PHILLIPS — The Phillips Historical Museum, 8 Pleasant St., has announced two exhibit collections this month. The first, military artifacts, showcases items from the Civil War through the Vietnam War, as well as 30 photos taken of Phillips military men by Luce Studio. These are part of a large collection of negatives the museum received […]

AUBURN — The Temple Shalom Library, in conjunction with the Auburn Public Library, will present the second annual Maine-ly Jewish Storytelling Festival at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at Temple Shalom, 74 Bradman St. Local storytellers, writers, poets and bloggers will be joined by storytellers from as far away as New York City and Philadelphia […]

 The Nikki Hunt Band will play at Mixers on Friday,  July 8, at 8:30 p.m. There is no cover charge.  The band covers such artists as  Sheryl Crow, Joan Jett, Bruce Springsteen, Sublime, No Doubt, The Doors, U2 and many more. The night also includes a colorful hula hoop act.

100 years ago, 1916Among the best-looking crops seen this year are those of William Elwell of the South River Road, Auburn. Three fine-looking pieces of sweet corn and a lot of peas have got a good start for the season and bid fair to mature early. For years, Mr. Elwell has made a specialty of […]

OXFORD — The second Horsemen Fun Day at Oxford Fair will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 9. Doors open at 9 a.m. All proceeds will benefit Oxford Fair’s Harness Racing Department. The public is invited to meet some of Maine’s harness trainers, owners and drivers and their horses. Harness race divisions include ladies and […]

Singer, songwriter and musician Chad Porter will perform at Pedro O’Hara’s, 34 Main St., Lewiston, from 8 to 11 p.m., Saturday, July 9. Porter’s shows combine covers and original songs in many different genres. There is no cover charge.  

100 years ago, 1916A Lewiston bound Interurban car crashed into an automobile owned and operated by Cad Sawyer of New Gloucester, Tuesday afternoon, near that town. It was raining at the time and the roads were very muddy and traveling was difficult. Mr. Sawyer was having some trouble to keep his machine in the road. […]

MONMOUTH — Theater at Monmouth has launched its 2016 season with a swashbuckling story of true love misunderstood. A delightful production of “Cyrano” on June 25 introduced three fine actors to the Cumston Hall stage. This summer’s Vive La France theme brings previews and openings on Thursday and Friday nights through July, with shows playing […]

Wednesday, Oct. 26 the Oasis of Music presents Scott Vaillancourt who will play selections on tuba?, including Capriccio for solo tuba by Krzystztof Penderecki and four movements from Alec Wilder’s convalescence suite. Vaillancourt is a well-known community musician who is organist and choir director at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, and teaches? tuba at Bowdoin […]