WAYNE — Conversations With Alice, presented by the Mad Hatters. is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, at Cary Memorial Library’s Williams House, at 17 Old Winthrop Road. Presenters at the free event will include: • Ron Harvey and Nina Roth-Wells, conservators: Insights on the high-tech processes and materials used to remove the art […]
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Daniel Savage’s Company to host 18th Century Muster Day Sept. 28
AUGUSTA — The Daniel Savage’s Company, Reenactors of Fort Western, will host an 18th Century Muster Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Fort Western (1754), 16 Cony St., according to a news release fromFort Western — National Historic Landmark & Living History Museum. After the American Revolution, “Muster Day” was […]
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Smithsonian magazine’s annual Museum Day set for Sept. 21 in Augusta
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Museum will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday, Sept. 21, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 15th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of culture and learning. For free admission, visit Smithsonian.com/museumday. On that day, the museum will be open from 10 a.m. to […]
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Death Talk — Augusta gatherings to begin Sept. 19
Death Talk – Augusta, an informal monthly gathering which provides a safe, supportive, non-judgmental environment for people to gather to discuss death and dying, will be offered from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church “Drew House,” 6 Summer St. The first sessions will be held Sept. 19, Oct. 17 and Nov. 21, […]
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Brain Health topic of Sept. 19 talk in Newcastle
NEWCASTLE — Steve Raymond, community outreach director at Lincoln Home, will give his second talk in the three-part series about optimizing brain health and preventing cognitive impairment at noon Thursday, Sept. 19, at The Lincoln Home, at 22 River Road. This discussion will be an overview of brain health, and will focus on cognitive training […]
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Shorthand Writers of Maine to meet Sept. 20
The Shorthand Writers of Maine will meet at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at Spectrum Generations’ William S. Cohen Community Center on 22 Town Farm Road in Hallowell. Lunch will be followed by shorthand lessons, dictation, puzzles, and games. Shorthand writers are invited to attend. Those who plan to attend are asked to RSVP to […]
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Maine Catholic churches to hold collection for victims of Hurricane Dorian, other disasters
PORTLAND — Bishop Robert P. Deeley has authorized a special collection at all of Maine’s Catholic churches Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14 and 15, to provide aid and support to victims of Hurricane Dorian as well as other natural disasters that could occur this year, according to a news release from Dave Guthro, communications director, […]
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Western Maine Play Museum grand opening set
The Wilton celebration will include special games, activities, food, and entertainment inside and outside.
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Anti-Semitism talk set for Sept. 20
DAMARISCOTTA — Howard Solomon will present for Chats with Champions on the topic of Anti-Semitism at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at Skidompha Library, 184 Main St. His lecture, “In the Shadow of Pittsburgh: Making Sense of Anti-Semitism,” will be held in Porter Meeting Hall; seating is first come, first served. As the one-year anniversary […]
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UMF Visiting Writers Series welcomes Camille T. Dungy Sept. 19
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series will open the new academic year with a reading by poet and author Camille T. Dungy. Dungy will read from her work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, in The Landing in the Olsen Student Center, South Street in Farmingon. Dungy’s debut collection of personal essays […]