The Second annual Farmer Talent Show and Open Mic is planned for 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the East Madison Grange,15 Grange Road. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The event will include free popcorn and beverages, prizes for best performances, and farm-themed raffle items. Bring an acoustic song, reading or act to share […]
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Fairies & Gnomes set for Oct. 5 in Hallowell
HALLOWELL — The Fairies & Gnomes Festival will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Vaughan Field Dog Park, on Vaughan Field Way. The third annual event, hosted by the Children’s Discovery Museum, will feature child-friendly activities, such as building gnome houses, fantasy face painting, fairy wands and more. There […]
Farmer Talent Show and Open Mic set for Oct. 5
Second annual event will be held at East Madison Grange.
Race to End Domestic Violence set for Oct. 21
The 3rd annual Race to End Domestic Violence is set for Monday, Oct. 21, at 16 Prescott Drive, in Hinckley. The 5K-loop course starts and finishes at Prescott Hall on the Goodwill-Hinckley campus. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Those who participate in this event will be part of the solution to end domestic violence […]
My Money Works class to begin Oct. 2
New Ventures Maine to how workshops in Farmington.
Gardiner to host Maine’s Bicentennial with speaker series
The Gardiner Library Association will begin celebrating Maine’s bicentennial with a yearlong speaker series celebrating the history of the communities making up the Lower Kennebec Valley. The series will kick off with a presentation by State Historian Earle Shettleworth Jr. titled “Charles Allen’s Kennebec River Photographs, 1898-1907,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at the […]
Congressman Golden to speak Oct. 3 in Winthrop
Winthrop Lakes Region Chamber to host event.
Optimal brain health talk continues Oct. 3 in Newcastle
NEWCASTLE — Steve Raymond will continue his talks on preventing cognitive decline and maintaining optimal brain health at noon Thursday, Oct. 3, at The Lincoln Home, 22 River Road. This presentation is an introduction to the practice of mindfulness, which goes beyond meditation to the cultivation of a moment-to-moment awareness with a non-judgmental attitude, according […]
Kennebec Retired Educators Association to award grants
The Kennebec Retired Educators Association will award two $150 grants to two educators in Kennebec County for classroom use. The grants will supplement expenses for student-centered, inter-disciplinary projects and may be expended for materials used in the classroom, speakers’ fees, project development and related travel expenses, etc., according to a news release from the association. […]
Madison harvest dance tickets available
MADISON – Tickets are available for the harvest dance scheduled from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Oct. 5, at Madison American Legion Hall, 20 South Maple St. Dime Store Heroes will perform. Tickets cost is $5. For tickets/reservations, call 696-5848 after 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, or stop at the hall.