The Merrymeeting Community Band of Topsham, an ensemble of musicians from 12 to almost 80 years old, will perform Thursday, Aug. 2, as part of the Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series at Bates College. The band, under the direction of horn player and musical educator Margery Landis, plays classic show tunes, marches, patriotic music, a little rock ‘n’ roll and contemporary […]
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Cape Land Trust establishes ‘113 Fund’ to honor Bates professor Aschauer
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust has announced the establishment of the “113 Fund” to honor the life and work of David Alan Aschauer, the Bates College economics professor who suffered distress while competing in the 2011 Tri for Preservation and was rescued from the waters of Crescent Beach but subsequently passed away. […]
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Singing by Lake Andrews
Singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist Jenn Adams will perform at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 26, as part of Bates College’s Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series. Adams, a recent graduate of the Berklee College of Music, combines jazz, folk and blues. She has played at the Kerrville, Falcon Ridge and Rocky Mountain folk festivals and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. She performs in the […]
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Poorhouse a mostly forgotten institution
DEAR SUN SPOTS: When I was a young child, 65 years ago, I recall my parents mentioning the poor house in Auburn. I believe it was where the Dingley estate was. I may be wrong. The very poor resided there. I recall that the garbage collected by the city went there to feed the pigs. […]
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Ware Street Inn sold to Bates College
LEWISTON — Bates College has bought the Ware Street Inn. The 72-year-old Colonial home at 52 Ware St. was originally built by the Wellehan family. In 1999, Jan and Mike Barrett bought the home and turned it into a bed and breakfast. “I fell in love with it when I was 16 years old. With […]
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Lewiston library hosting live feed of TED talks in Scotland
LEWISTON — The curious-minded can stop by the Lewiston Public Library on June 27 to catch a glimpse of a live broadcast from Edinburgh, Scotland, and a preview of Maine’s version of the speaker series TED — “Technology Entertainment Design.” TED began in Silicon Valley in 1984 and spread beyond California in the 1990s and […]
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Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series: Bates concerts offer up Irish dance music, fiery reels, jazzy folk, Caribbean grooves and more
LEWISTON — From traditional Irish dance music to Caribbean steel pan, the Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series at Bates College will bring a lively musical mix to Lewiston. Presenting popular sounds from near and far, the series opens with Boghat, a Portland trio that performs Irish dance music with a contemporary twist, at 6 p.m. Thursday, […]
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Bates offering summer reading skills programs
LEWISTON — Bates College Summer Programs and Events will offer eight reading skills programs for 4-year-olds through adults beginning the week of July 23. Tuition and materials fees vary by program level. Reading programs for younger students build comprehension and students learn the phonics and fluency skills they need to become strong readers. Programs for […]
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Bates College invites public to safe viewing of transit of Venus
LEWISTON — Bates College faculty are inviting Lewiston-Auburn residents to view the “transit” of Venus across the face of the sun starting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on the Olin Arts Center Terrace, 75 Russell St. The transit begins around 6 p.m. Weather permitting, the viewing will continue until the sun sets below the tree line, […]