NORWAY — This Lunar New Year starts Feb. 10 and is the Year of the Dragon. Sherri Otterson, president of the Maine Dragon Boat Club, invites people who would like to join the Dragon Boat Club to meet weekly on Wednesdays in February and March. Dragon Boating is the ultimate team sport, consisting of a […]
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Library art exhibit opens
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library is exhibiting Faces, a collection of 20 multimedia illustrations by Alice Tweedie in January and February 2024. The exhibit is on view whenever the library is open. “I’ve been having fun creating these characters on paper and spinning off on them to imagine stories,” says artist Alice Tweedie. “Typically, I […]
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Maine Country Music Hall of Fame seeks high school students
MECHANIC FALLS — The Maine Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is pleased to announce its 3rd Annual Student Guitar Competition. This contest is open to Maine high school students, grades 9-12. Contestants are required to submit a video of their performance by March 1, 2024, to be judged by members of the Executive […]
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Come sing with the Lake Region Community Chorus
BRIDGTON — All singers are welcome to join the Lake Region Community Chorus as they begin their ninth Spring Concert season. If you love to sing and are free on Monday evenings, the members of the LRCC would love to have you join them. Registration will begin at 6 p.m. on Jan. 29 at the […]
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OHUG leads sing-along at West Paris church
WEST PARIS — The First Universalist Church of West Paris will host the Oxford Hills Ukulele Group (OHUG) for a Christmas sing-along, on Sunday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. Admission is free, and donations are welcome. Light refreshments will be provided after the sing-along. The church’s Goodwill Fellowship will also have a raffle with tickets […]
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Lake Region chorus presents ‘Sleigh Ride’
BRIDGTON — The Lake Region Community Chorus is back and proud to present its eighth annual Holiday Concert, which will take place in the Twitchell Chapel at Bridgton Academy in North Bridgton. The concerts are scheduled for Friday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 10, at 3 p.m. This enthusiastic choral group is […]
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50th Anniversary Oxford Hills School Community show
Oxford Hills School Community Broadway Show (OHSCBS) celebrates 50 years of producing some of Broadway’s most beloved musicals by announcing the staging of one of the most iconic productions about Broadway itself, 42nd Street. 42nd Street hearkens to the gloriously rich era of Broadway musicals of the late 1930s and is the ultimate celebration of […]
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Local screenwriter to attend film screening
FRYEBURG — On December 9 at 7 p.m., there will be a special screening of ‘Grumpy Old Santa’ and Q&A with local screenwriter and Fryeburg Academy Alumni Justin Chaffee. ‘Grumpy Old Santa’ is a touching comedy that delves into the genuine challenges of transitioning into an Empty Nester phase. The tale unfolds when Nic’s life […]
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Thompson art returns to Norway
NORWAY — Visitors to Norway Memorial Library may view a memorial art exhibit on the reference room walls. ‘Return to Norway: A Betty Thompson Retrospective’ features fourteen paintings in various mediums by Betty Thompson. Betty, who passed away in 2015, was the mother of local artist Sandra Pealer. Betty Thompson grew up in a fairly […]
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Short film concert Nov. 17 at PAC
FRYEBURG — The Annual Asbury Short Film Concert is set to return to the LHE/PAC on November 17. Founded in 1980, Asbury Short Film Concert presents independent international award-winning short films across the US. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. Asbury Shorts USA, celebrating its 42nd Anniversary year, is New York City’s longest-running short […]