100 Years Ago: 1922 Mrs. Mary McCullum of Auburn was elected president of the Auburn W.C.T.U. for the coming season at the annual meeting Thursday afternoon at New Odd Fellows Hall. Miss Helen Anderson was chosen secretary and Mrs. Edith Riggs, treasurer. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Junior-Senior Proms, the time when girls are girls in […]
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Looking Back on May 13
100 Years Ago: 1922 The Bates College Athletic Association will spring a new feature at the State meet at Waterville Saturday by appearing on the scene of action with a Scotch band, bagpipes and kilts included. 50 Years Ago: 1972 James Chaplin, who has pitched three summers for the Auburn Asas of the Auburn Rec. Baseball […]
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Clayton Blanck & The Stoney Coast playing at Mixers on Saturday
Clayton Blanck & The Stoney Coast will return to the stage Saturday, May 14, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. This new country band from central Maine plays current hits you may not hear from other acts covering songs by bands such as Kane Brown, Morgan Wallen, Jimmie Allen, Tyler Braden, Dustin Lynch, Parker […]
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Elle Chante/She Sings concert cancelled
Maine Music Society regrettably must cancel the Elle Chante/She Sings concerts that were scheduled for Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15, at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. Because of COVID and non-COVID related illnesses, we realized that we would not be able to attain the high-performance standards of the Maine Music Society. The […]
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Jason Spooner Band plans Brownfield concert
A Jason Spooner Band live concert is set for 8 p.m. Friday, May 20, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, is Brownfield. Celebrating a New LIVE Release In Spooner’s own words, “My band considers the halls of the Stone Mountain Arts Center to be a touchstone and a second home of sorts. While […]
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Looking Back on May 11
100 Years Ago: 1922 A three-year-old Lewiston youngster noticed lightning for the first time during the shower of last Sunday. She has had some experience herself with sudden falls and the sensation they produce, and she decided that a flash of light that she saw in the sky was due to one cause: “The Sun […]
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Lakewood Theater announces summer lineup
Lakewood Theater in Madison plans to open its season with “Drinking Habits” on May 26 at the theater, 76 Theater Road. Productions are set for 8 p.m. May 26-28; 4 p.m. May 29; 2 and 7 p.m. June 1; and 8 p.m. June 2-4. Two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing have been secretly […]
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Stan Davis to kick off Music for Mavis summer concerts
The Music for Mavis concert series will feature Stan Davis at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at 98 Mathews Way, in Turner Center. Maine native Murphy is a soulful singer/songwriter, indie recording artist and multi-instrumentalist with a vast repertoire. She enjoys interacting with her audience and her performances often include witty anecdotes. She performs her […]
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Looking Back on May 10
100 Years Ago: 1922 Co. “E” of the 103rd Infantry which uses city hall for a drill floor Monday evening drilled in the city park Monday evening, having permitted the daughters of St. Paul and St. Vincent to have the hall for the annual May Ball. Co. “H” had a platoon on the rifle range […]
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Lewiston library to host author of ‘The Miraculous Flight of Owen Leach’
LEWISTON — Author, librarian, and freelance-editor Jennifer Dupree is set to celebrate the release of her novel, “The Miraculous Flight of Owen Leach.” The free event is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at the Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St. “The Miraculous Flight of Owen Leach” is a novel about what it means […]