100 Years Ago: 1920 In full marching order, Co. I, 3rd Me. Infantry entrained at the upper Maine Central Railroad Station Saturday at 11:45, daylight savings time for Camp Devens for a 15 day tour of duty with the regiment. It was the first time for some months that Lewiston has seen soldiers marching in […]
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Looking Back on June 20
100 Years Ago: 1920 Otis F. Parker of Bartlett Street Lewiston, received a letter recently from Samuel Harris of Sousa‘s Band to the effect that the band contemplated a tour of New England before starting on its world tour and asking if there was enough support in Lewiston to warrant a booking in this city. […]
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Daughter of Holocaust survivors preserves her family’s story
“Resilience” provides testimony about the horrors of the Holocaust and also offers readers a connection to the rich heritage of Jewish life in Europe that has been largely lost.
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Online presentation will share photo showcase and conversation about ‘The Guatemala Experience’
CAMDEN — Sue Micholvitz will deliver an online presentation, “It Takes a Village to Build a Community: The Guatemala Experience,” at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 2, presented by the Camden Public Library via the Zoom platform. It will illuminate her travels with a pictorial slide show. Email jpierce@librarycamden.org to request a link to attend. From […]
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Wiscasset Bay Gallery opens with exhibition
WISCASSET — “American Artists Here and Abroad” opens at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery on Wednesday, July 1. Many American artists came to the New England coast to capture its untamed beauty or sail its vast, meandering shoreline dotted with islands. Such was the case with Chicago-born artist, Emily Muir (1904-2003), who settled in Stonington with […]
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Barbara Prey Projects opens season with exhibit
PORT CLYDE — Barbara Prey Projects opens the 20th anniversary season with “Re/Connecting,” featuring two distinct series: never before seen oil paintings and newly released limited edition prints highlighting the distinct American vision by the celebrated artist. The New York Times writes, “Prey is going where icons like Rauschenberg and Warhol have gone before.” A […]
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Bowdoin International Music Festival announces schedule for 2020 online season
World-renowned chamber music festival launches six weeks of online concerts and events amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bar Harbor Music Festival’s 54th season will be hosted online
BAR HARBOR — The Bar Harbor Music Festival will celebrate its 54th season online over Facebook and/or You Tube from June 28 through July 26. Performances will be live and prerecorded videos of solo recitals, chamber music, pops, new composers, opera, jazz, string orchestra conducted by Maestro Francis Fortier, a New Composers Forum and young […]