AUBURN — Concerts for a Cause will host Scott Ainslie at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 2, at the First Universalist Church of Auburn. The show will benefit the church, as well as the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society. Ainslie is a masterful historian, storyteller and musician who explores the African and European roots of American music […]
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‘Maine Spring Ring’ seeks handbell ringers for April 7 event
AUBURN — Handbell ringers from all over the state will gather on Saturday, April 7, at Auburn Middle School for the 2018 Maine Spring Ring. The day will conclude with a free concert that is open to the public. All Maine handbell ringers are welcome to participate in the day-long event. The early bird registration […]
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Looking Back on February 21
100 years ago, 1918County Agent Harold J. Shaw, who has now moved to Auburn where an office will be found for him, is making plans for much work among the farmers the coming season. Among the important things under his consideration at present is the use of farm account books which are being gotten out […]
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Looking Back on February 20
100 years ago, 1918Five arrests charging single sales of liquor were made in Lewiston Wednesday under the direction of Fred Tarbox of the bureau of criminal investigation of the Attorney General’s department at Augusta. Franklin H. Fisher, assistant attorney general, stated to the Lewiston Journal that “It was simply Lewiston’s turn in the statewide enforcement […]
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ELHS junior to be featured at Oasis-of-Music concert
LEWISTON — Fiddler Josh White is the featured musician in this week’s Oasis-of-Music concert. Open to the public free of charge, the event will take place from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Trinity Church, 274 Bates St. A resident of Auburn and a junior at Edward Little High School, White will perform a selection […]
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Classical Constellations at UMA March 2
AUGUSTA — The University of Maine at Augusta Music Program will present the Classical Constellations with the Portland Piano Trio at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 2, at Jewett Auditorium, UMA Augusta Campus. The event is free and open to the public. The program travels across the centuries with work by Beethoven, Amy Beach, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, […]
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Jazz series to open with concert by Cleaver, Laplante
PORTLAND — The Portland Conservatory of Music has announced the spring season of the Dimensions in Jazz Series. Curated by Artistic Director Paul Lichter, the robust line-up brings national and international jazz performers to Maine. The season opens on Thursday, March 1, with a concert by Gerald Cleaver and Travis Laplante at SPACE Gallery, with […]
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Free family movie during school vacation week
LEWISTON — A free family movie, “Curious George,” will be shown at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at The Public Theatre, 31 Maple St., Lewiston. The event is appropriate for kids age 4 and up. Under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. The G-rated movie runs for 87 minutes. In the animated classic, movie-goers […]
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Gaslight Theater announces season's plays
HALLOWELL — Gaslight Theater has announced the plays for the current season. Two one-acts, “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “Sonata for Armadillos” by Jon Tuttle, will run March 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11. Show dates for “Witness for the Prosecution” by Agatha Christie will be June 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 and […]
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Och, 'First Ladies Man,' will discuss book at Auburn Public Library
AUBURN — Award-winning television/multimedia producer and author Andrew Och will visit the Auburn Public Library from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, March 2, for a presentation on America’s First Ladies. The First Ladies Man will publish his second book, “Unusual for Their Time: On the Road with America’s First Ladies, Vol. 2,” in which he […]