BATH — The Christmas spirit will fill the Chocolate Church Arts Center with the holiday sounds of Grammy-Award winning pianist Paul Sullivan on Friday, Dec. 2, and singers Annie and Marie Burns on Saturday, Dec. 3.   The church is at 804 Washington St.   Sullivan, a Maine native, will present “Christmas in Maine” to […]

Laurie Babineau, a pyrographic artist is L/A Arts’ current exhibitor in the Art & Ale window at Gritty’s McDuff’s for the month of November.  A Hartford resident, Babineau is a long-time artist of many different mediums. Two years ago she rediscover pyrography, the art of wood burning after seeing some amazing work by another local […]

LEWISTON — The holiday season is upon us. And for the Lewiston/Auburn area it kicks off  Saturday, Nov. 19, with the 11th annual FEZtival of Trees at the Kora Shrine Center, 11 Sabattus St. The even opens at 10 a.m. and run til 8 p.m. Visiting the Center is quite an experience on its own, with […]

100 years ago, 1916Four arrests have been made in connection with the alleged wholesale larceny of cloth of various kinds from the Lewiston Bleachery and Dye Works. Goods valued at several hundred dollars were recovered from houses in the two cities, yesterday, and further arrests may follow. The arrests and the search for stolen goods […]

RUMFORD — 49 Franklin’s Mystic Theater will be casting interested children ages 3 to 13 to play various roles in its “Christmas Tales” production. Casting will take place at 5:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 21 and 22. Attendees should enter at the upper back parking lot theater entrance. Calling in advance is not necessary. There […]

Thursday, Nov. 17, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Two Other Guys will perform at Rails, 103 Lincoln St., Lewiston. 

RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School’s fall play “Enchanted April” will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 17, 18 and 19. There will also be a matinee performance at 1 p.m. Nov. 19. Performances are in the Muskie Auditorium at Mountain Valley High School.

100 years ago, 1916The first electric train to be operated in Maine was run over the Lewiston-Portland Interurban line Saturday evening, for a tryout and on Sunday afternoon to take a party of about 60 people from Lewiston and Auburn to attend the Christian Science lecture. Both trips were entirely successful and the running time […]

PORTLAND — The fiddle-fueled super group Childsplay will appear in concert this Saturday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. at Portland High School Auditorium. Tickets are $25, and may be ordered by contacting the group’s website at www.Childsplay.org. Portland High School is located at 284 Cumberland Ave. The acclaimed ensemble boasts more than a dozen fiddlers from throughout the East Coast and beyond, […]