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Public Theatre opens its 2018-19 season next weekend

LEWISTON — The Public Theatre’s begins its 2018-19 season with the delightful romantic comedy “Things My Mother Taught Me,” playing Oct. 19-28. Director Janet Mitchko says, “This play is both a delightful family comedy and a touching love story. Every parent who has ever watched their child fall in love will recognize the feelings of […]

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RUCKUS to play at Mixers

RUCKUS will play at Mixers from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12. The band, which plays ’80s and ’90s rock, consists of Jay Johnson, vocals; Shad Lewis, drums; Bill Mckenna, guitar; and Dwayne Blake, bass. Some of the bands they cover include Tesla, Bon Jovi, Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, Van Halen, Motley Crue, Poison, […]

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Looking Back on Oct. 12

100 years ago: 1918 The telephone operators at the Lewiston exchange of the N. E. Tel. Co. found themselves in a whirlwind rush about the time the first news of Germany’s acceptance of President Wilson’s note reached the cities. The “attack” had not been anticipated and the usual office force of operators was completely smothered […]

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Local skier to hold North American premiere her film in Bethel

BETHEL — Jackie Paaso, big mountain skier and co-director and co-star of “Evolution of Dreams,” will premiere her film in North America at The Gem on Saturday, Oct. 20. Doors will open for a reception at 6 p.m. and the film will show at 7:30. “We dreamed of Olympic Gold, being the best in the world, […]

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Winthrop library to host Chris Myers Asch

WINTHROP — The Bailey Public Library in downtown Winthrop will host historian and author Chris Myers Asch oat 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23. The event is part of the ongoing Winthrop Lakes Region Forum and is sponsored by the Winthrop Public Library Foundation. Asch will read from and discuss his new book “Chocolate City,” which […]

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'Samson et Dalila' to be shown as part of Met Opera Live in HD series

FRYEBURG — The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Met Opera “Live in HD” series presents Saint-Saëns’s “Samson et Dalila” at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. When mezzo-soprano El?na Garan?a and tenor Roberto Alagna joined forces for a new production of “Carmen” at the Met, the results were electrifying. […]