The Maine Gay Symposium: The spark that started Queer Liberation in Maine
An open discussion of the LGBTQ+ Symposium, which occurred annually in Maine from 1974 – 1999, and helped to connect Maine’s queer population.
Celebrating 50 Years of LGBTQIA+ Liberation: Wilde-Stein Club at University of Maine
Free, registration is required Join us over zoom at USM’s LGBTQ+ Collection of the Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, USM Special Collections celebrates the founding of the Wilde-Stein Club in Orono, the first queer student group in … Read More
SLAB Lecture Series Presents: Wait: Poems from the Pandemic
A poetry month event with live readings from local authors Samaa Abdurraqib, Robert Carr, Mihku Paul, Mike Bove, and Jeri Theriault.Poets will talk about their work as well as read a selection of their poems. Event will be in person … Read More
Plant Palooza: The Free Plant Giveaway!
Start your green thumb journey or add to your collection with free plants (while supplies last) from USM Libraries & Learning! You can also make a seed bomb of native flowers for our local pollinators. At Glickman Library you’ll also … Read More
Gay Side Story
Join us for a campy showing of the original VHS recording of the 1983 Maine phenomenon, Gay Side Story (a queer parody of the classic musical). Along with snacks we’ll also have the copies of the original playbill, a scrapbook … Read More
Opening reception: Todd Webb: Photography across New York, New Mexico, and France
Join us for refreshments to celebrate the opening of the exhibition, held on the 5th Floor of the Glickman Library in the Aperture Gallery. Todd Webb: Photography Across New York, New Mexico, and France will focus on Webb’s photographs as they … Read More
Gorham Library Any Book Book Club
You’re invited to the Gorham Campus Any Book Book Club! What is an Any Book Book Club, you ask? It’s like a traditional book club – except instead of everyone reading the same thing, we’ll each come ready to tell everyone about … Read More
Pulped Under Pressure
An exhibition focused on handmade paper as an artistic medium.