100 Years Ago: 1921 A mass meeting of subscribers to stock in the Martindale Holding Company which is financing the Country Club project for Lewiston and Auburn, will be in the Lewiston Chamber of Commerce rooms at 7.30 o’clock Thursday night. Fred Chisholm will report on his temporary golf course, which it is expected will […]
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Library film club to watch ‘The Gardener’
To celebrate the landscape’s springtime transformation from barren to verdant during May, Camden Public Library’s Friday Film Club plans to watch and discuss “The Gardener.” The documentary, directed by Sebastien Chabot, is about Frank Cabot’s Les Quatre Vents, a private garden in the Charlevoix region near Quebec City. The discussion about the film will be […]
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The Boneheads to perform in Portland
The Boneheads will take the stage at 6 p.m. Monday, May 17, at the Portland Lobster Company, 180 Commercial St. in Portland. Bob Colwell wiil be featured on keys and vocals, Scott Eliot on bass, guitar and vocals, Dickie-Doo Hollis on drums and vocals, and Steve Jones on guitar and vocals. They’ve been at it […]
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Looking Back on May 12
100 Years Ago: 1921 E.L. Smith, cashier of the Shoe and Leather Bank of Auburn, recently received a May basket in the form of a box of chocolates and a bouquet of carnations from the clerks at the bank. The whole company was invited into the home and spent a most enjoyable evening. 50 Years Ago: 1971 Miss […]
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Heather Pierson Trio to perform in Brownfield
The Heather Pierson Trio will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, May 14, in the Maine Hall at the Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. Pierson is a pianist, multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, songleader, and performer whose inspiring live performances and growing catalog of releases delve into Americana, blues, New Orleans jazz, vocal chants, instrumental […]
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Looking Back on May 11
100 Years Ago: 1921 Auburn motorists will have to drive with one eye on their speedometer from now on. Officer Bubier made his first two arrests Saturday and Sunday, and the motorists answered to charges in the Auburn municipal court. Signs have been placed in conspicuous positions on every road leading into the city, and […]
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Community artist-centered projects to begin in Belfast
BELFAST — Artist and Waldo County resident Chris Battaglia, who brought the Village Canoe to Belfast in 2019, announces the Torchlight Projects: a new series of artist-centered projects to be launched in Maine this spring and summer. The first event is Torchlight Cinema, taking place from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 15, at 40 […]
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‘Studio Work’ solo show to open May 13
DAMARISCOTTA — River Arts this week will feature landscape paintings by midcoast artist Ramone Hanley-Warren. Her solo show, “Studio Work; Drawn to Solace,” opens May 13 and runs until June 2. Created in her home studio, Hanley-Warren’s landscapes draw on the area salt marshes and estuaries for inspiration. Her education in art included Parsons […]
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Penobscot Theatre Company presents The Dog Operas
All three ‘pupperas’ now available for streaming
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African American Collection unveils exhibit on Maine’s Black families
University of Southern Maine