Friday, March 16, Back Woods Road will perform at Guthries in Lewiston. Back Woods Road is a highly energized acoustic band known for its tight harmonies, hard driving lead solos, and crowd-pleasing diversified choice of music and arrangements. There’s never an ordinary song for this band. They take it up a notch and one further The […]
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Celebrate the music of Ireland
The Music of Ireland will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at the Denmark Arts Center, Route 160. The Mountain Top Music Singers Workshop, Ginnie Spaulding, Michelle Coffee, Dave Mason, John Waldie, Bob Carper, Peter Cash, Jennifer Day, Lois King and Mary Bastoni, create a carnival of Celtic sounds. A $15 donation is […]
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Dave Mallett to celebrate 40th anniversary at Chocolate Church
BATH — American singer-songwriter Dave Mallett will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 23, at The Chocolate Church, 804 Washington St. Mallett may likely be best known for his authorship of the “folk standard” composition, “Garden Song.” It has been recorded hundreds of times and performed around the world. “It was never that big a […]
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ENC15LOOKINGBACK
100 years ago, 1918 The Auburn City Council will, at its meeting Monday night, consider the purchase of the “Penley lot,” so-called, which adjoins the Chamberlain school on High street. The lot is owned by E. W. Penley, and contains the house occupied by him some years ago. It can be purchased for $5,000, and it is […]
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Maine State Ballet to present 'Alice in Wonderland'
FALMOUTH — Maine State Ballet will take the audience down the rabbit hole this spring with a three-week run of the comedic ballet “Alice in Wonderland,” March 23 through April 8, at Maine State Ballet’s Lopez Theater, 348 U.S. Route 1. Based on the classic novel by Lewis Carroll, with a score gleaned from Alexander […]
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Friday Night Live 8 on two weekends at 49 Franklin
RUMFORD — Local business owner and actress Tammy Schmersal will host the popular live, local, original sketch comedy “Friday Night Live 8” at 49 Franklin. Chad Haynes will be the musical guest. The show is intended for audience members 18 and older and includes sketch comedy, news parody, commercial parody and music. Show dates are […]
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Creator of New Maine News, new parody news source, Seth Macy at Rolling Fatties
KINGFIELD — Rolling Fatties “Word Buzz” continues from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 22, with Seth Macy, creator of New Maine News, a satirical news website (think Maine’s version of the Onion). Word Buzz is a community event to chat about books or other word-related topics. Rolling Fatties will donate 10 percent of sales […]
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Mozart's 'Requiem' to be performed by Maine Chorale and Orchestra
LEWISTON — The Maine Music Society Chorale and Orchestra will present a program featuring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 25, at the Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. They will be joined by professional soloists Sarah Bailey, Jazmin DeRice, Martin Lescault and Carl Steidel. For […]
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Kevin Mannix and wife to speak on their book in Norway
NORWAY — Former WCSH 6 weatherman Kevin Mannix and his wife, social worker Linda Rota, will speak on their book, “Weathering Shame,” at the Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 20. The book is written about their individual experiences with shame and stigma throughout their childhood and adult […]
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Looking Back on March 14
100 years ago, 1918On Thursday there was organized in Auburn the Auburn Electrical company, which will do general electric business, specializing in all electric appliances and repairs for automobiles. This sort of work grows every year, and it is felt that this new company will have plenty to do. Fred H. Lancaster, the well-known Auburn […]