FARMINGTON — “Persuasion,” Jane Austen’s last novel, is the next featured selection of the New Commons Project of the University of Maine at Farmington. “Persuasion” is the story of Anne Elliot, the quiet, sensitive and intelligent second daughter of an aristocratic father whose vanity has driven the family into debt. The last novel fully completed […]
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Looking Back on Nov. 15
100 years ago: 1918 After a long enforced vacation on account of the Spanish flu epidemic, the Auburn Grange is to open its doors Saturday for an all-day meeting. The lecturer, Mrs. A. L. Merrill, has organized a fine program, while the dinner committee will have one of the best banquets ever set in that […]
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49 Franklin to host night of comedy and games
RUMFORD — Maine Event Comedy brings a way to laugh off some of that turkey in a post-Thanksgiving show at 49 Franklin’s Mystic Theater at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24. Featured acts include the WTFD?! game show and stand-up comedy from New Hampshire’s Ian Clark, Boston’s Sam Pelletier and South Portland’s Brendan Williams. WTFD?!, a debacle […]
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A Carpenters’ Christmas at the Chocolate Church
BATH — Lisa Rock and her tribute band will bring their classic repertoire of the Carpenters’ holiday music to the Chocolate Church Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7. Karen and Richard Carpenter often kept things simple on stage, performing as just a duo. But to create the full, rich sound they are known […]
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'Charlie Brown Christmas' cast announced
The Schoolhouse Arts Center in Standish will stage “A Charlie Brown Christmas” in December. Cast members include, from left, front row, Dakota Webb of Portland, Declan Lynch of Hollis, Brady Mercier of Windham and Molly Olsen of Gorham; second row, Sophie Kaplan of Pownal, Cailyn Wheeler of Gorham, Diane Ruecker of Windham and Tapley Trudell of […]
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Looking Back on Nov. 14
100 years ago: 1918 The Lewiston and Auburn community chorus held its first rehearsal since the State Fair, in Lewiston City Hall, Wednesday evening. Over 300 members showed that their interest had not flagged during this long, enforced vacation and they came with the fall program clipped from the Lewiston Journal, prepared to sing the […]
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Gallery 302 featuring Conversations exhibit
BRIDGTON — Gallery 302 is showing Conversations, an exhibit proposed six months ago as an artistic and fun opportunity for Bridgton Art Guild members. Artists willing to take the challenge — 10 in all — submitted new work, put their names in a hat, chose another artist’s name and made a work that responded, in […]
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Shawn Mullins to perform at Johnson Hall
GARDINER — Musician Shawn Mullins will perform at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. After a series of indie record releases, Mullins’ critical breakthrough came when 1998 Soul’s Core album shot him to fame on the strength of its Grammy-nominated No. 1 hit, “Lullaby” followed […]
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Nova Scotia Celtic band perform at ECU Heat Share Christmas concert
FARMINGTON — The audience at the annual ECU Heat Share Benefit Christmas concert slated for Tuesday, Dec. 4, at Old South Congregational Church, 235 Main St., will be in for a very special evening with one of Nova Scotia’s award winning bands, Coig, at the helm. Coig’s music is a unique combination of influences that […]
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Looking Back on Nov. 13
100 years ago: 1918 The Lewiston-Auburn Community Chorus “sing” in Lewiston City hall Wednesday evening should be a joyous occasion and all Lewiston and Auburn are invited to meet and express their thankfulness for peace. The Lewiston Journal tonight prints the words of the new songs to be rehearsed and all who attend are urged […]