BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Calendar of Events - ECPv6.10.1.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:/calendar-of-events X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Calendar of Events REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T140000 DTSTAMP:20250508T230709 CREATED:20241206T145107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T145107Z UID:10025913-1737637200-1737640800@usm.maine.edu SUMMARY:Lars the Little Polar Bear DESCRIPTION:Lars the Little Polar Bear \nWhat 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 URL:/calendar-of-events/event/lars-the-little-polar-bear-5/2025-01-23/ CATEGORIES:Planetarium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/calendar-of-events/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2024/10/Lars-the-Little-Polar-Bear.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T183000 DTSTAMP:20250508T230709 CREATED:20250110T150317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250110T150622Z UID:10026173-1737653400-1737657000@usm.maine.edu SUMMARY:The History of New France and Franco-American New England: A Community Class with Camden Martin DESCRIPTION:The Franco-American Collection at the ĐÓ°É´«Ă˝ 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 QuĂ©bec Delegation in Boston and by TV5MONDE. \nThis 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. \nCamden 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 LycĂ©e Albert Camus in NĂ®mes\, France. After graduating from both Edward Little and LycĂ©e Albert Camus. Martin took a year’s sabbatical during which time he worked in French Language customer service and studied Environmental Protection at the CĂ©gep Saint FĂ©licien in QuĂ©bec\, 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. \nTo register for this class\, follow this link: https://forms.gle/xLDb3brLQczZ1AS57 \nFor 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. URL:/calendar-of-events/event/the-history-of-new-france-and-franco-american-new-england-a-community-class-with-camden-martin/2025-01-23/ LOCATION:Franco-American Collection — LAC\, 51 Westminster St\, Lewiston\, ME\, 04240\, United States CATEGORIES:Conference or workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:/calendar-of-events/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2022/07/eventFallback.png GEO:44.076267127208;-70.172007641859 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Franco-American Collection — LAC 51 Westminster St Lewiston ME 04240 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=51 Westminster St:geo:-70.172007641859,44.076267127208 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250123T200000 DTSTAMP:20250508T230709 CREATED:20241216T143756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250117T160204Z UID:10025941-1737655200-1737662400@usm.maine.edu SUMMARY:Life Forms: Grow exhibition opening reception DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\nThe ĐÓ°É´«Ă˝ 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. \n\nThis event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be available. URL:/calendar-of-events/event/life-forms-grow-exhibition-opening-reception/ LOCATION:Art Gallery\, 5 University Way\, Gorham\, ME\, 04038\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Student activities,Visual and performing arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/calendar-of-events/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2024/12/USM-Postcard-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Art Gallery":MAILTO:usmartgalleries@maine.edu GEO:43.679820522387;-70.447368664418 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Art Gallery 5 University Way Gorham ME 04038 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5 University Way:geo:-70.447368664418,43.679820522387 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR