VIENNA — Maine’s Mallett Brothers Band will be performing at the Vienna Union Hall at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 11. Since forming in 2009 the band has released five albums, the most recent being “The Falling of the Pine” which celebrates Maine history by reimagining a collection of 19th-century folk songs collected in the 1927 book […]
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Artistic antlers up for auction
Rangeley Friends of the Arts has commissioned local artists to transform mounted moose antlers into unique works of art as a fundraiser to support arts programming in Rangeley. The antlers are on display in the lobby of the RFA Lakeside Theater and can be seen at www.rangeleyarts.org/embellished-moose-antler-auction — follow the links on that page to bid online. […]
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Looking Back on August 9
100 years ago, 1917Every rum shop and house of ill-repute in Lewiston is to be wiped out. This effect went out from the Lewiston police department Thursday morning in the form of official notices signed by Chief of Police Keegan and addressed to owners of property which the police assert are being used for the […]
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Comedians entertain Thursday at La Rencontre
LEWISTON — Maine comedians Billy Jack Goodwin, Colby Bradshaw and Dawn Hartill will provide the entertainment at the next La Rencontre at L/A’s Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. La Rencontre (the gathering) is at 11:25 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 10, starting at 11:25 a.m. The public is welcome. The cost of the meal and the programs […]
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Poirier outdoor concert Friday
WILTON — Phil Poirier and friends will be performing an outdoor concert at the Wilton Free Public Library at 6 p.m., Friday, Aug. 11. Poirier’s music has been described as “contemporary folk with a touch of the blues” and features strong, thoughtful lyrics and hook-driven melodic sensibilities. Wry humor pervades his songs and the artist says he’s […]
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Nordica Day features Nordica Scholarship winner
FARMINGTON — On Aug. 17,1911, internationally-known diva, Lillian Nordica, performed in her hometown of Farmington, to an overflow audience in the auditorium that now bears her name. Aug. 17 is now celebrated as “Nordica Day.” The celebration includes a concert in Nordica Auditorium featuring the winner of the Nordica Scholarship, awarded annually to an outstanding singer in […]
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'From Fiddle to classical & back again'
Owen Kennedytakes audience on musical journey WINTHROP — Celebrate the many voices of the violin with Maine fiddler and violinist Owen Kennedy, as he performs “From Fiddle to Classical & Back Again” on at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 9, at the Winthrop United Methodist Church, 58 Main St. The program will feature maritime and Celtic fiddling, briefly head […]
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Looking Back on August 8
100 years ago, 1917Daniel A. Poling, said to be one of the strongest orators in the country, “a man of brains, fire and power,” is coming to Maine to assist in the closing week of the woman suffrage campaign and will speak in Lewiston on Sept. 5th. Mr. Poling was in Lewiston a couple years […]
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Maine fiddler Owen Kennedy to perform in Winthrop
WINTHROP — The many voices of the violin will spoken by Maine fiddler and violinist Owen Kennedy as he performs “From Fiddle to Classical & Back Again” on Wednesday, Aug. 9, at 6:30 p.m. The program will feature Maritime and Celtic fiddling, briefly head back to the late Baroque period, move forward with classical music […]
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Looking Back on August 7
100 years ago, 1917The American Express Company at Auburn has moved into its new home at the M. C. R. R. station at 200 Court street. The new home is not open as a billing point yet, owing to the shortage of help but Pliny B. Barrows, local agent, says that it is the interest […]