“Back to Bates,” an interlude of dance by students, faculty and guest artists, will start at noon Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 6 and 7, at Schaeffer Theatre, 329 College St. The event celebrates Bates College’s Homecoming & Family Weekend. The Bates Dance Co. rehearses in March 2018. FMI 207-786-6161. (Photo courtesy of Durotimi Akinkugbe for Bates College)
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Novelist and creator of new Marvel series to speak at Bates College
“Inspiring Radical Creativity: An Evening with Gabby Rivera,” will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, at Bates College. Rivera is an outgoing, outspoken creator invested in fostering better dialogue, inspiring radical creativity and improving our most vulnerable communities. The author of the acclaimed coming-of-age novel “Juliet Takes a Breath,” she’s also the writer […]
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Celebration Barn's last performance of 2018 season features folk band
PARIS — Celebration Barn Theater will present The Gawler Family Band at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. It will be the last show of 2018. John and Ellen Gawler and their daughters Molly, Edith and Elsie will be joined by Bennett Konesni for offer an assortment of old and new sounds from many folk traditions. […]
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Looking Back on Oct. 3
100 Years Ago: 1918 All of the public schools in Lewiston and Auburn, all churches, the theatres, societies, pool rooms, billiard parlors, business colleges and other public gathering places, except Bates College and wage-earning industries, have been ordered closed, beginning Friday morning until further notice. This action was taken by the boards of health of […]
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Two bands to perform favorite songs of artist Dahlov Ipcar at Bates
LEWISTON — Dahlov Ipcar’s “Favorite Folk Songs & Ballads” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at Olin Arts Center Concert Hall at Bates College. Friends of Ipcar will perform her favorite folk songs and ballads, while projecting her illustrations of the songs. Performers include Bob Zentz and Jeanne McDougall Zentz, Nor and […]
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Tim Gallant to play at Oasis, Trinity Church, Wednesday
LEWISTON — Singer-songwriter Jim Gallant will perform from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Oasis of Music at Trinity Church, 247 Bates St. The show is free and open to the public. As a member of the Seacoast Guitar Society, Gallant was a featured artist in its first fingerstyle compilation CD, “Seacoast Guitarist […]
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Sawyer Memorial to screen film exploring the Southwest
GREENE — The film, “The Colorado Plateau: Red Rock Country” by Gray Warriner, will be screening at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at the Sawyer Memorial. Known around the world, the Colorado Plateau is the heartland of more national parks than anywhere else in the world. The spectacular colors of Red Rock Country are […]
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Funny and frightening fall events at Museum L-A
LEWISTON — Looking for some fall fun? Museum L-A invites you to the historic Bates Mill for two different seasonal programs with a spooky twist: “Story Tellers Unhinged” and “Chills at the Mill.” Mainely Improv is set to perform “Story Tellers Unhinged” and a taste of improv comedy at 7:30 pm. Friday, Oct. 12. This evening […]
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Blues in the Barn to feature Matt and The Barnburners
KINGFIELD — Matt and the Barnburners will play at Blues in the Barn, Mountain Village Farm B&B, 164 Main St., from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7. Together for nearly a decade, Matt and t,he Barnburners are one of central Maine’s premier blues acts who draw enthusiastic crowds wherever they perform. They are three-time winners […]
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Johnson Hall to present the film "The Peloton Project"
GARDINER — Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center on Water Street will be presenting the film “The Peloton Project” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18. The directors will be presenting the film as part of the Food, Film & Conversation series. This film follows the lives of 39 cyclists as they prepare to take on the […]