BRIDGTON — Deborah J. Ripley, a stained-glass artist from Denmark, Maine, joins a group of more than 40 artists at Gallery 302, 112 Main St. Ripley learned stained-glass techniques from a gifted local artist in the winter of 2016. It brings her great joy to make something interesting, bright and beautiful from a pile of […]
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Looking Back on Dec. 15
100 Years Ago: 1920 Bates College is a community within a community, or so it would seem when one glances over a program of the week’s social activities. There’s always something going on in some part of the campus, in the shadows of David’s Mountain and on the shores of Lake Andrews. It has its own well-equipped theater, […]
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Novelist Dave Patterson featured in online Meet the Author series
Portland novelist Dave Patterson is the next author in the monthly series featuring a variety of Maine writers at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell. Following the huge success of his debut novel, “Soon the Light Will Be Perfect,” Patterson will be sharing progress on his upcoming […]
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‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’ — online presentation by Freeport Players
“A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” by Dylan Thomas, will be presented by Freeport Players online, available on YouTube from Friday, Dec. 18, through Wednesday, Jan. 6. The link to the presentation is available on their website at fcponline.org. This evocative and humorous work brings alive a Welsh Christmas in the 1920s—the snow, the cats, the […]
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Looking Back on Dec. 14
100 Years Ago: 1920 Wage reductions of 22 and 1/3%, to take effect December 20, were announced Monday in the Androscoggin, Bates and Hill cotton mills, and the Lewiston Bleachery & Dye Works. This is in line with the reductions announced generally by textile mills throughout New England. 50 Years Ago: 1970 Members of the […]
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Looking Back on Dec. 12
100 Years Ago: 1920 The new home of the Lewiston Trust Company is now in the process of construction. It certainly makes that downtown section look a whole lot more metropolitan. 50 Years Ago: 1970 Traffic in downtown Auburn was snarled for over an hour this morning after several electrical wires fell to the ground while Central Maine Power […]
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Drive-In holiday movies planned to raise funds for social ministry efforts
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Advent hymns featured at Oasis of Music
Greg Boardman, viola, and Scott Vaillancourt, organ, will perform from 12:30-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at the Oasis of Music, held at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The duo will play music from the Advent hymn repertory. Boardman studied viola with Julia Adams and teaches elementary orchestra in Lewiston schools. […]
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Lewiston Public Library to host virtual visit with author Lois Lowry
The Lewiston Public Library will host Maine author Lois Lowry for a virtual discussion about her two novels published in 2020, “On the Horizon” and “The Willoughbys Return,” from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14, via Zoom and be streamed to the LPL Facebook page. Two-time Newbery medalist and a beloved children’s author, Lowry has […]
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The Public Theatre partners to create special video recording of Christmas classic
The Public Theatre in Lewiston has partnered with Maine illustrator Matt Tavares to create a delightful video recording of “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas.” The video is available to view for free on the Public Theatre website: thepubictheatre.org. “Since we were unable to produce “A Christmas Carol” this year, we wanted to create a few […]