Distinguished Guests

FARMINGTON, ME (May 21, 2026)—The UMF Emery Community Arts Center is excited to be exhibiting the artwork of Rumford native Phil Poirier with “A Retrospective, Interrupted: Landscape Paintings by Phil Poirier.”The solo exhibit will be on display in Emery’s Flex Gallery from June 13 – Sept. 17, 2026, with an opening…

FARMINGTON, ME  (April 2, 2026)—The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to announce Shana Youngdahl as the final reader of the 2026 spring semester schedule of its popular Visiting Writers series. Youngdahl will read from her work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16, in the Landing in the UMF Olsen…

FARMINGTON, ME  (March 30, 2026)— The University of Maine at Farmington in partnership with the UMF Office of Global Education is excited to announce that Dr. Thomas Gillman, a New Zealand specialist in sustainable tourism, will be collaborating with the University in a series of campus and local presentations as a…

FARMINGTON, ME  (March 12, 2026)—The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to present poet Isabel Neal as the second reader of the 2026 spring semester schedule of its popular Visiting Writers series. A poet and educator, Neal was awarded the 2025 Yale Younger Poets award, selected by poet Rae Armantrout.

FARMINGTON, ME  (February 19, 2026)—The University of Maine at Farmington is pleased to announce that C. Edward Watson, a UMF Spring ’26 Libra Scholar, will be presenting a keynote address, “Embracing AI as Essential Learning: Preparing Students for Life Beyond College,” on Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 12:30-1:30 p.m., in Lincoln Auditorium,…

FARMINGTON, ME  (February 12, 2026)—The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to present essayist, journalist and storyteller  Onnesha Roychoudhuri as the first reader of the 2026 spring semester schedule of its popular Visiting Writers series. Roychoudhuri’s book, “The Marginalized Majority: Claiming Our Power in a Post-Truth America” (Melville Press), was…

FARMINGTON, ME (September 4, 2025)—The University of Maine at Farmington’s celebrated Visiting Writers Series is excited to present nonfiction writer Matthew J.C. Clark as the popular program’s first reader of the 2025/26 season. Clark will read from his work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, September 18, 2025, in The Landing in…

FARMINGTON, ME  (March 25, 2025)—The UMF Emery Community Arts Center is pleased to welcome guitarists Liam Grant and Glenn Jones for a concert on Saturday, April 5, at 7 p.m., in Emery’s performance space. The concert is free and open to the public. Liam Grant is a New England guitarist with…

FARMINGTON, ME (February 25, 2025)—The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to present lyric essayist noam keim as the second reader of the 2025 spring semester schedule of its popular Visiting Writers series. noam keim A much celebrated voice, keim’s collection, “The Land is Holy” (Radix Media, 2024), won…

FARMINGTON, ME (January 27, 2025)—The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to present author Nick Fuller Googins as the first reader of the 2025 spring semester schedule of its popular Visiting Writers series. His debut novel “The Great Transition” (Atria Books, 2024), was voted Best Science Fiction and Fantasy…