AUBURN — The United Methodist Church on Park Avenue hosted its first “drive-in” movie night Saturday, complete with boxcars, snacks and beanbag chairs. Megan Skilling, a volunteer at the church who helped organize the event, said she picked the movie with the aid of Facebook. “I took a survey of the Sunday school kids, what […]
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No butts; smokers fuming over drive-in smoking ban
BRIDGTON — New efforts to comply with its state license to serve food and drinks has some of the patrons of the Bridgton Twin Drive-In taking to social media to complain. According to posts on the drive-in’s Facebook page and a recorded message on its phone line, the summer business has been warned by the […]
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Skowhegan Drive-In to hold fundraiser to help make it make the conversion to digital
SKOWHEGAN — The Skowhegan Drive-in Theater is hoping movies by a native of son of Maine will help it raise money to make the critical conversion from film to digital. The Stephen King movies “Pet Sematary,” “Creepshow,” “The Shining” and “Christine” will be screened during a movie marathon at the drive-in in early August. Owner […]
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Maine drive-ins struggle to survive in digital age
SACO — For 74 summers, as the sun sets over Saco, a giant screen framed by tall pines flickers to life. The year the Saco Drive-In opened, “The Wizard of Oz,” “Gone with the Wind” and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” premiered. This week, “The Smurfs 2” and “Planes” kept scores of families entertained under […]
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Walking down a sweet-toothed memory lane
It’s an absolute certainty that the memories we will revive in this column are going to miss many of your favorites. We’re talking about the candy stores, ice cream parlors, soda fountains, hamburger and hot dog drive-ins and so many more of those local hot spots that featured fun and friendship along with the food. […]