Seasonal Events at USM Open to the Public
November 23, 2009
The public is invited to USM on Wednesday, December 9, for the annual Holiday Extravaganza. Featured will be a festive holiday meal with all the fixings; a Community Holiday Fair featuring 20 tables of crafts, collectibles, and gifts; and the annual Celebration of Light highlighting the winter celebrations of the world’s religions. The event runs from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in USM’s Woodbury Campus Center, Portland.
The Celebration of Light will be repeated 8 p.m.-11 p.m., Thursday, December 10 in the Brooks Student Center, Gorham.
USM Holiday Extravaganza – 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
USM, Woodbury Campus Center, Portland.
> Holiday Festive Meal, 11a.m. – 2:15 p.m., $6.30 per person.
> USM Community Holiday Fair: 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Shop at 20 tables for crafts, artwork, holiday arrangements and gifts, food, collectibles, and jewelry.
> Celebration of Light: 11a.m. – 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 9, Woodbury Campus Center Portland, and 8 p.m. – 11 p.m., Thursday, December 10, Brooks Student Center, Gorham. This event highlights the winter celebrations of Diwali, birth of Baha’u'llah, Eid Al Adha, Hanukkah, Yule, Christmas and Kwanzaa.
The University of Southern Maine (USM) offers its 10,000 plus students more than 115 areas of undergraduate and graduate study. USM’s location in southern Maine, a region cited as one of the most liveable in the country, offers a range of educational, cultural and recreational opportunities.
