Continental Shakedown performs at The Firehouse in 47 Broad St., Auburn, Saturday, Feb. 11. The band plays blues, classic rock, rockabilly and Grateful Dead- style improv. Music starts at 8:30. There is no cover charge.
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F.A.B. dance showcase Saturday
The Gendron Franco Center and Bates College present dance artists from around Maine and as far afield as Argentina in the 12 annual F.A.B. Winter Dance Showcase, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Franco Center, 46 Cedar St., Lewiston. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors; $5 cash for students. FMI: call 207-689-2000 or go online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2774818. Above, […]
Looking Back on February 9
100 years ago, 1917According to the father of a pupil at the Chamberlain school in Auburn, scarlet fever is keeping many away from school. This parent says that several children are quarantined. All cases are mild. At various intervals during the past few weeks, cases of scarlet fever have broken out among the pupils. Fumigation […]
10-piece band, local actors bring back ‘60s and ‘70s at Franco Center
LEWISTON — “From Bandstand to Billboard — Off the Record” is a fun and sometimes romantic collection of big hits from Billboard Magazine and American Bandstand, from the 1960s and 1970s. The show will be held at the Dolard and Priscilla Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. Doors and bar open at 6:30 p.m. […]
Comedy show rescheduled to Feb. 17
LEWISTON — The Last Comic Laughing competition set for Thursday, Feb. 9, at Bear Bones Beer, 43 Lisbon St., has been rescheduled to Friday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m., due to predicted stormy weather.
Calligraffiti artist-in-residence showing his work
Caption: “Calligraffiti” artist Nugamshi, an artist in residence at Bates College in connection with the exhibition “Phantom Punch,” shows work in downtown Lewiston. Bates College ‘Calligraffiti’ exhibition continues ‘Calligraffiti’: In connection with the Bates Museum of Art exhibition “Phantom Punch: Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia in Lewiston,” noted calligraffitti artist Nugamshi shows site-specific works he […]
Cabin-Fever Reliever coming up at Washburn-Norlands
EAST LIVERMORE — A cabin-fever reliever featuring horse-drawn sleigh rides, ice-cutting demonstrations, craft activities, one-room schoolhouse, mansion tours, tag sale, and a special tribute to George Washington, is on tap for the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, Saturday, Feb. 25. The Norlands will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities are provided by interpreters in […]
Kevin Mannix to discuss book on depression
WINTHROP – Former weatherman Kevin Mannix will lead a discussion about the challenges of living with depression at the Bailey Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 6:30 p.m. The discussion, sponsored by the Winthrop Public Library Foundation, is free and open to the public. After delivering the weather for over 25 years, Mannix began work on […]
'The Crucible' by CLT paints a 'chilling picture'
AUBURN — The solid theatrical experience and talent of several stage veterans carry the current production of “The Crucible” by Lewiston-Auburn Community Little Theatre to a pulse-pounding climax. It’s a notable feat on the part of Director Kay Warren, who aims high in her effort to make the production a community-wide learning experience. This 1953 […]
Looking Back on February 8
100 years ago, 1917Over 800 boys, from all parts of Maine, will sit down to supper tables in Lewiston city hall, Friday night, and then the 12th annual Maine boys’ conference will be in full sway. A few boys, more especially those who are members of the wonderful boys’ orchestra of 37 pieces which will […]