Gifford’s Ice Cream is set to offer a free cone from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 18, for National Customer Appreciation Day, at its family-owned stands in Bangor (1109 Broadway), Skowhegan (307 Madison Ave.) and Waterville (170 Silver St.). For more information, visit giffordsicecream.com or follow Gifford’s Ice Cream on Facebook, X and Instagram. Check […]
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Gathering planned for flower growers across Maine
BOWDOINHAM — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to host a statewide Flowering in the North gathering from 2:30-5 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at The Hive at Dandelion Spring Farm, 961 Ridge Road. The informal program will include a discussion about the educational needs of the regional cut flower industry, and the possibility of […]
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Upstream Cobbossee to welcome home alewives April 20
Upstream Cobbossee plans to welcome home alewives, river herring, baby American eels and other sea-run fish from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 20, on the Bridge Street bridge over Cobbossee Stream in downtown Gardiner. For more information, call 207-215-9959. Check out other upcoming area events!
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Auditions for DIVA show scheduled in Rangeley
Auditions for the Rangeley Friends of the Arts’ August live musical DIVA are set for 4-6 p.m. Sunday, April 28. They will be held at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. in Rangeley. The performance dates are 7 p.m. Aug. 8 and 9 and 11 and 12. Auditions are open to everyone regardless of […]
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Recycled Shakespeare Company’s Bards Birthday Bash set for April 20
The Recycled Shakespeare Company is set to celebrate the 460th birthday of William Shakespeare on Saturday, April 20, in Waterville, with the 11th annual Bard’s Birthday Bash. Weather permitting, people can join costumed readers and revelers to begin the Sonnet Stroll on Main Street at the corner by Key Bank at 9 a.m., travel up […]
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Scholarship fund golf tournament set for June
The Jay-Livermore-Livermore Falls Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 17th JLLF Chamber Annual Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament. The event raises funds for four $1,000 scholarships to Spruce Mountain High School seniors furthering their education and one $1,000 scholarship to an adult education graduate, according to a news release from the Scholarship Tourney Committee. The tournament […]
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Extension 4-H Agriculture Symposium offers opportunities for teens
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is set to offer an agricultural symposium for Maine teens on Thursday and Friday, April 18 and 19, at the UMaine campus in Orono. This third annual event is an overnight experience for Maine youth ages 14-18. Attendees will take part in experiential learning opportunities, engage with industry professionals, […]
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Arts Week, Symposium Day events set for Farmington
The University of Maine at Farmington is celebrating student research and creative projects with its annual Arts Week and Symposium Day events. In culmination of their academic year, students will be presenting the results of their semester- or year-long research or creative focus throughout the week. Arts Week events will feature a variety of art […]
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Civic groups to clean up trash in Cobbossee Watershed on Earth Day
Gardiner Main Street, Friends of Cobbossee Watershed, Kennebec Land Trust, Upstream Cobbossee and other civic groups plan to celebrate Earth Day by picking up trash in the Cobbossee Watershed. They will gather from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 20. In 2023, more than 100 volunteers and a dozen nonprofits cleaned up 31 locations in […]
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Presentation on gravestone symbols set for April 20
AUGUSTA — Cemetery historian and author Ron Romano plans to give a presentation, “An Understanding Symbolism on Maine’s Early Gravestones,” at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20. The talk will be held in the Community Meeting Room at Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St. Romano will describe in this heavily illustrated presentation the “anatomy” of a […]