Nonprofit organizations located in the Lewiston-Auburn region, which are supporting recovery efforts following the Lewiston mass shootings, may be eligible for grants from the Maine Community Foundation’s Lewiston-Auburn Area Response Fund. The Broad Recovery Efforts & Organizations Fund will support nonprofit organizations that provided, and are continuing to provide, relevant services and support to people […]
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Proposed Farmington senior housing project moves forward
Avesta Housing is planning an affordable senior housing project at 126 Willow Springs Drive in Farmington, requested approval for a Community Development Block Grant to help fund it.
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Auditions to be held for Murder Mystery production
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Black women’s activism focus of lecture at Bowdoin Museum of Art
Caitlin Beach (Class of ’10) will deliver a lecture on 19-century sculptor Edmonia Lewis to be followed by an opening reception for “The Book of Two Hemispheres: Uncle Tom’s Cabin in the United States and Europe” (on view through July 21) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, in the Beam Classroom of the Visual […]
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New Gloucester poetry publisher receives $45K literary arts grant
NEW GLOUCESTER — Alice James Books, an independent poetry publisher, has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $45,000. The NEA will award 958 Grants for Arts Projects awards totaling more than $27.1 million, announced as part of its first round of fiscal year 2024 […]
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Los Angeles comedian Peter Sers on stage two nights in Auburn
Comedian Peter Sers, a Los Angeles based comedian touring with his infectious energy and likeable stage persona throughout the country, will host a showcase of New England comics featuring Mo Awale and Liam Hales at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 9, at The Great Falls Comedy Club in Auburn. Then on Saturday, Feb. 10, Sers […]
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‘Unseen Hands’ exhibit opens at Maine MILL
“Unseen Hands: The Hidden Elements of Labor,” a new exhibit about unseen labor, will open on Feb 8 at The Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor (Maine MILL) in Lewiston. The show expands the story of people working in Maine, and the story of their work — seen and unseen. It organizes such work […]
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‘Bandstand to Billboard’ concert back on stage at CLT
The popular “Bandstand to Billboard” concert – featuring song favorites from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s – is back with three performances at Community Little Theatre in Auburn. The three performances will be held starting at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 9 and 10; and at 2 p.m. on Feb. 11. The repertoire includes major hit […]
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Maine premier of ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’ presented Mad Horse Theatre Company in South Portland
Mad Horse Theatre presents “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” by Will Arbery from Feb. 8 through March 3 at 24 Mosher St. in South Portland. Shows will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 and March 3; and 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18 and 25. On a […]
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A Mediterranean theatrical dance performance to benefit Franco Center
A Mystical Journey of the Magic Lantern and the Quest of the Golden Veils, A Theatrical Dance Performance by Imari & the Sahara Desert Dancers is coming to the Franco Center for a fundraising performance to benefit the Franco Center at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10. A snow date is planned for 1 p.m. Sunday, […]