AUBURN — Director Chris Hodgkin has announced his crew for the upcoming Community Little Theatre production of the musical comedy “Young Frankenstein.” In this award-winning Mel Brooks musical, Frederick Frankenstein, grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, inherits his family’s estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, Igor, and a leggy lab assistant, […]
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Build Maine rallies Lewiston arts community
LEWISTON — Artists were playing host Thursday as planning professionals and municipal leaders began arriving for the annual Build Maine conference. At an informal kickoff for this year’s conference, which officially takes place Friday, local artists and arts organizations rallied behind the high-profile mural by an internationally recognized artist to bring momentum to other local […]
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Helene D. Cortigene
AUBURN — Helene D. (Arcidiacono) Cortigene, 85, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Sunday, May 13, at Clover Manor. She was born in Philadelphia, PA, on Jan. 28, 1933, the daughter of the late Salvatore and Fillipina (Musumeci) Arcidiacono. Helene ran the Brule House in Auburn for over 40 years and […]
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Roxane R. Robichaud
BUFORD, Ga. — Roxane Rose Robichaud, “Rocky,” 60, of Buford, Ga., went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 17. She was born in Lewiston on July 7, 1957, to and preceded in death by Rosaire and Rita Robichaud. She is survived by her brother, Ronald Robichaud, of Lewiston; her brother, Richard Robichaud, and sister-in-law, […]
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Ann M. Gould
CANTON — Ann M. Gould, 83, formerly of North Jay, died Friday morning at Pinnacle Rehabilitation in Canton. She was born in Livermore, July 5, 1934, a daughter of Arthur F. and Adele (Boucher) Merrill, the youngest of five children and graduated from Livermore Falls High School in 1952. On Dec. 24, 1953, she married Chester […]
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Carmen B. St. Pierre
LEWISTON — Carmen B. St. Pierre, 88, of Lewiston, passed away at Central Maine Medical Center on Tuesday, Dec. 5. She was formerly a resident of Clover Manor in Auburn. She was the daughter of Antonio and Blanche Bernier Dumont. Born in Lewiston on Jan. 24, 1929, she was educated in local schools. She was a […]
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Maine takes a starring role as film festival rolls to an end
Julia Haltof chats with Anna Gravel and Ranin Brown before the premiere of the movie “Island Zero” at the Emerge Film Festival. Haltof was on the crew of the movie and Gravel was on the cast. Director Josh Gerritsen and Producer Mariah Klapatch discus their movie “Island Zero” with Emerge Film Festival moderator Allen Baldwin […]
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Maine arts proponents fear funding cuts from President Trump
Mainers with a passion for culture are concerned that President Donald Trump might seek to eliminate funding for a number of small domestic agencies that include the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Whatever Trump proposes in his budget, probably within days, a generally sympathetic Congress will get the […]
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MMA: Another big Bang at the Colisee
Dr. Steve Bang brought along the family to New England Fights’ NEF XXIV event Saturday; Bang’s four sons also fought, with two of the four walking away with quick victories. The event was billed as “Promised Land,” but seemed more like another episode of “My Three Sons” for the Bang family. But there was a fourth […]
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Legislative panel supports arts day for veterans in Maine
AUGUSTA — It may seem like a small gesture, but it’s a meaningful one for Maine veterans who are also artists. On Wednesday, the Legislature’s State and Local Government Committee voted unanimously in support of a bill that would establish Nov. 1 as Veterans in the Arts and Humanities Day. The committee moved the bill from […]