Hope Haitian Choir will perform at 6:30 p.m., tonight, July 19, at the Greene Baptist Church, 102 Main St., Greene. This is an group of energetic, enthusiastic young people. The concert is free but a freewill offering will be taken to help support the choir.
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Big Barn Matinee, Spectacular Saturday
PARIS — Saturday, July 22, Celebration Barn Theater will present two variety-show performances featuring an international cast of artists for their annual Big Barn Day. The day will begin at 2 p.m. with “The Big Barn Matinee,” a show that’s designed to give young audiences the chance to see a wide array of art forms from dance, to circus, […]
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Looking Back on July 18
100 years ago, 1917Captain-elect Roger A. Greene, Nelson Dingley battery heavy field artillery, received notification from the adjutant general’s office Monday that the physical requirements from now on will be five feet, one inch, and 110 pounds. It is suggested that those men who were refused admittance because of being either under weight or height […]
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Looking Back on July 17
100 years ago, 1917C. J. Martin of Lewiston is the inventor of a safety improvement upon a laundry boiler. It consists of a wire basket that is placed at the bottom of the boiler and on each side of which is attached a wire from the basket to the boiler’s handles. The basket is thus […]
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Looking Back on July 15
100 years ago, 1917“Down with the Kaiser” and “We’re After His Hide” were the suggestive messages written on the sides of the two cars filled with happy British recruits that passed thru Lewiston Thursday, on their way to the training camps in Canada. 50 years ago, 1967Auburn’s so-called “Knight House,” the city’s first frame dwelling, […]
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'Hartley's Maine,' reveals artist's love for state
Colby exhibit produced with Metropolitan Museum of Art WATERVILLE — Marsden Hartley, poet as well as painter, found in the roots of his home state the inspiration which has made his work famous. After years of travel in Europe, Hartley, a cosmopolitan, came home to find the simple beauty of nature in Maine, his muse, which inspired […]
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'Learned Ladies' a delightful winner
MONMOUTH — Theater at Monmouth’s production of “The Learned Ladies” is a free-flowing feast for the eyes with every character’s movement executed with the precision of a dance. It’s a comedy. It was written in French in 1672. It’s a satire on academic pretensions. These wouldn’t seem to be a formula for a hit stage […]
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Library hosts author from UMF
WILTON — Local author and creative writing professor Patricia O’Donnell will be at the Wilton Free Public Library on Thursday, July 20, to read from her new book “Gods for Sale.” The event begins at 7 p.m. Books will be available for purchase and light refreshments will also be served. O’Donnell is a professor of […]
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Pizza, book party at Lovell library
LOVELL — The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library is holding a Pizza and Book Party from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 21, featuring a build-your-own pizza and book review party. The event is suitable for children age 10 and older and their families. A portable wood-fired clay oven from Fly Away Farm will be available to […]