Simple, yet profound thoughts for people who truly desire a life of peace and joy describe “Tomorrow Can Wait, Yesterday Is Past, Live Today!” a new book by local minister Jim Colley. The book is scheduled to be released on Monday, Nov. 18, on Amazon.com. Written in an easy to understand format, Colley relates his experiences […]

Maine singers and musicians to take center stage when Joan Rivers comes to Merrill Auditorium PORTLAND — Portland Ovations has announced that Maine artists will play a major role when Portland Ovations brings the uncensored comedienne Joan Rivers to Merrill Auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, for an outrageous and hilarious evening of comedy. […]

BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center will host Judy Collins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22. Collins has thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of interpretative folksongs and contemporary themes. Her impressive career has spanned more than 50 years. Judy Collins’ album, Wildflower has been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Winning […]

Billed as “a Celebration of the Guitar,” this event commemorates the legacy of the late Lenny Breau, a native of Auburn. Nearly 30 years after the legendary jazz guitarist’s untimely death in 1984, Breau remains internationally renowned for his nearly superhuman technical ability, his ground-breaking innovation, and was hailed by no less than Chet Atkins […]

FARMINGTON — The UMF Concert Band, composed of UMF students and community members from Farmington and the surrounding region, will present its annual fall concert under the direction of Anita Jerosch at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14, in Nordica Auditorium in UMF’s Merrill Hall. The program will include Ravel’s “Pavane for a Dead Princess” and […]

You may not yet be familiar with the band’s name, but if you have ever gone out for live bar music in Lewiston or Auburn, you’ve probably caught one of their shows and experienced their bouncy, fiendishly catchy songs and tight musicianship. The band was previously known as The Repeat Offenders, a name already being used […]

• Resident artists: Murad Sayen, Roderick Dew, Michael Ranucci, Ray Michaud, and Richard Field will have new paintings and drawings on exhibit. Daniel Marquis will bring back his large Lewiston-Auburn cityscapes. • Encaustic painter, kdb: Karen Domingus will show 10 new works from her collection “Love Notes from Nature.” • Small works by guest artists: […]

Robert Verreault founded the Lewiston Machine Shop in 1946. The company eventually morphed into the Diamond Machine Company. The second of Leoux’s memoirs is that of his mother, Lucille Verreault Ledoux, “We Were Not Spoiled.” The book chronicles the life of a Maine girl from 1921 through 1951. “Raised in Lewiston, Lucille Ledoux’s life is […]