RANGELEY — The Rangeley Friends of the Arts is celebrating its new lobby gallery space with an exhibition of work by local artists and artisans on June 30, July 1, 2 and 4. The display is in conjunction with the first theatrical performance of the year, “Why Do Fools Fall In Love?” Every Rangeley area art […]

100 years ago, 1916Hundreds of people rushed to the vicinity of the International Paper Company’s Rumford plant Sunday evening at a few minutes after 6, when both the mill and the town fire departments were summoned to fight a stubborn blaze which originated in some manner as yet unknown in either the wood room or […]

MONMOUTH — Best known as the inventor of the “pie saver,” Lewiston native Nancy Beaule traded in her inventor’s hat and has now penned her first book in a series call “Chompy & The Munchy Bunch,” geared toward 4-to-8-year-olds. “The Secret Formula” is about a nervous carrot named Chompy who hears about an ancient carrot […]

BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center will welcome back singer/songwriter John Gorka at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 20, on the main stage at 804 Washington St. Hailing from New Jersey but forged in the Greenwich Village Fast Folk scene, Gorka honed his craft and persona into an unmistakable image. The shy, wry, insightful and […]

AUBURN — Local historian and author John Henderson will present his new book “Na Eireannach Na Androscoggin: The Irish of the Androscoggin” at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 16, in the Androscoggin Community Room at the Auburn Public Library. His newest book dives deeper into the story of the Irish in the Twin Cities than his […]

AUGUSTA — Maine Country Music Hall of Fame will hold its annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony on Saturday, May 21, at Le Club Calumet, 334 West River Road. Dinner will be served at noon, with the ceremony beginning at 1 p.m. Inductees this year are Frank Coffin, Malinda Liberty and Joe Smyth. […]

RANGELEY — The Rangeley Friends of the Arts Lakeside Theater is hosting open auditions for its DIVA Show from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 22, at 2493 Main St. Both males and females 16 and older are welcome to audition. Also needed are stagehands and sound and lighting technicians. This unique, cabaret-style musical event […]

The Franklin County Fiddlers will hold its spring concert at 7 p.m. Monday, May 16, in the Bjorn Auditorium at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington. The performance is free but donations will be accepted for the Care and Share Food Closet. The fiddlers, after playing the Downeast Country Dance Festival in March, from left […]

DENMARK — Loon Echo Land Trust and Denmark Arts Center will co-host An Evening of Theater Arts fundraiser at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Denmark Arts Center. Those who attend can immerse themselves in the time and place of New England visionary Harriet Beecher Stowe, as Chicago story-actress Paddy Lynn embodies her spirit and persona. […]

100 years ago, 1916Streamers of serpentine and bushels of confetti filled the air at Lewiston city hall, Thursday evening when the promenade concert of the Dominican band was enjoyed by nearly 2,000 people. This event, which is looked forward to as one of the most enjoyable of the annual concerts, was one of the best […]