100 Years Ago: 1921 Cosmos Guild will hold its annual outing tomorrow afternoon at Lake Grove. All members are being urged to attend. They will take the 3 o’clock Lake Grove car from the head of the street. 50 Years Ago: 1971 The city’s municipal beach at East Auburn was open over the weekend but […]
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Looking Back on June 12
100 Years Ago: 1921 Remnants of the Memorial Day decorations that once adorned the Honor Roll before the former city building in Auburn were removed yesterday. 50 Years Ago: 1971 Richard E. Babb, who for several years has been the director of elementary education in Auburn public schools, was elevated Wednesday night by the Auburn […]
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Rachel Carson wildlife refuge to offer art workshops
The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge is to hold a “Sense of Wonder” art workshop day Saturday, June 19. In celebration of Carson’s legacy and 50 years of conservation on the refuge in her name, leading artists will share their “sense of wonder” for nature at a special place on the refuge, Timber Point, 1 […]
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Looking Back on June 11
100 Years Ago: 1921 The Girls Outing Club of Edward Little High entertained the boys yesterday afternoon at Taylor Pond. 50 Years Ago: 1971 Maine dedicated its new $4.8 million cultural building Wednesday. Gov. Curtis said it would provide Maine people with an understanding of the state’s heritage. “Our future rests on the foundation of […]
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Art student’s work on display in Auburn
Amanda Retus is the featured artist in the Auburn Gritty’s “Art and Ale” window for June at 68 Main St., Auburn. Retus, originally from Needham, Massachusetts, has lived in Maine since 2000. “As a child, I had a dream that I was painting in Paris, France. I never forgot the feel of the brush strokes […]
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Norway center to display small landscape paintings
NORWAY — Beginning Friday, June 18, artist Michael Everett is set to exhibit a collection of small landscape paintings at the Western Maine Art Group’s Matolcsy Art Center, 480 Main St. “Condensed Looks: Big Land, Small Landscapes” is the show’s theme. Everett took up oil painting to capture his impressions of the remote places of […]
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Art on display at hospital association’s rotating gallery
The Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston is displaying the art of Andrea Graziano and the photography of Mike Casey. Graziano has lived in Lisbon Falls, since her family moved from Utica, New York, in 1966. She began to devote more time to painting during the isolation and […]
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Live bands at Mixers this weekend
Live music is back at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus! On Friday, June 11, Stone Broke will play from 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Stone Broke features four talented musicians from four separate decades, producing a unique blend of high-energy rock, country and blues, playing music from Dwight Yoakam to Ted Nugent. On Saturday, June 12, […]
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Looking Back on June 10
100 Years Ago: 1921 The members of Auburn Art and Literature enjoyed an outing Thursday at Mrs. John G. Coburn’s summer cottage on the west shore of Lake Auburn. The party left town about 10:30 by motor and a picnic lunch was enjoyed at noon. 50 Years Ago: 1971 Mrs. Harcourt Rousseau, director of volunteer […]