100 years ago, 1917Traffic was at a standstill on College street extension, Lewiston, Friday forenoon. A large building was being moved up the street and completely blocked the highway from sidewalk to sidewalk. Seven pairs of horses were used and it took their combined strength to haul the building a few yards during the entire […]
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Bookers' exhibit an homage to 'The Odyssey'
FARMINGTON — The Shiretown Bookers are proud to announce their spring exhibition, “To Sail Beyond the Sunset: the Influence of the Odyssey,” running from March 15, through June 15, in the Bookers’ gallery area in Mantor Library, 116 South St. “The Odyssey” of Homer,” taken together with “The Iliad,” constitutes the oldest surviving work of Western […]
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Celebrity Bob Dylan poetry slam at Chocolate Church
BATH — The Chocolate Church Art Center, 804 Washington St. will host the Celebrity Bob Dylan Poetry Slam, March 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. Local celebrities will present their favorite Bob Dylan song through creative interpretation. Sheriff Joel Merry of Sagadahoc County; Bob Keyes of the Portland Press Herald; Gary Lawless, owner of Gulf of […]
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Award-winning musician at the Roost Saturday
FARMINGTON — At 26, budding country singer-songwriter and Farmington native Travis Pinkham already has a lot to be proud of in his music career. Preceding the release of his first album “Unwind,” he won a number of awards spanning the states from Maine to Tennessee. Pinkham, along with Down the Dirt Road, will be performing at […]
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CLT announces crew for 'Gypsy'
AUBURN — Community Little Theatre has assembled a talented and experienced directorial team to stage the musical tour de force “Gypsy.” Written in 1959 by Arthur Laurents with music by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim, “Gypsy” tells the story of famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee. Told from the perspective of Mama Rose, Gypsy’s hard charging […]
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Works by Jose Leiva, Bob Drewal at CMMC
LEWISTON — The Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery will feature paintings by Bob Drewal and “light paintings” by Jose Leiva through the month of March. The gallery is located at 60 High St., the main entrance to Central Maine Medical Center. Drewal, a native of Brooklyn, New York, holds degrees in graphic art and […]
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Looking Back on March 8
100 years ago, 1917Auburn’s streets are in a terrible condition since the recent rain. Members of the street department are hard at work clearing away the mixture of snow and water, which lies in the public therefore to a depth of two feet. Farmers arriving in Auburn Friday from the outlying districts tell lurid stories […]
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Midcoast Symphony Orchestra presents Pops at the Opera
LEWISTON — The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra will present Pops at the Opera, a program of instrumental works from eight European and Russian operas, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at The Dolard and Priscilla Gendron Franco Center. Eric Hewitt will be guest conductor. The program will also be presented at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19, […]
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Winthrop church hosts Maine fiddler fundraiser
WINTHROP — Young Maine fiddler Owen Kennedy will perform Fiddle Favorites: Folk Tunes from Near & Far at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at Winthrop United Methodist Church, 58 Main St. The family-friendly show is a lively musical voyage from Maine and New England to Cape Breton and Quebec, then to Scotland, Ireland, and beyond. Snacks […]
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Talented youth performers in concert at UMF
Among the performers in the upcoming Arts Institute of Western Maine Listen Local Youth Concert Sunday, March 26, at 3 p.m. in Nordica Auditorium at UMF, are, from left, Zach and Thad Gunther, paino; Sawyer Zundel, saxophone; Hallie Pike clarinet, and Nolan Rogers, cello. Also performing are Ian Berry, percussion; Jillian Conant, soprano; Darby Sabin, […]