AUGUSTA — Thos. Moser: Legacy in Wood, a traveling exhibition illustrating the artistic vision of Tom Moser, Maine’s legendary furniture maker, opens at the Maine State Museum in Augusta on Saturday, July 15. Museum admission will be free of charge all day. The exhibit, a restrospective of 45 years of work, will remain on view […]
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Bill Bowers' "All Over the Map" at Barn
SOUTH PARIS — Celebration Barn Theater will present Bill Bowers’ “All Over the Map” at 7:30 p.m.on Saturday, July 15. Bowers has performed on Broadway, at The Kennedy Center, the White House, and in some of the finest grade school cafetoriums across the country. For years he toured the United States as Slim Goodbody. In “All […]
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CLT schedules auditions for 'Sister Act'
AUBURN — Community Little Theatre will hold auditions for “Sister Act” at 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday, July 16 and 17, at the Great Falls Performing Arts Center, 34 Main St. Performance dates are Oct. 20-28. The musical comedy is based on the hit 1992 film of the same name. When disco diva Deloris Van […]
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GoldenOak, Garcia Conover to perform at UMF
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington Emery Community Arts Center will welcome GoldenOak and Max Garcia Conover for a concert on the lawn at 6 p.m. Friday, July 14. GoldenOak is a Western Maine folk group with a genre-blending sound. Conceived in the winter of 2013, their woodsy, modern folk sound weaves together rich four-part […]
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Looking Back on July 12
100 years ago, 1917“We feel the Lewiston community war gardens are a great success,” said Mr. Cloutier regarding the 30-acre tract on Lowell Hill. “We have laid 2,500 feet of water pipe and have put up 25 faucets, so no gardener has to lug water than 100 feet to water his garden. We have set […]
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Chamber music in Auburn
AUBURN — In addition to its regular summer concert series at Deertrees Theater in Harrison, members of the renowned Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will perform at two venues in Auburn in July. The first concert will be at the Methodist Church on Park Avenue at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19; the program will feature […]
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Nested doll-painting workshop
SOUTH PARIS — A Matryoshka nested doll-painting workshop will be held all day July 30 at the Moore Park Art Show. Led by award-winning Russian artist Marina Forbes, the workshop is designed for adults, teens and families with children age 6 and up. This is a unique opportunity to expand cultural horizons through hands-on creation of an […]
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Sultans of String coming to Phillips
PHILLIPS — Three-time JUNO nominees & SiriusXM Award winners Sultans of String are set to raise the rafters with their 10th Anniversary Celebration Tour, with a stop at the at the Phillips Area Community Center, at 7 p.m. on Aug. 3. They’ll have their new, special-edition vinyl album in tow, celebrating this milestone decade, aptly titled “10.” Touring non-stop in support of their […]
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Thread Theater is July 19
LEWISTON — The next installment of The Thread Theater at the Gendron Franco Center will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Hall Clubhouse on Wednesday, July 19. Doors and bar open at 6:30 p.m.. There is a $5 entrance for all, including playwrights, actors and spectators. This month’s theme is “Ball’s In Your Court.” For […]