LEWISTON — The Public Theatre is offering pay-what-you-can virtual theater classes for children ages 9-12 and 13-17. The Public Theatre’s newest program, Virtual PLAYground, puts FUN in learning the fundamentals of theater. Taught on ZOOM by a staff of theater professionals, Virtual PLAYground provides a fun and challenging experience along with a nurturing environment to […]
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Pleasant Note Coffeehouse to host online Open Mic and Poetry Slam
AUBURN — The Pleasant Note Coffeehouse will present its Open Mic and Poetry Slam online Friday, July 10, at 7:30 p.m. This monthly event has been meeting on Zoom since April. Find the Zoom link in the event listing at www.auburn.org, at the Events Calendar pull-down. The Zoom link can also be found on the […]
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Looking Back on July 9
100 Years Ago: 1920 The beans which helped to make the Fourth of July dinner given by North Auburn grange famous, were baked in the ground by Fred Packard of that place. Mr. Packard is an expert in that line and many of those who partook of the Monday dinner were heard to remark upon […]
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Looking Back on July 8
100 Years Ago: 1920 It has been announced that Bradford Peck of Lew!ston has been invited to address the convention of the Committee of Forty-Eight to be held in Chicago on July 10. 50 Years Ago: 1970 R. I. Mitchell of Auburn, has bought the home of Dr. Frederick Holler at 41 Marshall Ave., Auburn […]
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Looking Back on July 7
100 Years Ago: 1920 Altho no definite statement for publication has been made by any member of the building committee, it is understood upon good authority that work on Auburn’s YMCA building will not begin this year. Many changes in the orlglnal plans will be necessary, and there are reasons making inadvisable or even possible […]
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Looking Back on July 6
100 Years Ago: 1920 Introducing to you, ladies and gentlemen, William Sheffield, Lewiston’s first motorcycle “cop.” Bill, who was born in Lewiston and has always made it his home, began work in the department in June and has already put the fear of the law into the hearts of the breakers of speed dawn and […]
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Looking Back on July 4
100 Years Ago: 1920 The Lewiston YWCA participated in the pageant given by the YWCA in Lincoln Park, Portland, Wednesday, under direction of Miss Betizner of New York. The pageant, representing Maine, invited the Blue Triangle to play with her. Lewiston’s contribution was an artistic dance, “Hungarian Rhapsody,” by Terry Love, Mrs. Frances Turgeon Wiggin […]
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Looking Back on July 3
100 Years Ago: 1920 “What has happened to the band concerts that we used to have at the park during the summer months?” is getting to be a common question nowadays. The usual amount of money was appropriated this year, but as yet there have been no concerts. 50 Years Ago: 1970 The Auburn Fire […]
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Looking Back on July 2
100 Years Ago: 1920 A Boston delegate of the conference was at the Advent church in Auburn “Who can tell me anything about Ruth?” a Sunday School teacher asked the class, “I can,” was the prompt answer of a little lad, anxious to impart the information. With a smile of satisfaction that her teaching was […]
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Maine author publishes ‘A Backyard Book of Spiders in Maine’
North Country Press is pleased to announce publication of ‘A Backyard Book of Spiders in Maine’ by Dana Wilde