The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series is set to present award-winning writer Grace Talusan as the program’s fifth reader of the season. Talusan will read from her work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 10, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center on South Street. The reading is free and open […]
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March concerts planned for DaPonte String Quartet
In March, the DaPonte String Quartet will tour throughout Maine with their “Breaking the Mold” program. DaPonte will break into smaller ensembles to perform a duo and a trio. Described by Ravel as a “turning point in his career,” the Sonate pour violon et violoncello/A la mémoire de Claude Debussy is marked by an abandonment […]
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Looking Back on March 2
100 Years Ago: 1922 Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Abbott of Western Avenue entertained the Auburn Heights Progressive Whist Club, Saturday evening. A buffet luncheon was served before whist was started. High scores of cards were made by A. A. Abbott and Mrs. O.W. Ridley, The consolation prize went to H.A. Baird. At the next meeting […]
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Poet Emily Dickinson next topic featured by UMF New Commons Project
Emily Dickinson, one of the most important figures in American poetry, is the next topic featured by the UMF New Commons Project. A prolific poet during the 1800s, Dickinson was not publicly recognized during her lifetime. Though heavily influenced by the poets of seventeenth century England and her Puritanical upbringing, she challenged the definitions of […]
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ArtsFarmington to present Trio Con Brio concert March 8
ArtsFarmington plans to present Trio Con Brio — Copenhagen at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, on Main Street in Farmington. The trio will play the music of Haydn, Shostakovich, and Schubert. The trio consists of two Korean-born sisters, Soo-Kyung Hong (cello) and Soo-Jin Hong (violin), and Soo-Kyung’s husband, Jens Elvekjaer, […]
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Looking Back on March 1
100 Years Ago: 1922 The Home Economics department of the Waterville Woman’s club had a jolly Valentines and Washington’s birthday party in the Women’s Association rooms Tuesday afternoon. The rooms were decorated appropriately with hearts and the American flag. A lecture in Fanny Farmer’s Correspondence cooking course was read and some of the members demonstrated […]
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Elena Moon Park and friends plan live, virtual show
Elena Moon Park and her friends plan to perform at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 5, at Strand Theatre, at 345 Main St., Rockland. The band performs folk and children’s music from East and Southeast Asia, reimagined to celebrate various musical traditions, languages, styles, and stories, plus original songs. The tunes range from northern Japanese sea […]
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Auburn Concert Band invites new members
The Auburn Community Concert Band has announced that rehearsals in preparation for the group’s 2022 Summer concert season will begin on Wednesday, March 2. Weekly rehearsals take place from 7 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday at the High Street Congregational Church, located between High and Pleasant Streets, in Auburn. Membership is open to all wind […]
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Teddy Thompson & Jenni Muldaur concert set for Brownfield
Teddy Thompson and Jenni Muldaur plan Teddy & Jenni Do Nashville: A Tribute to the Great Country Duets at 8 p.m. Friday, March 4, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. Thompson, an acclaimed singer-songwriter, is the only son of British folk-rock legends Richard and Linda Thompson. He released his album “Heartbreaker Please” […]