The Camden Public Library plans to host Camden native and food writer Nancy Harmon Jenkins for an online presentation at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 18. The presentation is to provide an insider’s look at how Tuscany of the past contrasts with it today. With photographs taken over the years, Jenkins will give an intimate look […]
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Online auction to benefit Lewiston theater
LEWISTON — The Public Theatre plans to take its annual spring auction online at thepublictheatre.org starting Monday, May 10, and ending at midnight, Sunday, May 23. The auction features gift certificates and handcrafted items. The pandemic has devastated live performing making the theater’s fundraising events more important than ever. Bidding online is an ultimate win-win […]
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‘Recipe to Market’ online workshop set for May 14
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer an online workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, May 14. “Recipe to Market” is a multidisciplinary program with topics including business basics, an overview of the specialty food industry and […]
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Knights plan special Mass to honor Mother’s Day
LEWISTON — In commemoration of the month of May, the Knights of Columbus Prince of Peace Parish plans to host a special Mass at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, at the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul, 122 Ash St. The parish includes councils from Lewiston, Sabattus, Lisbon and Auburn. “We will celebrate many different […]
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Library to host talk on coping with COVID, building hope
AUBURN — Greg Marley — a licensed clinical social worker and director of Suicide Prevention for NAMI Maine — will present a program, “Coping With COVID, Building Hope,” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 13, via Zoom. The talk is hosted by Auburn Public Library. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This presentation acknowledges […]
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Organization to host river historian via Zoom May 12
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s final scheduled presentation of its 24th annual Winter Speaker Series, “River History & the New Environmental Movement,” is to feature river historian Scot McFarlane. The event will be held via Zoom at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, and registration is accessible online at fomb.org. The direct link is zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqdOuhqT8vH9FwbNcs68J4PW3SGo1hr-hM. The presentation […]
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Weather spotter training scheduled for May
GRAY — The National Weather Service has scheduled SKYWARN weather spotter classes for May. Storm spotters report large hail, damaging wind, tornadoes and flooding. Spotter training will teach how to identify and report severe weather as well as how to maintain awareness, in order to keep people safe. People can register for one of three […]
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Hallowell begins Maine bicentennial celebration
Hallowell was preparing to “party hearty” in celebration of the state’s Bicentennial last spring when all activities were abruptly canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With everything in place, the city’s Historic Hallowell Committee decided to instead feature the planned presentations in a video program instead. “Hallowell salutes Maine’s Bicentennial” is a 35-minute presentation in […]
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Historian to give genealogy research talk May 4
The Camden Public Library will host historian Mark Bradford Richardson at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, for an online presentation, “Genealogy and Historical Storytelling: Overcoming Pitfalls and Getting it Right.” Richardson’s program will use several real-life studies to illustrate genealogy research entanglements he’s encountered and suggest strategies to overcome them. “Searching for information about our […]
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Center offers virtual career, higher education sessions
ORONO — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will host free individualized sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. The virtual sessions will be held at the following dates and times: • Monday, May 17 at 9 and 10 a.m.; • Tuesday, May 18 at 9 and […]