100 years ago, 1916Some of the best ice racing ever witnessed in this vicinity was pulled off on Middle Range Lake Tuesday afternoon by the Poland Driving club. In the first race of the afternoon, Priscilla H., a brown mare owned by Bert Hilton of South Poland, had things all her own way, stepping the […]

TURNER—The first Cabin Fever Concert of 2016 will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at the First Universalist Church of Turner Center. Rabbi Sruli and Lisa, sometimes known as “Hoot ‘n Annie,” a toe-tapping, joyous, story-telling, dance-inspiring duo, will bring old-world Klezmer music, known to enliven the spirit and produce happiness. Sruli and […]

LEWISTON — “From Bandstand to Billboard” is a fun, and sometimes romantic, collection of big hits from Billboard Magazine and American Bandstand, from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. The widely-acclaimed show will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Dolard and Priscilla Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. The cast of last summer’s very popular […]

NORWAY — Elizabeth DeWolfe, award winning author, history professor and chair of the Liberal Studies program at the University of New England, will present a slide show and discussion on “The Murder of Mary Bean and Other Stories” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at the Norway Universalist Church. The program is free and open to […]

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s continuing series, “Noisy, Wild, and Extremely Troublesome: Lectures in the Arts and Humanities,” returns with two events. With zombies, sea monsters and other creatures involved, these lectures promise to be noisier, wilder and even more troublesome than before. Roundtable Discussion of “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” 11:45 […]

WAYNE — JP Devine, columnist for Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal, will speak about his new book: “Will Write for Food: True Stories, Half Truths and 3 Lies” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, in the lower level of the Cary Memorial Library.  Attendees can meet Devine and enjoy tales from his 30 years of writing […]

100 years ago, 1916For the past few years a motor-sled has been a thing that one reads about and seldom sees, but no longer is this the case. An Auburn young man has built and is running a successful vehicle of this model. The owner of this winter car is William “Bill” Love of 65 […]

BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center launches Hot Chocolate Thursday as the first in a series of monthly discussions on arts-related subjects. Photographer Bruce Barlow will lead the session as a mini-workshop on how to display artwork for the best visual impact at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 3, in the art gallery, 804 Washington […]

GARDINER — Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center continues its season with a varied music weekend. At 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 4, holler-folk band The Ghost of Paul Revere and at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5, roots-rock band The Colwell Brothers will be performing. With a sound built around powerful three-part harmonies, energetic performances, and a non-traditional […]