100 Years Ago: 1922 Fluffy, a handsome Maltese cat, will be cared for in Cumberland County as long as her owner, a South Portland man, remains to serve a term after being committed on a charge of unlawful possession of liquor. The man lived alone and there was no other place in which to harbor […]
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Dueling Pianos to face off at 49 Franklin
The areas first Dueling Pianos show is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at 49 Franklin, at 49 Franklin St. in Rumford, in the front room 1st level. Since the late ’80s the dueling piano format has been wildly successful all over the U.S. and beyond., according to a news release from […]
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Greg Boardman Trio to open concert for The Mallett Brothers in Lewiston
The Mallett Brothers will perform in person at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at the Gendron Franco Center, at 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. The Greg Boardman Trio will open the evening. The Mallett Brothers spent time off-stage during the pandemic doing backyard concerts, putting together a recently released album, and experimenting with different sounds […]
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Gaslight Theater presents 2023 Season of Laughter
‘Love is Murder’ will be staged at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium Feb. 10-19.
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Ballroom Thieves concert planned at Johnson Hall
The Ballroom Thieves will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at Johnson Hall, 280 Water St. in Gardiner. The group released its full-length debut “A Wolf in the Doorway” in 2015. Between marathons of touring, 2016’s “Deadeye” would spawn a string of fan favorites. The management of Johnson Hall will require all […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 28
100 Years Ago: 1922 The members of St. Margaret’s Guild, at St. Michael’s church will give a dancing party at Auburn Hall Monday, Jan. 30th. Marble’s six piece orchestra will furnish music. Mrs. Walter Emerson is chairman, assisted Mrs. John H. Crowley, Jr., Mrs. Philip Crowell, and Mrs. Ralph Cobb. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Members […]
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Community Ice Art Project planned to recreate painting scene
Artist Eric Aho will host a community-wide ice cutting project on Keewaydin Lake on Saturday, Feb. 5, to recreate the winter scene of Marsden Hartley’s 1908-09 painting “The Ice-Hole, Maine” (New Orleans Art Museum, LA). This public-led effort will commemorate a pivotal work by an important American artist and invite local residents to engage in […]
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Looking Back on Jan. 27
100 Years Ago: 1922 Members of the Defenseur Society will give a French drama at the Empire theater in February. 50 Years Ago: 1972 An experimental “Drop-in” is being planned at the Kate J. Anthony House, Turner Street, Auburn tonight. Miss Marcia Baxter, YWCA Youth Director, has announced that all five Junior High Y-Teen Clubs […]
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Live music at Mixers this weekend
The Joan Kennedy Band brings country music to the stage at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 28, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. Kennedy’s achievements speak for themselves: she has recorded 6 albums, toured Canada, the US and Europe, starred in a 2-season Canadian television series, and was second to only Garth Brooks as […]