The Leeds Historical Society plans to host a program at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, in the Leeds Community Church gym, 123 Church Hill Road in Leeds. Paul Frederic will give a talk about Maine’s corn shops, including one in Leeds Center which ran until the 1960s. Frederic, professor emeritus of geography at the University […]
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Maine Music Society welcomes back former board member
Diane Marquis has returned to the Maine Music Society Board of Directors. In 2015 she retired from St. Mary’s Health System, for whom she was the executive director of philanthropy, overseeing all fundraising and capital campaigns. She has served on the boards of a variety of organizations: Androscoggin Head Start, Central Maine Community College Educational […]
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Portland Diocese sets Christmas Card Art Contest deadline for Oct. 28
Children in faith formation classes and Catholic schools, or those affiliated with Maine parishes, have the chance to see their artwork front and center on the Diocese of Portland’s official 2022 Christmas cards. The Diocese of Portland’s Christmas Card Art Contest selects winners from four age groups (kindergarten through second grade, third through fifth grade, […]
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Chesterville Poetry Night set for Oct. 21 at meeting house
The Chesterville Center Union Meeting House plans to resume its Chesterville Poetry Night at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at 3 Borough Road. Having missed two years because of the pandemic, poets and poetry fans can again gather for what will be the fourth time to share their own poems or favorites written by Chesterville […]
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Farmington arts organization offers ‘As You Like It’ Oct. 21
ArtsFarmington plans to bring Theater at Monmouth’s Shakespeare in Maine Communities Tour to Farmington. Shakespeare’s comedy, “As You Like It” will be performed for students of Mt. Blue High School and the Farmington Middle School on Friday, Oct. 21. A workshop with students is also planned. A free performance for members of area communities is […]
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Bath event to cover history of city’s housing Oct. 19
Bath Housing and the Patten Free Library plan to share a look at the City of Ship’s housing history. “History of Housing in Bath: Looking Back, Thinking Forward” will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, in the library’s Community Room at 80 Congress Ave., and also will be live on Zoom. The event […]
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Teens to Trails to kick off 2022 Life Happens Outside Challenge
Maine middle schools will tally outside minutes in late October for a $3,000 prize.
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UMaine Augusta to host global cybersecurity forum Oct. 21
The University of Maine at Augusta is scheduled to host the Maine Chapter of the Fulbright Association’s Forum on Global Cybersecurity from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at UMA’s Farber Forum in Jewett Hall, 46 University Drive in Augusta. This event will also be available to watch remotely. The event is free and […]
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Rosary rallies to be held around Maine Oct. 15
October is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary. It marks the month in which Mary appeared for the last time to shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, urging them to “say the rosary every day to obtain peace for the world,” according to a news release from Dave Guthro of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland’s […]
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Skowhegan, Western Maine parishes to help children in need
The Box of Joy program, facilitated by Skowhegan and Western Maine Lakes churches, helps children in need. To participate, individuals and families fill a shoe box or boxes with gifts and mark the box for a boy or a girl and the approximate age. In general, toys, hygiene items and school supplies are acceptable. Items […]