MOUNT VERNON — Six alumni from National Public Radio’s show “From the Top” will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 1, the Mount Vernon Community Center on Minnehonk Lake. The concert will feature classical and popular music on violin, cello, piano and voice. Following the concert, there will be a fireworks display over Minnehonk Lake. […]
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Otisfield contradance June 24
OTISFIELD — An Otisfield Family Friendly Community Contradance will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 24, at the Otisfield Community Center, 292 Route 121. Music will be provided by Don Roy with the Arnotts. The caller is John McIntire. All skills levels are welcome as are singles, couples, groups and families. For […]
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Artist inspired by Maine quarries to speak at library
LEWISTON — Multimedia artist Kate Katomski will give a presentation at the Lewiston Public Library in conjunction with an exhibition at Kimball Street Studios. The free, public program will take place at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, in the library’s Jeanne Couture Conference Room. It will begin with a brief history of Katomski’s past work […]
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Iris society show Saturday in Auburn
AUBURN — The Annual Maine Iris Society Show will take place from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 16, in the cafeteria of Auburn Middle School, 38 Falcon Drive. Admission is free. The entrance is in the back of the school. Irises will be displayed and judged as individual flower stalks and interpretive floral arrangements. […]
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Irving Berlin music at Franco Center Friday
LEWISTON — Celebrating 60 years, Maine State Music Theatre will present “I Love a Piano,” the music and lyrics of Irving Berlin, at The Dolard & Priscilla Gendron Franco Center on Friday, June 15. The show is at 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 6:30. “I Love a Piano” follows the journey of a piano as […]
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Looking Back for June 12
Looking Back on June 12 100 years ago, 1918 Merritt Roak of Perkins Ridge, Auburn, did a costly bit of shopping Monday afternoon. He drove to Auburn with a spare wheel to have it repaired, left the wheel at Fred Taylor’s blacksmith shop on Turner street, tied his horse and wagon outside the shop, and […]
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Molly and John Gawler at the Barn
SOUTH PARIS — Saturday, June 16, at 7:30 p.m., Celebration Barn Theater will present a performance by Molly and John Gawler. This father/daughter duo creates an impressive and imaginative spectacle of dance, circus, story, and live music. Molly Gawler grew up on Buttermilk Hill on a small farm in Maine. She danced from a young age and studied Vaganova […]
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'The Breadwinner' showing at library
PARIS — Paris Public Library’s Novel Idea Book Club will meet on Tuesday, June 19, at 6:30 p.m. to watch the animated PG-13 (some violence) film, “The Breadwinner,” based on a recent book club selection. Participants can bring their evening meals and dine during the film. The film compliments Deborah Ellis’ realistic junior fiction triology […]
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New Linda Britt play on immigration to be staged
AUBURN — UU Theater and Community Little Theatre will present “American Dreams: Immigration Stories,” a collection of stories told from the perspective of immigrants living in the United States. The play, written and directed by Linda Britt, award-winning director and playwright, will be staged at Community Little Theatre, 30 Academy St., on June 29 and 30. Britt wrote the play […]
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Barry Wood to perform at Center Union Meeting House
CHESTERVILLE — Barry Wood will perform on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 17, at the Chesterville Center Union Meeting House at Borough and Zion’s Hill roads. The show starts at 1 p.m. and admission is by donation. Refreshments will be served. Wood taught himself how to play guitar on a cheap six-string donated by his aunt. […]