AUBURN — Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin’s annual Scrabble Fest is set for 1-5 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at the High Street Congregational Church, 106 Pleasant St. There will be three rounds of Scrabble team play. Teams of two to four players will participate in either the pro (intense) or the social (fun) category. To participate, players must […]
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Bridgton Jazz ensemble to perform benefit concert at Franco Center
The 17-member Bridgton Jazz ensemble will perform at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, in Heritage Hall at the Franco Center, at 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. This is a fundraiser by the Bridgton Jazz ensemble for the families and victims of the Oct. 25, 2023 shootings in Lewiston. The ensemble includes musicians and vocalists […]
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Maine authors join together to support Lewiston
Maine Authors for Lewiston, an informal group of more than 70 Maine authors, have banded together to support the victims of the recent tragedy in Lewiston. The group has organized a series of 10 book signings, all free and open to the public, so that people can purchase books and meet the authors. There will […]
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Canadian folk singer to perform as part of UUCB Concerts for a Cause
Canadian folk singer James Keelaghan and David Woodhead will perform as part of the Concerts for a Cause series to raise money for Oasis Free Clinics and the Midcoast New Mainers Group at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18 at at the Brunswick Unitarian Universalist Church. Keelaghan is one of Canada’s most successful and respected […]
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Mollyockett Chorus to perform for benefit concert
The Mollyockett Chorus, renowned a cappella singers, will perform a benefit concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17, at the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Norway. Each year the chorus adopts a theme for selecting the songs they will sing that season. This year’s theme is “Your Flight Has Been Delayed” – songs we […]
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Yard Sauce trio to perform benefit concert at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
A Shaker Meeting Room series benefit concert featuring Jeff Christmas, Chris Moore, and Mitch Reed – also known as Yard Sauce – an acoustic, folk, and Americana Maine-based trio, will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, at the Brick Dwelling House at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester. Their live concerts […]
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Maine Music Society Chamber Singers to hold benefit concert
The Maine Music Society Chamber Singers will host a benefit concert for the High St. Food Pantry at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15, at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Auburn. The Chamber Singers is a 16-voice a cappella subset of the MMS Chorale. They sing a variety of songs from many different genres and […]
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Shaker Village hosts string and vocal trio in benefit concert
The Maine-based string and vocal trio of Boardman, Muise, and Gawler will perform a benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, in the Meetinghouse at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester. This threesome of well-known Maine musicians, playing fiddles, cello, and guitar, will feature music inspired by a Scotch, Irish, and French […]
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Ukraine music to be presented in benefit concert at Basilica in Lewiston
The music of Ukraine will be presented in a benefit concert in celebration of Ukraine Independence Day at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27, at The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Titled “Flowers & Songs from a Ukraine Garden,” the event will feature the Maine Balkan Choir and the Huddled Masses Orchestra, […]