Category: Events

3/24/23: Mali Obomsawin Sextet, Sweet Tooth Tour 7:00pm, Emery Performance Space Free and open to the public Seating is limited, please use our reservation form if you would like to reserve your seat in advance. SWEET TOOTH: A suite for Indigenous resistance, the new album from Wabanaki bassist, composer, and songwriter…

2/10/23 + 2/11/23: Farmington Silent Film Festival 7:00pm Emery Performance Space General Admission: $15 per show or $25 for a festival pass UMF Students: $10 per show or $15 for a festival pass Cash, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover accepted at the door. From the Harpodeon film library, we…

Sandy River Players presents, Into the Woods Jan. 12th, 13th, 14th, 20th & 21st at 7:00pm Jan. 22 at 2:00pm Emery Performance Space General Admission: $22; Students/Seniors: $18 Sandy River Players is thrilled to announce that their production of Into the Woods will be coming to the Emery Community Arts Center…

12/8/22: Capoeira: History and Demonstration 4:00pm-5:00pm, Emery Performance Space Free and open to the public Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian dance, martial art, and form of liberation which emerged through resistance to slavery across Brazil during times of colonization. Capoeira uniquely combines music, movement, social justice, art, and community. Today Capoeira…

12/1/22: BANNED BOOKS – A READER’S THEATRE PERFORMANCE 7:00pm, Emery Performance Space Free and open to the public Students from Honors 277A perform a production of banned books and songs.

12/9/22: Film Screening: MASTER OF LIGHT; + Holiday Letter Writing for Incarcerated Artists 6:00pm-Holiday Letter Writing 7:00pm-Film Screening Free and open to the public Please join us for a screening of the 2022 award-winning documentary film, MASTER OF LIGHT, directed by Rosa Ruth Boesten. George Anthony Morton, a classical painter who…

11/10/22: International Mini Film Festival Screening: THE 22ND ANNUAL ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS 7:00pm, Emery Performance Space Free and open to the public After a two-year Covid hiatus, the ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS returns to theaters and campuses across North America this fall. This 22nd edition comprises 10 films —…

Panel Discussion: “Outside In–Inside Out: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Incarceration” Friday, November 4th 11:45-1:00pm, Emery Performance Space Free and open to the public Please join Jan Collins of the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition, UMF professors Cara Furman (Early Childhood & Elementary Education) and Nicole Kellett (Anthropology), and educator Cassidy Marsh (UMF ’18)…

11/2/22: Panel Discussion, “Cultivating Care: Creating Meaningful Curriculum and Community” 11:45am-1:00pm, Emery Performance Space Free and open to the public Professors Patti Bailie, Cara Furman, Donna Karno, and Kate MacLeod will read excerpts from their recently published books followed by a lively discussion about what it means to create meaningful curriculum…

NEW DATE: 12/5/22: “Delimited Space II,” featuring Aaron Wyanski on piano 7:00pm, Emery Performance Space Free and open to the public Join UMF professor Aaron Wyanski for a recital of solo piano music featuring original works along with music by Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, and Fiona Apple. Aaron Wyanski is a…