100 Years Ago: 1921 As usual nature was kind to the Topsham fair, for the clouds which filled the sky Monday afternoon were all dispelled by the brilliant sun of Tuesday morning. Yes, the Topsham gate has again opened its gates for the annual show and all parts of Maine people are flocking to this […]
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Folk singer to perform at Oasis of Music
Multi-instrumentalist folk singer Bau Graves will perform at the Oasis of Music, from 12:30-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Graves has returned to Maine from Chicago, where he directed the revered establishment of the Old Town School of Folk Music. Prior to that, his career […]
Oak Hill High School theater group presents ‘Dracula’
Oak Hill High School’s Little Theatre in the Woods will present the classic vampire story, “Dracula.” Showtimes are 7 p.m. on on Friday, Oct. 22, and Saturday, Oct. 23, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24. When Dr. Van Helsing (played by Samuel Bonner), a specialist in obscure maladies, discovers that beautiful Lucy Westenra […]
Love By Numb3rs concert set for Bath
A Love By Numb3rs concert has been scheduled fro 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at Chocolate Church Arts Center 804 Washington St. in Bath. Special opening guest will be Xander Nelson. Love By Numb3rs is the collaboration of Anna Lombard, Dan Connor and Jon Roods. Lombard and Connor, multi-instrumentalists and co vocalists, were bandmates in […]
Looking Back on Oct. 19
100 Years Ago: 1921 George W. McFadden of Auburn has purchased the firm of Whitehouse Brothers, also of Auburn, a Section of Roak Bock, and the twelve tenement house on Miller Street in the rear of this block, Section 9, the section which has just changed hands, is at the westerly end of the block […]
Damariscotta arts gallery offers ‘Photo Show’
River Arts of Damariscotta plans to present “Photo Show,” juried by photographer Rose Marasco, which focuses solely on the art of photography. Marasco chose works from 55 photographers for this exhibition. The opening reception for the show is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at the 36 Elm St. gallery, and is […]
Readers Theater: Short Stories By Monica Wood & Morgan Talty set for Oct. 22
An evening of Readers Theater performing short stories by two acclaimed Maine authors: Morgan Talty (Maine Literacy Award for Short Fiction) and Monica Wood (May Sarton Memoir Award, Maine Literary Award, Oprah summer-reading pick) is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, at The Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., in Bath. A cast […]