RANGELEY — The Youth Ensemble of New England will present a concert at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Rangeley on Wednesday, June 29, at 7 p.m. There is no admission fee but goodwill donations will be gratefully accepted. The concert is presented by the Rangeley Friends of the Arts. The Youth Ensemble of […]

100 years ago, 1916If you are not an adept at cussing, don’t start in an automobile for Augusta from Lewiston via either College or the Greene roads! Should the weather of Tuesday and Wednesday continue for the rest of the week, it would be safe to make the try, otherwise not. Plain and ordinary users […]

The potato beetles are coming, and we’re ready for them. Every garden has its nemesis, and ours is the Colorado striped potato beetle, a sly creature that tends to acquire resistance to whatever pesticides are used against it. According to one theory, the beetle’s co-evolution with toxin-containing host foods in the nightshade family – potatoes, […]

100 years ago, 1916Eight hours after a break was made in the clothing store at 54 Lisbon street, Lewiston, occupied by Grant & Co. and $40 in goods stolen, a 22-year-old New York resident pleaded guilty to the offense in the Lewiston municipal court. Probable cause was found and he was held for the September […]

LEWISTON — Tri-County Mental Health Service’s Inspired Voices benefit concert will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at The Dolard and Priscilla Gendron Franco Center. There will be a light reception at 6 p.m. The night will be a celebration of hope and recovery with music, poetry, paintings, and individual stories of progress. […]

PARIS — Celebration Barn Theater will present Susan Poulin’s “Best of Ida” at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 25.   Poulin performs the show in character as her alter-ego Ida LeClair.   “The Best of Ida” is a show jam-packed with LeClair’s favorite stories. She will share comedic insights on love, sex and the Pine Tree state of mind that’s guaranteed to […]

FRYEBURG — The Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center’s Bradley Backstage concert series presents the second “Encounters in Sound” concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 24. It will feature pianist Jed Wilson and harpist Danielle Paus. “Encounters in Sound” is a six-concert series of musical collaborations. Wilson is best known for his appearances on National […]

HARRISON — Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival has announced the artists and programs for its upcoming 44th season. Performances take place at Deertrees Theatre. New Music Director is renowned pianist Mihae Lee. Concerts are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, July 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 2 and 9. Individual tickets are $25, five-concert subscriptions are $100, concerts are free for ages 21 […]

Maine jazz musician Josh Hatfield, whose style is shaped the likes of Bill Evans and Herbie Hancock, among others, will perform at Pedro O’Hara’s, 134 Main St., Lewiston, on Friday, June 17, from 8 to 11 p.m. There is no cover.