UMF New Commons spotlights Solange’s ‘A Seat at the Table’ Rolling Stone magazine calls the album "a record about black survival in 2016; a combination of straight talk and refracted R&B,” according to a news release from UMF. Read Article FARMINGTON — American singer and songwriter Solange’s album, “A Seat at the Table,” is the next topic featured by the University of Maine at Farmington’s New Commons Project via Zoom from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, March 17. Events centering on “A Seat at the Table” are free and will run through March 22. Because of COVID-19 precautions, the following open to the public events are all remote.