Campus Events

UMF will be hosting a Conference on Sustainable Tourism, part of the programming around our Libra Scholar Simon Mtuy, a Tanzanian sustainable tourism operator and world class extreme runner who held the world's record for the fastest unsupported ascent/descent of Mt. Kilimanjaro in just over 9 hours!Location: Lincoln Auditorium Roberts Learning Center Cost: FREE Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: Experiential and Global Education Office For more info. contact: Linda Beck , 207-778-7292,

This Portland, Maine based group plays traditional New Orleans Jazz as it was played at the turn of the last century. A unique opportunity to hear a rare style of music that's otherwise only heard in select quarters of New Orleans and a handful of world music festivals. Come and hear this joyful music played live in Farmington! Free for UMF students with ID and those 18 and younger, $15 for adults. Tickets available to purchase online at artsfarmington.orgLocation: Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall Cost: Free for UMF students with ID and those 18 and younger, $15 for adults. Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: ArtsFarmington For more info. contact: Jess Isler Nickerson, 207-778-7227, https://www.artsfarmington.org/events-1/state-street-jazz

Come celebrate the tastes, sounds, and images of Carnaval as celebrated throughout Latin America! There will be free (delicious) food, entertainment, and much celebration! This second annual fiesta event is free and open to the public. Come one, come all! Location: North Dining Hall B and C, Olsen Student Center Cost: FREE Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: International and Global Studies For more info. contact: Nicole Coffey Kellett, 207-778-7433,

Join Laurie Kennedy, viola, Yuri Funahashi, piano, and three guest artists from the Portland Symphony Orchestra: Charles Dimmick, violin, William Rounds, violoncello, and Amanda Hardy, oboe as they perform chamber music selections by Jean Francaix, Benjamin Britten, and Gabriel Faure. Tickets available to purchase online at artsfarmington.orgLocation: Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall Cost: Free for UMF students with ID and those 18 and younger, $15 for adults. Open to: Open to the Public Sponsored By: ArtsFarmington For more info. contact: Jess Isler Nickerson, 207-778-7227, https://www.artsfarmington.org/events-1/maine-mountain-chamber-music-2