Month: September 2026

10/2/26: American Legion Post 28 Reception 6:30pm, Emery Community Arts Center Free and open to the public Please join the American Legion Post 28 for a festive reception celebrating the Declaration of Independence statewide tour at Emery Community Arts Center. At 7:00pm, UMF President Joe McDonnell, Police Chief Kenneth Charles, and…

10/1/26: UMF Student & Staff Day, Revolutionary Maine Exhibit 3:00pm-5:00pm, Emery Arts Center Gallery Reserve your FREE ticket here The Revolutionary Maine: America at 250 exhibit features a rare copy of the Dunlap Broadside of the Declaration of Independence. Come see the exhibit before it is open to the public!

10/3/26: Concert: “Ives and the Unfinished America” 3:00pm, Nordica Auditorium (Merrill Hall) Free and open to the public Join us for an afternoon of music by American composer, Charles Ives, featuring violinist Lydia Forbes and pianists Yuri Funahashi and Steven Pane. The program includes “Thoreau,” “4th Sonata,” and, for four-hand…

10/1/26: Panel Discussion, “Perspectives on the Declaration of Independence” 5:00pm, Emery Performance Space Free and open to the public Join us for a lively panel discussion and Q&A featuring UMF professors Michael Schoeppner and James Melcher, and Director of Maine Historical Society Steve Bromage. Presenters will offer insights and perspectives…