FORT KENT, Maine — The University of Maine at Fort Kent Foundation will present its 13th annual dinner/performance fundraising event on Saturday, April 28.
The annual dinner/performance is the Foundation’s primary fundraising event of the year. The celebration brings together businesses, UMFK staff, faculty, students, and community friends. Those who attend help to support endowed scholarships and other campus investments.
The annual event will includes a social hour at 5 p.m. and a five-course dinner at 6 p.m., both in Nowland Hall. Sodexo food services will cater the meal as an in-kind donation to the UMFK Foundation. After dinner, the evening’s festivities will move to the Fox Auditorium at 8:30 p.m. for entertainment.
“New York City, New York, is a premiere destination for travelers at home and abroad,” said performance director Caryn Cleveland-Short. “Literally millions visit this East Coast city annually. Most of them find themselves on Broadway, the center of American Theater. Broadway is a place where magic dreams occur six days a week. Most people think of musical theater as brilliant new ideas set to wonderful tunes, stunning revivals of famous musicals and something for every taste. The UMFK Theatre Troupe will bring a taste of Broadway to Fort Kent in specially-prepared Broadway Showcase.”
At 9:30 p.m., the evening will conclude with a post-performance reception of dessert and champagne in the Nadeau Hall Conference Room.
Individual tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available through the UMFK Development Office by calling 834-7800. Individual tickets are available for the performance only.
All proceeds from this event are managed by the UMFK Foundation in order to support endowed scholarships and other funds, student research projects, faculty research awards, cultural events, library collections, other campus investments and special projects.
