The Collins Center for the Arts, formerly the Maine Center for the Arts, is a
performing arts center and
concert hall located on the campus of the
University of Maine
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in
Orono,
Maine
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. It has been operating since 1986, hosting both local and national artists. Its seating capacity is 1,435.
The building was designed by Bangor architect
Eaton W. Tarbell.
The center is the home of the
Bangor Symphony Orchestra
The Bangor Symphony Orchestra is one of the oldest continually-operating community orchestras in the United States.
Based in Bangor, Maine
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, 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, comedian
George Carlin
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, and the
Dave Matthews Band
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have done shows there, and
sex therapist
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Dr. Ruth Westheimer
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, Attorney General
Eric Holder
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, and politician
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.
The center is also home to the
Hudson Museum, an anthropology museum with collections of
Native American and
South America
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n baskets, weapons, and artifacts.
See also
*
List of concert halls
References
External links
Collins Center for the ArtsHudson MuseumThe Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Event venues established in 1986
Concert halls in the United States
Maine culture
Buildings and structures at the University of Maine
University and college arts centers in the United States
Tourist attractions in Penobscot County, Maine
Performing arts centers in Maine
1986 establishments in Maine
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