L-A This Week

MONDAY, April 24

AUBURN — Auburn City Council workshop and regular meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Auburn Hall. Workshop agenda includes presentations on the municipal and school budgets and discussion. Regular meeting includes a public hearing on the Community Development Block Grant budget.

LEWISTON — Finance Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the administrator’s conference room.

LEWISTON — Planning Board meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers. Agenda includes discussion with staff regarding affordable housing.

LEWISTON — Lewiston School Committee, regular meeting, 6 p.m., Dingley Building; on agenda, nomination and vote of Montello Elementary School principal, discussion of video taping school committee meetings.

TUESDAY, April 25

LEWISTON — Town hall forum by Lewiston’s Statehouse delegation to discuss their proposed Democrat biennial budget, The Opportunity Agenda, an alternative to Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed budget, 6 to 8 p.m. at Callahan Hall, Lewiston Public Library. Delegation includes Sen. Nate Libby and Reps. Jared Golden, Heidi Brooks, James Handy and Roger Fuller. Information about Opportunity Agenda may be found here.

LEWISTON — City Council budget workshop, 6 p.m. at City Hall.

THURSDAY, April 27

LEWISTON-AUBURN — Emerge Film Festival, opening reception at 6 p.m., Rinck Advertising on Lisbon Street. Festival runs through Saturday, showcasing films at several locations, including the Dolard and Priscilla Gendron Franco Center and Rinck Advertising. For more information, visit emergefilmfestival.org.

LEWISTON — Annual celebration and fundraiser for Tree Street Youth Center which provides local youth with opportunities and a space to learn about and be themselves, celebration at Atrium, Bates Mill, 5:30 to 7 p.m., appetizers from local restaurants, from 7 to 8 p.m. “I Am Rising,” a display of the many talents of tree youth. For more information, visit treestreetyouth.org.

LEWISTON — City Council budget workshop, 6 p.m. at City Hall.

SUNDAY, April 30

LEWISTON — Sixth annual Stand Against Racism 2017: Women of Color Leading Change, noon to 4 p.m., YMCA, 130 East Ave., education, dialogue and art around racial justice. Keynote by Portland activist Hamdia Ahmed.