LEWISTON — Pirates, wenches, mishaps and merrymaking are on deck at the Gendron Franco Center when it once again produces one of Maine’s most unique, delicious and hilarious experiences with The Buccaneers Banquet on Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5, beginning at 6 p.m. The Center is located at the corner of Cedar and […]
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Fryeburg Academy to present Mountainfilm on Tour
FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Academy will present Mountainfilm on Tour at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 3, to benefit Fryeburg Academy Outdoor Programs. Mountainfilm is an annual documentary film festival that showcases nonfiction stories about environmental, cultural, climbing, political and social justice issues that matter. Along with exceptional documentaries, the festival goes beyond the film medium by […]
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Looking back
100 years ago, 1918 Rep. George E. Kinney, of Auburn, is a busy man these days trying to organize the girls’ canning clubs. He is on a committee with Mrs. William H. Newell and Mrs. James A. Pulsifer, and the idea this year is to confine the clubs to the schools. Back of it all […]
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New Spine at Guthries Friday
Friday, April 27, New Spine will perform at Guthries, 115 Middle St., Lewiston. New Spine is the latest project by Portland resident Geneviève Beaudoin. The occasional humor is poignant; the catharsis is palpable. Floating between folk-rock and americana, her songs move in the raw and tender. New Spine will perform as a duo with Genevieve on […]
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Eddies stage poignant one-act play Sunday
AUBURN — The Edward Little High School One-Act Team will be putting on a production of “Lafayette No. 1,” by Mandy Conner, on Sunday, April 29. The show starts at 7 p.m. at the Great Falls Performing Arts Center, 30 Academy St. The performance is free of charge, but donations will be accepted. On the […]
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McAllister, Preston & Curry, at Pedro O'Hara's
Friday, April 27, from 8 to 11 p.m., Toby McAllister will perform at Pedro O’Hara’s, 34 Main St., Lewiston He plays everything from Johnny Cash to Taylor Swift, and incorporates a few original songs into every show as well. On Saturday, Mike Preston and Kim Curry, both seasoned country artists, will perform from 8 to […]
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Tom Petty tribute show at Mixers
Capt. Ray Card brings “You Got Lucky,” his Tom Petty tribute show to Mixers, Friday, April 27, at 8:30 p.m. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. He and his band sold more than 80 million records in their career. Petty died in 2017. Cover charge […]
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Looking Back for April 26
100 years ago, 1918 The first new potatoes arrived today in Lewiston. They were marked 95 cents a peck and were large and very red in color. One of the strange things here is the variation in the price of old potatoes. Barrels upon barrels of these tubers are going into starch up in Aroostook […]
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Driskell highlights importance of Maine in his art
PORTLAND — “When I come to Maine, time stops. Maine has that way of captivating you,” David Driskell, national scholar, author, artist, educator and longtime Maine summer resident, told the crowd at a Will Barnet Scholars Foundation event at the Portland Museum of Art this past weekend. Driskell was elected in April to the American […]
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UMF Community Chorus and Orchestra to present 'A German Requiem'
FARMINGTON — The UMF Community Chorus and Orchestra, under the direction of Bruce McInnes, will present a performance of “A German Requiem,” by Johannes Brahms, at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 29, in Nordica Auditorium in UMF Merrill Hall. With many symphonies and orchestras presenting concerts on the same day, Professor McInnes looked to local communities as he gathered an orchestra […]