100 years ago 1918: “There is no reason,” says President West of the Chicago Park Association, who is making a plan for Auburn, “why the city shouldn’t look forward to more than the average rapidity of growth. Some of Auburn’s advantages which he has noted during his survey to determine future possibilities and present needs […]
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Looking Back on Nov. 21
100 years ago: 1918 “I think,” said a Lewiston woman, interested in social work, to the Journal, Monday, “that the Y. W. C. A. athletic league is one of the finest organizations ever promoted in these cities. I am delighted at the prospect of its permanent establishment here and it seems to me that it […]
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Vaillancourts to perform at Mechanic Falls church
MECHANIC FALLS — Audience members can catch the spirit of Christmas at a concert that will feature Lewiston’s musically gifted Vaillancourt family at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at the Anglican Church of the Transfiguration, 64 Elm St. The Vaillancourt family is preparing seasonally appropriate music for this concert. The three Vaillancourt children will perform […]
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Fiddle music at this week's Oasis of Music
LEWISTON — Celtic and Scandinavian fiddle music, in all its melodic and rhythmic variety, is on the menu at the Oasis of Music this week, featuring the playing of Rebecca Grube. Rebecca Grube will play a selection of tunes from Ireland, Scotland and Sweden on the fiddle. Rebecca is a native of Lewiston who spent several […]
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RAAPA to celebrate 50th anniversary with concert
RUMFORD — The Rumford Association for the Advancement of the Performing Arts will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a special presentation of its annual Musical Christmas Card performance Dec. 1 and 2. Gail Dorr will once again take on the dual positions of musical director and accompanist for RAAPA. The show will be presented in […]
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Art show fundraiser at The Harlow
HALLOWELL — The Harlow, 100 Water St., will present “8x10x100,” a unique art show and fundraiser on view Dec. 1-29. The Harlow is home of the Kennebec Valley Art Association, a nonprofit celebrating its 60th anniversary on Dec. 1. The public is invited to celebrate the occasion and attend the opening reception for “8x10x100” from […]
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Audience members to find 'Big Family Christmas' characters relatable
RUMFORD — While no family is perfect, “A Good Old-Fashioned Big Family Christmas” by Pat Cook affirms that the family that thinks of each other first will survive the stresses of the season. This Christmas comedy of how the holidays can bring out the best and the worst in people will take place at 49 Franklin’s […]
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Looking Back on Nov. 20
100 years ago: 1918 “The power of the press, not the power of armies, ended the war,” said Dr. Eugene A. Crockett, of Boston, a major in the American Red Cross, today. He added that he had interrogated hundreds of prisoners of every nationality who had returned from Austria and that he had agreed that […]
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Looking Back on Nov. 19
100 years ago: 1918 President Wilson, in a proclamation today, designated Thursday, Nov. 28, as Thanksgiving Day, and said this year the American people have special cause to be grateful and rejoice. Complete victory, he said, has brought not only peace but the confident promise of a new day as well, in which “justice shall […]
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Auditions to be held for Monmouth Community Players' children's show
MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Community Players will hold auditions for its first ever kids’ show. Auditions will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, and from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, at Cumston Hall. The shows will take place Feb. 23 and 24, 2019. The show will be free to the […]