Sampson veterans to meet LEWISTON — The first get together of the Southern Maine Squadron of the Sampson Air Force Base for the summer will be at noon Thursday, May 10, at Governors Restaurant This is an informal monthly get-together of veterans that went through basic training at the base and their guests. All veterans are […]
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Staged reading set for new play by UMF professor Linda Britt
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will present “American Dreams: Immigration Stories,” a new play that will premiere in a staged reading at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 22 and 23, in the performance space of the UMF Emery Community Arts Center. The play is free and open to the public. The […]
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Maine Premiere of 'Marjorie Prime' at The Public Theatre
LEWISTON — The Public Theatre will present the Maine premiere of the provocative new play and Pulitzer prize finalist, “Marjorie Prime,” March 16-25. It’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year-old Marjorie has a handsome new companion, a computerized replica of her deceased husband who’s programmed to keep her company and remind her of a […]
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Gaslight Theater holding auditions for Agatha Christie play
HALLOWELL — The Gaslight Theater of Hallowell announces auditions for Agatha Christie’s “Witness for the Prosecution,” directed by Bob Gilbert, at 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday, March 18 and 19, at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium, Auditions are cold readings from the script. For more information, contact [email protected].
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Lewiston drama club to stage play for public before competition
LEWISTON — Centre Stage Ensemble, Lewiston High School drama club, will offer a public performance of “The Clean House” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, at Lewiston Middle School Auditorium. Centre Stage Ensemble will present the abridged one-act version in the Maine Principal’s Association Regional One-Act Drama Festival competition at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10, […]
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Gaslight Theater holding auditions for one-act plays
HALLOWELL — The Gaslight Theater will hold auditions for its first production of the year, an evening of one acts. Auditions will be at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, and Tuesday, Jan. 9, at Hallowell City Hall. The first one act is “Lottery” by Shirley Jackson will need many actors of all ages. This unusual […]
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Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 49 Franklin comedy depicts town nuttier than 'FrUiTCaKeS'
RUMFORD — Mix together a batch of fruitcakes, three dozen Christmas trees, 10,000 outdoor Christmas lights, a chicken pox epidemic, two southern spinsters, an estranged old man, a lost cat named Tutti-Frutti and a Christmas hog named Buster and the result is a story of alienation, understanding and reconciliation. Into this world will come Jamie, […]
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Golf: Jones cruises to match play title
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ricky Jones bagged his partridge in a pear tree Thursday morning. The 42-year-old from Thomaston won his first Maine State Golf Association match play championship to go with six Mid-Amateurs, five Paul Bunyan Amateurs, three Maine Amateurs, two Tri-State team titles and a Maine Open. Jones sank four birdies, including all three […]
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Golf: Jones, Cole advance to match play final
Jones’ vastly different experiences in Wednesday’s quarterfinal and semifinal wins to correct that surprising omission from his resume underscored the point, too. In his morning match at Sable Oaks Golf Club against Brian Angis, Jones — three-time winner of the Maine Amateur and a Maine Open champion — shot 10-over par through 17 holes. Fortunately […]