100 years ago, 1918 Never was a Lewiston and Auburn audience more impressed than that which packed the College Street church Friday evening to hear John Randall Dunn, C. S. of St. Louis on Christian Science. The speaker proved to be one of the most clear and convincing exponents of this teaching ever heard here […]
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Singer, guitarist returning to North Church
FARMINGTON — Singer and storyteller Ruth Hill returns to the Farmington North Church for a concert at 7 p.m. Friday, June 15. Hill is the most recent grand prize winner of the Great American Song Contest. Her latest CD, “Reunion of Broken Parts,” has been at the top of folk DJ charts for over three months. She […]
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Hurry Down Sunshine at Gazebo
Hurry Down Sunshine, the guitar and singing duo of Brian Kavanaugh and Stan Davis, will perform at the gazebo in Turner, Tuesday, June 12, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Brownie McGhee sang: “Hurry down sunshine, see what tomorrow brings … it may be sunshine; then again it may be rain.” Its how the duo chose its name. […]
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Museum L-A honoring art of handiwork
Workers at Museum L-A in Lewiston hang a hand-woven fishing net from Port Clyde in preparation for the upcoming exhibit titled The Lost Art of Handiwork. LEWISTON — Museum L-A is honoring artisans throughout Maine in its new gallery exhibit titled The Lost Art of Handiwork. For years, Museum L-A has been collecting the history of […]
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Comedian Tom Murphy at Celebration Barn Theater
SOUTH PARIS — Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road, will present “Laugh Til You Die” by physical comedian Tom Murphy at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 9. Accident-prone and dangerously funny, Murphy kicks the art of solo-performance into overdrive. When he turned 60 last year he started having “The Dream,” which launched his new show. In […]
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Organist leads off basillica concert series
LEWISTON — Organist Thomas Fielding will headline the opening concert of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul’s “Concerts at the Basilica” season. He will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 15. Fielding is director of music and liturgy at St. Augustine Cathedral in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and an award-winning performer and composer. He has performed on […]
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Music series to debut June 10 in Waterford
WATERFORD — Waterford Congregational Church is launching a new music series called “Sharps on the Flat” at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 10. Two groups will be featured — Vocal Solution, an eight-member a cappella group founded and based in the Oxford Hills area, and OHUG, Oxford Hills Ukulele Group. The concert will be held in […]
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Gallery 302 welcomes new potter
BRIDGTON — Gallery 302 announces it is welcoming potter Kate Krukowski Gooding. “I hand-build everything so no two pieces are ever alike,” she said. “You may see everything from Moose Antler platters, to eclectic bowls and serving plates, to vases, tea light holders and so much more. Everything in my life has always had color […]
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Looking Back for June 8
100 years ago, 1918 The Auburn dog officers, Jenkins and Austin, made a sensation in New Auburn, Monday afternoon, by suddenly appearing in the midst of a number of unlicensed dogs. They shot four dogs in the street and carried away two alive. The plan brought about the desired result, owners of other unlicensed dogs […]
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'Twelve Angry Men' opens at CLT
Cory King, left, as Juror #3, threatens Juror #8, played by John Blanchette, right during a recent rehersal at Community Little Theatre for “Twelve Angry Men,” the award-winning drama by Reginald Rose, which opens this weekend at the Community Little Theatre. Directed by Jackie McDonald, “Twelve Angry Men” is about an all-male jury in the […]