AUBURN — The Auburn Recreation Department announces Auburn’s Winter Festival will be held on the weekend of Jan. 26, 27 and 28. This annual community “celebration of all things winter” will feature a variety of events all weekend long, most of them free to the public. The City of Auburn website has a full list […]
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Kids as Curators creating exhibit at Museum L-A
LEWISTON — Museum L-A is announcing the first Kids as Curators exhibition for its gallery space. The Kids as Curators program is a collaborative effort between Museum L-A and students in the Lewiston-Auburn area to create a special exhibition at the museum. Teacher Diana Carson at Auburn Middle School, a veteran of the Kids as […]
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Film documents creation of the Metropolitan Opera House
FRYEBURG – The Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center presents a special one-time screening of multiple Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke’s new documentary, “The Opera House,” Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m. The critically acclaimed film surveys a remarkable period of the Metropolitan Opera’s rich history and a time of great change for New York. […]
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Photo archiving specialist to speak
WINTHROP — The Bailey Public Library in downtown Winthrop will host archival enthusiast and photo specialist Cheryl Freye on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 6:30 p.m. Freye will give a talk and presentation focusing on photo preservation and organization. The event is part of the ongoing Lakes Region Forum sponsored by the Winthrop Public Library Foundation. […]
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Looking Back on January 10
100 years ago, 1918What might have been a serious accident was avoided this morning when the sleigh driven by Dr. George B. O’Connell caught in the car track on Pine Street and overturned. The horse did not run, and neither Dr. O’Connell nor the other occupant of the sleigh, a nurse, was hurt. 50 years […]
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Books of a British childhood on display
FARMINGTON — The Shiretown Bookers, in affiliation with the University of Maine at Farmington, announce the upcoming exhibition “Peter and Alice and Winnie the Pooh: The Books of a British Childhood,” running from Jan. 28 through April 5. This exhibition tells the tales of characters from Peter Rabbit to the Black Rabbit of Inlé; of […]
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CLT lauching high-flying '60s comedy 'Boeing, Boeing'
AUBURN — We are boarding now for “Boeing Boeing,” a side-splitting comedy with lots of doors, mistaken identities and beautiful airline stewardesses. This current production by Community Little Theatre, CLT, opens Friday, Jan. 12, with a weekend schedule running through Sunday, Jan. 21. Under the direction of Eileen Messina, six actors keep this mildly naughty […]
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Looking Back on January 9
100 years ago, 1918Haircuts are going up! Cards bearing this notice are beginning to be tucked into the mirror frames of Lewiston and Auburn barber shops. “On and after Jan. 14, the prices for haircuts will be 35 cents and pompadours 45 cents,” is the way they read. The price now is 25 cents. The […]
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Son presents homage to 'Doc Cooper'
FARMINGTON — Prepare to be inspired and entertained by the true-life story of “Maine’s legendary large animal veterinarian,” the late “Doc Cooper,” when his son Michael performs Doc’s life story using mime and unique masks. The performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, in Emery Art Center on the University of Maine […]
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Country Jamboree at Fryeburg
The Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center presents the Country Jamboree on Saturday, Jan. 13, at 7:30 p.m. Featuring an incredibly talented cast that has performed with some of country music’s most popular artists, this outstanding performance features the music of Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, and many more. Like […]