AUBURN, ME — Container Gardening Workshop 3:30-4:30 p.m. Join the St. Mary’s Nutrition Center garden team on Earth Day to plant mini-greenhouse containers from recycled materials. Containers, soil, and seeds will be provided. This is a free session for all ages, preceding the 5:00 p.m. program, “Creating Climate Resilient Gardens and Backyards,” presentation by Androscoggin Valley Water & Soil Conservation District. Paper applications for 2024 community garden plots will also be available at both programs, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Visit http://linktr.ee/communitygardens for more information ..read more

LEWISTON, ME — The Woman’s Hospital Association (WHA) Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston is proud to display the paintings of Jennifer Gammon during the month of April. Raised on a small family farm in Sumner, Maine, Gammon found her passion for art while a student at Buckfield High School. She attended the University of Southern Maine receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Painting and Ceramics studio concentrations. For the past twenty years she has made Lewiston her home with studio space where she creates her paintings and drawings. She also owns a small potte ..read more

LEWISTON/AUBURN, ME — The L/A Community Little Theatre has announced its 2024 summer musical theater programs for children and teens. These “summer camps” will start with mandatory orientations on June 22 and culminate with performances the weekend of July 19-21. These intensive and performance-based programs will run for four weeks. Campers will be responsible for mastering the material (lines, staging, choreography, and singing), and will participate in individual auditions and group rehearsals. All campers will participate in a full-scale musical and receive a DVD of the ..read more

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LEWISTON, ME – The Maine Center for Palliative Medicine proudly announces it has achieved distinction through the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for the services of Palliative Medicine. This distinction is awarded through a process in which healthcare organizations demonstrate compliance with national standards. Distinctions by ACHC (Accreditation Commission for Health Care) reflect an organization’s dedication and commitment to meeting standards that facilitate a higher level of performance and patient care. ACHC is a nonprofit organization that has stood as a symbol of qual ..read more

MAINE — The Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society (MFGS) is pleased to have well-known local author Denis Ledoux as its guest speaker at its spring general membership meeting on April 27th at 10:00 am in the Androscoggin Community Room of the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St., Auburn. Ledoux’s presentation will begin at approximately 11:00 am after a brief business meeting and light refreshments.   Admission is free and open to the public.   Ledoux’s latest memoir, French Boy/ A 1950’s Franco-American Childhood, was published this past fall and is the most ..read more

LEWISTON, ME – “It Gripped My Life,” an informal conversation and panel discussion about substance use disorder, will be held on Mon., Apr. 22, from 5 PM – 6:30 PM in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon Street. Hosted by the Lewiston Youth Advisory Council (LYAC), the event, with a subtitle of “drug use, a shortcut to nowhere,” is free to attend.  “There’s more to stopping drug use than people may realize,” said LYAC member Fadumo Ahmed. “Substances impact a person’s mind, brain, and decision-making, and we want to help create a community sup ..read more

Brush will be collected from Lewiston’s residential properties during the week of April 22, 2024, by Public Works Department staff. Brush butt ends (cut ends) MUST face the street. Brush MUST be curbside by no later than Sunday, April 21 – no exceptions Once Public Works staff clears a street of curbside brush, they will not return to that street to collect additional brush. Curbside collection is restricted to ONLY wood/tree waste and brush. Wood/tree waste that will not be collected includes: ? Tree stumps (regardless of size) ? Tree limbs greater than 12 inches diameter ? Demolition wood f ..read more

LEWISTON, ME – SeniorsPlus, the designated Agency on Aging for Western Maine, held its annual breakfast to benefit its Meals on Wheels nutrition program.  The 2024 Fill the Plate Breakfast had an audience of 170 attendees and was held on the morning of Friday, March 22 at the Hilton Garden Inn Riverwatch in Auburn.  The breakfast honored Lewiston resident Lucy Bisson with the 2024 Ikaria Award and featured a talk by Maine humorist Gary Crocker.  Last year, SeniorsPlus delivered more than 170,000 meals to 1,800 homebound older adults and adults with disabilities in Androscog ..read more

LEWISTON, ME—Studio Two will return with their early Beatles tribute music to the Franco Center at 7 p.m. Friday, April 5. Band members include Stephen Murray who portrays John Lennon, Joshua Jones as Paul McCartney, Robert Murray as George Harrison, and Dylan Verge as Ringo Starr.   Band members are experienced musicians of today’s generation dedicated to preserving the memory and fan culture of The Beatles generation. By recreating the Fab Four’s music, appearance, instruments, and onstage banter, Studio Two performs favorite Beatles hits that will bring people ..read more