100 Years Ago: 1918 The Dixfield village people very generously responded to the call for clothing for the Belgians, and Friday noon, several of the ladies of the Dixfield branch of the Red Cross were busily engaged in sorting and packing. Five large dry goods cases were filled to their utmost capacity, and stenciled to […]
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Looking Back on Oct. 1
100 Years Ago: 1918 Some new cases of influenza have appeared in these cities, but according to reports by physicians, the situation has changed but little since Saturday. One Lewiston doctor stated to the Sun last night that the disease seemed to be on the increase here and it was his opinion that the local […]
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Organist Elena Eudras performs final concert of season at the Basilica
LEWISTON — Elena Eudras will perform the final organ concert of the 2018 season at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4. Her performance will include Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Mussorgsky’s “The Great Gate of Kiev.” Eudras will also perform one of her own original works, “Song of a […]
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Met Opera presents ‘Aida’ at LHE/PAC
FRYEBURG — The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning “Met Opera: Live in HD” series presents Verdi’s “Aida” at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. In what should be a highlight of the new season, soprano Anna Netrebko sings her first Met “Aida,” going toe-to-toe with mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili as […]
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The Harlow Gallery to host 'Maine Veterans Speak' event
HALLOWELL — At 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, the Harlow Gallery, now at 100 Water Street, will host an event called “Maine Veterans Speak.” The evening will open with poetry by Vietnam vet, Terry Grasse, who often visits high schools in the Brunswick area where students are studying the Vietnam War. Drafted right out of […]
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First Riverwalk Blues & Jazz Festival to be held in October
AUBURN — Ken Goodman of Auburn is organizing a Riverwalk Blues & Arts Festival from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Festival Plaza. The free community event will feature some of Central Maine’s favorite blues artists, including Juke Joint Devils, Continental Shakedown, Voodoo Clowns, Black Cat Road and more, plus family- and kid-friendly […]
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Looking Back on Sept. 29
100 years ago: 1918 There will be inspiration for every Lewiston and Auburn woman who will be able to hear the address given at 3 o’clock this afternoon, by Mrs. Halsey Wilson of New York at the Young Women’s Christian Association. Mrs. Wilson is in Lewiston attending the work conference of the Maine Woman’s Suffrage […]
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Mysterious graffiti artist Banksy explored by UMF New Commons Project
FARMINGTON — An anonymous and mysterious England-based street artist, political activist and international icon, Banksy and his work are the subject of the next New Commons Project events at the University of Maine at Farmington. Selected by “Time” magazine for its 2010 list of the world’s 100 most influential people, Banksy has baffled the world with […]
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Celebration Barn to hold final 'Early Evening Show' of 2018
PARIS — At 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, Celebration Barn Theater presents Mike Miclon’s “The Early Evening Show,” a late-night talk show spoof full of sketches, soulful music and wild improvisations that have made it the longest running variety show in Maine history, now in it’s 20th year. The show has been performed from Maine […]
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Stronghold live at The Cage Saturday
LEWISTON — The Cage will host the band Stronghold live at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at 99 Ash St. Cover charge will be $5 at the door. For more information, call 207-783-0668.