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News release
Aug. 25, 2015
Contact: Susan Pinette, 581.3791, [log in to unmask]; Jenny Shemwell,
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Franco-American Centre concert to celebrate new after-school program

Orono, Maine — The Franco-American Centre at the University of Maine will
host a free concert Aug. 31 to celebrate the launch of a new after-school
program.

A 5 p.m. potluck will precede the 6 p.m. Quebec fiddle music concert by Le
Bruit Court dans la Ville (The Buzz Around Town) at the center on campus.

The event will mark the start of a new French language instruction program
the center will provide for elementary school children in Old Town and
Orono. During the concert, parents will have the opportunity to register
their children for classes that begin Sept. 21.

Guests are encouraged to bring food to share.

The program is the result of collaboration among UMaine’s Franco American
Studies program, Modern Languages and Classics Department and the College
of Education, as well as local school officials.

The event is sponsored by the Franco American Studies program,
Canadian-American Center and University of Maine Humanities Center.

More about Le Bruit Court dans la Ville is on the group’s *website*
<http://lebruitcourtdanslaville.com/?lang=en>.


About UMaine:
The University of Maine, founded in Orono in 1865, is the state’s premier
public university. In 2015, UMaine is celebrating its 150th anniversary. It
is among the most comprehensive higher education institutions in the
Northeast and attracts students from across the U.S. and more than 65
countries. It currently enrolls 11,286 total undergraduate and graduate
students who can directly participate in groundbreaking research working
with world-class scholars. The University of Maine offers doctoral degrees
in 35 fields, representing the humanities, sciences, engineering and
education; master’s degrees in roughly 70 disciplines; 90 undergraduate
majors and academic programs; and one of the oldest and most prestigious
honors programs in the U.S. The university promotes environmental
stewardship on its campus, with substantial efforts aimed at conserving
energy, recycling and adhering to green building standards in new
construction. For more information about UMaine, visit umaine.edu.

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