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FREE FUN HEALTH AND FITNESS FOR YOU

On Saturday April 14, 2001 the CLL at UMM is hosting an Open House.  The day will be filled with
demonstration classes, free swimming in the pool, tours of the facility, and activities for all ages!
Everyone is invited to take part even if only for a few minutes.  Come and see as well as get a feel
for what is available at the CLL. The Open House will run from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm with all areas
including the swimming pool open.  There will be a pre-open house session of Women on Weights
offered at 9:00 am for women only who want a head start on the day.   Special attractions will include
new games and a nutrition class plus free refreshments starting at noon.  The entire day is free to
everyone.  A complete schedule of events is posted at many businesses around Machias as well as
at the CLL.  A schedule can be mailed directly to your home if you call and request it at 255-1403.
Sponsoring organizations include the Machias area  Shop ‘n Save, MRPASS, and The Newman Club.
From Wayne Lobley

UMM STUDENT THEATRE TO PERFORM FIVE PLAYS

The UMM Theatre Program will open it's Spring 2001 Season with Edgar Allan Poe's A Cask of Amontillado
which is directed by Advanced Directing student Joseph Bennett on Friday the Thirteenth of April at 7 p.m.
in the PAC. The play will feature actors Rachel Sawyer and Keira Samarco, and the technical work of
Brendan Parker, Kurt Christiansen, Kelly Copp and Dan Stimson.
Sets and Lights are designed by Matt Hoban.
A Cask of Amontillado will be the first of five plays presented this spring as the final projects in
Professor Lee Rose's Advanced Directing class. The other plays are:

Laundry and Bourbon by James McClure
Thursday, April 19 at 7 p.m. in the PAC.
Director: Sue Lentovich
featuring
April Yapana
Kerri Watson
Laura Lentovich

The Simpsons
Saturday, April 21 at 9 p.m. in the PAC.
Director: Matt Byard
Homer Simpson: Matthew Hoban
Marge Simpson: Jessica Rice
Lisa Simpson: Nathalie White
Bart Simpson: Tess Mattraw
Chief Wiggum: Jason Stark
Barney: Mike Matis
Moe: Marcus Hall
Nick Riviera: Jason Stark
Ned Flanders: Steve Nichols
Smithers: John Wood
Dr. Hibbert: Mike Bagley
Clerk: George Spelvin
Mr. Burns: Matthew Byard

Rocky Horror Picture Show
Friday, April 20 at 9 p.m. in Portside.
Director: Marcus Hall
Brad Majors: Mike Arruda
Janet Weis: Jill Reynolds
Magenta: Jessica Rice
Riff Raff: Matt Hoban
Eddie: Jason Stark
Dr. Scott: Mike Bagley
Columbia: Tiff Moore
Narrator: Shawna Lancaster
Rocky: George Spelvin
Frank N. Furter: Ben Layman

Jesus Christ Superstar
by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Saturday, April 28 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 29 at 1 p.m. in the PAC.
Director: Kenne Hoffman
Judas: Matt Hoban
Jesus: Sarah Hamilton Parker
Mary Magdalene: Ayn Cole
Pilate/Herod: Tony Pizzuto
Simon Zealotes/Peter: Shawna Lancaster
Caiaphas: James Guy
Annas: Jeff Greiner
Apostle: Jennifer Dolan
Apostle: Nathalie White
Apostle: Rachel Lucas
Apostle: Brandy Alley

The April plays are all listed on the Virtual Callboard at: http://www.umm.maine.edu/~lrose/callboard.html

It's important to note, however, that these "performances" are Advanced Directing class projects and NOT departmental productions. The public is welcome to attend to view the students' work, if they wish, to see
what the UMM Theatre program is up to. They are encouraged to offer criticism or feedback afterwards.
There is no admission charged.
From Wayne Lobley

** U. Machias Online would like to express our apologies to **
Joseph Bennet and the cast and crew of "A Cask of Amontillado".
We did not receive this article until the 9th,
which was after publication of last week's "Our Campus" page.

RELAY FOR LIFE

The Unobskey School is hosting a team for the annual Relay for Life for the Cancer fund.   We would
like to extend the invitation to any within the UMM community to come and join us on May 18-19.
The event is an 18 hour relay on the campus of WCTC.  Some of us will be camping out, while others
will be part of the opening event and then walk their required half an hour and go home.
This event is in it's 3rd year and is great fun for all involved.  There is free food and entertainment all
night and each team member gets a t-shirt.  Each team has a theme and dresses up and decorates their
camp-site with the theme in mind.
Our theme is:
Peace, Love and a Cure for Cancer.
Costumes will involve tie-dyed, flowers, bell-bottom pants etc.

There are ways to participate beyond joining us as a team member.
You can:

THE WAYNE MARTIN PUPPETS TO APPEAR AT UMM

Stage Front: The Arts Downeast will present "The Wayne Martin Puppets" on April 27, 2001 at the PAC
at UMM. There are still tickets available for the evening performance on April 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the PAC.
The ticket prices for the evening show are $10 adults, $8 seniors and non-UMM students, and $6 children.
For more information or to reserve tickets call (207) 255-1384.

AUTHOR, PUBLISHER TO PRESENT READINGS APRIL 26 AT UMM
Miriam Colwell, Constance Hunting to Appear at George Simpson Murdock Bookstore

Two prominent Maine women-a writer and a professor-publisher-will read from literary treasures
at 3 p.m., Thursday, April 26, in the George Simpson Murdock Bookstore at UMM.
Miriam Colwell of Prospect Harbor, whose 1955 novel "Young" is enjoying a resurgence of interest since
its recent republication, and Constance Hunting, owner-editor of Puckerbrush Press will be
the guest readers.
Noted Maine author, Sanford Phippen has described Colwell as one of Maine’s best writers. Her novel,
"Young," had just been republished when Phippen introduced Colwell to viewers of last year’s Maine Public
Television series "A Good Read.’ Her first novel, "Wind off the Water," came out in 1946 and according to
Phippen, "caused a stir as great as Carolyn Chute [‘The Beans of Egypt, Maine’] and almost as great as
Grace Metalious with ‘Peyton Place.’"
In a 1955 letter to Colwell at the time of the first release of "Young," author and critic May Sarton saluted
the freshness, clarity and honesty of the novel’s perceptions that were "uncompromisingly true to the
characters involved."
Constance Hunting was born in Providence, Rhode Island and moved to Maine more than three decades
ago.  In addition to her professorship at the University of Maine (Orono), Hunting is a poet, pianist and
publisher with her own press and literary magazine, "The Puckerbrush Review." Phippen described her as
"a major force in the Maine literary community who has launched a number of other writers
with her press."
Colwell will read from "Young" and Hunting’s reading will be from "The Crow on the Spruce," by the late Chenoweth Hall. Hall was a writer, sculptor and former art instructor at UMM.
Houghton Mifflin published "The Crow on the Spruce" in 1946 and it was republished in 1999 by Puckerbrush
Press. Hall was a gifted watercolor artist, violinist and prize-winning novelist. She was born in Indiana and
spent her formative years in New York’s modern art circles before moving to Prospect Harbor in the 1940s.
Her direct association with the University of Maine at Machias was as a professor of art and artist-in-residence
from 1968 to 1977.
Susan Palmer, UMM’s director of development, said the readings represent the latest in a series of special
events at the bookstore which opened last year as an added feature of the CLL.
The public is invited to the readings and will have an opportunity to meet the authors following the readings.
Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 255-1284.
From Wayne Lobley

CHILDREN’S FUN DAY PLANNED FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 AT UMM

The Washington County Children’s Program and the CLL have announced a Children’s Fun Day
is planned for Wednesday, April 18, 2001 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The event will be FREE for children up to 14 years of age.
Organizers will have games and activities in the gymnasium, and the lobby of the CLL.
The aquatics center will also be open throughout the day.
For more information please call 255-1403.
From Wayne Lobley

HONORS PROGRAM TO BE HIGHLIGHTED APRIL 24 AT UMM

The UMM community and the public are cordially invited to attend a program highlighting the purpose
and activities of the newly revitalized UMM Honors Program. It will be held on Tuesday, April 24 at 7 p.m.
in Kimball Hall.
Three graduating members of the Honors Program will give talks on their Honors Theses. History major
Beth Dyer will present her finding in "Downeast Women in World War Two: An Oral History." Environmental
Science major Aman Luthra will discuss local reactions to state efforts to manage soft-shelled clams.  Luthra
interviewed clammers and the chairs of municipal shellfish committees. Josh Urbanski, an English major,
analyzed a variety of "popular" and "literary" novels and will speak about the difference between
the two forms.
In addition to the Honors Theses, the program will feature a talk based on a paper written by an Honors
students in Professor Cindy Huggins’ Honors Seminar, Introduction to Women’s Studies. Honors students
in that class wrote on the theme of "borders." The University of Maine at Machias Honors Committee will
select one of those papers for submission to The Maine Scholar, published annually by the Honors
Programs of the University of Maine System.
The presentations in Portside will be followed by a reception at the O’Brien House, the President’s
residence, hosted by John and Marlene Joseph.
From Wayne Lobley

POET-BLUESMAN DICK LOURIE IN MACHIAS MAY 2

Poetry and blues meet at the crossroads May 2 in a Machias performance by Somerville, Massachusetts,
poet and blues musician Dick Lourie.
Lourie is the author of three volumes of poetry, including in 1998 "Ghost Radio," now in its fourth printing.
Last year he released a CD, "Ghost Radio Blues," that turns his poems into collaborations with an assortment
of skilled blues band musicians. On the recording, Lourie speaks the poems himself and contributes
tenor saxophone solos.
Appearing Wednesday, May 2, at 6 p.m. in Portside, Kimball Hall, University of Maine at Machias, Lourie will
perform as a solo artist, using instrumental tracks from his CD as he speaks the poems live and plays the sax.
Of a recent solo appearance in New York City, Poetry Project director Ed Friedman said, "On a cold January
night at the Project, Dick Lourie rocked and charmed. His honking and smooth rhythm-and-blues tenor sax
provided a perfect counterpoint to the astute and sweet remembrances in
his poems - a terrific evening."
Lourie is a founding and continuing editor of Hanging Loose literary magazine, now in its thirty-fourth year,
and of Hanging Loose Press, soon to publish its hundredth title. His verse has appeared in such magazines
as Chicago Review, Sun, Exquisite Corpse, Massachusetts Review, and Ms. His poem "Forgiving Our Fathers"
was read as the moving climax to the popular independent film "Smoke Signals."
The late Denise Levertov wrote of Dick Lourie's poetry: "[It] has never failed to give me a keen sense of his
integrity and individuality. His sturdy syllabic prosody provides a natural framework for his quintessentially
American themes..." Novelist Alison Lurie has observed that Lourie's poems "are like sudden, dramatic
snapshots of true feeling and memory"
Notwithstanding the central role of words and writing in his life, Lourie is also an active musician. He plays
tenor sax with three small Boston-area bands: the Blue Suede Boppers (1950s rock and roll); the G-Clefs
(five-part doo-wop); and Six of One (blues, R&B, soul, funk). Lourie also performs regularly with
Big Jack Johnson and the Oilers, a nationally-known blues band. Members of these groups can
be heard on "Ghost Radio Blues."
Dick Lourie's appearance at UMM is sponsored by Araby, the English Club.
Admission to the May 2 performance is free to the public.
Direct any questions about the Lourie visit to Professor Gerard NeCastro at telephone 255-1293.
From Wayne Lobley

‘ALL-NIGHTER’ TO TEST UMM STUDENTS’ AGILITY, ABILITY TO STAY AWAKE
Competitions set for 10 p.m., April 20 to 5 a.m., April 21 in the CLL

Some students likely will be up past bedtime Friday, April 20, at UMM. Participants in the ‘All-Nighter’
that will run until 5 a.m., Saturday, April 21, will be engaged in a variety of competitive events
including team challenges, tournaments, contests, relay races and a scavenger hunt.
From mind games to creative skits, team-twister and wiffle ball, the activities will harness the many talents
of the UMM family. The ‘All-Nighter’ will be held at the CLL on the university campus.
Principal organizer Jeremy Hatch, who is director of aquatics at UMM, has urged a strong turnout for the
first-time event. "To make this event possible we need everyone’s help. We are looking for more faculty
and staff volunteers to run games, judge competitions, and carry out many other tasks," he said. Those
who have a few hours free or a night open and would be interested in helping out and having a great
time with students, should contact Hatch by calling 255-1296 or by e-mail:
jhatch@acad.umm.maine.edu
The ‘All-Nighter’ is a joint effort of campus organizations including Intramurals, the CLL, Residence Life,
Student Activities, and the faculty. Student team captains (anyone who wants to put a team together)
are asked to organize teams of six to eight other students. Each team must made up of at least two
people of the opposite gender and must be signed up by their captains on April 13, in the UMM
Intramurals office.

The fun begins at 10 a.m., April 20, in the Center for Lifelong Learning.
From Wayne Lobely

UMM ANNOUNCES NEW MYSTI SEASON

UMM has opened registration for the Maine Youth Summer Theatre Institute (MYSTI). The 2001 summer
session will run July 1st to the 15th and has limited space for 25 students. MYSTI’s production this
summer is Shakespeare’s comedy, Two Gentlemen of Verona and all students will be
cast in the show.
David Rosen, Ph.D., acting Vice President of Academic Affairs at UMM, founded MYSTI in 1994. Rosen, a
UMM professor of English and drama, designed the two-week camp for creative young people
(ages 10-18) who wish to learn more about the world of theater and performing arts while enjoying
the natural beauty and healthy environment offered by summer in Downeast Maine.
Celebrating its 7th anniversary year of Shakespearean plays, MYSTI’s success and popularity is sustained
by the students, many of whom return season after season. The growing number of audience members
who attend each summer exemplifies the professional quality of the young actors’ performances.
Rosen has announced that this session of MYSTI is returning to an earlier model of the two-week camp, and
this focus will enhance the collaborative qualities of learning about theater.
For the past few summers MYSTI has run two sessions and produced two plays based on the experience levels
of the young actors. This year the two sessions will come together for one performance. Students will study in
groups working at a common level, but according to Rosen, they "will teach each other." They can study in
groups of "mixed age and ability," as well as, "create groups of the same level in acting, movement,
and voice."
All the classes are conducted by teachers who have long, and in many cases professional, experience in
theater. Classes are small (usually fewer than ten students in a class) and the ratio of staff to students is
approximately 1:4. All students receive individualized attention.
The two levels of instruction will be offered. Level-one classes are offered for beginning and intermediate
artists ages 10 to 13, where the focus is on the fundamentals of acting. The level-two classes are designed
for intermediate and advanced artists ages 13 to 18, where the students develop advanced
techniques in acting.
This summer the students from both levels of instruction will come together to rehearse and perform
Two Gentlemen of Verona.
This play is one of Shakespeare's earliest complete productions and is considered one of his more enduring
romantic comedies about young lovers, betrayal, masked identities, and redemption. This performance will
be presented in the vivacious spirit that has become synonymous with the MYSTI troop.
As it has been in the past, the same group that teaches also provides supervision during the day, at meals,
and in the residence halls. MYSTI makes every effort to understand the individual needs of the students and
to care for the students, as they would be cared for at home.
This summer the staff comprises mostly veterans of MYSTI. Chris Snipe, Deborah Else Hammond, and Barrett
Hammond will collaborate to direct Two Gentlemen of Verona. Their central focus will put the educational
aspects of the performance first.
Each director will also conduct acting classes. Snipe will focus on dance, Deborah Else Hammond will explore
movement, and Barrett Hammond will develop improvisational techniques.

Kenne Hoffman, a senior in Fine Arts and English at UMM, will assist the directors and provide acting
instruction.  Jeff Shaw will serve as Musical Director. Nicole Ball will serve as Program Coordinator and
Dramaturg. And new comer to the staff, Beth Williams, will serve as project assistant and liaison between
MYSTI and the Office of Special Programs.
The mission of the MYSTI staff is to teach the art of Shakespeare and the craft of acting to young theater
students. They are dedicated to the ideal that any motivated person, no matter what age, can understand
and learn the skills of acting and that this preparation will provide intellectual and creative nourishment that
has lifelong benefits.
A limited number of scholarship funds may be available for qualified students.

For more information on MYSTI or to register, please contact Naida Pennell at 255-1289 or visit www.umm.maine.edu/mysti.
From Wayne Lobley

Chris Shipe directs Zel Bowman-Laberge of Lubec in Midsummer Night's Dream.

COLLEGIATE SUMMER SESSION OFFERS APPEALING COURSES
IN UNIQUE SETTING
Umm Provides Recreation Management Specialties

A series of spring and summer courses at UMM will provide unique opportunities for students to earn
academic credits while experiencing the extraordinary environment of the state’s forests, lakes and
rivers and wild coastal setting up close and personal. Several of the course offerings will appeal to
those desiring to earn undergraduate degrees in fields such as recreation management, biology and
environmental studies.
UMM’s 2001 Summer Session is divided into three parts, beginning May 14 with short but intensive
courses that may be taken for one, two or three college credits. The early term runs through May 26. A
mid-term segment will be offered, followed by a series of three-credit courses running from
July 23 to August 10.
In the broad category of outdoor recreation, course offerings include EDU 217, Teaching, Learning and
Technology, coupled with REM 305, Computers in Parks and Recreation. Instructor is Tom Jenkins, assistant
professor of science education. PHE 105, Personal Wellness, will be taught by staff at the CLL and REM 245,
Personal Fitness Trainer, under the supervision of Donna Duley, UMM’s athletic trainer.
Two courses scheduled for May 14-26 are REM 207, Lifeguarding/Pool Management, taught by Bob Hepler,
director of the CLL, and REM 123, Advanced River Canoeing and Camping. The latter, a trip on the storied
St. John River in northweastern Maine, is under the direction of Rick Scribner, associate professor of
recreation management.
Three courses set for the period July 23 through August 10 will take students into the field from the lakes
of eastern Maine to the ocean to various parks Down East. REM 125, Sailing and Basic Seamanship, and
REM 126, Ocean Kayaking, will be taught by Scribner. REM 412, Park Interpretation, will be under the
direction of Bill Eckart, professor of recreation management.

For more information about these and other courses in UMM’s expanded summer program,
contact UMM, 9 O’Brien Ave., Machias, ME 04654.
The Admissions Office number is toll-free 1-888-468-6866.
Prospective students also may visit the university’s Web site: www.umm.maine.edu.
From Wayne Lobley

UMM OFFERS SPRING CANOEING AND CAMPING COURSE
Expedition May 14-25 to Traverse Headwaters of Saint John River

In what has become a rite of spring, UMM is offering an action-packed, 12-day outdoor class in the
state’s northwestern wilderness. The three-credit course, REM 123-Advanced Canoeing and Camping,
will take place May 14-25 across 18 remote townships in two Maine counties.
Richard L. Scribner, associate professor of recreation management, will lead the students on one of
the great canoeing and camping experiences in North America. After two days of preparation, the party
will leave the UMM campus and travel by motor vehicle to Baker Lake, about 10 miles southeast of the
Quebec border.
The class will emerge from the wilderness near Dickey village in the plantation of Allagash a dozen days
later. They will have traversed a remote corner of Maine by way of the headwaters and main stem of the
upper Saint John River.
While the course has a special appeal to students in the university’s recreation management program,
it is open to all qualified applicants. REM 123 is designed to prepare a student to lead an extended
canoeing trip on a wilderness river. The learning experiences in the course are designed to help each
participant develop an awareness of the Maine woods while enjoying the setting and leaving it
environmentally sound.
The course also provides excellent preparation for taking the Maine Guide examination.
During past expeditions special attention was paid to the historical significance of the waterway. Old
logging depots, sites of devastating fires and locations such as Nine-Mile Bridge were explored. The
upper Saint John watershed is a unique area, rich in the history of the lumber industry and once a place
with much activity and many tiny settlements. The area has been largely under commercial forest
management since before the Civil War.
North Maine Woods Inc. manages the recreational use of the region for pulp and paper company
interests.
The dynamics of the river also will be of major consideration to the UMM students as several stretches
of rough water present certain tests of canoeing skills. "There will be an opportunity to experience rapids
just about every day of the trip," the instructor said.
The students will camp out at designated sites along the route. These include Baker Lake, Flaws Bogan,
Doucie Brook, Knowles Brook, Burntland Brook, Nine-Mile Bridge, Seven Islands, Big Black Campground
and Fox Brook.
"The ‘final exam’ will be running the Big Rapids at the approach to Dickey," Scribner said. "Sometimes we
run this stretch two or three times before we conclude the trip."
For more information on REM 123, Advanced Canoeing and Camping,
contact Scribner at UMM by calling (207) 255-1204.
From Wayne Lobley

Students will camp out and canoe the upper Saint John as part of a
Recreation Management course offered at UMM. (Photo courtesy UMM)

KIDS PROGRAM AT LIBRARY IS ONE FOR THE BOOKS!

Porter Memorial Library in Machias has announced that it is beginning a children's program one
evening a week from April 4 to June 20, 2001. The Children's Hour is intended to be a special
time for children in kindergarten to fourth grade to come together and laugh, dance,
and listen to stories and music.
Participants will meet from 5 to 6 P.M. in the children's section, downstairs at the library.
Local volunteers, such as members of the sheriff's department, UMM professors, students and
administration staff, members of the public school community, musicians, artists, storytellers,
and possible surprise celebrities will read children's literature to the group.
"Parents, this is an opportunity to give yourself a mini-vacation while providing your child with a
media-rich experience," said program organizer Doug Mugford. Mugford is a fourth year student at
UMM majoring in middle school education.
Children will be exposed to excellent literature and have a chance to share their own stories in a
relaxed "kid" atmosphere, Mugford said. Because space is limited, participation will be on a
first-come, first-served basis.
The program is being supported by the Porter Memorial Library, UMM, the International Club at UMM,
local banks and area merchants, the Student Education Association at UMM and the time and talents
of all the volunteer readers. Organizers hope ‘The Children's Hour’ will encourage families to use the
facilities at the Porter Memorial Library.
The program is open to the public and will begin at 5:00 P.M. April 4th at the Porter Memorial Library.

YOUNG WRITERS SYMPOSIUM SET FOR APRIL 30 AT UMM
Baron Wormser, Maine’s Poet Laureate, to be Keynote Presenter, Workshop Leader

Baron Wormser, Maine’s poet laureate, will be the keynote presenter at the Young Writers Symposium
on Monday, April 30, at UMM. The afternoon and evening event will feature a young writers’ workshop
led by Wormser and the presentation of awards for the best short fiction and poetry offered by high
school students in the Downeast region.
The fifth annual symposium is sponsored by UMM’s Araby Club and organized chiefly by senior English
majors Nicole Ball and Jodie Handrahan, according to Gerard NeCastro, assistant professor of English and
club adviser. The symposium will be held in the Portside lounge of Kimball Hall.
Three judges-Laurel Robinson, Karen Johnson and Dick Miles-will review submissions by Washington
County students in grades 9-12. Twelve submissions will be selected as winners and several will
receive honorable mention. The judges are members of the part-time faculty at UMM.
NeCastro said the Araby Club will pay special recognition to the writers of the best three submissions
and to their English teachers.
The young writers’ workshop will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and the student readings and
awards, along with the keynote speaker will run from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Each participant will
receive a printed copy of his work. The submissions also will be published on the UMM Web site at
www.umm.maine.edu.
NeCastro said UMM has received a wider variety of submissions by high school writers this year.

Baron Wormser, who will deliver the keynote address after the presentations, is the author of several
collections of award-winning poetry, including The White Words (1983), Good Trembling, (1985),
Atoms, Soul Music, and Other Poems (1989), and When (1997).

For more information about the Young Writers Symposium, call 255-1293.
From Wayne Lobley

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