both monolingual and actively bilingual regions can have minority languages. Minority languages that reflect a family or community identity–such as those used by children of immigrants–are often referred to as heritage languages. The four sessions of the class will present and layer various perspectives on heritage languages: cognitive perspectives, social perspectives, and educational perspectives. The result is a shared knowledge base that highlights both what’s at stake for bilingual families and what’s necessary for language maintenance.
Jeanne Heil is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Southern Maine. Originally from Ohio, she studied Hispanic Linguistics and Bilingualism at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she worked for nearly a decade in their bilingualism and code-switching laboratory. She has been a faculty member at USM since 2017, teaching courses on introductory linguistics, second language acquisition, syntax, research methods, and Spanish. In 2021, she received both USM’s Faculty Senate Honors for Excellence in Teaching and the President’s Award for Achievement, and she has mentored four Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program students between 2018 and 2024. Jeanne’s research examines cognitive and linguistic perspectives on bilingualism, including second language acquisition and heritage language acquisition.
To register for this class, follow this link, or email Anna at anna.faherty@maine.edu: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKGOdMtmybE5apVNwJzXbsyQxLxbHXLF_6TCkqlUO1wDiCSg/viewform?usp=publish-editor
For more information, or if you have questions about disability access or need to request disability accommodations, please contact the FAC archivist, Anna Faherty, at anna.faherty@maine.edu or by phone (207) 753-6545. Requests should be made as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for the accommodation process.
