FILM: Maineland

Frontier Café and Cinema 14 Main St., Brunswick, ME, United States

Chinese teenagers from the wealthy elite who have big American dreams settle into a boarding school in small-town Maine. As their fuzzy visions of the American dream slowly gain more clarity, their relationship to home takes on a poignant new aspect.   Screenings at 3pm and 7pm at Frontier Café and Cinema in Brunswick. Ticketed […]

LECTURE: Solving The “Refugee Crisis”: Displacement, Mental Health, and Durable Solutions by Nadia El-Shaarawi

University of Maine Orono, Memorial Union, Bangor Room Memorial Union, Orono, ME, United States

Drawing on her research with migrants and refugees in Jordan, Egypt, and along the Balkan Route, Nadia El-Shaarawi, Assistant Professor of Global Studies at Colby College, will discuss the mental health effects of displacement and uncertainty.   >> Click here to return to Exhibition Affiliated Events Calendar <<

FILM: Maineland

Frontier Café and Cinema 14 Main St., Brunswick, ME, United States

Chinese teenagers from the wealthy elite who have big American dreams settle into a boarding school in small-town Maine. As their fuzzy visions of the American dream slowly gain more clarity, their relationship to home takes on a poignant new aspect.   Screening at Frontier Café and Cinema in Brunswick. Ticketed event.   >> Click here […]

FILM: Between Two Worlds: Identity and Acculturation

Auburn Public Library 49 Spring St., Auburn, ME, United States

Screening of The New Americans Episode 1: The Nigerians by Steve James. In this series, Steve James, co-producer of the acclaimed documentary Hoop Dreams, turns his camera on the struggles of the Nwidor family, Nigerians forced to flee their home due to military oppression. Israel, a former chemical engineer, his wife Ngozi and their two children have been waiting […]

FILM: Maineland

Frontier Café and Cinema 14 Main St., Brunswick, ME, United States

Chinese teenagers from the wealthy elite who have big American dreams settle into a boarding school in small-town Maine. As their fuzzy visions of the American dream slowly gain more clarity, their relationship to home takes on a poignant new aspect.   Screenings at 3pm and 7pm at Frontier Café and Cinema in Brunswick. Ticketed event. […]

EXHIBITION: VR Pop-up: At the Periphery | Maine College of Art & Design

Maine College of Art & Design 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States

Virtual reality filmmakers Daniel Quintanilla and UnitedYES, working with the Yarn Corporation, will be in the gallery to share At the Periphery, a virtual experience that explores the often paradoxical idea of "visibility" as it relates to the immigrant experience. In this virtual journey, one is transported to spaces occupied temporarily or permanently by immigrant […]

Traces | Exhibition: VR Pop-up: At the Periphery | @ MECA&D

Maine College of Art & Design 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States

Virtual reality filmmakers Daniel Quintanilla and UnitedYES, working with the Yarn Corporation, will be in the gallery to share At the Periphery, a virtual experience that explores the often paradoxical idea of "visibility" as it relates to the immigrant experience. In this virtual journey, one is transported to spaces occupied temporarily or permanently by immigrant […]

CONVERSATION: “What do I do?” Strategies for Bystanders Workshop

Auburn Public Library 49 Spring St., Auburn, ME, United States

Co-hosted by Museum L-A and Green Dot L/A. Green Dot L/A partners with a nationally recognized violence and harassment prevention program to offer bystander trainings, at no cost, to local organizations and groups. Presentations can range from short introductions to longer skill-building trainings, each tailored to the groups needs. We have all felt it...that impulse […]

EXHIBITION: Freeing the Captive: The Work of Kifah Abdullah

Beth Israel Congregation 291 Main St., Waterville, ME, United States

Painting by Kifah Abdullah Come for an opening at 5 pm to see the work of Kifah Abdullah displayed at Beth Israel Congregation, and a night of poetry, song, and dance.   >> Click here to return to Exhibition Affiliated Events Calendar <<