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, anti it is felt that this new company will have plenty to do. Fred H. Lancaster, the well-known Auburn […]
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KIDS ONLY! Creative Theater Workshop at Chocolate Church
BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center is partnering with Actors Equity Association member Dennis St. Pierre to present KIDS ONLY! Creative Theater Workshop, for students who are interested in live theater, radio theater and intermedia art. Classes and performances will be held on the Chocolate Church Arts Center campus, 804 Washington St. During the […]
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Top teen illusionist to perform at Orion PAC
TOPSHAM — Ben Zabin, one of America’s top teen magicians, will present a show at 7 p.m. Friday, March 30, at Mt. Ararat Middle School’s Orion Performing Arts Center. The award-winning show, which has been seen by audiences worldwide, is a unique fusion of Las Vegas-style illusions, mind-reading, and sleight of hand, all woven together […]
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Church anniversary celebration to include Sandy River Ramblers
WILTON — As part of the First Congregational Church’s 200th anniversary celebration, the Sandy River Ramblers will perform a concert of bluegrass and gospel music Saturday, March 17, following a traditional New England boiled dinner. The dinner will begin at 6 p.m. and the concert will follow at 7. The Ramblers, one of Maine’s top […]
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Bel Canto Chorale to make several local appearances
Bel Canto Chorale will present sacred concerts at the following locations the weekend of March 16 to 18: • Woodstock Seventh-day Adventist Church, 7 p.m. Friday, March 16. • Dixfield Seventh-day Adventist Church, 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17. • Nordica Auditorium, University of Maine Farmington, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17. • Victory Christian Church, Livermore, […]
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St. Dom's Drama Club to stage 'You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown'
AUBURN — The Saint Dominic Academy Drama Club will present “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 16 and 17, in the Commons at the Auburn campus, 121 Gracelawn Road. This Broadway revival version of the original 1967 musical is based on the characters Charles M. Schulz created in […]
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LA Arts to host first monthly Poetry & Conversations event
LEWISTON — The Gallery at LA Arts will host the first of its monthly Poetry & Conversations, Blue Collar Daughters, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at 221 Lisbon St. Poets Claire Hersom, Judith Robbins and Susann Pelletier will read and talk about their unlikely paths to writing and activism. Refreshments will be […]
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Celtic harpist Penny Admundson at Oasis of Music
LEWISTON — The Oasis of Music will host the return of Celtic harpist Penny Admundson from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday March 14, for a presentation at Trinity Church, 247 Bates St. Admundson’s music is a blend of traditional Celtic and classic rock, with some jazzier tunes thrown in for fun. She studied with Maine […]
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Staged reading set for new play by UMF professor Linda Britt
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will present “American Dreams: Immigration Stories,” a new play that will premiere in a staged reading at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 22 and 23, in the performance space of the UMF Emery Community Arts Center. The play is free and open to the public. The […]
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Free choir concert at New Hope Baptist Church
The Chamber Singers from Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, Wisconsin, will present a free concert at the New Hope Baptist Church of Farmington, 268 Perham St., at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 19. Under the direction of David Ledgerwood, the 46-voice choir will feature a selection of sacred hymns, gospel songs and spirituals. The group is […]