AUBURN — The Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society fall meeting is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Auburn Public Library, at the corner of Court and Spring streets. Lisa Blue, featured speaker, will give a talk on “Genealogy Research Made Easy — What’s OCR? What’s World CAT?” At 11 a.m. she will present […]
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Kennebec Land Trust plans forestry day in Leeds
Kennebec Land Trust plans to host its annual Curtis Forestry Field Program at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at its 360-acre Curtis Homestead Conservation Area to discuss sustainable forestry, land conservation and local history. The conservation area is on the Bog Road, about 1.5 miles from U.S. Route 202 in Leeds. The program provides opportunities […]
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Story Trails of Maine partners with Norlands for mystery adventures
LIVERMORE — A new family adventure, “Story Trails at Norlands,” will be available for a limited time during October at the Norlands Living History Center at 290 Norlands Road. Story Trails of Maine has created this event as a fundraiser for Norlands, and as a way to bring more families in to explore this historical […]
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Lost Valley to host fundraiser for Tree Street Youth
AUBURN — Lost Valley is set to host a fundraiser for Tree Street Youth, based out of Lewiston. The Maine Summits Trek is the brainchild of Kevin Morissette, who in 2020 solo hiked up Lost Valley over 100 times in a 36-hour period attempting to simulate summiting every 4,000-foot peak in Maine. Although he fell […]
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Union Fairground to host Halloween Trail of Terror
The Friends of Union Fair plans to sponsor its sixth annual Halloween Trail of Terror on the last three Fridays and Saturdays of October (Oct. 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30). The trail offers an after-dark, outdoors, walking event through the barns and around the grounds of the Union Fairground, from 6:30 to 8:30 […]
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Quilt trail continues across Somerset, Franklin counties
Fifteen new quilt block murals have been created and installed in Lexington Township, New Portland, Anson, Embden, Madison, East Madison, Solon and Skowhegan. The High Peaks Creative Council received a Community Building grant from the Maine Community Foundation and the Jean and King Cummings Fund to support this public art project. In May, the council […]
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Camden film club to compare classic, modern silent films
The Camden Public Library’s Friday Film Club plans to meet online at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, to discuss two silent films, “The Navigator ” (1924, 69 minutes) and “The Artist” (2011, 100 minutes). This month’s selections will provide an opportunity to compare and contrast examples of classic and modern silent film-making. With a rare […]
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Thomas College to host open houses Oct. 15, Nov. 13
WATERVILLE — Thomas College plans to host fall open houses on Oct. 15 and Nov. 13. Open for high school students and their families, this event will take place on Thomas College’s 180 West River Road campus. The events will entail academic sessions, an interactive campus tour, and meeting President Laurie G. Lachance, and students […]
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Maine State Music Theatre brings back costume sale
BRUNSWICK — Just in time for Halloween, Maine State Music Theatre plans to host its costume sale from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at 22 Elm St. The sale benefits the theater and offers genuine theatrical costumes from its stock at reduced prices. […]
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Merrymeeting Bay group to host ‘Mega-Dams, Mega Problems’ talk
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s first presentation of its 25th annual Winter Speaker Series, “Mega-Dams, Mega Problems!,” features Roger Wheeler, president of Friends of Sebago Lake. The first event has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13. Presentations, again being held via Zoom, are accessible at fomb.org. Hydroelectric power, particularly involving the construction and operation […]