PORTLAND — A listing of All Saints’ Day Masses at Maine churches for Monday, Nov. 1, is available at portlanddiocese.org, including a Mass celebrated by Bishop Robert Deeley at 12:15 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. All Saints’ Day is traditionally a holy day of obligation. In 2021, however, the obligation […]
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Writers series to host ‘Flight of the Diamond Smugglers’ author
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series is set to present award-winning writer Matthew Gavin Frank as the program’s third reader of the season. Frank will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in the Theodora J. Kalikow Education Center Lobby at 186 High St. The reading is […]
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GrowSmart Maine plans 2021 summit for Nov. 4
GrowSmart Maine plans to hold its 2021 summit from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4. In a continuation of last year’s summit model, the summit will be anchored in-person in Biddeford with satellite locations in Bangor, Calais, Caribou, Machias, and Sidney, Rangeley and Rumford. For those who prefer, the summit will also be […]
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Maine Masons to help fund travel for Special Olympics athletes
Special Olympics Maine is competing in 2022 USA Games in Orlando.
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Maine Women’s Hall of Fame opens nominations for honorees
The Maine Women’s Hall of Fame seeks nominations from organizations, businesses, or individuals of women whose achievements have had a significant statewide impact, significantly improved the lives of women in Maine, and made a contribution that has an enduring value for women. Complete nomination details, criteria, and requirements are available online at mwhof.wufoo.com. The deadline […]
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Applications for Topsham ‘Joy of Art’ exhibit available Nov. 13
The Topsham exhibit will be on view Jan. 17 through Feb. 12.
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Alzheimer’s Foundation of America to host nationwide virtual walk
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America plans to hold a nationwide virtual Alzheimer’s walk, which kicks off Saturday, Oct. 30, and runs throughout November, which is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Individuals can get involved in the virtual walk by visiting afawalk.com or calling AFA at 866-232-8484. “This virtual walk allows individuals across the country to come together […]
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Maine International Film Festival seeks submissions
WATERVILLE — The Maine Film Center has opened submissions for the annual Maine International Film Festival. The festival is scheduled for July 8-17, 2022, and is to be hosted at Railroad Square Cinema, the Waterville Opera House and online. The festival was founded in Waterville in 1998. Festival organizers are planning for a full-sized event, […]
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Rangeley Lakes school drama club to present ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
The Rangeley Lakes Regional Middle and High School Drama Club is scheduled to present “Little Shop of Horrors” Friday to Sunday, Nov. 19-21, at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Nov. 19 and 20 and 2 p.m. Nov. 21. “Little Shop of Horrors,” with books and lyrics by Howard Ashman […]
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Alumni lecture series to host ‘My Father’s Life in Pictures: A Collaboration’
ROCKPORT — The latest online lecture of a weekly alumni lecture series is scheduled to feature photographer David Hilliard from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27. He will discuss his four-decade-long project of photographing his father, ending during the pandemic, “My Father’s Life in Pictures: A Collaboration.” The lecture is hosted by Maine Media […]