Craft and Trade Vendors at Simard Payne Memorial Police Park Trade Tent Sun Journal – Dart game, newspaper subscriptions ME State Housing Authority – consumer education, giveaways Waterman Farm Machinery – lawn & garden equipment Along the Walkway Lewiston Auburn Magazine – magazine, subscription sales Body Essentials by Chet – soap, lotions, gels, body spray […]
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President’s Letter
Message to From President Greetings, I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to the 18th Annual Great Falls Balloon Festival. This festival is a FREE community event and we encourage you to join is all weekend on the Riverfront of Lewiston and Auburn. The Balloon Festival takes place on August 20, 21 […]
Fundraising effort
New Fundraising Effort The Great Falls Balloon Festival Board of Directors would like to inform our visitors of a new fund raising effort this year. In an effort to offset increased operational cost, and to generate additional funding for the 30+ non-profit groups that make this festival possible, we will be organizing donation collections at […]
The Distributors
The Distributors is Lewiston-Auburn’s new “Power Trio” formed this past winter with three musicians that have been performing around central Maine for many years. In the tradition of Hendrix, Cream, and ZZ Top, The Distributors are a melting pot of mainly blues based rock with improvised jams, R&B, pop, and blues scattered into the mix. […]
CRMA: How to become a price-matching maven
Many stores promise to match competitors’ prices, and in today’s ultra-competitive retail marketplace, price-matching and price-adjustment policies can help you get the best deal. But price-matching policies can vary significantly store to store and online, too. Consumer Reports Money Adviser says you can save money, but you’ve got to know the rules. With a price […]
How did gambling become legitimate?
Why do some consumption practices become legitimate while others remain stigmatized? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research looks at the way the public discourse regarding casino gambling has shifted in the last 30 years. “In the last three decades, casino gambling in the United States has grown from a marginal practice to […]
Comanchero
Comanchero Lewiston-Saturday 2:30-4:30 Hailing from Boston, Comanchero, is a band on the move in support of their sophomore album, Americana Nueva, which features eleven diverse, yet cohesive tracks that put a stomp in the boots and the boots on the dance floor. The band’s stage energy, combined with carefully crafted songs and precise execution distinguish […]
Fairview Rock Band
Fairview Community Rock Band–Auburn, Saturday 2-3 pm Fairview Community Rock Band: This is year 3 of the Fairview Communtiy Rock Band. The idea for this group was borne out of Camp of Rock, when a parent of one of the kids mentioned how they had wished they could’ve played in a musical group like that […]
The Nit Pikers
The Nit Pickers Auburn-Friday — 8:15-10:30 TraditionBluegrass, Original& Newgrass Music An ear-catchingly great bluegrass band from Central Maine. Formed in June of 2007, The NitPickers play traditional and original bluegrass and newgrass with impressive harmonies and raw enthusiasm. Their recently released self-titled CD displays a range of material from newgrass instrumentals to eloquent ballads to […]
Just Us Jo Plummer
We are JustUs…Jo Plummer and Bob GauthierWe are from West Paris, Maine.Our extensive repertoire includes: golden oldies; rock classics; folk; alternative and the newest country & country rock hits.We keep it fresh by always adding new songs to the mix.Please enjoy the music with…JustUs.