FUSION’s Events Subcommittee meets the first Monday of every month, alternating between in-person and virtual.

Interested in joining? Fill out this form, and our subcommittee chairs will reach out to you!

FUSION’s Events Subcommittee meets the first Monday of every month, alternating between in-person and virtual.

Interested in joining? Fill out this form, and our subcommittee chairs will reach out to you!

FUSION’s Events Subcommittee meets the first Monday of every month, alternating between in-person and virtual.

Interested in joining? Fill out this form, and our subcommittee chairs will reach out to you!

FUSION’s Events Subcommittee meets the first Monday of every month, alternating between in-person and virtual.

Interested in joining? Fill out this form, and our subcommittee chairs will reach out to you!

FUSION’s Events Subcommittee meets the first Monday of every month, alternating between in-person and virtual.

Interested in joining? Fill out this form, and our subcommittee chairs will reach out to you!

The Masterworks season will conclude in spectacular style with four Italian masters: Rossini, Busoni, Puccini, and Respighi! The program starts with Rossini’s iconic Barber of Seville Overture and Busoni’s rarely performed Violin Concerto No. 1, featuring the incomparable Frank Almond as soloist. Then we return to the passionate music of Puccini with his Capriccio Sinfonico before concluding with Respighi’s Pines of Rome. What better way to end a season?

Lucas Richman, conductor
Frank Almond, violin

Gioachino Rossini | Overture to The Barber of Seville
Ferruccio Busoni | Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, featuring Frank Almond, violin
Giacomo Puccini | Capriccio Sinfonico
Ottorino Respighi | Pines of Rome
 

Tickets: $19 - $49, $14 for students. Call 1-800-622-TIXX or order online

The BSO under Maestro Richman continues its multi-year Beethoven cycle with the composer’s Symphony No. 1, followed by Mozart’s glorious Mass in C Minor, a beloved work that will feature the University of Maine Singers and Oratorio Society in our annual collaboration.

Lucas Richman, conductor
The University of Maine Singers
Oratorio Society

Beethoven | Symphony No. 1
Mozart | Mass in C Minor , K 427

Tickets: $19 - $49, $14 for students. Call 1-800-622-TIXX or order online.

Thank you to our guest artist sponsor, Eaton Peabody.

Fans of The Wizard of Oz, Wicked, and The Wiz, this one’s for you! With hits spanning Broadway, Hollywood, and the Top 40, The Wonderful Music of Oz offers a stellar cast bringing all things Oz to life in this unique and exciting concert. Perfect for the entire family!

Lucas Richman, conductor

Tickets: $18 - $42 for youth, $28 - $52 for adults. Call 1-800-622-TIXX or order online. 

Thank you to our concert sponsor, Dead River Company.

Acclaimed pianist Orli Shaham joins the BSO for Bartok’s thrilling Piano Concerto No. 3 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 1, “Winter Dreams”, paints the perfect picture for Maine in February. Smetana’s sparkling Overture to The Bartered Bride opens the program.

Lucas Richman, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano

Bedřich Smetana | Overture to The Bartered Bride
Bela Bartok | Piano Concerto No. 3, featuring Orli Shaham, piano
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 1, “Winter Dreams”

Tickets: $19 - $49, $14 for students. Call 1-800-622-TIXX or order online. https://www.collinscenterforthearts.com/tickets/

Thank you to our guest artist sponsor, Hilda Hutchins McCollum, and our concert sponsor, Husson University.

Meetups where entrepreneurially minded people can go to find their tribe. This meetup focuses on shared problem solving, information exchange and networking. 

This gathering is an UpStart Maine event. Please join us at CoVort - 49 Main St. Bangor

Meetups where entrepreneurially minded people can go to find their tribe. This meetup focuses on shared problem solving, information exchange and networking. 

This gathering is an UpStart Maine event. Please join us at CoVort - 49 Main St. Bangor

The BSO turns the spotlight on its own members in January with a true Orchestral Showcase. Principal Harp Mo Nichols, Principal Flute Jonathan LaPerle, Principal Clarinet Kristen Finkbeiner, Principal Oboe Michael Dressler, and Principal Trumpet Bill Whitener will all shine in diverse repertoire, including Schoenberg’s Notturno for Harp and Strings, Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro, and Barber’s Capricorn Concerto. The strings also get to show their mettle in Conni Ellisor’s Conversations in Silence and Edvard Grieg’s beautiful Holberg Suite.

Lucas Richman, conductor
Michael Dressler, oboe
Kristen Finkbeiner, clarinet
Jonathan Laperle, flute
Mo Nichols, harp
William Whitener, trumpet

Arnold Schoenberg | Notturno for Harp and Strings
Conni Ellisor | Conversations in Silence
Maurice Ravel | Introduction and Allegro
Samuel Barber | Capricorn Concerto
Edvard Grieg | Holberg Suite

Tickets: $19 - $49, $14 for students. Call 1-800-622-TIXX or order online https://www.collinscenterforthearts.com/tickets/

Thank you to our concert sponsor, Bangor Savings Bank.

Please join Scratchpad Accelerator for food and drink at CoVort - 49 Main Street Bangor - as we bring together YOU, our mentor pool, and thank you for your support. We're also looking for more mentors to join our growing mentor network, so bring a friend who would like to help. This event is for both current mentors and potential-mentor-wannabes!

Meetups where entrepreneurially minded people can go to find their tribe. This meetup focuses on shared problem solving, information exchange and networking. 

This gathering is an UpStart Maine event. Please join us at CoVort - 49 Main St. Bangor

Meetups where entrepreneurially minded people can go to find their tribe. This meetup focuses on shared problem solving, information exchange and networking. 

This gathering is an UpStart Maine event. Please join us at CoVort - 49 Main St. Bangor

We've all heard the term, "data-driven culture," but what does it mean? Equal To is a company dedicated to teaching entrepreneurs and small business owners about what data means, why it's important, and how to integrate it into their organization to change the way it operates. Join Equal To's co-founder Kate MacDermott to more about what it takes to create a data-driven culture. 

Brief Backstory
What Equal To is and how it was founded
Our mission - data education for early stage nonprofits and minority-owned startups. Making use of their data gives these organizations a leg up over larger, better funded organizations, and allows them to make smarter decisions on where to focus their limited time, energy, and funding.
Case Study: Equal To + Electric Girls
Data changed the path of the organization:
Made its decision-making process more efficient and less error prone
Proved that its mission (to help girls gain confidence in their STEM abilities) was indeed working (92% of girls felt confident in their ability to teach someone else about building circuits in a post-summer camp survey).
Flor regained time spent cleaning unorganized data and was able to put that time toward more in-depth data analysis, grant applications, and the fun part of Electric Girls: spending time with the kids.
Example
Walk through a generic example of how a young nonprofit or startup could harness its data, organize it, and draw valuable insights, i.e. tracking donations and donors. This includes a quick tutorial on how to use Microsoft Excel and Power BI for data cleaning, exploration, and visualization

Celebrate the Winter Solstice as an ensemble of Maine cellists takes the stage for a performance featuring a variety of repertoire and styles. Organized by BSO principal cellist Noreen Silver, donations at this event will benefit the BSO. Stay for light refreshments after the performance concludes.

Suggested donation:$5/person

Bangor Arts Exchange

193 Exchange Street, Bangor, Maine 04401

Meetups where entrepreneurially minded people can go to find their tribe. This meetup focuses on shared problem solving, information exchange and networking. 

This gathering is an UpStart Maine event. Please join us at CoVort - 49 Main St. Bangor

Come hear from the COO and President of Sales at FlowFold, James Morin. James, an alumnus of UMaine, will speak about FlowFold's experiences from start-up to where they are today. 

Don't miss this chance to hear about one of Maine's successful businesses! FREE pizza and free for the public to attend!

UMaine Foster Center for Student Innovation

123 Long Rd, Orono, Maine 04469