AUBURN — The Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society is set to feature Maine fiddler Greg Boardman as its guest performer at its spring general membership meeting.

The gathering is scheduled for Saturday, April 12 in the Androscoggin Community Room of the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St.

Boardman’s presentation will begin at approximately 11 a.m. Prior to this performance, the society will hold a brief business meeting at 10 a.m. that will include light refreshments.

Admission to the meeting and the presentation is free and open to the public.

“I will be tracing the evolution of French dance music from the old country to the North American colonies and their eventual sovereignty, while playing examples on my fiddle. I will be doing my best to play the different styles, including French folk, renaissance and baroque dance music, plus examples of Acadian, Québecois and Maine French traditional music,” said Boardman, according to  a news release from the society.

Boardman is a founding member of Maine Fiddle Camp, established in 1994. This camp, for adults, youths and children, is held every summer in Mid-Coast Maine and consists of multiple weekend and week-long sessions.

In addition to performing around the state from his family base in Lewiston, Boardman continues to teach bowed strings to Lewiston elementary school children, produce music events such as the weekly Oasis at Trinity Commons, and assist in music for worship.

There will be time for a question-and-answer session at the end of his presentation.

For more information about MFGS visit mfgen.org.

For more information about the meeting email Connie Hitchcock at [email protected].

For parking information at the Auburn Public Library visit auburnpubliclibrary.org.