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FTS Q&A: Matthew Gagnon (Part 1)

Matthew Gagnon is, whether you agree with his politics or not, one of the best political minds to come out of UMaine, certainly in recent years.  His impact on Republican campaigns and strategy reaches Maine, but also dozens of other states, as well.  Currently the Director of Digital Strategy for the Republican Governors Association, Matthew’s […]

Five Stories High Returns to Hoboken

Last Saturday night marked the first time in four years that Five Stories High, an original rock band partly made up of UMaine alums, played out in Hoboken, New Jersey. The idea of an FSH reunion show was prompted when the band learned that their lead singer and resident superstar, Merrit David Janes (a.k.a. DJ […]

FTS Q&A: Don Holder

Don Holder is a multiple Tony Award-winning Broadway lighting designer; he’s designed for such renowned productions as ‘The Lion King,’ ‘South Pacific,’ ‘Movin’ Out,’ ‘Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark,’ and ‘Big Fish.’  Beyond that, he’s also done lighting for NBC’s hit, ‘Smash,’ and also does some really cool architectural lighting, as well.  Oh, and did […]

School of Performing Arts: Fall Semester Preview

You might’ve noticed recently that we Filled the Steins to the year of performances over at the Collins Center for the Arts.  The CCA calendar is chock full of artsy goodness – but the fun doesn’t stop there.  This week, we take a look at another great destination for your cultural adventures in Orono-land.  The […]

Ode to a Cancelled Craft Fair

As you may have heard, the 2013 University of Maine Homecoming Craft Fair has been cancelled, due to ongoing construction in the Field House.  Though I’ve not technically been to the Craft Fair in…decades (?), I did pay admission one year, so as to not use an especially egregious tailgate lot porta-potty.  We at Fill […]

FTS Q&A: Bob Marley

Maine’s most successful comedian, Bob Marley, is making his triumphant return to Orono to play the Collins Center for the Arts on Friday October 4th and we have an exclusive interview with the man himself. A native of Bangor, Bob spent his later youth growing up in Portland and attending Deering High School. He went […]

2013-14 Collins Center for the Arts Preview

One of the artistic gems of the UMaine community is definitely the Collins Center for the Arts.  The Center was known as the Maine Center for the Arts from its inception in 1986 until early 2009, when it was re-opened after two years of re-designs and named in honor of donors Richard R. and Anne […]

FTS Q&A: Ben Feeney

Ben Feeney is part man, part drum machine.  He’s not only a loyal Stein Filler, but he’s also an actual Maine Steiner (emeritus).  When Ben joined the Steiners, he brought a new element to the time-honored group – vocal percussion – that helped propel them to even greater heights.  Nowadays, Ben’s one in a long […]

The Stein Song: A Video Digest

If you’ve been kicking around our site since the re-launch two weeks ago, you know: the recent past has seen a lot of activity surrounding our beloved Stein Song.  A call to abolish it, the passionate backlash here, here, and here…  Well, among the outpouring of Stein-y feedback was a post by fellow UMaine alum, […]

Bob Marley coming to Orono

Maine’s most successful comedian, behind perhaps Governor Paul LePage, is making a triumphant return to Orono to play one night only at the Collins Center on Friday October 4th; of course we are talking about Bob Marley. We broke the news of his newly announced show on our Twitter feed last week and needless to say […]

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