Calendar of Events

An opening celebration for the new public outdoor ice skating rink is planned for 3 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 1. The rink is located on the UMM soccer field.

The opening celebration will feature free skating, skating lessons, and outdoor games. Even individuals without ice skates are encouraged to come and take part in the fun. A fire pit will provide warmth, as well as hot cocoa, s’mores, and hot dogs.

For more information, contact Andrea Ednie at 255-1303 or aednie@maine.edu.

A Preview Day for prospective students and their families is planned for Friday, March 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the University of Maine at Machias.

During the open house event, students will have the opportunity to take a campus tour, attend an activities fair, hear from a student panel, eat lunch at the dining commons, and meet with admissions counselors, faculty, and athletic coaches. Several information sessions are also planned for students and parents on such topics as applying to UMM and financial aid.

Prospective students of all ages and educational backgrounds are welcome to attend.

The University has a second spring Preview Day planned for Friday, April 20.

For more information or to RSVP for either Preview Day, visit
www.machias.edu/preview or call the Admissions Office at 1-888-468-6866.

Ice Fishing Derby

on Hadley Lake, East Machias

Sunday, March 4, from 6 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Entry Fee: $5 per person

Participants must have their own traps, bait, and a Maine state fishing license. $25 Cabelas gift card and cash prize will be awarded to the person with the heaviest fish!

Coordinated by Nick Violette of the Program and Planning course in the Environmental Recreation and Tourism Management program. To sign up or for more information call 699-9491.

Join us for an opening reception for local artists Susan Hammond and Donna Kausen from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 9 at the UMM Art Galleries.

"On My Cayuse" will feature oil paintings by Susan Hammond.

"Trees" will feature wooden sculptures by Donna Kausen.

The exhibits will be on display for the month of March.

The UMM Art Galleries, located on the first floor of Powers Hall, are open weekday afternoons from 1 to 5 p.m. or by appointment. For more information, please call Art Gallery Director Bernie Vinzani at 255-1279.

Students at the University of Maine at Machias are planning an Out of the Darkness Community Walk for Saturday, March 10 to raise awareness for suicide prevention. The walk begins at 9 a.m. at the Reynolds Center Gymnasium. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m.

The walk is sponsored by the 100% Society and Counseling Center at UMM along with Hannaford, Machias Savings Bank, and Atlantic Mental Health Center. All funds raised will go to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for use in the Machias community.

For more information, contact event chairperson Dustin Foss at 598-6848 or dustin.foss@maine.edu. Learn more about Out of the Darkness Community Walks by visiting www.outofthedarkness.org.

Tickets are free if you show your Clipper Card or $5 at the door.

Tickets are free if you show your Clipper Card or $5 at the door.

Tickets are free if you show your Clipper Card or $5 at the door.

Science in Public Health Panel Presentation:
Epidemiology, Toxicology and Environmental Health

(snow date: 3/22, same time, place)

Presenters to be announced.

This is the third in a four-panel series on Public Health offered in conjunction with the PSY322 Physiological Psychology class and Al May, Downeast district liaison for Maine Public Health and the Center for Disease Control & Prevention, an Office of the Maine Department of Health & Human Services. 

FMI: Lois-Ann Kuntz, 255-1244, lkuntz@maine.edu

The Maine Writers Series presents the Student and Faculty Reading at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20 at the UMM Art Galleries.

Snow date is Thursday, March 22.

For more information, contact Robert Froese at 598-2858.

All UMM students and faculty are invited to the Open Mic sponsored on Tuesday, March 20 at 8:00 in the Portside. Participants are invited to read, sing, or perform original works or those of others. Anything from poetry to music, from fiction to magic will fit the bill.

The Open Mic is sponsored by The Binnacle, UMM's Literary Journal, and The Dead Poets Society.  For further information, please contact Professor Gerard NeCastro at 255-1293 or necastro@maine.edu.

REM 311 Recreation Services for Special Populations presents Disabilities Awareness Night.

Presented by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Caregivers Conference: For Those Who Care for the Ones They Love

Please note: Registration for this conference is closed.

Providing resources and expert advice to family caregivers will be the focus of a free one-day conference scheduled for March 30 at the University of Maine at Machias. The event, which is open to caregivers and their families, begins at 8 a.m. on Friday, March 30 and is being coordinated by UMM’s Office of Community Services.

Click here to visit the conference Web page.

For more information, contact Naida Pennell at 255-1289 or naida@maine.edu.

The conference is co-sponsored by UMM, Aramark Corporation, and the Eastern Area Agency on Aging through the Weinberg Foundation Grant for Caregiving.

Easter Egg Hunt at UMM, sponsored by Kappa Eta, Kappa Delta Phi and the Machias American Legion.

Raindate, Sunday, April 1