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Family & Friends
Weekend
Come celebrate
with us!
February 8, 9, &
10, 2008 |
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Tentative
Schedule:
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Registration:
Please
be sure
to stop
by the
Family
and
Friends
Registration
Table to
pick up
an up to
date
schedule.
Friday,
February
8,
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Noon
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8:
pm
By
the
Information
Booth,
2nd
Floor
of
Memorial
Union
Saturday,
February
9,
- 8am -10 pm By the Information Booth, 2nd Floor of Memorial Union
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Student
Recreation
and
Fitness
Center
All
Weekend
Students,
bring
your
family
to the n
Student
Recreation
and
Fitness
Center
for free
during
Family
and
Friends
Weekend!
Free
access
to the
facility
for
families
accompanied
by their
UMaine
student
(age
limits
for
siblings
apply)
begins
Friday,
February
8 at
5:00am
and runs
through
the end
of
operating
hours on
Sunday,
February
10,
2008.
Campus
Recreation
is
excited
to offer
our
UMaine
students
a
variety
of
healthy
ways to
de-stress,
get fit
and have
fun, and
we
invite
families
to join
them for
the
weekend
for
free!
University
Bookstore
Memorial
Union
Open
Special
Hours
Friday-Feb.
8, 8am-
5:30pm
and
Saturday
Feb. 9,
10am
-4pm
Shop in
the
University
Bookstore,
Memorial
Union
and pick
up some
UMaine
clothing
to show
your
UMaine
spirit .
Bookstore
coupons
will be
available
at The
Family
and
Friends
Weekend
registration.
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Maynard
F Jordon
Planetarium
Family
Star
Shows
Saturday,
February
9,
7 pm
Moon
Shadows
Sunday,
February
10,
2 pm
Follow
the
Drinking
Gourd
Admission
$3.00
for
adults,
children
and
seniors,
Free to
UMaine
students
w/ID
Call to
Reserve
seats
207/581-1341
Jordan
Observatory
Open
Friday
and
Saturday
evenings
if the
sky is
clear
and
temperatures
are
above
10F
degrees.
Everyone
is
welcome
to drop
in. No
charge.
For more
info:
www.galaxymaine.com
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Page
Farm and
Home
Museum
9am-4 pm
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Friday,
Feb 8
11
am - 4pm
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Saturday
Feb. 9,
and
Sunday
Feb. 10.
Thousands
of
patrons
come to
the Page
Farm and
Home
Museum
each
year to
learn
about
the
industry,
agriculture,
economy,
and
home-life
of the
late
nineteenth
and
early
twentieth
centuries.
The
restored
barn, a
post and
beam
structure,
is the
centerpiece
of the
Museum.
The
three-story
building,
built in
1833, is
the
oldest
and last
original
agricultural
building
on the
University
of Maine
campus.
The
Museum
has
become
home for
the
state's
most
important
collection
of farm
technologies
and
artifacts
of rural
culture.
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Friday &
Saturday
University
of Maine
Museum
of Art,
Bangor
Me. :
A Legacy
of
Collecting:
1983-Present
The
University
of Maine
Museum
of Art
is
pleased
to
announce
that a
gift
from
Machias
Savings
Bank
will
allow
UMaine
to offer
FREE
ADMISSION
to the
museum
from now
through
the end
of 2008.
Machias
Savings
Bank,
led by
President
and CEO
Edward
Hennessey,
made the
gift in
memory
of
Bangor
attorney
Edward
"Ted"
Leonard,
a museum
benefactor
and
local
arts
advocate
who died
in
October."
Museum
is open-
Monday -
Saturday,
9am -
5pm.
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Friday, February 8th: |
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Maine vs. UNH Men’s Ice Hockey Alfond Arena |
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Tickets are going fast, and can be purchased by calling (207) 581-BEAR or by visiting www.GoBlackBears.com. |
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 Winter Carnival Late Night Call 581-1735 for more information
Iceless Skating Rink,
Video Game Towers: Dance Dance Revolution , Guitar Hero
Airbrush Tatoos
Cotton Candy Machine
Chocolate Fountain |
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Saturday,
February
9th: |
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10 am-4 pm |
Craft Fair in the Union |
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Available crafts will include: quilts, glass art, knitted items, decorated wooden gifts, and more! |
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12 pm-4 pm |
Maine Bound Climbing Wall |
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Go rock climbing for free!! Bring your family and friends to Maine Bound's climbing wall. This is a great opportunity to mingle with others who enjoy the sport of climbing in the UMaine community |
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1pm-2:30pm |
ALANA Center, Tea and Dessert, Hannibal Hamlin Hall |
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The A.L.A.N.A. (African, Latino, Asian and Native American,) Center is centered on supporting students of color on campus and multicultural programming. Join us in the cozy A.L.A.N.A. Center in Hannibal Hamlin Hall to meet center staff, friends, and family members. Tea and dessert will be served and entertainment will be provided.
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2:pm |
UMaine's A Cappella Groups Performances North Marketplace, Memorial Union |
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Bear Vocals -UMaine’s first mixed a cappella group.
The Mixed Nuts - UMaine's co-ed a cappella group
Renaissance -UMaine’s premier female a cappella group
The Maine Steiners -UMaine's first a cappella group |
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7:00 pm |
Maine vs. UNH Men’s Ice Hockey Alfond Arena |
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Tickets are going fast, and can be purchased by calling (207) 581-BEAR or by visiting www.GoBlackBears.com.
Don't have tickets?
Come watch the game on the big screen in the Memorial Union Main Dining Room! |
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7:30 pm |
Silver Duo Concert, Minsky Recital Hall |
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Silver Duo Concert, featuring Phillip and Noreen Silver on piano and cello. This year's program highlights music by French and Italian composers including the highly dramatic Sonata in C minor by Camille Saint-Saens, the poignant Elegie by Darius Milhaud and a major rediscovery, the Sonata for Cello and Piano by Italian-Jewish composer Leone Sinigaglia. |
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10:00 pm |
Karaoke in the Bear's Den |
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Come and join the Campus Activities Board for a night of karaoke! Sing along or join the crowd! |
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Sunday,
February
10th: |
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11:00 am |
Black Bear XC Ski Race |
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Open to the community. Two races are offered simultaneously. A shorter race of 5K for the novice skier is offered along with a 14K for the more experienced skier. Skiers can choose to compete in either the skating or the classical division. All entrants for either race: $15 Contact Thad Dwyer; 207-581 1234 |
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3:00 pm |
Nordic Voices , Minsky Recital Hall |
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Nordic Voices is
a six-voice a
cappella
ensemble whose
singing is a
blend of the
solo and the
unified, the
analytical and
the
affectionate.
Their vast
repertoire
ranges from
medieval to
modern music,
featuring works
of composers
from Monteverdi
and di Lasso to
Ligeti and Berio.
They are
dedicated to
different and
exiting
programming, and
their programs
always follow a
specific
concept. Their
performance is
smart and
stylish,
employing a
playful yet
sophisticated
approach that
enhances their
already
remarkable
singing. For
more information
and to purchase
tickets
http://www2.umaine.edu/mca/event_166.php
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