Celebration Barn alumnus and Portland-based artist Dyer Rhoads will deliver an avant-garde style homecoming performance – Psychic Wolf: She’s Back! – with surprise guests at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, at Celebration Barn in South Paris. Dyer Rhoads stars in the show as alter-ego Psychic Wolf. While Dyer has spent time at the Barn […]
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Celebration Barn Theater marks 50th anniversary with trio of shows
Celebration Barn Theater celebrates its 50th anniversary with three evenings of performances: On on Thursday, July 28, and Friday, July 29, Karen Montanaro performs her new show about her partnership with world-renowned mime and Celebration Barn founder Tony Montanaro; and on Saturday, July 30, Bill Irwin and Avner Eisenberg headline Celebration Barn’s 50th Anniversary Spectacular. […]
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Moore Park benefactor gifted that and more around the village where he was raised
Hollis Moore, who was born in Paris and died in Boston, made a sport of changing his will.
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Paris library, South Paris credit union to host visiting author series
Paris Public Library and Dirigo Federal Credit Union are set to host a series of visits from children’s author/illustrators on Wednesday afternoons this summer at the Deering Memorial Community Center at 39 Main St. in South Paris. The presentations will begin at 1 p.m. The guests will be reading from their works, explaining their personal […]
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South Paris-based conservation district seeks photo contest entries
Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District plans to hold its 2022 Conservation Photo Contest. The district is looking for the best photo related to agriculture, forestry, soil and water, or wildlife for the cover of its 2022 annual report, according to a news release from the South Paris-based district. A prize package of local […]
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Happenstance Theater brings ‘Pocket Moxie’ to Celebration Barn
Happenstance Theater will present “Pocket Moxie,” its family-friendly homage to the Great Age of Vaudeville with slapstick comedy, tight harmonies, and celestial charades, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, at Celebration Barn in South Paris. Five versatile players breathe new life into classic routines, from a ventriloquist’s dummy to a magic act that goes […]
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Western Maine towns seek input on community resilience priorities
Residents in Bethel, Otisfield, South Paris and Woodstock are discussing climate resilience this summer through a series of public meetings. These meetings aim to inform each town’s enrollment in Maine’s Community Resilience Partnership, a program that helps Maine communities reduce emissions and prepare for the effects of climate change through direct support and grants of […]
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Oxford Hills club names Norway member 2021 Rotarian of the Year
The Rotary Club of Oxford Hills has named John Griffith of Norway as its 2021 Rotarian of the Year. Griffith has been a past president, long-time board member, and an active member with many of the club’s activities and community service projects, according to a news release from the South Paris-based club. He is an […]
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South Paris high school society gives $4K to Norway cancer center
The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine recently received a $4,000 donation from students in the National Honor Society at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in South Paris during their recent NHS induction ceremony on May 26. Carlee-Mae Cash, rising senior and current National Honor Society president, shared, “We decided as a group that we […]
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Sebago-Long Lakes Music Festival recognizes poster design winner
The Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival awarded a $200 prize to its 50th anniversary poster design winner, Caroline Sheets, a senior at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in South Paris. Virginia Valdes, the graphic design instructor, has been working with the festival and this project with her students for 17 years. The poster design is incorporated […]