The Sandy River Ramblers returns to Mt. Vernon Community Center for a performance at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22. The concert features many original songs about Maine topics, including some crowd favorites such as “Cry of the Loon,” “Slow Down (You’ll Hit a Moose),” “Trout On the Line” and “Boots From L. L. Bean.” The band features, […]
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Activities planned at Shaker Village for Open Farm Day
NEW GLOUCESTER — Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village on Route 26 will participate in Maine Open Farm Day from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 23. A working farm since 1783, Shaker Village is among the oldest farms in Maine still operated under the same management. Visitors can see Scottish highland cattle, a flock of more than […]
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Bates Dance Festival presents 'Clear & Sweet'
LEWISTON — The Seattle team of zoe | juniper returns to the Bates Dance Festival to present “Clear & Sweet” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 21 and 22, in Schaeffer Theatre, 329 College St. Choreographer Zoe Scofield and designer-visual artist Juniper Schuey are the artistic directors and founders of zoe | juniper. “Clear […]
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'Healing Through Music' features classical
Laurie Kennedy and other musicians from Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will perform Healing Through Music, a 45-minute chamber music concert at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20, in the barn at McLaughlin Garden and Homestead, 97 Main St., Paris. The concert will benefit the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, 199 Main St., Norway. The concert […]
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Sparkling talent earns 'The Learned Ladies' big laughs
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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Cast announced for CLT's production of 'Shrek the Musical'
AUBURN — John Blanchette and Christopher Hodgkin, co-directors of the Oscar-winning “Shrek the Musical,” have announced the cast for the Aug. 11-20 performances coming to Lewiston Auburn Community Little Theatre. The cast is as follows: Gerry Therrien, Shrek; Ashley Gallagher, Fiona; Chad Jacobson, Donkey; Dan Kane, Lord Farquaad; and Sophie Messina, The Dragon. Supporting roles […]
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Looking Back on July 14
100 years ago, 1917The Lewiston Evening Journal has frequently made mention of Lone Wolf, the full-blooded Pawnee Indian who married a white girl in Auburn, but we think it is not generally known that he has abandoned his circus and dramatic life and settled down in Auburn, where he is now working in the Dingley […]
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Street Dance in Rangeley set for July 18
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will present its Annual Street Dance on Pond Street in Rangeley from 6:30 to 10 p.m., Tuesday, July 18. The Street Dance is an open-air rock concert by Primate Fiasco, above, with an interlude between sets with special guests the elegant Sheherazade Middle Eastern Dance Troupe under the direction […]
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Camden Garden Club to present 70th annual House & Garden Tour
The Camden Garden Club will present its 70th Annual House & Garden Tour, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, July 20, rain or shine. Last year’s tour included the private blue and white hydrangea gardens behind the Hurricane House, pictured here. This year’s tour spans a wide spectrum of styles, designs and sizes, ranging from a magnificent […]