AUBURN — The Androscoggin Historical Society will sponsor an open house featuring Edward Little, the founder of Lewiston Falls Academy, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, and 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 16. The event will take place at the society’s Davis-Wagg Museum on the third floor of the County Building. This […]
presentations
Briefly: Religion
WMBC plans Christmas concert NEW PORTLAND — The Western Mountains Baptist Church Community Christmas Concert will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at the church, 928 Carrabassett Road, Route 27. Twenty-two voices will sing a variety of hymns in a cappella. An African carol will be included. Coffee and snacks will be offered. There […]
Briefly: Region
Buttons4Babes Giving Circle meeting JAY — The Buttons4Babes Giving Circle meets from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 170 Main St. FMI: [email protected], 207-860-8579. Rumford Center Christmas Party RUMFORD — The Rumford Center Christmas Party will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at the United Methodist Church and Village […]
State museum representatives to discuss creation of 21st Century Learning Lab
AUBURN — Bernard Fishman and Jennifer Dube will address the noon Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Lunch Club on Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Village Inn, 165 High St. The two will discuss the creation of a 21st Century Learning Lab at the Maine State Museum. Fishman is director of the Maine State Museum. He grew up in […]
State AG Mills, Lorraine Ouellette Trio to be at next La Rencontre
LEWISTON — Local musicians, accordionist Lorraine Ouellette and guitarists Gerry Dube and Adrien Leclaire, will perform at the La Rencontre on Thursday, Dec. 14, at Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. The gathering will start at 11:25 a.m. The cost of the meal and the programs is $10 a person. The doors and the bar […]
Lewiston Public Library Gingerbread Day: Winter at Hogwarts
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Public Library will hold the annual Gingerbread Day event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, in Callahan Hall. This year will have a Harry Potter twist. Callahan Hall will have shops scattered throughout the space, transformed into the world of Hogwarts. There will be many activities in the […]
Thanking veterans
Charlotte Crowley, Olivia Crowley and Michael Klick write notes and draw pictures on cards that Museum L-A will deliver to veterans’ nursing homes and hospitals. Everyone is invited to visit Museum L-A to write a note to a veteran and to view the current exhibit, “The Work of War: Honoring Our Veterans and the Ones […]
Briefly: City
Green Ladle lists holiday order deadline LEWISTON — The Green Ladle, the Lewiston Regional Technical Center’s culinary arts school, will take holiday pick-up orders through Monday, Dec. 18. Pick-ups can be scheduled between 10 a.m. and noon Friday, Dec. 22, or between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, at 156 East Ave. FMI, […]
Briefly: Region
Farmington Rotary to meet FARMINGTON — The Farmington Rotary meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays in the Olsen Student Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. New members are welcome. Childcare is available. Reindeer flying to Farmington hospital FARMINGTON — The Franklin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary gift shop will host a holiday family event from 2 […]
Briefly: Health
CPR, first aid class offered OXFORD — There will be a Heartsaver CPR and First Aid class at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Advent Christian Church, 1130 Main St. In this course, students will learn basic first aid; adult, child and infant CPR and how to use an AED. Students should call to confirm the […]