Theater May 26-28 “10×10, An Evening of Short Plays”: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Windham Center Stage Theater, 8 School Road, Windham. $15; $12 seniors and students. windhamcenterstagetheater.com Film May 25 “Elvis” (2022): Rated PG-13, 1 p.m., Gray Public Library, 5 Hancock St., Gray. graypubliclibrary.com “Mr. Malcolm’s List” (2022): Rated PG, 1 […]
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We Love to Eat: May 25
Haddock supper buffet – Saturday, May 27, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, Parker Farm Road, Buxton. $10 suggested donation,$5 children, $20 family. Takeout available. Face masks suggested. Breakfast for dinner – Saturday, May 27, 4:30-6 p.m., Casco Village Church, 941 Meadow Road, Casco. Eggs, home fries, pancakes, French toast, bacon, quiche, breakfast casseroles, sausage, biscuits, […]
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Arts Calendar: May 18
Dance May 18-20 Maine State Ballet Spring Recital: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St., Westbrook. $12-$16. mainestateballet.org Theater May 19-21, 26-28 “10×10, An Evening of Short Plays”: 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Windham Center Stage Theater, 8 School Road, Windham. […]
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We Love to Eat: May 18
Free community meal – Wednesday, May 24, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. Face masks and social distancing. Senior meal – Wednesday, May 24, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Anne’s Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. $4 suggested donation. Breakfast for dinner – Saturday, May 27, 4:30-6 p.m., Casco Village Church, 941 Meadow Road, […]
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Arts Calendar: May 11
Books/Authors May 17 Martha Waters author talk: “To Swoon and to Spar,” 6 p.m., Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South St., Gorham. baxterlibrary.org Exhibits/Galleries May 14 Mother’s Day artisan fair: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $2, pay-what-you-can, kids are free. stonemountainartscenter.com May 15 Common Threads of Maine: Artist open house, 5:30-7 […]
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Arts Calendar: May 4
Authors May 6 Lisa Wentzell author talk: “A Dog and His Boy,” 11 a.m., Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South St., Gorham. baxterlibrary.org May 10 Mimi Gough author talk: “From Fledgling to Flyer,” 6 p.m., hybrid via Zoom and at Windham Public Library, 217 Windham Center Road, Windham. windham.lib.me.us Barbara Brewer author talk: “Drink It In: […]
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We Love to Eat: May 4
Bean supper – Saturday, May 6, 5-6 p.m., American Legion Auxiliary, 15 Lewiston Road, Gray. Beans, chop suey, red hot dogs, coleslaw, casseroles, homemade biscuits, butter, punch and coffee. $12; $6 ages 5-11; free under 5. Free community meal – Wednesday, May 10, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. Face masks and social […]
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Arts Calendar: April 27
Crafting April 30 & May 2 “Working with Wool”: 10-11:30 a.m., Pineland Farms, 15 Farm View Drive, New Gloucester. $8. All ages. pinelandfarms.org Theater Through April 29 “Ice Glen”: 7:30 p.m., Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills in Buxton. $15. sacorivertheatre.org Through April 30 “Grease”: 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and […]
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We Love to Eat: April 27
Haddock supper buffet – Saturday, April 29, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, 197 Parker Farm Road, Buxton. $10 suggested donation; $5 children; $20 family. Takeout available. Free community meal – Wednesday, May 3, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. Face masks and social distancing. Senior meal – Wednesday, May 3, 11:30 a.m. […]
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It Happened in Windham: Looking back on the Great Flood of 1936
April showers bring May flowers, but in 1936, the rain came in March torrentially for two weeks, causing record flooding from the rivers of Maine clear down to the Potomac. The epic storm, known as the Great Flood of 1936, was estimated to have caused $100 million in property damage to towns in New England […]