What does it take to run a $5 million consumer-worker cooperative, filling more than 40,000 orders a year of everything from seeds to trees? Talk with workers who own this 40 year-old business and watch them in action. Limited to 12. Register at goldleaf@maine.edu… Continue Reading "Meet the Energy Behind FEDCO Seeds"

World-class pianist and UMF Professor Dr. Steven Pane performs Franz Liszt's 1838 piano transcription of BEETHOVEN'S SYMPHONY NO. 6 "PASTORAL." Dr. Pane has performed at universities and in major halls throughout the country including the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Aaron Davis Hall in New… Continue Reading "Steven Pane, BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 6 “PASTORAL” (Franz Liszt piano transcription)"

World-class pianist and UMF Professor Dr. Steven Pane performs Franz Liszt's 1838 piano transcription of BEETHOVEN'S SYMPHONY NO. 6 "PASTORAL." Dr. Pane has performed at universities and in major halls throughout the country including the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Aaron Davis Hall in New… Continue Reading "Steven Pane, BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 6 “PASTORAL” (Franz Liszt piano transcription)"

The 32-piece Philharmonia Boston Orchestra (conducted by Jinwook Park) visits Farmington to perform the entirety of BEETHOVEN'S SYMPHONY NO. 6 “PASTORAL," as well as Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. Dr. Steven Pane (Professor of Music at UMF) will provide an introductory lecture.

Enter the world and creative processes of Ludwig van Beethoven through this comprehensive 2009 documentary directed by Phil Grabsky! This film follows Beethoven through his notable compositions (and features dozens of performances by top musicians) while exploring the historical and social context in which they were… Continue Reading "The New Commons Film Series: IN SEARCH OF BEETHOVEN"

Join Dan Beachy-Quick (Professor of English at Colorado State University), Dr. Steven Pane (Professor Music at UMF), and Kristen Case (Associate Professor English at UMF) for an examination of the pastoral, an artistic mode utilized in BEETHOVEN'S SYMPHONY NO. 6 “PASTORAL" that focuses on the… Continue Reading "Improvisations on the Pastoral with Dan Beachy-Quick, Steven Pane, and Kristen Case"

The New Commons Project kicks off its programming for Fall 2019 and its consideration of the CANOE with a community paddle in tribute to the late Kerry D. Hebert. Kerry loved his CANOE. Each Spring he would take a run or two down Lemon… Continue Reading "Kerry D. Hebert Memorial Paddle"

In this unique, two-day workshop (part of the New Commons Project's consideration of the CANOE), participants will learn to carve a wooden spoon from blank to finished object. Along the way, Nina MacLaughlin will be on hand for individual guidance. All materials provided and… Continue Reading "Nina MacLaughlin, Spoon-carving workshop (Day 1)"

Having worked as a journalist throughout her twenties, Nina MacLaughlin finds herself yearning for more tangible work, and applies in response to a Craigslist ad seeking a carpenter's assistant (despite having majored in Classics and not knowing the difference between a Phillips and a… Continue Reading "Nina MacLaughlin, “The slow time of the hand: a writer’s life between water and wood”"

In this unique, two-day workshop (part of the New Commons Project's consideration of the CANOE), participants will learn to carve a wooden spoon from blank to finished object. Along the way, Nina MacLaughlin will be on hand for individual guidance. All materials provided and… Continue Reading "Nina MacLaughlin, Spoon-carving workshop (Day 2)"

In this special CANOE outing (co-sponsored with Experiential Education) for University of Maine at Farmington students, participants will explore the beautiful waters of Historic Flagstaff Lake (a classic location for New England CANOE trips). This is an all-day event and preregistration is required.

Local Maine authors and CANOE enthusiasts Robert Kimber and Bill Roorbach will share creative writing inspired by their canoeing experiences and adventures. Robert Kimber is the author of several nature-focused texts, including 2004's A Canoeist's Sketchbook. Bill Roorbach is the author of The Girl… Continue Reading "Robert Kimber and Bill Roorbach, Reflections on the CANOE"