FRYEBURG — The Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, 18 Bradley St., presents the 37th “Asbury Short Film Concert” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9. Returning to Fryeburg for a seventh year, New York City’s longest-running short film exhibition brings an eclectic lineup of shorts from all around the world. Asbury “concerts” combine classic, world-renowned […]
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Last evening of Bookey Readings this season at The Harlow
HALLOWELL — The Harlow will present its last program of The Bookey Readings at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at the gallery on 100 Water St. It will be an evening of fused music and poetry designed and led by poet, musician and Traditional Bear Clan member of the Passamaquoddy, Jason Grundstrom-Whitney. Recently featured on […]
Auburn library to host performer Annegret Baier
Annegret Baier will present her “West African Rhythms and Songs” from 6 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 6, in the Androscoggin Community Room at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. Baier plays a wide variety of percussion instruments including djembe, conga, kpanlogo, kalimba, balaphone and more. Audiences are invited to participate in dancing, drumming, […]
Lost Indian tribes topic for Canton Historical Society
CANTON — The Canton Historical Society will present “Lost Indian Tribes of Western Maine” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, at 25 Turner St. Peter Powell will show PowerPoint slides on the period from about 1600 to 1763, when the final treaty of the French and Indian Wars was signed. He will touch on about […]
Panagore to speak in Hebron church
HEBRON — Reverend and author Peter Panagore will address the Hebron Community Baptist Church Sunday, June 24. With a Master of Divinity degree from Yale University, he has been a member of the First Radio Parish Church of America for the past 15 years. He has written the Daily Devotions TV segment viewed by millions […]
Paris library presenting program on postcards
PARIS — The Paris Public Library will host “The Visual History of Maine Through Postcards,” presented by University of Southern Maine associate professor Libby Bischof. It will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 21, at the Deering Memorial Community Center next to the Paris Public Library on Main Street. The program is made possible […]
Artist inspired by Maine quarries to speak at library
LEWISTON — Multimedia artist Kate Katomski will give a presentation at the Lewiston Public Library in conjunction with an exhibition at Kimball Street Studios. The free, public program will take place at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, in the library’s Jeanne Couture Conference Room. It will begin with a brief history of Katomski’s past work […]
Leeds Historical Society to present program on Doc Russell
LEEDS — The Leeds Historical Society will present a program on longtime physician D.F.D. Russell at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2, in the Community Room at the Leeds Municipal Building. Daniel Frank Davis Russell was born in Leeds in 1879. He graduated from Leavitt Institute and went on to study medicine at Bowdoin Medical School. […]
Bowditch-series author at Norway library
NORWAY — Best-selling Maine author Paul Doiron will present a program at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at the Norway Memorial Library. Doiron will read from “Stay Hidden,” the forthcoming ninth book in his award-winning Mike Bowditch Maine game warden mystery series due to be released July 3. Tickets must be purchased in advance for […]
Maine guide to describe experiences in traveling with Cree
BETHEL — Registered Master Maine Guide Polly Mahoney, Mahoosuc Guide Service, North Newry, will share her experiences in working with and traveling by canoe with the Cree of northern Quebec. The presentation will be the first in Western Mountains Senior College’s 2018 Down Home Maine series and will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April […]