Friday, May 13, Dana Gross will be performing at Guthries, 115 Middle St., Lewiston. D.Gross has been performing around the East Coast for more than a decade. Part of the ‘cosmic americana’ outfit Los Federales for many years, D.Gross began a solo career in 2007. Drawing on the wealth of music stored in the hills […]

Denny Breau,  known for his sizzling guitar playing and warm-hearted voice, will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the First Universalist Church of Turner Center on Route 117. The $10 donation fee will go to support local young musicians.  There will be desserts and a discussion with Breau during intermission.  

From 8 p.m. to midnight, Friday, May 13, Electric Mayhem, one of Lewiston-Auburn’s newest party-dance bands, performs at Pedro O’Hara’s,  134 Main St., Lewiston. Electric Mayhem plays  a collection of today’s hits and some of the best from the ’80s and ’90s. On Saturday, May 14, from 8 to 11 p.m., Big G & Rhino […]

Saturday, May 14, 4Play will perform from 6 to 10 p.m., at the Lewiston Eagles Hall, 1310 Sabattus St., Lewiston. The performance is open to the public, and is part of benefit to defray8 medical expenses for “Baby Tucker.”  FMI: call 786-6837.

100 years ago, 1916The Androscoggin County Humane Society calls attention to National Horse Day, May 20. Several hundred tags have been sent to the Humane Society and will be distributed by the agent. These tags are gotten out by the American Humane Education Society. The purpose of National Horse Day is to deepen public interest […]

AUGUSTA — The South Parish Congregational Church will present a 150th Celebration Handbell Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 22, at 9 Church St. Performers include Winthrop Area Handbell Ringers, Green Street Methodist Church Handbell Choir and South Paris Handbell Choir. The concert is part of a yearlong celebration of the 150th anniversary of the […]

LEWISTON — It’s a very good evening at the theater when you walk out smiling, and glad you met some people you would like to visit again. That’s the warm feeling you’ll get from “Crossing Delancey,” the current production at The Public Theatre.Five excellent actors deliver a just-right blend of cultural and generational challenges as […]

100 years ago, 1916Shots were fired in the region of Pine and Horton streets in Lewiston, early Friday morning. Several persons heard them, some placing the time as late as two a.m., others at an earlier hour. One party looked out to see two men walking rapidly down the street, another saw a rapidly moving […]

AUBURN — Author and historian Ron Chase will detail one of the largest bank robberies in Maine at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19, in the Androscoggin Community Room at the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. On Nov. 12, 1971, Bernard Patterson, a highly decorated Vietnam War hero, robbed the Northern National Bank in Mars Hill. […]

GARDINER — The Mallett Brothers will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at Johnson Hall, 280 Water St. The Mallett Brothers is a band from Maine that plays original music. With a unique style that spans across country, rock ‘n’ roll, Americana and alt-country genres, the band has grown a dedicated fan base across […]