FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band at the Mt. Blue Campus on June 10th at 7 p.m. This is a free concert and is open to the public. However, tickets are required for admission. Please contact the chamber office at 615 […]

FARMINGTON — Main Street in Farmington will become “Busker Alley” for June’s First Friday Art Walk & More, Friday, June 5, from 5 to 8 p.m.  Buskers, or street performers who play for tips, are invited to set up on Main Street to showcase their diverse talents. Businesses and venues participating this First Friday are: Calico […]

CHESTERVILLE — The Wiles, a dynamic trio of acoustic musicians — Ellie Buckland, Mali Obomsawin, and Isa Burke — all of whom recently studied at the Berklee School of Music in Boston, will perform a benefit concert for the Friends of the Chesterville Meeting House Center at 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 12. The meeting house is […]

FARMINGTON — Beginning on  Tuesday, June 9, and running every Tuesday through Aug. 25, free concerts will be held at the Meeting House gazebo. All concerts will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please bring a chair. The concert schedule is as follows: June 9 , July 7, Aug. 4, L & D County.June 16, […]

Benefits Friday & Saturday, May 29-30: Farmington, Plant and yard sale, 8 a.m., Holman House, 227 Main St. Saturday, May 30: Yard sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Calvary Hill Baptist Church on Rts. 2 & 4 in Wilton. Rain or shine. Lots of clothes. FMI: 645-2343. Saturday, June 6: Farmington, Annual yard sale, […]

PRAY FOR JESUS I pray for Jesus to come to my house and visit. It’s morning…no Jesus; just an old man begging for a handout! This afternoon plenty of sunshine in the clear blue sky. An old lady I met needed help with her grocery buy! I was hoping Jesus would stop by! No Jesus…to […]

In every wood in every spring there is a different green, wrote Professor Tolkien, a sentiment certainly borne out by all my Maytide experiences in Maine. (On the other hand, I must admit, the year I moved here I watched open-mouthed as three inches of snow fell at my house on May 25th.) But May […]

FARMINGTON — The City Lights North Summer Camp will hold classes from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily beginning June 24. Classes end with a final performance July 12. The camp describes this as an intensive program. All participants are expected to take all classes. The camp will also have a special ballet class for […]

SIMPLE THINGS Simple things in life are free! Like a roaring fire in a fireplace. How about a cheerful smile from a child. Let’s not forget the morning sunshine from the sun. A hearty laugh from an old-timer. I love to watch the ocean waving. How about the beauty of a blooming flower. The evening […]