LEWISTON — As the first Kids as Curators exhibition of 2019, students from Edward Little High School are curating, designing and installing an exhibit in Museum L-A’s gallery space focused on the history of music in the local community titled, “Nights at the PAL Hop: How Music Can Change History.” The Kids as Curators program is […]
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LV-A and Baxter Brewing co-host Lagers for Literacy
LEWISTON — Lagers for Literacy promises to be a cure for the winter blues, offering an afternoon of games and hilarity lead by local comedian, Dawn Hartill. As an expression of their support for community nonprofits, Baxter Brewing is co-hosting this event for the benefit of Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin. The afternoon will be held from 2 to […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 15
100 years ago: 1919 President Wilson may visit England on his way back to the United States next month, but it will not be to confer with statesmen there. He had hoped to sail from a British port, probably Queenstown, and have an opportunity to inspect the base of a modern flotilla which did remarkable […]
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Maine Event Comedy presents Tuck Tucker at 49 Franklin
RUMFORD — Maine Event Comedy presents the hilarious Tuck Tucker at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at 49 Franklin’s Mystic Theater, 49 Franklin St. Featured acts include Boston’s Will Martin and David McLaughlin, along with Maine favorites Mike Gray, Leonard Kimble and Jed Bloom. Tucker’s verbal wit and physical comedy have made him a favorite throughout […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 14
100 years ago: 1919 There will be a meeting at the Wallace White Club Tuesday night at the Republican headquarters. The meeting adjourned last week after paying tribute to Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. 50 years ago: 1969 Mrs. Howard Cody will present a review of the best-selling book, “Our Crowd,” at a meeting of the Lewiston-Auburn […]
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Open auditions announced for 8th annual Maine's Got Talent
LEWISTON — Maine’s Got Talent will hold three open auditions for Maine-based singers, bands and musicians of all kinds for a chance to be selected as one of 10 performers to compete for cash prizes during their 2019 event. Auditions will be held: • Saturday, Jan. 20, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Empire Live Music […]
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Maine poet, author and educator publishes collection of short stories
SWANVILLE — Bruce Pratt’s latest publication, “The Trash Detail,” is a collection of short stories about characters who demonstrate a relentless humanity and redemptive courage that allows them to prosper in the face of long odds. The stories were chosen from more than 40 previously published in magazines and journals in the U.S. and Canada. […]
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Former Kurdish refugee authors book on return to homeland
WINDHAM — A former political refugee from Iran has published an account of his visit to his homeland to discover his family history and the nation’s rich culture. Hawreh Haddadi, 24, of Windham and his parents came to the U.S. in the late 1990s when Haddadi was just a baby. He grew up in southern […]
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Bowdoin Museum of Art to hold Field Note Friday
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 255 Maine St. in Brunswick, will hold Field Note Friday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Pavilion. Bowdoin lab instructors Elizabeth Halliday Walker and Shana Stewart Deeds will lead their monthly public program, including field-sketching local ecological specimens such as “Spotted Water Hemlock,” a watercolor by Kate […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 12
100 years ago: 1919 The heaviest pair of cattle handled by the E.W. Penley Company, Auburn, was recently put there to be sold on commission by Mr. Hasty, the horse dealer. The oxen girthed 8 feet and 5 inches and 8 feet and 6 inches. and weighed 4,800 pounds. The meat of one of them […]