The Box of Joy program, facilitated by Skowhegan and Western Maine Lakes churches, helps children in need. To participate, individuals and families fill a shoe box or boxes with gifts and mark the box for a boy or a girl and the approximate age. In general, toys, hygiene items and school supplies are acceptable. Items […]
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Opening reception planned for ‘Ian Factor: Resolve & Resilience’
An opening reception presented by the Pace Galleries of Art will be held for “Ian Factor: Resolve & Resilience” exhibit from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16, at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. Admission is free. This exhibition features a collection of works in oils on canvas and charcoal on paper created over […]
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Marriage proposals make Fryeburg a fair to remember for these couples
Future grooms have proposed during a helicopter ride, on the Ferris wheel and at the truck-pulling event.
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Local students earn degrees from University of Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt. — This year’s commencement at the University of Vermont — the 221st in its history — marked a return to a traditional celebration outdoors on the University Green after two years of re-imagined ceremonies due to pandemic restrictions. The following local students graduated in May: Maeve Gurnis of Fryeburg graduated cum laude with […]
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‘Hamlet’ wraps up Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD season
The Metropolitan Opera presents “Hamlet” for the the final Live in HD simulcast of the 2021-22 season to be shown at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at Fryeburg Academy. When Australian composer Brett Dean’s “Hamlet” had its world premiere at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017, The […]
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Lott Quartet to perform pair of concerts
The Lott Quartet will perform the music of Beethoven, Dvorak, and Wynton Marsalis at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, at the Denmark Arts Center; and at 7 pm. on Tuesday, May 31, at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg. Based in New Orleans, the Lott Quartet was founded around a mutual love of […]
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‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ to be presented in Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD series
“Lucia di Lammermoor” continues the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD season at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg. Soprano Nadine Sierra takes on one of the repertory’s most formidable and storied roles, the haunted heroine of Lucia di Lammermoor, in an electrifying new staging by […]
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Robert Jordan exhibition opening planned at Fryeburg Academy
The Pace Galleries of Art presents the exhibition opening reception for “Robert Jordan: Valley Landscapes in Light and Shadow” from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at Fryeburg Academy. Light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be provided by the Fryeburg Kitchen and Marketplace restaurant. Admission is free. […]
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Maine associations partner to launch Ukraine relief program
AUGUSTA — The Retail Association of Maine and the Maine Tourism Association have announced the launch of From Maine to Ukraine, a statewide relief program that will collect needed goods from Maine’s retailers, tourism and hospitality businesses, and residents that will be delivered to the people of Ukraine, according to a news release from the […]
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‘I Don’t Want to Talk About It’ to be staged at Fryeburg Academy
One-act play tackles difficult subjects