LEWISTON — The Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery will feature found item art by Richard “JR” Pelletier and photography by Joan Cyr through the month of July. The gallery is located at 60 High Street in the main entrance to Central Maine Medical Center. Pelletier, a Lewiston native and resident of Sabattus, sees pieces […]
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Museum L-A exhibit connects artifacts, artwork to growth potential
LEWISTON — Museum L-A announces its new exhibit, “Structures & Patterns: The Remnants of Our Work,” in collaboration with its guest curator Janice L. Moore, fine arts painter, and photographer Mark Marchesi. The exhibit includes works by those artists and incorporates authentic mill artifacts. Both artists and the museum are examining the community’s relationship to […]
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Silver Spur hosting country music showcase
MECHANIC FALLS — The Maine Country Music Association will host a stage show, featuring appearances by members of the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame, at the Silver Spur on Sunday, July 16, beginning at 1 p.m. Performers at the four-hour country showcase, which will be emceed by country music star Peter Allen, includes three or […]
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Milltown Roadshow opens Stonehedge season
GRAY — The “Americana” sounds of popular band Milltown Roadshow will kick off a summer concert series at Stonehedge on Saturday, July 8. In the event of bad weather, the show will move inside the Stonehedge barn, a 200-year-old structure surrounded by 85 acres of preserved wilderness that has been developed by owner Russ Jeffords. For […]
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Twin virtuosos at North Church
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Historical Society’s North Church Concert Series will present Peter and Will Anderson at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 15. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for a pie social and jam session. Washington, D.C. natives, identical twins Peter and Will Anderson are known for their renditions of American Songbook gems, swing and blues, Brazilian bossa novas […]
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Looking Back on July 5
100 years ago, 1917Floods of liquor poured into Lewiston-Auburn in the last two weeks, but — don’t be excited! — this doesn’t mean that Sheriff Stevens and his deputies have relaxed their grip. They are tirelessly on the job. It means simply that innumerable private families have filled cellars and sideboards in anticipation of the […]
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Looking Back on July 4
100 years ago, 1917Benjamin H. Keegan, former captain of night police, now acting chief of police by order of Mayor Charles P. Lamaire of Lewiston, organized his department Tuesday, following the decision of the law court declaring invalid the emergency clause of the act creating the police commission. Mayor Lemaire, smiling, happy and jubilant, began […]
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Post 153 event remembers Roger Renaud
AUBURN — American Legion, William J. Rogers Post 153, 71 South Main St., invites members, guests and the general public to join them on Saturday, July 22, as they pay tribute to multi-instrumentalist and local vocal legend Roger L. Renaud. Barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs, with condiments and sides, will be available from 5 to […]
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Schooner Fare opens Paris Hill festival
PARIS — The Paris Hill Music Festival will begin its first year of concerts at 7 p.m. Aug. 10 with the hometown favorite, Schooner Fare. The festival will be held at the First Baptist Church of Paris at 500 Paris Hill Road. Schooner Fare has won critical praise for captivating harmonies and winning […]
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Met Opera singer performing at Union Hall
VIENNA — Six years ago, Renee Tatum made her Metropolitan Opera debut. Since then she has performed on the most prestigious stages throughout the United States and continues to perform regularly with the Metropolitan Opera. Opera News has praised her for her “commanding and dramatic presence.” The Vienna Union Hall, which seats only 120, will […]