The five-piece cover band Midlife Krisis will play at Mixers, 136 Sabattus Road, Sabattus, on Friday, Dec. 16 at 8:30 p.m. The ban’d repertoire includes classic and pop danceable rock from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. There is no cover charge.

Friday, Dec. 16, Frank Fotusky will perform at Guthries, 115 Middle St., Lewiston.  Fotusky plays acoustic blues in the style reminiscent of the great East Coast “Piedmont blues” players such as Rev. Gary Davis, Blind Boy Fuller, John Jackson, Blind Willie McTell to name a few. A majority of his material is culled from the […]

100 years ago, 1916Edward Little hung up an Auburn Hall record for high school teams and also a new season’s record for Maine quintets, last evening, by defeating Freeport High 102 to 7. The visitors were on the defense from the start but with the exception of Needleman, a Bowdoin athlete who is coaching Freeport […]

Proceeds from the sale of handmade Christmas ornaments made by wood sculptor Don Best and mosaic artist Judy Mayberry of Gallery 448 on Main Street, Norway, will benefit the Yeats Fund set up to help cover the cost of veterinary care for sick pets that have owners in financial need. The Yeats fund was established […]

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — A talk and book-signings with four members of Maine Crime Writers will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at the Carrabassett Valley Public Library and Community Center. • Bruce Robert Coffin is a retired detective sergeant with more than 27 years in law enforcement. At the time of his retirement […]

AUBURN — The public is invited free of charge to attend a special holiday event at Schooner Estates Senior Living Community on Friday, Dec. 23. At 3 p.m. that afternoon, Lewiston pianist Jeannette Gregoire will regale listeners with a program of both French and English Christmas music performed on the grand piano in the Camden House living room. […]

BRUNSWICK — The Theater Project, 14 School St., has announced its upcoming holiday programming “The Snowy Day and other Holiday Tales” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16 and 17, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18. “Wales and Tales” will be performed at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21. Both performances are […]

100 years ago, 1916The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Lewiston met last evening and considered several matters of business. A bid for exterminating the brown tail moths of Lewiston was received from S. E. Folkins, moth expert at 352 Main Street. Mr. Folkins said be would do the work for $1,500. The matter was […]

The chancel drama “The Innkeeper’s Lament,” by local performance artist Michael Cooper will be performed at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Christmas Eve service, Saturday, Dec. 24 at 5:30 p.m. A  chancel drama is a short play written for worship services and staged on the elevated platform at the front of the church’s sanctuary. All are welcome. The church […]

Rockland museum holds first biennial ROCKLAND — An exciting new center for creativity to keep your eye on is located at 21 Winter St. in Rockland. It is called the Center for Maine Contemporary Art and opened last summer. I define the art center clearly in the beginning of this article because there are so many […]