LEWISTON — For the second year in a row The Public Theatre has had to cancel its annual Father-Daughter Valentine Ball to protect the health and safety of the community. But the theater instead is planning Play in the Snow, a skiing, snowboarding and tubing event for the whole family. Play in the Snow will […]
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Lewiston parish to celebrate World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life
LEWISTON — Fr. Daniel Greenleaf, pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston, invites all to gather on Wednesday, Feb. 2, for a celebration on the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. The gathering at the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul on 122 Ash St. is scheduled to begin with witness talks at […]
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Brunswick association to kick off Fuel Your Love Month
The Maine Energy Marketers Association in Brunswick, in conjunction with Maine’s heating fuel retailers and WGME CBS 13, is putting the finishing touches on its annual Fuel Your Love Month which provides heating fuel to deserving Mainers. Running all of February, the association will invite Mainers to nominate someone in need to receive 100 gallons […]
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Auburn library to host pre-Camden Conference events
Auburn Public Library plans to host three events in February leading up to the 2022 Camden Conference “Europe: Challenged At Home and Abroad” and scheduled for Friday through Sunday, Feb. 25-27. The conference will be an entirely virtual event, live-streamed from Camden. According to a news release from the library, the conference was founded in […]
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Colby College art museum plans spring, summer exhibits
WATERVILLE — Life and death, the nature of public selfhood and acts of seeing and expression are among themes explored in the exhibitions to be on view at the Colby College Museum of Art this spring and summer at 5600 Mayflower Hill. The breadth of the works featured in the museum’s upcoming exhibitions advance its […]
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Treat Memorial Library plans online story time
LIVERMORE FALLS — Treat Memorial Library plans to hold Online Story Time on its Facebook page at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday, starting Feb. 9. A special Valentine’s Story Time is planned. For those interested, take-home Valentine craft kits will be available at the library, located at 56 Main St. Livermore Falls. Library staff will share […]
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Foundation to accept applications for grant program
PORTLAND — The John T. Gorman Foundation plans soon to accept applications for its 2022 Direct Services Grant Program. This year’s application period is scheduled to open Tuesday, Feb. 1, and close at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 1. Foundation staff will hold a virtual information session at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, to take questions […]
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Lewiston library offers teen reading challenge
Lewiston Public Library plans to host a North Star Reading Challenge for teens. Beanstack and the North Star YA (young adult) Award Committee are offering a challenge designed to encourage teens to read for fun, and select a statewide favorite. There are 21 nominees for Maine’s 2021-22 award. Through March 31, the library encourages teens […]
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Lewiston-area YWCA to hold ‘Galentine’s Day’ fundraiser
LEWISTON — YWCA Central Maine plans to celebrate “Galentine’s Day” on Friday, Feb. 11. The YWCA invites community members to surprise special people in their life with a Galentine’s Basket. YWCA staff will deliver baskets of treats and well-wishes to people throughout the Lewiston-Auburn community, according to a news release from the YWCA. People can […]
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Education center to offer virtual, in-person sessions
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual and in-person sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Virtual — Essentials of College Planning: • Monday, Jan. 24, at 9 a.m. • Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 9 and 10 a.m. • Thursday, Jan. 27, […]