LEWISTON – You have spent weeks or even months creating your artwork. Now you are ready to present it to a gallery. How do you matt and frame it so you enhance rather than detract from the piece?Kevin Callahan and Ray Michaud of Callahan Art Preparatory Services will address that issue from 6:30 to 7:30 […]

Becca Voinche of Limington plays Katharina and Jason Badeau of Gorham plays Petruchio in the Schoolhouse Arts Center’s production of “The Taming of the Shrew” to be presented Aug. 15-17. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors. Call 642-3743 […]

LEWISTON – The energetic Jason Spooner Trio will liven up Fountain Park at noon Thursday, Aug. 14, as part of L/A Arts’ Music in the Parks concert series.Making up the band are prolific singer/songwriter Jason Spooner who has heavy roots, folk and blues influences; classically trained bassist Adam Frederick with foundations in jazz and a […]

Ukulele player and songwriter Mary Hargreaves will bring her upbeat family folk music to Moore Park Gazebo in Paris Wednesday, Aug. 13, as part of the 2008 Morning Summer Concert Series. The outdoor concert is free and will begin at 10 a.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. For more information, call 743-2501.

HARRISON – The final concert of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival’s 36th season of chamber music Tuesday, Aug. 12, will feature works of unusual contrast. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m.The program will begin with Fairy Tales for clarinet, viola and piano by Robert Schumann. Featured clarinetist in this work is Alan Kay, who […]

LEWISTON – Donald R. Goulet, a war hero and former FBI special agent who was brought up in Lewiston, teamed up with Passamaquoddy Indian Reservation Police Chief Frederick J. Moore II to take on a major tobacco smuggling ring in the 1990s.Now the two have joined forces to write “Chesuncook,” the true inside story of […]

FREEPORT – Grammy Award-winning Dobro master Jerry Douglas will perform songs from his new Koch Records solo album, “Glide,” and play with his five-piece band Saturday, Aug. 16, at Discovery Park.The free, outdoor performance, part of L.L. Bean’s 2008 Summer Concert Series, will begin at 7:30 p.m.The band will also perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, […]

Russell S. Bradbury, the well-known old-time livery keeper of Auburn who is so ill of locomotor-ataxia, sits by his window thru the day and looks out over his beautiful grounds and is also entertained by frequent visits from old friends. For these he always has a warm welcome. If the good wishes of these cities […]

DEAR MR. DAD: How can I spend quality time with my 11-year-old daughter outside of going shopping all day? I realize that’s her passion these days, but honestly, I don’t have much to contribute on a shopping spree (except money, of course).Answer: To start with, show some enthusiasm – even a little will help.If you […]

Fishing at Lake Auburn has been unusually good the past two days. Following are the catches: Frank Strout, three salmon, 2½, 2½, and 4½ lbs. Henry Rivers, 1-lb trout. King Goff, two salmon, 3 and 4 lbs. and 1-lb trout. Victor Sacre, 4-lb salmon. A.E. Murray, five salmon, 2½, 3½, 3½, 4 and 4½ lbs. […]