Kaleigh Hunter and Emma Jones, winners of last year’s Nordica Scholarship, are scheduled to perform in this year’s Nordica Day Concert. The livestreamed event will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, from Nordica Auditorium at the University of Maine at Farmington. Aug. 17 was the date in 1911 when world-famous opera diva and Farmington […]
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Denny Breau to play at the Turner gazebo
“Music for Mavis” Tuesdays at the Gazebo will present an evening with Denny Breau and friends from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 17, in Turner. The concert will be held rain or shine. Breau’s dazzlingly clear style allows him to do amazing things with a six-string guitar. He mixes genres with ease: Folk, Delta blues, […]
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Looking Back on Aug. 13
100 Years Ago: 1921 Fifteen automobiles filled with Mechanic Falls people attended the ball game at Oxford Thursday afternoon which they say was the finest of the season. 50 Years Ago: 1971 It’s carnival time along Martin Drive in Lewiston. Today Is the date set by neighborhood youngsters for their Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America. Cathy […]
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Former scholarship winners to perform in this year’s Nordica Day Concert
Kaleigh Hunter and Emma Jones, winners of last year’s Nordica Scholarship, will perform in this year’s Nordica Day Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 17. The performance will be live-streamed from Nordica Auditorium. On Aug. 17, 1911, world-famous opera diva and Farmington native, Lillian Nordica, performed in her hometown. The direct link to the […]
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Live music at Mixers this weekend
Under the Covers will play at 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 13, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. The band brings the energy and hits from the 50s through today with songs by The Eagles, Blondie, Journey, Whitney Houston and Tina Turner. On Saturday, Aug. 14, American singer-songwriter Maez, formerly known as “Caroline Gray,” will […]
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Looking Back on Aug. 12
100 Years Ago: 1921 One of the loveliest bouquets of vari-colored gladiolus we have seen this season was brought to the Journal office Thursday afternoon from the gardens of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Potter of Upper Main Street. There were fifteen or twenty stalks laden, with brilliant blossoms, no two alike. Mrs. Potter is an […]
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Boothbay botanical gardens to host Caterpillar Lab
BOOTHBAY — For the fourth year running, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is scheduled to host educator and nature photographer Samuel Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab from Thursday, Aug. 19, to Friday, Aug. 27, with a break on Monday, Aug. 23. The 132 Botanical Gardens Drive exhibit will highlight the diversity and ingenuity of some of […]
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The Cobblestones featured at Sunset Concert
Poland Spring Preservation Society’s Sunset Concert series will feature Cobblestone at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16, at The Gazebo at Poland Springs Resort, at 640 Main St. in Poland Springs. The Cobblestones are made up of vocalist Carolyn Costanzi, guitarist/vocalist Michael Plourde, percussionist Mark Plourde and Tony Simmons, bassist. We are often joined by pianist/vocalist […]
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Looking Back on Aug. 11
100 Years Ago: 1921 Among the Lewiston and Auburn people at Poland Spring on Saturday who had the pleasure of meeting the President and Mrs. Harding were Mr. and Mrs. Everett M. Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Wilson, Mrs. Silas Bartlett. and Mr. and Mrs. Eban J. Ham. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Bartlett […]
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Maine Music Society names new artistic director
The Maine Music Society announces the appointment of Dr. Richard Nickerson as artistic director. Dr. Nickerson, or Rick as he prefers to be called, plans a variety of performances for the 2021-22 concert season. Dr. Nickerson presently serves as director of choral activities at Windham High School, a position he has held for 34 years. […]