RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Regional Middle and High School Drama Club plans to present “Little Shop of Horrors” Jan. 1-3 at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. in Rangeley. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Jan. 1; 2 and 7 p.m. Jan. 2; and 7 p.m. Jan. 3. “Little Shop of Horrors,” with books and […]
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Looking Back on Dec. 24
100 Years Ago: 1921 Mrs. Grant Rogers, Auburn police matron, told a Journal reporter Friday morning that the appeal published in Thursday nights Journal for a doll carriage resulted in a donation at 7:30 the same evening. Mrs. Rogers is grateful for the prompt donation. It pays to advertise! 50 Years Ago: 1971 About 155 […]
Continental Shakedown plays NYE at 1800 Club
Continental Shakedown – from left, Charlie Bradbury, Lane Kaplan and Ken Goodman – brings their bluesy classic rock to the stage from 9 pm.-12:30 a.m. on New Year’s Eve, Friday, Dec. 31, at the 1800 Club located at 34 Main St., Auburn.
Auld Lang Zing! planned for Bangor stage
Penobscot Theatre Company and ImprovAcadia recently announced the latest show in their ongoing partnership — Auld Lang Zing! Shows are set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, and Thursday, Dec. 30, and at 5 p.m. Dec. 31. An adult show is planned for 8 p.m. Dec. 31, at the Bangor Opera House, Bangor Opera House, […]
Looking Back on Dec. 23
100 Years Ago: 1921 Even the “phone girls” had a Christmas tree this year. Their party took place Wednesday evening, in the Park Street exchange building with sixty-five — as many as could be accommodated — present and enjoying themselves. The feature of the evening was the presentation of a phonograph to the operators thru […]
Peter Wolf and the Midnight Travelers plan a New Year’s Eve event
Peter Wolf and the Midnight Travelers plan a New Year’s Eve event at Stone Mountain Arts Center, at 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. Doors open and dinner seating starts at 6 p.m., the concert will start at 8 p.m. Growing up in an artistic, politically engaged family in the Bronx, Wolf became an early rock […]
Looking Back on Dec. 22
100 Years Ago: 1921 A lost baby gave Patrolman Walsh of the Lewiston police department a busy five minutes Monday afternoon on Lisbon Street. Just as he had commandeered Jacob Ham’s sedan to take the child to headquarters, the frantic mother appeared. A considerable crowd had gathered in the meantime. 50 Years Ago: 1971 The […]
Ward Hayden and the Outliers plan January show
Ward Hayden and the Outliers will take the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, at Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield. Seating for the dinner and show event begins at 6 p.m., available by reservation before the show (not included in ticket price). Hayden says “what first led me to country music was the […]
Looking Back on Dec. 21
100 Years Ago: 1921 Lack of indoor pistol range prevents the Lewiston police from winter practice. The department has the makings of an excellent pistol team. 50 Years Ago: 1971 The Y-Wives held a Christmas party at the Kate J. Anthony House, Auburn. Wednesday and it was termed the “most successful” ever held. Mrs. Mary […]
Fiber artist joins Gallery 302
Patty Sawyer, who specializes in fiber art and quilting, is one of several new artists at Gallery 302 in Bridgton. Sawyer first started quilting as her hobby in the mid 80s. In 2006, she began a professional career mastering her skills with long arming, lecturing, instructing and quilt judging. She has won numerous awards for […]