STATE — Arts organizations throughout the state may be eligible for grants from two Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) grant programs. Maine Expansion Arts and the Maine Theater Fund are accepting online proposals from arts organizations and for arts-related programming throughout the state. Maine Expansion Arts supports arts organizations serving rural communities and those […]
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Bell Hill concert set
OTISFIELD — The Bell Hill Meetinghouse in Otisfield will host local favorite band The Cobblestones at a concert on Sunday, August 13 at 6 p.m. The Cobblestones are a local group that has been drawing a growing following in the Oxford Hills region and beyond with their eclectic music collection best described as Americana with […]
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Androscoggin’s 20th Annual Autumn Night Out
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice is proud to invite the community to join them for a night of celebration and support at the 20th Annual Autumn Night Out benefit, taking place on Friday, September 8, at 5 p.m. at the picturesque Poland Spring Resort. This year’s Autumn Night Out promises to be a […]
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Rufus Porter Museum welcomes new ED
BRIDGTON — The Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity is pleased to welcome its new Executive Director Blainor McGough of Gorham. Blainor is a longtime contributor to the Maine art scene as a musician, DJ, performing artist, curator, and founding Executive Director of Mayo Street Arts in Portland from 2009-2021. At Mayo Street Arts […]
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Norway Memorial Library’s new fiction
Norway Memorial Library’s new Book List, as of July 2023 Fiction: Abbott, Megan – Beware the Woman Adler, Sarah – Mrs. Nash’s Ashes Allende, Isabel – The Wind Knows My Name Armstrong, Kelley – The Poisoner’s Ring Banville, John – The Lock-Up Benedict, Marie – The First Ladies Berest, Anne – The Postcard Berry, Steve […]
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This n That
Sales PARIS — The First Congregational Church at 17 East Main Street in Paris will be holding a huge yard sale on Saturday, August 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Items for sale (and some for bid) include dishes, home decor, antiques, furniture, tools, linens, toys, sports gear, books, bicycles, and anything else one […]
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Happy Summer from the Alan Day Community Garden!
NORWAY — Everyone is cordially invited to visit the community garden. Friday Farmers’ Markets are from 5-8 p.m. through August at 26 Whitman Street in Norway. There is wood-fired pizza available by donation and vendors with local fruits and vegetables and other local products for sale, and a children’s tent too. The mission of the […]
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Education Day at Oxford County Fair
OXFORD — Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District will once again be helping to facilitate Oxford County Fair’s Education Day on September 13. Area youth are invited to attend including schools, homeschools, preschools, and child cares. The day is targeted at kids grades K-6 and activities will take place throughout the fairgrounds from 9 […]
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County Democrats slate meeting
COUNTY — The Oxford County Democrats are going to have our annual fundraising BBQ on Sunday at noon, August 13. It will be held in Hanover. We are serving typical BBQ fare of hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, sausages, corn on the cob, chips, and desserts. Celia Canavan, President of Maine Young Democrats will be […]
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Final Waterford summer breakfast
WATERFORD — The 4th and final Waterford Summer Breakfast of 2023 is on Wednesday, August 16, from 7:30 – 10 a.m. Over 600 diners and volunteers have been served breakfast at the Wilkins Community House in Waterford so far this summer. The Wilkins Community House is on Plummer Hill in the Flat of Waterford, adjacent […]