FARMINGTON — The Sandy River Players of Farmington are in the final week of rehearsals before presenting “The Rimers of Eldritch,” a play which is the most challenging production for the community theatre group in recent memory. The two-act play, written by Lanford Wilson, is a “thinking play,” according to co-director Karen West. “It has […]
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Looking Back on August 9
100 years ago, 1916Batters are up for the new Bates street station of the Maine Central railroad. The construction contract has been placed with F. W. Cunningham and Co., Portland, and ground will probably be broken today for the new station. The building will replace the wooden station destroyed by fire last March. Supplementary to […]
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Rangeley staging ‘Addams Family’
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will stage “The Addams Family” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11-14. The community theater production is based upon The Addams Family characters created by Charles Addams in his single-panel gag cartoons, which depict a ghoulish American family with an affinity for all things […]
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Revisiting history with photo albums
A table in our living room is covered these days with several old photo albums. They’re from a time when photographic portraits were kept in heavy volumes with velvet covers, and pages were thick cardboard frames. The old photos are spread out there because Judy, my wife, is deep in genealogical research, and the photos […]
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Eagles Club lists August performances
RUMFORD — The Rumford Falls Eagles Club has announced upcoming band performances. They’re free for members, and $5 for guests. Noel & Don: 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays, Aug. 11, 18 and 25. The duo will work up to its 500th show at the club. So far, they’re over 470 shows. Dan’s Karaoke DJ: 8 […]
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Scottish super group ‘Dallahan’ in Maine
New England Celtic Arts will present Scottish super group Dallahan in concert in Harrison, Farmington, Portland and Phillips. The group will be at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison on Thursday, Aug. 11; at North Church Concerts with the Farmington Historical Society on Saturday, Aug. 13; at One Longfellow Square in Portland on Sunday, Aug 14; and […]
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Davis to perform at Basilica Aug. 10
LEWISTON — Jonathan Davis will serve as guest organist at a concert at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 122 Ash St. Davis is the director of music ministries at Saint Francis by the Sea Catholic Church on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. A native of Massachusetts, he […]
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Top notch drama from a fool at Celebration Barn
PARIS – On Saturday, Aug. 13, at 8 p.m. Celebration Barn Theater will present Drew the Dramatic Fool in “Help! Help! I Know This Title Is Long But Somebody’s Trying To Kill Me!” a wild whodunnit with one fool playing all the suspects. The show must go on even when a suspicious character has eliminated the entire cast. When […]
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Looking Back on August 8
100 years ago, 1916At the regular meeting of the Auburn City government held last evening, it was voted to hold but one more band concert, owing to the fact that the Board of Trade had not appeared with the donation which was promised for the maintenance of the concerts. The city appropriated $100 and of […]
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Looking Back on August 6
100 years ago, 1916Fortunat Belleau, son of F. X. Belleau, is now a member of the editorial staff of Le Messager, succeeding Prof. L. N. Gendreau, who has gone to Canada where he will act as a regimental bandmaster. Mr. Belleau is a member of the Maine bar, and until recently was a resident of […]