Campus Events

Community members and students at the University of Maine at Machias will present two nights of free public concerts at the Performing Arts Center in December.

On Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m., the Town Chorus will perform seasonal and holiday numbers, original compositions, and Franz Schubert’s Miriam’s Song of Triumph, Opus 136, featuring soprano Beth Goodliff. The Pop Band, featuring Bert Phipps, former director of Merrill Library, will perform on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m.

UMM professor of music Gene Nichols regularly instructs courses for instrumentalists and singers that are open to community members, culminating in recitals at the end of the semester. The Town Chorus course will be offered again in the spring semester, beginning in January; no auditions or sign-ups are required to join.

For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact 207.255.1200.

The University of Maine at Machias will host its annual Community Holiday Party on Thursday, Dec. 19, from 4–6 p.m. in the Reynolds Center.

Activities will include children’s games, an inflatable bounce house, live music, cookie decorating, and a card-making station for local nursing home residents. Treats and beverages will be provided.

To help provide for local residents in need, donations of paper goods and non-perishable food items for the Machias Food Pantry will be accepted at the door.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Rose Mondville at 207.255.1210.