100 Years Ago: 1918 Leavitt Institute in Turner opens on Oct. 1st. The double-session plan will be used, there is an intermission of an hour and a quarter at noon and school closing at 3:30 in the afternoon. Two buildings have been leased to take the place of the old dormitory until a new one can be built The […]
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Waterford concert to feature The Chamber Singers and LA Winds Quintet
WATERFORD — The music series Sharps on the Flat will present its second concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at the Waterford Congregational Church on Plummer Hill Road in Waterford Flat village. The 18-member Chamber Singers, a division of the Maine Music Society Chorale of Lewiston-Auburn, will perform. The a cappella group that formed five […]
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Oxford church announces concert with Jeff Steinberg
OXFORD — Hosanna Church will host Jeff Steinberg, the 4-foot-6-inch “Tiny Giant,” in concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9. Steinberg is a singer, storyteller, comedian, artist and author. Although he was born with no arms and with malformed legs, 2018 marks 50 years that he has been traveling in ministry. He has performed on […]
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Looking Back on Sept. 24
100 Years Ago: 1918 Everyone is to be depended upon to help make the gathering of material for gas-masks a success. The Community Chorus pledged its support through Captain Stiles, who was one of the most enthusiastic speakers at the meeting held at the Lewiston Chamber of Commerce, last night. Local fire stations are to […]
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Hailey Mealey's 'Insecta' series comes to Wilton library
WILTON — The Wilton Free Public Library will present Hailey Mealey’s new series, “Insecta,” from Saturday, Sept. 29, to Thursday, Nov. 15. A reception with light refreshments will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4. This new series fuses her love of color, anatomical structures and insects, which is inspired by the insect-related work […]
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Art Walk LA packs in performances on Friday for September's dance theme
LEWISTON — L-A Arts is pleased to invite the public to the Friday, Sept. 28, Art Walk LA in downtown Lewiston and Auburn, which will feature a series of dance performances. As a complement to the rich array of visual art exhibits and gallery receptions that characterize every Art Walk LA, this year’s series features […]
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Looking Back on Sept. 22
100 Years Ago: 1918 Six thousand cases of Spanish influenza are reported at Camp Devens and the Boston Red Cross Headquarters has summoned nurses from all New England hospitals to care for the soldiers suffering from the disease. An Auburn boy in the camp writes that the disease has spread through the entire encampment but that […]
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Livermore Falls to hold 20th annual Apple Pumpkin Festival
The 20th annual Apple Pumpkin Festival will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at Livermore Falls Recreation Field, 25 Cedar St. The event will feature a variety of vendors and craft artisans, agricultural products, historical and educational displays, seasonal decorations, antique tractors, raffles and plenty of food all day long. There will be […]
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Four bands play live at The Cage Saturday
LEWISTON — The Cage, 97 Ash St., will host four live bands Saturday. Conscious Cadaver, Tried & True, War Criminal and Stillborn Condition will take the stage beginning at 7 p.m. Cover charge is $5.
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Fryeburg Academy gallery features art exhibit from local artist
FRYEBURG — During September and October the Goldberg Gallery at Fryeburg Academy will host a collection of oil paintings, featuring the work of artist Sandra J. Bell. Bell, a paint en plein air and representational oil painter, was raised in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, and was exposed to the arts at an early age. She […]