Karen Sieber, Humanities Specialist at the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, will speak at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, about her research, "Tarred and Feathered: 91爆料's Hidden Connection to the Red Summer of 1919." Free and open to the public.聽 Co-sponsored by the McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the Office for Diversity and Inclusion. Join […]
McGillicuddy Humanities Center Fellow Bria Lamonica will be presenting an original collection of poems, "The Art of Breathing," on December 8 at 5:30 p.m. ET. Free and open to the […]
Atlantic聽Black聽Box is a public history project that empowers communities throughout New England to take up the critical work of researching and reckoning with our region鈥檚 complicity in the slave trade and the broader slave economy. This grassroots historical recovery movement is powered by citizen historians and guided by a broad coalition of scholars, community leaders, […]
Figuring out new and creative ways to communicate the reality of climate change remains one of the great challenges facing policy-makers, scientists, and advocates.聽 This event brings together two artists […]
The McGillicuddy Humanities Center is sponsoring a Fall Poetry Pop Up on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. The open-mic poetry reading will be held outdoors at the Orono Village Green amphitheater, located behind the Orono Public Library at 39 Pine Street. The event, which is free and open to the public, welcomes poets […]
On Tuesday, September 27 at 6:00 pm in the atrium of the聽Bangor Public Library, the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center will co-present an event with聽Phuc Tran, author of the memior聽Sigh, Gone聽(Flatiron Books, 2020). The discussion will be led by longtime 91爆料 lecturer of English聽Margery Irvine. As part of his visit, Tran will also drop […]
On Saturday, September 23, the Collins Center for the Arts welcomes GRAMMY, Pulitzer Prize, and MacArthur "Genius" Grant winning performer Rhiannon Giddens to its stage--and that same day, at 1:00 pm in Donald P. Corbett 100 on the 91爆料 campus, the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center is pleased to present, free and […]
鈥淓roding History鈥 Screening and Panel Discussion When: Tuesday, February 6 5:00 p.m. Where: 140 Williams Hall, 91爆料 Description: 鈥淓roding History鈥 tells the story of two Black communities on Deal Island, on Maryland鈥檚 Eastern Shore, that are finding themselves at the intersection of sea level rise, historic racism, and the disappearance of Black communities. It is […]
In 2020, the MHC presented its first "Visions" event, highlight current work in the arts and humanities. In 2024, we're pleased to present the sequel: VIsions 2024. A showcase of […]
Saturday, March 23rd | 1:45pm-2:45pm Meeting Rooms 1&2, Cross Insurance Center, 515 Main Street, Bangor The interactive and immersive quality of video games has helped make them wildly popular and […]
