DEAR SUN SPOTS: I would like to know when the bridge between Durham and Lisbon Falls was built? — No Name, Durham ANSWER: Sun Spots looked up the topic in the archives for the Lewiston Evening Journal and the Daily Sun and found several references for the need for a bridge to replace the ferry […]
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Maine native’s one-woman trilogy brings 30 characters to life
Rivera Sun Cook was born in Portland, and moved with her parents and four siblings to Auburn, when she was 3. Her formative childhood years were spent in the large, unruly yard of 450 Court St, the neighborhood playground, and the Auburn Public Library (to which her mother would donate every year to cover the […]
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Robert De Niro, Gwen Ifill, Bonnie Bassler to speak at Bates commencement
LEWISTON — Actor Robert De Niro, PBS “Newshour” senior correspondent Gwen Ifill and molecular biologist Bonnie Bassler will speak and receive honorary degrees during Bates College’s 2012 commencement. The college estimates that 478 seniors will graduate at the May 27 ceremony. Robert De Niro is a well-known actor, having won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor […]
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Personal stories about a deteriorating environment
LEWISTON — Bates College and the Bates Dance Festival will bring a widely acclaimed multimedia production of personal stories about the impacts of a deteriorating environment to Lewiston on April 27-28. The innovation program, “red, black and GREEN: a blues” (rbGb), combines spoken word, music, dance and a dynamic stage design. It is driven by […]
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BatesDowntown series offering jazz, country performances
LEWISTON —The Bates College music series BatesDowntown will continue this spring with free jazz and country concerts by Maine musicians. On Friday, April 6, Lewiston native and noted jazz pianist and drummer Steve Grover will be joined by bassist Greg Loughman. On Friday, May 4, Day for Night, a classic-country duo from Portland, will play. […]
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College Baseball: Tufts ends Bates’ win streak
Three consecutive hits by Tufts University baseball opened the early lead at Leahey Field. It was the kind of string of hits that Bates couldn’t produce in its home opener, ending its brief winning streak. The Bobcats played from behind but couldn’t catch the Jumbo’s in an 8-2 loss. “We didn’t have great at-bats today,” […]
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Bates art majors will show stoneware, digital paintings and other works
LEWISTON — Fourteen studio art majors at Bates College will show work from their yearlong thesis projects — from pencil drawing to digital painting — in the annual Senior Exhibition. The exhibit will open with a public reception at 6 p.m. Friday, April 6, in the Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St. Besides […]
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Bates College will present documentary on societal healing
LEWISTON — Bates College will present “Fambul Tok,” an award-winning documentary depicting a journey of reconciliation in post-conflict Sierra Leone, on Thursday, March 22. Libby Hoffman, executive producer of the film, will take part in a discussion after the screening. Open to the public at no cost, the event will begin at 7 p.m. in […]