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Thornton Academy String Quartet coming to Oasis of Music

The Thornton Academy String Quartet will perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Their program will include the first movement of Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 6 in B flat Major, Op. 18, plus arrangements of pop and movie […]

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Looking Back on Feb. 18

100 Years Ago: 1922 The Governor and council approved on Saturday the recommendation of the highway commission that 92.81 mites of permanent road be constructed the coming year at a cost of nearly two and a half million dollars. Work on the Portland-Auburn road, and work to Lewiston, Turner and Livermore is among those approved. […]

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Live music at Mixers this weekend

Country/rock cover band Nouveau Redneck will play at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. On Saturday, Feb. 19, Clayton Blanck & The Stoney Coast return to the stage at 8 p.m. They are one of the best country bands to come out of Maine and they play all […]

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Looking Back on Feb. 17

100 Years Ago: 1922 One of the prettiest auction parties of the season was given at the Philharmonic Studio Friday afternoon by Mrs. E. M. Small and Mrs. Louis T. Brown. Over a hundred invitations were sent out and 26 tables were filled. The studio was attractive with yellow bouquets and buffet refreshments were served […]

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Looking Back on Feb. 16

100 Years Ago: 1922 Rowe’s Corner Grange is 20 years old. The actual birthday was on Wednesday, last, for on Feb. 8, 1902, the grange was instituted and it has been growing ever since; but the birthday party was deferred to Saturday, when the members of Danville Jct. Grange were invited to take part in […]