TURNER — The First Universalist Church in Turner invites all of the greater Turner area to the first of a winter series presentation billed as “Soup, Salad and Songs.” The event will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9. There is no cost to attend. The concert will be offered by Relative Pitch, […]
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5th annual Rangeley Winterpaloozah celebrates winter activities
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Skating Club and the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce announce the fifth annual Rangeley Winterpaloozah event, a fun-filled celebration of winter activities and competitions for the entire family. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at Haley Pond. The skating club and chamber have […]
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Snocross event planned at Titcomb Mountain
“Miracle on the Mountain,” a community-sponsored event, will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington. This free day features open skiing, fat bike riding, snow bowling, a snowboarding demonstration, a chalk talk and demonstration, and a fire pit with hot chocolate, marshmallows & s’mores. Attendees could win […]
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Looking Back on Feb. 3
100 Years Ago 1920 The adjustment of a wage dispute in Boston between the telephone operators union and the New England Telephone company, the time in which operators will receive the maximum wage after assignment, has been shortened from seven years to five and a half. and the lower paid operaters will receive increases of […]
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Looking Back on Feb. 1
100 Years Ago 1920 It Is understood that the Lewiston teachers are talking about $250. increase in the salary of each, as the specific totals of thelr new campaign for more pay. Supt. C. W. Bickford and a majority—practically all—of the schoolboard are said to favor some increase the coming year, for there is a […]
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Winter Dance Showcase to be presented at Franco Center
LEWISTON — The Franco Center and Bates College Winter Dance Showcase, re-branded as FAB15 in honor of the partnership’s 15th year, returns with several performances by artists from all over Maine and regionally. The main show opens at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Gendron Franco Center. There will be a pre-show musical performance […]
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Influential folk singer Bill Staines to play at Chocolate Church
BATH – Folk singer and songwriter Bill Staines will perform on Friday, Feb. 7, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. A New England native, Staines has performed his particular brand of Americana folk for over 45 years, and will take the stage in the annex at the Chocolate Church Arts Center for an […]
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RAAPA will hold auditions for popular Murder Mystery Dinner Theater
RAAPA is bringing back their popular Murder Mystery Dinner Theater for its 6th season on Friday, June 12, and Saturday, June 13, at the Eagles Hall in Rumford. This year’s production is a spoof on the famous Agatha Christie play, “And Then There Were None” (a.k.a., “Ten Little Indians”). It is the story of a […]
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Calderwood Consort to give pair of concerts in Lewiston
The Calderwood Consort, one of Maine’s longest performing early music groups, will perform two concerts presenting sacred and profane love songs from the twelfth through the seventeenth centuries. The first performance – a short, half-hour program of dances and love songs by Machaut, Lindini, Dufay, Byrd and others, will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, […]
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ELHS Drama Club to present ‘Death By Dessert’
The Edward Little Drama Club’s production of “Death By Dessert,” written by Nathan Hartswick, will be performed at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, and Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Auburn Middle School auditorium. Join the feuding Donnaducce and Duccedonni families in solving a murder mystery; narrated by the victim herself. During intermission, enjoy a […]