AUBURN – Comedian Rich Gustus, whose line of credits includes a spot on “Comedy Central,” will headline the Easter weekend show Saturday, April 11, at the Fireside Inn & Suites. Gustus will be joined by Chrissy Kelleher, whose credits include Nick at Nite’s “America’s Funniest Mom,” and Boston up-and-comer Dave Grabiner. The Fireside Inn offers […]

Art & Java An artist’s reception for Melinda Campbell will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 11, the last day of her showing at Willy Beans Cafe, 70 Lincoln St., Lewiston. Campbell favors acrylic as a paint medium. Her subjects are diverse and varied – from muscle cars to the Red Sox […]

100 years ago Today the ground will be broken for the large addition to the Hill Mill and preparations have been made to push the work along as fast as possible. Just when the new mill will be completed is not known, but if the present plans are carried out there will be no delays. […]

HEBRON – The Logarhythms, MIT’s premiere all-male a cappella singing group, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 11, in Hebron Academy’s Androscoggin Theater in the Sargent Gymnasium. The concert will include local high-school singers The Mount Blue Voices, as well as Hebron’s own Heebeegeebees. The Logs will perform such favorites as “Can’t Keep My […]

RANGELEY – The newly forming Rangeley Community Chorus is looking for people who enjoy singing and would like to get together once a week for rehearsals. The choir will perform two or three concerts during the year. An organizational meeting will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 19, at the Church of the Good […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Fox network is making a reality show out of the troubled economy. An upcoming series titled, “Someone’s Gotta Go,” lets employees of a small business decide which one of their colleagues will be laid off. Fox says it has no air date yet for the series, which is being developed […]

LEWISTON – Pianist Frank Glazer, one of Maine’s best-known musicians, will perform at Bates College at 8 p.m. Friday, April 10, in the Olin Arts Center.The event is open to the public at no cost, but tickets are required. Call 786-6135 or e-mail [email protected] 94-year-old Glazer is a musician of international renown, still active after […]

LEWISTON – The Lewiston High School class of 2009 will host popular Maine comedian Bob Marley Friday, April 10, in the Lewiston High School gymnasium.All proceeds will benefit Project Graduation.Tickets, $15, are available at the high school and at Bull Moose music stores. The show will begin at 7 p.m.

The folk band Wake the Neighbors will play a lively mix of Celtic and French-Canadian jigs and reels for an evening of contradancing Friday, April 10, in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library. Members of the group are fiddler Jessie Gagne-Hall of Vermont, flutist Jim DiCarlo of New Hampshire and local musicians John Cote […]

AUBURN – Tom Stacey, who coached successful basketball squads throughout the ’80s in western Maine, will sign copies of his first book, “Don’t Slip In The Mustard,” from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Percy’s Burrow at the Auburn Mall.The book captures the unique qualities of small-town basketball in the Pine Tree State.Stacey, […]