{"id":7508,"date":"2023-10-30T09:48:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=7508"},"modified":"2025-08-23T16:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T20:54:10","slug":"an-unforgettable-night-at-umpi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2023\/10\/30\/an-unforgettable-night-at-umpi\/","title":{"rendered":"An Unforgettable Night at UMPI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Kyle Nichols<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;UMPI\u2019s campus center became a hotspot for food, drinks and music during this year&#8217;s Homecoming celebration. With delicious walking tacos, an inviting beer garden and an electric atmosphere from great music, members of the UMPI community enjoyed an evening of festivities as a part of this year&#8217;s Unexpected Food Fest and Beer Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This year, the food festival was one of the best parts of Homecoming. The main dish was walking tacos. These tasty treats were made of crunchy chips topped with veggie or meat stuffing, lots of cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. People loved the walking tacos because they were full of flavor and easy to move around the campus center with. \u201cI wasn\u2019t expecting walking tacos tonight,\u201d graduate student Dakota Morrow said. \u201cI was expecting burgers or hot dogs like other special events, but this was different. I enjoyed the tacos a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Once you got your taco, the beer garden was the place to be. Attendees could grab an ice-cold beer for just $5 or go for a glass of wine for $7. The beer garden provided attendees with a lively and friendly atmosphere while they enjoyed their favorite beverages as Aroostook Sky, Professor Larry Feinstein\u2019s band, was playing some great songs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cI love Larry\u2019s band,\u201d Tori Raeihle, a junior at UMPI, said. \u201cI\u2019ve seen him at the farmers market in town multiple times this summer. His music is very alternative, but that\u2019s why I like it,\u201d Raeihle added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Homecoming at UMPI was a great week with even better individual days to make it come together. The food festival gave people some great food to go with good drinks at the beer garden. Students from on campus as well as commuters came to the event in large numbers to see what the festival had to offer and it was very unexpected. With this year\u2019s Homecoming in the rear view now, many are already looking forward to what events will show up at next year\u2019s celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/10\/Emily-Sipe-and-Larry-Feinstein-play-music-at-the-Homecoming-Beer-Garden.-.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/10\/Emily-Sipe-and-Larry-Feinstein-play-music-at-the-Homecoming-Beer-Garden.--1024x628.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/10\/Emily-Sipe-and-Larry-Feinstein-play-music-at-the-Homecoming-Beer-Garden.--1024x628.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/10\/Emily-Sipe-and-Larry-Feinstein-play-music-at-the-Homecoming-Beer-Garden.--300x184.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/10\/Emily-Sipe-and-Larry-Feinstein-play-music-at-the-Homecoming-Beer-Garden.--768x471.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/10\/Emily-Sipe-and-Larry-Feinstein-play-music-at-the-Homecoming-Beer-Garden.-.jpeg 1162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emily Sipe and Larry Feinstein play music at the Homecoming Beer Garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kyle Nichols &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;UMPI\u2019s campus center became a hotspot for food, drinks and music during this year&#8217;s Homecoming celebration. 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