Members of the Massachusetts shoe manufacturing firm that recently wrote the Lewiston and Auburn publicity bureau in regard to moving their industry to the two cities will arrive here Sunday and spend several days looking over the buildings, which can be converted into a shoe factory, and meeting the businessmen.They will be entertained by the […]

How do you ring in the New Year? We’d like to hear about your New Year’s tradition, no matter how wild, wonderful or wacky. Contact Mark Laflamme at [email protected] or at 689-2876.

AUGUSTA – The Al Corey Big Band, conducted by Brian Nadeau, will play at a New Year’s Eve buffet/dance Wednesday, Dec. 31, at the Augusta Civic Center. Featured guest clarinetist Karen Beacham will perform with the band.The event, put on by the University of Maine at Augusta College of Arts and Humanities and UMA Senior […]

Which came first, the rat or the mouse? Doesn’t really matter. Even though Kate DiCamillo’s book “The Tale of Despereaux” came out in 2003 – and won a Newbery Medal for outstanding children’s literature – the animated film version still feels like a rip-off of “Ratatouille,” which was only released last year.That’s partly because of […]

LEWISTON – “Little Women,” based on the classic best-selling novel by Louisa May Alcott, is a tale that rings true through the ages, from the Civil War era to today. A story of courage and ambition, this high-energy musical is an epic story spanning three years in the life of the family and friends of […]

PORTLAND – For its first concert of the new year, Music Director Robert Moody will lead the Portland Symphony Orchestra in a program of Gershwin and Shostakovich Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Merrill Auditorium.The Tuesday Classical concert will open with George Gershwin’s jazz orchestral piece Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra with soloist Orion Weiss. […]

Dec. 19: AUBURN, Vegetables by Day will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041Dec. 19: BATH, Bill Byrne, saxophone, and Kenny Gaspar, keyboard, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front St. 443-3373Dec. 19: LEWISTON, Jars of Clay will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Androscoggin […]

AUBURN – The Dave Rowe Trio, Denny Breau and Phil House will present their annual holiday concert Saturday, Dec. 20, at the First Universalist Church.The concert, a Lewiston-Auburn holiday tradition, will begin at 7 p.m. with the performers taking turns on stage and then coming together for selected songs.The Dave Rowe Trio includes singer/guitarist Dave […]

100 years ago, 1908Earle W. Marshall of Boston, the young baritone of whom Auburn and Lewiston are so proud, will sail for Florence, Italy, Jan. 2, where he will study with Vannuccini, the most famous vocal instructor in Italy. Mr. Marshall is an Auburn boy, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Marshall of […]

Saturday, Dec. 20, Belfast jazz band Third Man Trio will perform at She Doesn’t Like Guthries, 115 Middle St., Lewiston. Playing stand-up bass, drums and trumpet, band members from Belfast and Lewiston will perform jazz standards along with some experimental jazz sets. Friday, Dec. 19, Maybe Utah, a rock band with blues, country and folk […]