FARMINGTON — The Arts Institute of Western Maine presents the foot-stomping Maine-Acadian music of Boréal Tordu at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 16. The show will open with special guests The Franklin County Fiddlers in Nordica Auditorium.

Arriving in 1604, the Acadians were the first colonists of Maine, the “French Neutrals,” whose deportation by the British from Nova Scotia in 1755 was chronicled in Longfellow’s epic poem, “Evangeline.” Four hundred years later, Boréal Tordu takes Maine-Acadian music from traditional ballads and foot-stomping fiddle tunes to a new realm for a new generation, while preserving the unique character of Acadian culture.

Acadian culture is distinct and alive in American society today, and can be witnessed in the unique music, cuisine, language, customs and attitudes of today’s Acadian-Mainers, as well as in the remarkable culture of the Acadians of Louisiana, known as the Cajuns.

Admission to the show is $12; UMF students and 18-and-under are free.