100 Years Ago: 1922 One dark night not long-ago Mrs. EH. Hodgkins, Coburn street, Auburn, heard the bell ring. and going to the door found, not a May basket filled with good things, but a large bag containing a snow white coon cat, with a blue ribbon around his neck, bearing a card stating its […]
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George Winston concert set for Brownfield
A George Winston concert will begin at 8 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, is Brownfield. Winston has performed singular solo acoustic piano songs for more than 40 years while selling 15 million albums. He plays nearly 100 concerts annually. His classic albums, “Autumn” and “December,” are perennial favorites, […]
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Looking Back on May 31
100 Years Ago: 1922 Bert Weymouth of Portland, formerly a linotype machinist at The Sun, has invented a new part to be used on all linotype machines with the outside galley which is working most satisfactually. 50 Years Ago: 1972 (From a Journal photo) The young ladies in the photo were recently elected officers of […]
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Camden library to host ‘Breaking Bread’ writers
The Camden Public Library plans to mark the release of “Breaking Bread: Essays from New England on Food, Hunger, and Family” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, at the Camden Amphitheatre on Atlantic Avenue. The book is a collection of essays by nearly 70 top literary talents and food writers who honor local foods, family, […]
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Enter the Haggis to perform at Chocolate Church Arts Center
Enter The Haggis, a celtic rock band, will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath. Enter The Haggis is a band without a home, as members hail from all over: London, Toronto, Philadelphia and Portland. Support for the band from fans […]
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Looking Back on May 30
100 Years Ago: 1922 The Ruby-throated hummingbird is easily reared as a pet, and some time ago I found a single young female in a nest in an oak tree that had been built in a piece of woods. Upon taking it home R.W. Shufeldt writes in the American Forestry magazine, “I experienced no trouble […]
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Franco-American Collection to present ‘Le Grand Jack’ June 6
The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine plans to host an in-person and online screening of the documentary “Le Grand Jack” (Jack Kerouac’s Road: A Franco-American Odyssey) from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 6, at 51 Westminster St., in Lewiston. The event is followed by a question-and-answer period with the filmmaker, Herménégilde […]
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Washington library to showcase Ukrainian folk art exhibit
Works of Ukrainian folk art by Lois Eastman, including a display of the process and materials used in creating psyankyi eggs, is on display through June at the Gibbs Library, 40 Old Union Road in Washington. According to a news release from the library, Eastman began making pysanky when she was 5 years old. Growing […]
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Looking Back on May 28
100 Years Ago: 1922 Led by Thomas Leonard of the boy’s department of the Auburn YMCA and Arvard Rohan, physical director will leave the YMCA at 9 am this morning for a walk to Deer Rips power plant and the Androscoggin River where they will inspect the plant, eat lunch and continue along the river […]
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Wiscasset gallery’s juried members’ show to open June 4
WISCASSET — The Maine Art Gallery’s second show of the season, the Juried Members Show, is scheduled to open Saturday, June 4, with a reception beginning at 4 p.m., at 15 Warren St. Singer/songwriter Jud Caswell will provide music until 7 p.m. The wide-ranging exhibit will continue through June 25. Hours are 11 a.m. to […]