NORWAY — Local artist Beverly LaVerdiere will display her artwork at the Main Street Gallery, 426 Main St., during April. LaVerdiere is the Western Maine Art Group’s artist of the month. “Most of my paintings are painted from photos which I take while I am out for a walk,” she said. “I carry my camera […]
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Celtic harpist at Oasis Wednesday
The Oasis of Music is proud to host the return of Celtic harpist Penny Admundson (rescheduled because of snow in March) this Wednesday, April 4, for a presentation at Trinity Church, 247 Bates St., Lewiston, from 12:30 to 1 p.m. A program of love songs is in the offing. Amundson’s music is a blend of traditional Celtic and […]
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Author of 'Mainers on the Titanic' to give library talk
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Mac Smith, author of “Mainers on the Titanic” tracing the stories of passengers on that fateful ship who had ties to Maine, will speak at the Carrabassett Valley Library on Saturday, April 7 at 4:30 p.m. In addition to the many passengers who were wealthy summer visitors to Mount Desert Island, there were […]
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100 years ago, 1918 Yesterday was really historic at the Pine Street Congregational church in Lewiston. The Easter congregation was the largest in many years and the Men’s Bible class had an attendance of over fifty. But the fact which gave to all the people the most cheer was the announcement made in the folIowing […]
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Community Little Theatre holding '12 Angry Men' auditions
AUBURN — The L-A Community Little Theatre is holding open auditions for “12 Angry Men” at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 8, and again at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 9; both days at the Great Falls Performing Arts Center on Academy Street in Auburn. “12 Angry Men” is a dramatic play by Reginald Rose adapted from […]
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Wood artist Bill Housley at Gallery 302
BRIDGTON — Gallery 302 has a new wood artist, Bill Housley. During his professional life he was an assistant professor in dentistry at Tufts College of Medicine and Dentistry and also at the New Jersey College of dentistry. He practiced in San Francisco, Iowa, New Jersey, Needham, Massachusetts, and finally, in Standish, Maine, since 1975. […]
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Open Book Players to present 'The World of Carl Sandburg'
GARDINER — Open Book Players will present “The World of Carl Sandburg” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 8, at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. Sandburg’s works, adapted by Norman Corwin, were first performed by Bette Davis and Lief Erickson, and a host of others in New York […]
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Matolcsy Art Center to presenting exhibit by two women
NORWAY — The Matolcsy Art Center, 480 Main St., is reopening its doors as a gallery space at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 6. An exhibit titled 2 women 2 views will feature Barbara Traficonte and Judy Schneider. Both are accomplished painters with different styles but a similar process. They work “plein air” and have the […]
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Gothard Sisters' jubilant Celtic show comes to area
Multi-talented trio performing in Rumford and Farmington The dynamic Gothard Sisters, a group of three sisters, whose impressive array of talents have set them apart as one of the most refreshing and compelling acts in Celtic-roots music today will perform back-to-back concerts at Rumford and Farmington, Wednesday and Thursday, April 11 and 12. On April 11, the trio […]
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100 years ago, 1918 The local changing of time, in accordance with the daylight saving plan, was not unaccompanied by an error here and there, laughable and otherwise. Ninety-nine out of a hundred Lewiston-Auburn people are in hearty accord with the plan. One well-known Lewiston man says that he would like to see the clocks […]