WINTHROP — The Bailey Public Library will host Maine educator Flynn Ross, Ph.D., for a lecture and presentation on “Equity and Excellence in Maine Schools.” It will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, and is part of the World in Your Library series sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council. It is also part […]
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Johnny Ater plus 3 playing for laughs at Johnson Hall
GARDINER — Maine Event Comedy presents Johnny Ater at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at Johnson Hall, 280 Water St. The show will also feature Boston’s Ben Quick, Portland’s Kevin Neales and host Mark Turcotte. It’s for ages 21 and older. Whether he’s taking light-hearted swipes at himself and his fellow Mainers, or contorting his […]
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Looking Back on September 13
100 years ago, 1917The American Clothing Co., one of the largest concerns of its kind in the country, has leased the large store at 29 Lisbon street, Lewiston, formerly occupied by White & Weston and will open an up-to-date general furnishings business here in the near future. This clothing company’s system is direct from factory […]
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Artwork of Pamela Johnson at UMF Art Gallery
FARMINGTON —The UMF Art Gallery presents the imagery of artist Pamela Johnson as its opening exhibit for the academic year. “BRING ME the girl: Wonder Tales, Ghosts and Catastrophes” will be on display from Sept. 14 through Oct. 27, at the UMF Art Gallery on the University of Maine at Farmington campus. The opening reception […]
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Got a mill story to tell? Museum L-A, Maine Historical Society want to know
LEWISTON — Museum L-A’s newest temporary exhibit, “Structures and Patterns: The Remnants of Our Work,” is a thought-provoking exhibit in collaboration with fine arts painter Janice L. Moore and photographer Mark Marchesi. Both artists and the museum are examining the community’s relationship to industrial mills in Maine, specifically in the historic city of Lewiston in […]
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Art Walk LA embraces the fall Friday
In anticipation of good weather on Friday, Art Walk LA will be featuring a busy schedule of events, indoors and out. Auburn’s Festival Plaza will host the annual Red Table Event, a community picnic. At One Great Falls Plaza, directly opposite Auburn City Hall, visitors can enjoy “Be a Masterpiece” (“Mona Lisa,” “Girl With a […]
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Looking Back on September 12
100 years ago, 1917Much damage was done to the crops in this section of the State by the killing frost yesterday morning. One Auburn farmer speaking of the frost said, “It would be difficult to estimate the amount of damage done. In the low-lands whole crops were ruined, and everywhere in this section, according to […]
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Comics, fantasy art exhibit ties in with comics expo
Kimball Street Studio offers workshop on cosplay and designing your costume and an art workshop on creating and developing comics characters. LEWISTON – Art gallery and frame shop Kimball Street Studios, 191 Lisbon St., will be getting a little stranger this September. Its upcoming exhibit, “Infinite Canvas: Comics and Fantasy Illustration,” will deck the gallery’s walls […]
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Players hold audition for 'Greater Tuna'
FARMINGTON — The Sandy River Players of Farmington are announcing round two of auditions for their fall production of “Greater Tuna,” a comedy by Jaston Williams and Joe Sears. “Greater Tuna” takes the audience through a day in the lives of the citizens of Tuna, Texas, encountering such things as radio station OKKK, UFO sightings, […]
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Tree-O plus 1 go Baroque for Oasis
A quartet of musicians with the whimsical name The Oak Street Tree-O plus 1 will perform a program entitled “Well-Known Masterpieces of the Baroque Era” at the Oasis of Music, Wednesday, Sept. 13, from 12:30 to 1 p.m, at Trinity Church, 247 Bates St., Lewiston. This quartet, whose members include Chris Lansley, flute, Candy Sykes, violin, […]