Kolby Hume of Henniker, N.H., plays Beth, who has suffered brain damage, and Tim Fox of Framingham, Mass., portrays her brother Mike in Bates College’s production of “A Lie of the Mind.” Winner of the 1986 New York Drama Critics Award for Best Play, “A Lie of the Mind” depicts two families joined by marriage […]

Three hundred thousand tiny salmon, destined to become the future prey of big fish catchers all over this part of the state, are being shipped from the Lake Auburn fish hatchery to restock ponds and lakes wherever wanted. They must all be in the water by the last of next month.Wednesday a lot of 4,000 […]

Concerts Oct. 31: AUBURN, Vegetables by Day will play modern and classic rock at a Halloween party at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041Oct. 31: BATH, Frank Mauceri, saxophone, and Gary Wittner, guitar, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front St. 443-3373Oct. 31: FARMINGTON, JetFighter, […]

Portland bands Dead End Armory, top, and An Evening With will perform Saturday, Nov. 1, at She Doesn’t Like Guthries in Lewiston. Jeremy Alexander, the singer-songwriter behind An Evening With, enlisted local musicians to back him on “Lovers & Losers,” the band’s debut album for which Alexander penned 11 songs about loneliness and longing. Other […]

LEWISTON – Steinway artist Michael Lewin, one of this country’s most gifted and charismatic concert pianists, will open the 2008-2009 Piano Series season with a recital Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Franco-American Heritage Center.His program, which begins at 7:30 p.m., will include works by Haydn, Liszt, Leschetitzky, Henselt, Griffes and Saint-Saëns, who wrote music inspired […]

LEWISTON – A benefit dance will be held Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Ramada Inn for Poland resident Nel Bernard of Maine Art Glass Studio.Tickets are $8 per person or $15 per couple. Proceeds will help defray medical and travel expenses to Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, where Bernard is being treated for cancer.The dance […]

SOUTH PORTLAND – Venerable folk singer/songwriter Judy Collins, who music career spans more than 40 years, will be at Borders at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20. She will also play The Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield on Saturday, Dec. 6 and The Strand Theatre in Rockland on Sunday, Dec. 7.Her latest CD, “Born To […]

The Art Moves Dance Project has scheduled its annual gala from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at its studio at 13 Cottage St., Norway. Doors will open with a silent auction preview at 6:15 p.m. followed by a short show and live auction. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the studio was opened by Deb […]

An Auburn man got on the car at Turner Street near the overhead bridge the other morning. His brindle bull dog watched him get on, but was told himself to keep away. The car started and so did the brindle dog. At the corner of Turner and French streets, the dog was abreast the car. […]

POLAND – The rock opera “Jesus Christ, Superstar” will come to life at Dr. Robert Wall Theatre Nov. 5-8, courtesy of the Poland Players.The show which made “super stars” out of creators Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice has captivated audiences since its Broadway premiere in 1971.“Jesus Christ, Superstar,” which tells the story of the […]