FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is presenting environmental author Kathryn Miles as the next reader in its celebrated Visiting Writers Series. Miles will read from her work at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 11, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading is free and open to the public and will […]

Local arts nonprofit prepares for best Ice Festival L/A yet LEWISTON — The 4th annual Ice Festival L/A from L/A Arts is coming up Friday, Feb. 19 through Sunday, Feb. 21.  Ice Fest L/A is a three-day celebration of winter, arts and community, and a fundraiser for local arts nonprofit L/A Arts, featuring professionally crafted […]

100 years ago, 1916George H. Gilman, a former Lewiston boy, for the past five years a machinist in the Hollingsworth and Whitney paper mill, Gardiner, has recently resigned his position with that company to become master mechanic at the Webster Woolen mill, Sabattus, and will soon move his family to that place. Mr. Gilman, who […]

100 years ago, 1916The Auburn police have been having many complaints recently about the matter of copper-bottomed wash boilers being stolen from the sidewalks, and investigation showed that the petty thievery was being done by small boys, who in turn sold the stolen goods to junk men, for a small sum of money. The police […]

CLT staging ‘Shakespearein Hollywood’ AUBURN — Hilarity runs rampant on the Community Little Theatre ( stage when silver screen legends of the 1930s get an unexpected visit from two superstars of Shakespeare’s most popular comedy. “Shakespeare in Hollywood” is a romp by Ken Ludwig, whose side-splitting humor gained appreciative world-wide audiences in “Lend Me a […]

LEWISTON — The Maine Jewish Film Festival and the Public Theatre will present a free screening of the World War II family adventure film “Belle and Sebastian” at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Public Theatre. The French film, which won the Grand Prize at the New York International Children’s Film Festival, is set […]