RANGELEY — The Rangeley Friends of the Arts is offering three different week-long day camps for youth this summer at the RFA Lakeside Theater in Rangeley. July 9-13 is Drama Camp for ages 7-12 and is led by Anne Crump who received her BFA in Acting from Drake University and studied at the National Theater […]
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Helene D. Cortigene
AUBURN — Helene D. (Arcidiacono) Cortigene, 85, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Sunday, May 13, at Clover Manor. She was born in Philadelphia, PA, on Jan. 28, 1933, the daughter of the late Salvatore and Fillipina (Musumeci) Arcidiacono. Helene ran the Brule House in Auburn for over 40 years and […]
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Susan L. Fitzpatrick
MEXICO — Susan L. Fitzpatrick, 54, died Saturday, May 12, at her residence in Mexico, surrounded by her family. Born in Portsmouth, VA, on April 6, 1964, she was a daughter of Eugene and Nettie Mae (Freeman) Fitzpatrick. Susan was a graduate of LaGuardia High School in New York City. She worked at Head Start, the […]
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Fiddling around at Turner Primary School
The youngest member of the Maine Folque Co-op, Elliott Gilg, 5, at right, joins other members on stage at Turner Primary School on Thursday for a music and dance program in which some of the school’s pupils took part. Others in the group are, from left: Owen Kennedy, 12, fiddler and bodhran player; Alden Gilg, […]
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Great Falls speaker urges artists to love the creative process
LEWISTON — Practice was becoming more difficult and confusing four years ago for Portland musician Kafari. A troubling situation for someone with a dream of one day becoming a pianist in New York City. His mentor, a jazz pianist, responded with the best advice Kafari had ever received, words he now describes as practical and […]
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National speakers, music group to highlight Maine Catholic Women’s Conference
PORTLAND — Dynamic speakers and music, a special Mass and other community-building activities will help hundreds of women in strengthening their faith at the Maine Catholic Women’s Conference set for 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the Holiday Inn by the Bay. In 2017, over 330 women, from teens to seniors, attended […]
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Not a rumor: Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac part ways
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsey Buckingham will have to go his own way. The singer-guitarist is out of Fleetwood Mac. The band said in a statement Monday that Buckingham will not be on their new tour. The announcement came in two terse sentences at the bottom of a long news release announcing the new concerts. […]
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Student receives cello to continue with musical interest
STRATTON — William DeFroscia, Stratton School eighth grader, received the 1,000th instrument, a cello, loaned from The Musary, an organization that lends instruments free to people who desire to play. DeFroscia started playing violin in third grade at the school. He said that he’s always been interested in the “deeper instruments.” After playing for a year or […]
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CDs, vinyl are outselling digital downloads for the first time since 2011
Digital downloads had a short run as the top-selling format in the music industry. It took until 2011, a decade after the original iPod came out, for their sales surpass those of CDs and vinyl records, and they were overtaken by music streaming services just a few years later. Now, digital downloads are once again […]
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Lisbon school music director to speak to Rotarians
AUBURN — Jonathan Carsley, Lisbon school music director, will be the guest speaker at the L-A Rotary Lunch Club meeting at noon Thursday, March 29, at the Village Inn, 165 High St. Carsley is music director at Lisbon High School and director of the grade four and five beginning band at Lisbon Community School. Previously […]