100 Years Ago: 1921 The appointment of Miss Mildred Whitney of Auburn to serve under the Municipal Health Officer, Dr. Leo A. Hall is the first of this kind in Auburn. Miss Whitney’s selection is generally commended because she has been in the general field, doing private nursing of all kinds, for 11 years, and […]
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CORRECTION: UMF reschedules anniversary celebration
“Reimagining the Real,” the exhibit on Andrew Wyeth’s “Christina’s World,” opens on Sept. 2, at the University of Maine at Farmington’s Emery Community Arts Center. The 10th Anniversary celebration for the Emery has been rescheduled to Friday, Sept. 3. The opening reception for the exhibitions will take place at the Emery Community Arts Center on […]
Gendron Franco Center holiday event to feature light show, dance, and music
Franco Winter Extravaganza to be one night only
Viewpoints: Particular Visions Distinct Perspectives opening set
Denmark Arts Center plans to host an art opening of “Viewpoints: Particular Visions Distinct Perspectives” from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3. The show will be on view through Oct. 23. Artists Janet Gill and Jeremiah Gill’s show focuses on two people who have been married for a while become one in many ways, […]
Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Matt Sweeney to perform in Bath
Superwolves, the duo of the songwriter Bonnie “Prince” Billy (otherwise known as Will Oldham) and guitarist Matt Sweeney, will perform outdoors at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, at the Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St, Bath. The show is presented collaboratively by two Maine arts nonprofits — the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath and […]
Looking Back on Sept. 1
100 Years Ago: 1921 Dr. George M. Twitchell of Monmouth has picked 150 bushels this fall from twenty-two plum trees that he set out in 1909. This is the fifth consecutive big crop. 50 Years Ago: 1971 Those attending the Wednesday noon meeting of the First Auburn Senior Citizens will have the opportunity of seeing […]
Bates College professor among featured guests for ‘Stories from the Stage’ season premiere
9/11 rememberance
Waterville Opera House plans 2021-22 theatrical season
Highlights include Tuck Everlasting and A Flea in Her Ear, rescheduled from 2020.
Western Maine Art Group plans First Friday Reception
Featured artist of the month at Main Street Gallery is Erica Christensen of Turner.
‘An Iliad’ to kick off ‘War: Then and Now’ series set for Theater at Monmouth
Theater at Monmouth plans to present two shows this fall for the series, “War: Then and Now,” featuring “An Iliad” by Lisa Peterson and Dennis O’Hare based on a translation of “Homer’s Iliad” by Robert Fagles, and “Grounded” by George Brant. Coming off the heels of the 2021 Summer Rep Season, these two plays continue […]