RANGELEY — A concert to raise money for sound and projection equipment for the Lakeside Theater will be held on Friday, July 14. Hosted by Rangeley Friends of the Arts, the evening begins with cocktail receptions at private homes at 5:30 p.m., followed by a cappella music supplied by the PEPS, desserts and a concert. […]
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Looking Back on June 19
100 years ago, 1917The seething water of the flooded Androscoggin is drawing Lewiston and Auburn people to the Miller Street area of Auburn, which runs parallel with Main but is upon lower land. The lower part of this street is filled with rows of swarming tenements — the upper part by many attractive little homes, […]
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Turner Templeton at gazebo Tuesday
TURNER — Turner Templeton, a fun-loving home-grown Maine band, fusing influences of rock n’ roll, blues, country, jazz, folk and bluegrass, will perform at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 20, at the gazebo as part of the “Music for Mavis” concert series. The concert goes on, rain or shine. This two-man band from western Maine sounds more […]
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Artists signing up for two shows save money
The directors of two regional arts shows in July have a plan to make it easier and more cost effective for artists to sign up for both shows. The directors of the Norway Arts Festival and the Moore Park Art Show met recently and devised a way for artists to sign up for both shows […]
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Tricky Britches, puppets at Celebration Barn
PARIS — Celebration Barn Theater will present two shows June 24-25, including its first family matinee of the season. Tricky Britches will bring its unique culmination of country, contradance, bluegrass, and rock at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 24. Formed in 2009, the four friends from Portland took their fiddle tunes and country songs on the road across the […]
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Maine author Caitlin Shetterly at Winthrop library
AUGUSTA — Maine author Caitlin Shetterly will read from and discuss her latest book, “Modified: GMOs and the Threat to Our Food, Our Land, Our Future,” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, at the Lithgow Library, 45 Winthrop St. The event is free and open to the public in the Community Room. The book is […]
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EL’s ‘Dorothy’s Wonderland’ show Sunday
The Edward Little High School drama club will present a children’s show, “Dorothy’s Wonderland,” at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 11, in the Edward Little High School gym. The story begins at Dorothy’s house in Kansas sometime after the tornado. Dorothy falls asleep and awakes to find herself and her dog Toto in Wonderland where she […]
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Shakedown at Crooked Hook, PPQ Pit
Continental Shakedown will perform at the Crooked Hook, 5 North Main St., Mechanic Falls, with special guests Big G and Rhino, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday the band will return to The BBQ Pit, Main St., Lewiston, sharing the fun with DJ Vinnie. Music will begin at 8 p. m.
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Looking Back on June 7
100 years ago, 1917Happy folks — the Lewiston teachers! Have you noticed their smiles, ever since nine o’clock Monday night? It is said that the established “sub-ways” route for the school board news was in excellent working order on that occasion and that nearly every school-marm, whose happiness was staked to no small degree on […]