100 Years Ago 1920 Scores of people—hundreds, perhaps – were held up fifteen minutes during the rush hour Thursday noon by a slow-moving freight train at Bates Street station. It made a lot of them late to work. 50 Years Ago: 1970 Miss Karen Zielinski of 98 Winter St, Auburn, has been appointed a Girl […]
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Families bring folk music to the Oasis
Members of the Newell and Dayan families will bring their home-spun musical repertoire of multi-cultural folk music to the Oasis of Music from 12:30-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at Trinity Church in Lewiston. Featuring three generations of singers and musicians, this family unit will share their love of English and Appalachian ballads, tall tales […]
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Second issue published of Résonance, aFranco-American literary journal
Résonance, a new open-access electronic, curated, editor-reviewed literary journal published by the Editorial Board in Orono, under the aegis of the Franco-American Programs of the University of Maine. The journal seeks to encourage, showcase, and disseminate creative works by established and emerging writers, primarily by and/or about the Franco-American communities of the United States. The […]
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Looking Back on Feb. 12
100 Years Ago 1920 The Lewiston Republican city committee will meet Wednesday night—the last gathering, it is expected, before the caucus Friday. With no candidate in sight yet to head the republican ticket, politicians, citizens, tax-payers and the rest of us are awaiting the meeting with considerable interest. It is no secret that the republicans […]
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‘Community Lens’ focus of Auburn’s Storywalk for February
AUBURN – The City of Auburn is pleased to announce the Storywalk for February: “The Community Lens: A Collection of works from Local Auburn Photographers.” Each display along Auburn’s beautiful Riverwalk showcases work from: Sarah Joy, Claudette Letendre, Sam Williams, Corrie Bernatchez, and Courtney Maloney. In October of 2019, the City of Auburn, in collaboration […]
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Heather Pierson brings band for a special evening to benefit Mountain Top Music Center
The Heather Pierson Band will celebrate ‘Mardi Gras’ at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield. Conway’s Heather Pierson and her band — Davy Sturtevant, strings/cornet; Shawn Nadeau, upright and electric basses; Craig Bryan, drums and percussion; joined by special guests Mike Sakash on reeds and George Wiese […]
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Traditional ice harvesting part of living history celebration at Norlands
Visit the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore for a Cabin Fever Reliever from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22. Journey into the past and celebrate President’s Day in 1870. This annual event is a belated celebration of President’s Day – 1870 style. A special tribute to America’s first president, George Washington, takes place […]
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The Harlow presents ‘Maine Flora: Three Views’ features work of three artists
HALLOWELL — The Harlow presents “Maine Flora: Three Views,” a three-person exhibition featuring Kathryn SB Davis, Laura Dunn, and Julia Einstein. The exhibition is on view from Feb. 28-March 28 at the Hallowell gallery. Join us and meet the artists at the opening reception and artist talk from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28. The […]
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Looking Back on Feb. 11
100 Years Ago 1920 On February 20, the biggest national campaign for recruits for the United States Army ever known is to be launched. In connection with this campaign there will also be a nation-wide “Essay Contest” in which thousands of school children will be entered. The subject of the essays will be “What Are […]
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Local adult auditions to be held at Maine State Music Theatre
BRUNSWICK – Maine State Music Theatre will hold local adult auditions from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, (with dance call backs if selected from 3-6 p.m.) for MSMT’s summer productions of “Mamma Mia!,” “The Sound of Music,” “Something Rotten,” and possible other shows. The theatre is also seeking performance interns ages 18 and […]