SOUTH PARIS — The Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club of South Paris will host its next dance from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Oxford Hills Middle School cafeteria, 100 Pine St. All square dancers who dance mainstream level and above will enjoy this fun filled evening. Newly graduated dancers are encouraged […]
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Singer songwriter Slaid Cleaves to perform at Johnson Hall
GARDINER — Slaid Cleaves will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12, at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. Doors open at 7 p.m.. The characters in Slaid Cleaves’ songs live in unglamorous reality. They work dead-end jobs, they run out of money, they grow old, they hold […]
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Author presentation and book signing in Meeting House Park
FARMINGTON — DDG Booksellers will host an author presentation and book signing of the book “A New Path” by Arthur Haines at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at the gazebo in Meeting House Park. The book makes a case for loss of health and sovereignty as a result of human domestication and seeks to rekindle people’s […]
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Looking Back on May 9
100 years ago, 1918 A free entertainment — and a mighty good one, too — will be given in the Empire theater on Friday night under the auspices of the Public News Bureau of the American Red Cross. W. T. Moran, vice chairman of the forthcoming drive in Lewiston-Auburn, received word today that moving pictures […]
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'Music for Mavis' ninth season approaching
TURNER — Melodies and lyrics often rouse reminisces of days gone by. It’s been said that it’s sometimes not the song that makes you emotional, it’s the people and things that come to mind when you hear it. So it was with Mavis Varney. She sang harmony, played alto saxophone in the school band, told […]
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Katahdin Valley Boys come to Vienna Union Hall
VIENNA — One of Maine’s most popular bluegrass bands, the Katahdin Valley Boys, will be performing at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Vienna Union Hall. The group takes pride in presenting audiences with traditional and contemporary bluegrass and gospel music, including numerous original tunes. The group features Ken Brooks on guitar and vocals, […]
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Photos sought for 2019 Rangeley calendar
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce is inviting the public to submit photos of the Rangeley region to be considered for inclusion in The Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce 2019 calendar. The Chamber is seeking photos that represent the best of the Rangeley region throughout the four seasons. All photos should be submitted […]
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Cafe Shalom to present a night of music and magic
AUBURN — Cafe Shalom, an evening of wine, cheese and musical variety, will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at Temple Shalom Synagogue-Center, 74 Bradman St. Doors open at 6 p.m. Highlights include Scottish Pipes and Drums performed by the Kora Highlanders; Classical Song by Divertimenti; Klezmer Music by Sruli and Lisa; Blues […]
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Lewiston Elks Lodge to host Maine Children's Cancer benefit
A spaghetti supper and dance to benefit Maine Children’s Cancer will be held at the Lewiston Elks Lodge, 1675 Lisbon St., on Saturday, May 12. Dinner begins at 5 p.m. and music by Tattooed Lies starts at 7:30. Tickets are on sale now, $15 and $18, at the Lewiston Elks Lodge. All proceeds go to help children […]
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Looking Back for May 8
100 years ago, 1918 The faculty and students of Bates College, voting as a body, this morning adopted resolutions demanding complete national prohibition during the remainder of the war and for one year thereafter, and calling upon the President, Senate, House of Representatives and other federal authorities to use their powers and influence toward this […]