BAR HARBOR – Jerry Euclid Bouchard, much loved father, friend, newspaper man and community servant, died on Oct. 21, 2019, at
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Thea Dunn students and friends featured in Kaleidoscope art showcase
“Fall Kaleidoscope” takes place on Saturday, Nov. 2, at 49 Franklin’s Mystic Theater in Rumford. Visual and performing artists showcase their skills in drawings, music and more. Visual artists create art in front of the audience as performers take the stage. Fall Kaleidoscope features music from the students of Thea Dunn, and also an interactive […]
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Lewiston police charge five men in prostitution sting
LEWISTON — Five men were arrested Monday night, each charged with engaging a prostitute. According to a Lewiston Police Department statement Tuesday morning, their names and times and places of arrest are: • Laurier Ducharme, 59, of Auburn, 4:30 p.m. at 97 Ash St. • Haji Haji, 60, of Lewiston, 5 p.m. Monday at 20 […]
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Fall Comedy Showcase brings five comedians to Franco Center
LEWISTON — Five of Maine’s funniest comedians will perform a night of stand-up comedy at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at the Dolard and Priscilla Gendron Franco Center. Lewiston comedian Dawn Hartill will host the center’s Fall Comedy Showcase featuring Colby Bradshaw, Jed Bloom, Jake Jacobson and Amanda Kinsey. The show will be held in […]
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Nel Meservier and Friends to perform at La Rencontre
LEWISTON — Nel Meservier and Friends, local musicians, will provide the entertainment at the Gendron Franco Center’s monthly luncheon, La Rencontre, on Thursday, Nov. 14. The doors and bar will open at 10 a.m. The meal, to be served at 11:30 a.m., will include chicken alfredo, string beans/carrots, bread/butter and chocolate pudding. La Rencontre is […]
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Volunteers Jazz Band to play fundraiser for veterans at Chocolate Church Arts Center
BATH — The 15-piece Volunteers Jazz Band will perform a concert of swing and big band music at the Chocolate Church Arts Center at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10. The event will include a free swing dance lesson at 6:30 for those interested, and a full concert will follow at 7. A dance floor will […]
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Bates College presents lecture by poet, essayist and food-justice advocate Ross Gay
Ross Gay, a food-justice advocate, author of three books of poetry, including the award-winning “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude,” and essayist, will give the annual Otis Lecture at Bates College. The talk is titled “Delight, Gratitude, Joy: Entangle Me,” and will begin at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, at the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The […]
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Fiber and clay on display in River Arts exhibit
DAMARISCOTTA — A new show in the West Gallery of River Arts opens this week with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. Cathie Stebbins Peterson and Libbey Seigars have a combined show of functional and artful works in “Nature’s Beauty in Fiber and Clay.” Meet the artists and have light refreshments […]
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Open Book Players to present Louisa May Alcott’s ‘An Old Fashion Thanksgiving’ at Johnson Hall
GARDINER — Open Book Players will perform “An Old Fashion Thanksgiving” by Louisa May Alcott at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center. This classic holiday the tale begins on Thanksgiving morning and the Bassett family’s cozy kitchen is filled with the hustle and […]
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Maine Event Comedy presents Johnny Ater at Craft Brew Underground
AUBURN — Maine Event Comedy presents Johnny Ater at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at Craft Brew Underground. The show will also feature Jonathan Tillson, Chris Kinback and Chris Fritz. Whether he’s taking light-hearted swipes at himself and his fellow Mainers or contorting his face into hilarious characters, Ater has left audiences laughing throughout New […]