Free events planned all day a various Waterville locations.
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Western Maine Play Museum lists holiday events, offerings
WILTON — The Western Maine Play Museum in Wilton, which opened last summer at 561 Main St., has several upcoming events planned. Pumpkin Pie Making will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23. This event is free for members, and will cost $3 for visitors (in addition to museum admission). Children can make individual pumpkin […]
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Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area to host Light for Life Celebration Dec. 5
The 2019 Holiday Remembrance Ornament is available.
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Grief through the Holidays bereavement support group available
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will offer an eight-week Grief through the Holidays support group from 5:30 to o7 p.m. Thursdays, starting Nov. 14, at the Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area Community Center, 304 Main St, in Waterville. It is a time limited bereavement group meant to support individuals through the holidays which can be […]
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Sukeforth Family Festival of Trees to begin Nov. 22
WATERVILLE — The Elm, the old American Legion building at 21 College Ave., will host “The Sukeforth Family Festival of Trees” again this year on Nov. 22, 23, 24, 29 and 30 and Dec. 1. Festival hours will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. […]
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Knitters, crocheters to make hats, mittens for Augusta school children
AUGUSTA — A small but dedicated group of knitters and crocheters is making hats and mittens to distribute to Augusta school children. The group is a project of the Augusta Age Friendly Committee and the Senior Center at Buker Community Center at 22 Armory St. The ladies gather at 10 a.m. Mondays in the center’s […]
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Kennebec Historical Society logo design contest under way
Contest open to public; prize includes $100, society membership.
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Gardiner to host Maine’s Bicentennial with speaker series
The Gardiner Library Association will begin celebrating Maine’s bicentennial with a yearlong speaker series celebrating the history of the communities making up the Lower Kennebec Valley. The series will kick off with a presentation by State Historian Earle Shettleworth Jr. titled “Charles Allen’s Kennebec River Photographs, 1898-1907,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at the […]
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Registration opens for 2019-20 Poetry Out Loud
AUGUSTA — The Maine Arts Commission has opened registration for the 2019-20 Poetry Out Loud program. Poetry Out Loud is a student recitation contest that encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition to high school students across the country. This program helps students master public speaking […]
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‘Last Dollar’ Challenge under way to secure purchase of Frances Perkins Homestead
The “Last Dollar” gift deadline is Dec. 31.