100 Years ago: 1918 WANTED: 50 patriotic women or girls for stitching army shirts. The government must have shirts for our boys. Good pay and steady work. Experienced and inexperienced. Apply at Bates Street Shirt Company. 50 Years Ago: 1968 John and Meredith Zerillo called the police at 2:30 p.m. and said they would be […]
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Live jazz at Guthries
Guthries hosts local jazz quintet, featuring John Smedley on guitar, Tim Clough on bass, Dale Chapman on saxaphone, Mike Hanson on drums and Zane Omohundro on piano, at 8 p.m. Friday. There is no cover. For more information call 376-3344.
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Contradance lessons at Bates' Concerts on the Quad
Bates College’s Concerts on the Quad present a contradance lesson from renowned caller Dela Murphy, center, who then calls dances while Erica Brown & The Bluegrass Connection, a popular Maine quintet, play music spanning bluegrass, French-Canadian and original songs. Show is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at Historic Quad at the Gnomes Chapel, 275 […]
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Barter, Barter, Emerson: The Painters from Maine exhibit in Freeport
FREEPORT — The exhibit Barter, Barter, Emerson: The Painters from Maine is on display in the showroom at Thos. Moser, 149 Main St., Freeport. As part of the company’s ongoing commitment to showcase Maine art, the exhibit features over 100 paintings, wood reliefs and wood assemblage from 20 Maine artists. The collected works will on display through […]
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Open air street dance in Rangeley
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will present the Annual Street Dance featuring JoJo and the Bros on Pond Street in Rangeley from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 17. The event is co-sponsored by Ecopelagicon and Forks in the Air Mountain Bistro. The Street Dance is an open air rock concert perfect for […]
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Sebago music festival to kick off 46th season
HARRISON — The Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will open its 46th season July 17 at Deertrees Theatre by remembering composers Achille-Claude Debussy of France and Gioachino Antonio Rossini of Italy. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. The festival is designed by music director and renowned pianist Mihae Lee. The opening concert celebrates the 100th anniversary […]
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Award-winning GMO documentary premieres at MIFF
WATERVILLE — “Modified,” an award-winning new documentary that follows a poignant mother-daughter investigative journey into the controversial world of genetically modified foods (GMOs), will have its premiere at the Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) this month. The film screens at Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville on Sunday, July 15 and at the Waterville Opera House […]
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Bowdoin music festival presents Brentano String Quartet
BRUNSWICK — The Brentano String Quartet returns to the Bowdoin Music Festival for the first time since 2014. Since its inception in 1992, the Brentano String Quartet has appeared throughout the world. Monday, July 16 — 7:30 p.m., Studzinski Recital Hall. The first half of their program spans the breadth of the string quartet genre, from Haydn […]
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Indie films at RFA Lakeside Theater
RANGELEY — Along with showing first-run movies, the Rangeley Friends of the Arts Lakeside Theater, at 2493 Main St. in Rangeley, has scheduled independent films and film festivals this summer. The following shows will take place on the designated dates at 7 p.m.: 19th Century Rangeley in 3D — July 17 and 18. The Rangeley Lakes […]
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Looking Back on July 12
100 Years Ago: 1918 Two ads in the Journal for Lewiston-Auburn readers: “FIGHTING DEMON RUM WITH MODERN WEAPONS”: Arthur Thayer, recently appointed sheriff of Penobscot County, tells the Journal how he hopes to perform the modern miracle of making Bangor dry. Illustrated by Stone. “STORIES OF THE Y.W.C.A. WORK IN FRANCE”: How American women are […]