100 years ago, 1916The Loyal Temperance Legion of Auburn met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Florence Starbird, corner Union and Court streets. Fourteen were present. After the regular opening exercises it was voted to accept invitation to sing at the Auburn Temperance Reform club meeting next Sunday. Three new members were enrolled at yesterday’s meeting. 50 […]

FRYEBURG — Five-time Grammy Award nominee Karrin Allyson will play at the 3rd Annual Jazz Residency Initiative Capstone Concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, 18 Bradley St. She will play alongside the Fryeburg Academy Chorus, Big Bang, and Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Allyson will take part in […]

HALLOWELL — Author Paul Betit of Brunswick will discuss his new book “Let Me Tell A Story” at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St. The book’s a departure from the military crime fiction novels Betit has previously written. A mix of short fiction and memoir, it’s a collection of […]

LEWISTON — The Tournées Film Festival runs from Nov. 2 to 16 at Bates College and The Dolard & Priscilla Gendron Franco Center. The festival features Francophone films from animated children’s movies to contemplative adaptations of Camus, to classic Godard to some of the best foreign language films of 2015. Screenings are Mondays and Wednesdays […]

BERLIN, N.H. — This year’s FrancoFest will be held at St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 5 and 6.  A dinner will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, and a musical performance will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday. Featured will be homemade French-Canadian cuisine, including baked beans, […]

ORONO — Stephen King will launch his newest book “Hearts in Suspension” at the University of Maine on Monday, Nov. 7. He will read from the book and discuss his days as a student at UMaine during the Vietnam War era. This will be followed by a conversation with his former classmates and friends who […]

LEWISTON — The Maine Friends of Music chamber group will perform a varied Baroque and Beyond concert at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 122 Ash St. Admission is free, and donations will be accepted. The program will include music by Boismortier, Couperin, Devienne, Mozart, Beethoven, Field, Faure […]

WILTON — Author Patricia O’Donnell will read from her newest book, “Waiting to Begin: A Memoir” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Wilton Free Public Library, 6 Goodspeed St. O’Donnell is the author of the novel, “Necessary Places,” and has had stories published in The New Yorker, AGNI Review, and the North American […]