While out for a pleasure ride, F.L. Havey and four young men in his auto ran into a tree on Ash Street, Lewiston, in front of the Central Fire Station about 4:30 p.m., Tuesday. One of the front wheels was smashed and the whole machine was shaken up, yet the damage was slight. No one […]

LEWISTON – Saturday, Dec. 6, Massachusetts artist Andria Mason and special guests Greg Lee and Kevin G. Moore will perform at She Doesn’t Like Guthries, 115 Middle St.Mason’s acoustic work blends mainly folk, country, blues and bluegrass influences. She began classical piano training at age 7 and as an 18-year-old picked up the guitar, taught […]

LEWISTON – The Just Us entertainers will present their ninth Christmas show in conjunction with Franco-American war veterans Friday, Dec. 13, at Lewiston Middle School auditorium.This year’s theme is “A Just Us Family Christmas.” Featured will be traditional and nontraditional Christmas songs.The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8.Performing will be sisters Melissa […]

HARRISON – Friends and family of Amanda Flanders will hold a benefit Friday, Dec. 12, at the VFW Hall on Route 35 to raise funds to help cover medical and care expenses for the 35-year-old woman who was paralyzed in an accident on Labor Day.The event starts at 6 p.m. with a potluck supper and […]

“Just After Sunset” by Stephen King; Scribner ($28)Thirteen.That’s the number of yarns featured in “Just After Sunset,” Stephen King’s first book of short stories since 2002’s “Everything’s Eventual.”Thirteen.Perfect.Thirteen the unlucky number, the numeral for losers, the digit for all the poor saps out there who never seem to be getting an even break or a […]

MONMOUTH – Monmouth Community Players will present a Christmas celebration featuring Sidecar Heroes, a group of six a cappella singers from southern Maine, Saturday, Dec. 13.Patrick McCarthy, Jason Pacquette, Mark Roae, Dennis Boyd, Lee Hunter and Mac Mullen will sing a mix of holiday classics. MCP members will also entertain with holiday skits.The show will […]

FREEPORT – The Southern Maine Children’s Chorus, 80-plus singers from Yarmouth to Lisbon Falls to Owls Head, will present its annual holiday concert Sunday, Dec. 14, at the Freeport Performing Arts Center.The chorus is part of the USM Youth Ensembles program managed by the University of Southern Maine’s school of music.Under the direction of Lise […]

Poland Spring’s Susan Roux has collaborated with Sandra Leinonen Dunn to bring color and emotion in a selection of original paintings to the Unity Centre for the Performing Arts. Both representational painters, their works are infused with light, unexpected color and feeling. Roux delights in playful color and stroke while capturing the subtle nuances of […]

Dec. 5: AUBURN, the Wesleyan Singers, the Auburn Methodist Ringers, 4 Park Avenue bell quartet and various other soloists will present a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. at Auburn United Methodist Church, 439 Park Ave. Donations 782-3972Dec. 5: AUGUSTA, Vince Gill and Amy Grant will perform at a Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. at Augusta […]

Friday, Dec. 5, Portland duo Dreamosaic will bring its dance party grooves to She Doesn’t Like Guthries in Lewiston. For its dance music, Dreamosaic blends electro, funk, trance, house and break beats – unrehearsed in front of a live audience. The duo nominated for best live electronica act in southern Maine by the Portland Phoenix […]