PORTLAND — The Portland Symphony Orchestra, led by PSO Music Director Eckart Preu, and the Portland Ballet bring “Peter and the Wolf,” a favorite classic children’s tale, to life at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, at the Merrill Auditorium. Ticket holders are invited to arrive starting at 1 p.m., when Maestro Preu will lead hands-on […]
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Present Company will perform at La Rencontre
LEWISTON — Present Company will provide the entertainment at the Gendron Franco Center’s monthly luncheon, La Rencontre, on Thursday, Jan. 9. The doors and bar will open at 10 a.m. and the meal will be served at 11:30. It will include chicken pot pie, veggie primavera, salad, dinner rolls and dessert. La Rencontre is not […]
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Painter, photographer featured in CMMC gallery
LEWISTON — The Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center is displaying the paintings of Michael Everett and the photography of Marian Marks. Everett took up oil painting to depict his impressions of remote areas of northern Maine. Many of his paintings are scenes of the Allagash and Saint John rivers. […]
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Open auditions planned for ‘An Evening at Dave’s Sauna’ production
NORWAY — Cow Pasture Community Theater, a sponsored project of Creative Norway, has announced open call auditions for an upcoming musical comedy, “An Evening at Dave’s Sauna.” The play takes place over the course of one night at the legendary Dave’s Sauna in South Paris, Maine. Set in early April of 1980, the audience watches […]
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Droplet Dance to perform at the Emery Center at UMF
FARMINGTON — ArtsFarmington, affiliated with the University of Maine, will bring Droplet Dance to the Emery Community Arts Center at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. Droplet Dance, a small two-person dance company, will feature Molly Gawler as dancer. Molly’s musician friend, Lissa Schneckenburger, will accompany her with live music. The name droplet refers to the […]
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Farmington Underground opens new escape room
FARMINGTON — Farmington Underground, an escape room business located in downtown Farmington, has opened its third themed escape room. In this room called Dinosaur Beach, something strange is happening at a dinosaur-themed amusement park. No one has heard from Farmington Underground’s agent, Jenkins, in weeks. Teams attempting to work their way through the escape room […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 14
100 Years Ago: 1920 Rolling into Lewiston from Sabbatus, Friday. was the first safety car for the Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad company. Four of these cars are operated by one man. who is a combination conductor and motorman, arrived at Sabbatus Thursday afternoon, and on Friday were being unloaded. General Sweeney of the railroad said […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 13
100 Years Ago: 1920 Secretary Westervelt of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce is booked to speak before the directors of the Bath Chamber of Commerce, Friday night on the activities of the Auburn organization. 50 Years Ago: 1970 Plans for the annual Auburn Firemen’s Ball are well underway with Pvt. Gerald G. Blanchard as the […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 11
100 Years Ago: 1920 Edward A. Beck, city manager of Auburn. will be retained as manager at a special meeting of the city council, which will be held in the mayor’s office at five o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Salary will be made satisfactory lo Mr. Beck—in other words, he will be paid $3,600 from the city […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 10
100 Years Ago: 1920 A good attendance meeting of the Women’s Association of the CMG Hospital Wednesday resulted in the accomplishment of a good amount of work of which there is a pressing need. 50 Years Ago: 1970 A large attendance at the Petit luncheon held recently at the YWCA residence honoring the valuable service […]