LEWISTON — The La Rencontre luncheon at the Franco Center will feature local musicians Bob Mathieu, Fernande Caron Cyr, and Nel Meservier from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8.  After socializing, lunch will be served followed by entertainment. Lunch will consist of pot roast, potatoes, a vegetable, roll/bread, and apple crisp for dessert. La Rencontre […]

LIVERMORE FALLS —Livermore Falls Gazebo, at 2 Main Street in Livermore Falls, has lots of free music to share with the public. Dimes and Friends will perform from 6 – 8 p.m., weather-permitting Wednesdays July 27, August 10 and 24, sept. 7 and 21. Thursdays, Jul 28, August 11 & 25 and Sept. 8, the […]

AUBURN — The Maine Wood Carver’s Association is holding its first Show and Competition since 2019 on August 13 in Auburn. Doors will open to the public at 9 a.m. on August 13, and the show will close at 2:30 p.m. There is no set admission fee to attend the show, but donations will be […]

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is kicking off the warm weather with an outdoor Summer Concert Series that will feature free, live music on the lawn of the Emery Community Arts Center in June, July and August. All concerts begin at 7 p.m. and are open to the public. Audience members are […]

LEWISTON — It’s time for some country music styled with jazz and blues notes, banjos, and harmony vocals to kick off the arrival of spring weather. Breakin’ Strings, a Maine-based bluegrass band, will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at the Franco Center. Doors and bar open at 6 p.m. All members of the […]

FARMINGTON — Students in the Visual Arts program at the University of Maine Farmington will exhibit their capstone artwork in this year’s Senior Art Show, “Who We Are, What We Do.” The exhibition will be on view from April 7 – May 7, 2022, at the UMF Art Gallery and Emery Community Arts Center (ECAC) […]

FARMINGTON — ” is available for at the UMF University Bookstore and at Devany, Doak, and Garret Booksellers and The Visiting Writer Series is sponsored by the UMF Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program. As the only Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program in the state of Maine and one of […]

FARMINGTON — Due to unforeseen circumstances, the keynote speaker previously announced for the upcoming “Persepolis” events has been changed. We are happy to announce the new keynote presenter will be Vermont-based cartoonist Rachel Lindsay. The new keynote and workshop events featuring Lindsay are scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 23, replacing the previously scheduled events on Wednesday, […]

With excerpt from Jim Flynn, 2018