Canada Week scheduled at UM Nov. 2-9

ORONO – Presentations of current Canadian research, and talks on public broadcasting in the United States and Canada, and on international development projects by both countries in Cuba will highlight Canada Week, a part of International Week, taking place at the University of Maine Nov. 2-9.

Canada Week begins at noon Monday, Nov. 4, in Bodwell Lounge, Maine Center for the Arts, with the Distinguished Canadian Studies Lecture.

Ira Basen, executive producer of “Workology” for Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Radio One; Havoc Franklin, head of CBC radio training; and Bernie Roscetti, program director for Maine Public Broadcasting, will speak on “Market vs. Mission: Comparisons in Canadian and U.S. Public Broadcasting.” UMaine assistant professor of communication and journalism Mike McCauley will moderate. To attend, call 581-2440.

At 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, there will be a Cuban cooking demonstration and a Cuban luncheon at the Page Farm and Home Museum. The cooking demonstration is free. The luncheon is $8. For reservations, call 581-4100 by Nov. 5.

U.S. and Canadian projects in Cuba will be the focus of two talks at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Page Farm and Home Museum. The Penobscot Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women will sponsor the talks:

. Terry Dempsey, chairman of the trades, international and academics department at New Brunswick Community College-St. Andrews, will speak on “International Development in Cuba.”

. Dr. W.T. Whitney Jr., a pediatrician and member of “Let Cuba Live,” will speak on “Projects for a U.S.-Cuba Relationship of Mutual Respect.”

Other activities include:

Nov. 5, the Alice R. Stewart Canadian Studies Lecture Series: “Canadian Culture and Language,” with three graduate student talks at 12:15-1:30 p.m. at Bodwell Lounge, Maine Center for the Arts.

The lectures are:

. “That Conglomeration of Nationalities: Race, Ethnicity, and Canadian Identity in the Late Nineteenth Century,” by Elizabeth Hedler.

. “La langue et la creation de l’histoire a l’epoque de la Revolution tranquille au Quebec: quelques oeuvres exemplaires de Jean-Paul Desbiens, de Michel Tremblay, et de Leandre Bergeron,” a bilingual presentation by Paul Buck.

. “Hearing Her Song: Postcolonial Notes on the Writings of Rita Joe (Mi’kmaq Poet),” by Paul Deagle.

Nov. 7, Canada-in-the-Classroom K-12 After School Workshop: “St. Croix Island International Historic Site Teacher’s Trunk,” by Meg Scheid, Acadia National Park ranger, 3-5:30 p.m., Bodwell Lounge, Maine Center for the Arts. CEUs, handouts and refreshments will be available. Call 581-4225.

Nov. 7, film, “Le Fabuleux Destin d’Am?lie Poulain,” plus an auction and raffle of movie posters from France, sponsored by French Club of UM, 7-10 p.m. in Bodwell Lounge, MCA.

Nov. 8, American Association of Teachers of French, Maine Chapter Teachers Conference 10:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m. in Bodwell Lounge, MCA. Make reservations at 872-5356.