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The Collins Center for the Arts, formerly the Maine Center for the Arts (MCA), is a performing arts center and concert hall located on the campus of the University of Maine in Orono, Maine, USA. It has been operating since 1986, hosting both local and national artists.
The Center is the home of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, the oldest continually-operating community orchestra in the US, founded in 1896. The UMaine performing arts groups are also based there. Performers such as Garrison Keillor, George Carlin, and the Dave Matthews Band have done shows there, and Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Attorney General Eric Holder, and Paul Rusesabagina have given lectures.
In August 2007, the University closed the Maine Center for the Arts for an 18 month renovation. The facility officially re-opened in February 2009, and was renamed the Collins Center for the Arts in honor of donors Richard R. and Anne A. Collins.[1]
The Center is also home to the Hudson Museum, an anthropology museum with collections of Native American and South American baskets, weapons and artifacts.
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University of Maine UMaine Notable people • Orono • Collins Center for the Arts • Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation • Hudson Museum • Maynard F. Jordan Observatory • Museum of Art • University of Maine system
Student media Sports Maine Black Bears • Black Bear Sports Network • Men's ice hockey • Alfond Stadium • Mahaney Diamond
Organizations and Greek Francis Crowe Society • The Senior Skull Honor Society • Phi Eta Kappa • Wilde Stein Alliance for Sexual Diversity
Affiliates Coordinates: 44°53′58.75″N 68°39′58.54″W / 44.8996528°N 68.6662611°W
Categories:- Event venues established in 1986
- Concert halls in the United States
- Maine culture
- Buildings and structures in Penobscot County, Maine
- University of Maine
- University and college arts centers in the United States
- Visitor attractions in Penobscot County, Maine
- Performing arts centers in Maine
- Maine building and structure stubs
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