LEWISTON — Maine Event Comedy presents the hilarious and multi-talented Ben Quick at Baxter Brewing, Friday, May 4, at 7 p.m. He’ll be joined by Sarah Blodgett, Rasheed Townes and Michele Mortensen. Combining a wide array of comedic chops which translate seamlessly into his singing, songwriting and guitar playing, Quick’s energetic presence is as undeniable […]
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Robert Lockwood art on display in Wilton
WILTON — Wilton Free Public Library will display the paintings and sculptures of Robert Lockwood for their next public art show. The show will run May 3 through June 29, and will feature a variety of works by the Industry, Maine, resident. An open house artist’s reception will be held Thursday, May 10, from 6:30 […]
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WMAG hosts event for Ulla Hansen at gallery
NORWAY — On Friday, May 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. an opening reception will be held for the Western Maine Art Group’s “artist of the month” for May, Ulla Hansen. The event will take place at the Main Street Gallery, 426 Main St. Refreshments will be served. Hansen said she came to painting later […]
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Kienitz performs on piano at Oasis
?Classical pianist Kathleen Kienitz will perform on Wednesday, May 2, at the Oasis of Music, Trinity Church, 247 Bates St. in Lewiston, from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Kienitz? ?is a local attorney with an elderlaw practice in Maine who plays music in her spare time as often as she can. She has a bachelor of […]
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These presidential presents are a little peculiar
What kind of gift do you give the leader of the free world? French President Emmanuel Macron, who arrived in Washington, D.C., on Monday for a state visit, gave President Donald Trump an oak tree sapling from the Belleau Wood, the site of a 1918 World War I battle where 9,000 Americans died. The gift […]
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'Midvale 50th HIgh School Reunion' opens at TPT May 4
Revisiting the past changes the future when a high school reunion unexpectedly turns an old classmate into a new love when the The Public Theatre stages the Maine premiere of the charming and thought-provoking romantic comedy “The Midvale High School 50th Reunion,” playing May 4 through 13. The bittersweet fun of attending a reunion is […]
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Looking Back on April 28
100 years ago, 1918 Michael Ryan, the Bates graduate who is making a success of farming on Park Avenue, was one of the enthusiastic patrons of the 1917 public markets. He says he will increase his acreage to ten this season and intends to feature his produce at these public markets in Auburn and Lewiston. […]
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CODA Chorus celebrates 50th Anniversary Jubilee
MANCHESTER — CODA Chorus will celebrate 50 years of songs April 28 at Hope Baptist Church on Route 202. The spring concert will include performances at 4 and 7 p.m. with Broadway, patriotic and spiritual music. The all-inclusive community chorus is in Winthrop. Its goal is to provide an opportunity for singers of all backgrounds […]
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Doiron at Ludden Library
Paul Doiron, a Maine native, will be at the Ludden Memorial Library, 42 Main St., Dixfield, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 1. Doiron is the author of the Mike Bowditch series of crime novels, including “The Poacher’s Son,” which won the Barry Award and the Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel and was nominated […]
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Author Sandy Stott at DDG Booksellers for book signing
FARMINGTON — DDG Booksellers, 193 Broadway, will host an author presentation and book signing of the book “Critical Hours” by Sandy Stott at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3. Sandy Stott, editor of “Accidents,” the journal of the Appalachian Mountain Club, delivers both a history and a celebration of the search and rescue workers who save countless lives […]