The University Players will bring Christopher Durang’s Off-Broadway hit comedy, Beyond Therapy, to campus for three special performances Nov. 6-8. Showings are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6 and 7 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. at the Auditorium in Wieden Hall. All are invited to attend and $5 donations will be accepted at the door.
University of Maine at Presque Isle Physical Education majors will present a costume-wearing, fun-having, fit-getting day of games and smiles when they host the 22nd semi-annual Fit and Fun Day Extravaganza from 10 a.m. to Noon on Saturday, Oct. 24 at UMPI’s Gentile Hall. Local children in grades kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to participate in this free event. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., and those who arrive early will have the opportunity to showcase their creativity in the Art Corner.
In partnership with Hope and Justice Project, the University of Maine at Presque Isle will host a Take Back the Night event, which will include a candle lit march, on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., starting at Gentile Hall and continuing in the Campus Center Multi-Purpose Room. All members of the community are invited to attend and be a part of this important event.
The staff at the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s health and wellness facility will be hosting a breast cancer awareness event with a twist, and a climb, and some boot camp when they offer a Women’s Fit Night on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 4-6:30 p.m. in Gentile Hall. There will be a $5 entrance fee at the door and all women in the region are invited to attend. Held in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, all proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle and the Presque Isle Rotary Club are joining forces to host their Fourth Annual World Polio Day and Purple Pinkie Project celebration and this year, with the help of the Rotary Clubs in Caribou, Fort Fairfield, Limestone and Washburn, the celebration will once again spread throughout central Aroostook County. A slate of activities will take place between Oct. 17 and Oct. 25 to celebrate World Polio Day, which takes place Oct. 23. All activities are meant to raise awareness of Rotary International’s efforts to eradicate polio worldwide and to raise money — $1 at a time – to go toward that global effort.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle will host Dr. Bernd Heinrich, the New York Times bestselling author of nearly 20 books on nature and animal behavior and a national leader in the field of behavioral ecology, as the next speaker in the 2015-2016 Distinguished Lecturer Series. Dr. Heinrich’s talk will focus on the physiological ability of insects and birds to adapt to different environments and will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center. This talk is free to the public and everyone is invited to attend.
Healthy competition can go a long way as Northern Maine Community College and the University of Maine at Presque Isle will demonstrate during their Second Annual Food Fight food drive. The event will begin on Oct. 16, which is World Food Day, and end on Nov. 6. All food items will be donated after the event to Catholic Charities Maine.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Reed Art Gallery will present Mutated Growth by Brunswick artist Jackie Brown from Wednesday, Oct. 14 through Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. The public is invited to view the exhibition throughout the show’s run and attend the Gallery Reception on Friday, Nov. 6 from 5-7 p.m., which is being held in conjunction with the First Friday Art Walk. Brown will conduct an Artist Talk during the reception at 5:30 p.m.
Two academic programs at the University of Maine at Presque Isle are again joining forces this fall to provide the campus and community with an innovative way to explore the world of science. The Environmental Science and Sustainability and the Biology programs are hosting a lunchtime seminar series that will provide a forum to present scientific research conducted by UMPI students and faculty as well as other local and regional scientists.
Start Columbus Day weekend off with a compelling drama about two people meeting for the first time since a high school romance gone very sour when the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s University Players theater club present an original play, Infinitely Yours, written by a UMPI student. This play will feature performances by four professional New York City actors and will show in the Auditorium at Wieden Hall on Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. A $5 suggested donation will be accepted at the door. All proceeds will go to Hope and Justice Project to help with domestic violence awareness.