A six-horse team, dragging a huge heavy wagon, and on the wagon a great steel casting, making their way out Main Street, Auburn, Wednesday morning was a substantial reminder of the new dam and powerhouse at Littlefield’s, which will add 1,400 horse power to the electrical resource of the two cities.This week will be commenced […]

RANGELEY – The street dance put on by the RFA in the downtown Wednesday, July 30, will feature The Tom Ball Band. The opening act will be Grand Theft (the Bean Boys). Beginning at 6:30 p.m., the street will become a dance floor.After a successful first show last year, the Diva Concert Nights will return […]

PARIS – World-class storytellers Antonio Rocha and Milbre Burch and guest students will take audience members around the world and through time in an evening of theatrical storytelling Saturday, Aug. 2, at Celebration Barn Theater. The performance, titled “Stories in Motion” will begin at 8 p.m. A native of Brazil, Rocha began his career in […]

SEBAGO – The Schoolhouse Arts Center will present Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty Kids” Aug. 1, 2 and 3. The play is based on the 1959 Disney film “Sleeping Beauty” and the story “Sleeping Beauty in the Wood” by Charles Perrault.The show is directed by Ben Potvin and performed by Schoolhouse’s summer musical theater students.It’s Princess Aurora’s […]

NORWAY – Frost Farm Gallery will hold a First Friday reception Aug. 1 for an exhibit featuring local landscapes in watercolor, oils and graphite by Noel Watson. The opening from 5 to 8 p.m. is free; light refreshments will be served.Watson was born in Naples to a family of sign painters and surveyors. He attended […]

LEWISTON – The Bates Dance Festival will present Zoe Scofield & Juniper Shuey, Seattle-based conceptual artists who’ll perform the Maine premiere of “the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t” Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1-2. Danced with mesmerizing intensity and technical precision, Scofield and Shuey’s latest collaboration is part of a long-term […]

WESTBROOK – Timeless jazz standards will be front and center in Reindeer Theatre Company’s upcoming musical revue, “Kids on Jazz,” the first two weekends in August at Warren Memorial Library Auditorium.“Kids on Jazz” is designed to showcase young performers in a unique and challenging genre. Think “pop star” instead of “actor,” said RTC Director Louis […]

Carl F. Getchell, who loves things exciting, drove his Buick car to Monmouth during the heavy shower Monday night. Although the roads were slippery with mud, he made the trip from his office on Lisbon Street to his garage in Monmouth in 43 minutes. One stop was made at Greene depot to see if the […]

HARRISON – The Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will present the Portland Symphony Orchestra, directed by Robert Moody, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, at Deertrees Theatre.Matthew Fritz will conduct the orchestra in this program featuring Rossini’s “Barber of Seville” Overture, Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” and Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony. A graduate of the Eastman School […]

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, 31; Julian McMahon, 40; Maureen McGovern, 59; Betty Thomas, 60Happy Birthday: Work hard now and you will reap the rewards. This may be a challenging year but, if you play your cards right and stick to your budget, everything will start to unfold as others recognize your vision. […]