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Archive for October 2013
Tim Sample performs in Freeport
Maine humorist Tim Sample will perform at the Freeport Theater of Awesome on Friday and Saturday, October 4 and 5, at 7 p.m.
Widely acknowledged as New England’s premier native humorist, Sample’s books, albums, and videos (including four albums and a video for the Bert and I company) have sold well over a million copies. For eleven years he was a correspondent for CBS News and a regular essayist on the Emmy Award-winning television show “CBS News Sunday Morning,” hosted by veteran newsman Charles Osgood. Novelist Stephen King has likened Sample’s work to that of Mark Twain, and Charles Kuralt called him “Maine’s humorist laureate.”
Sample was born and raised in Maine and has never lived (or, for that matter, wanted to live) anywhere other than the Pine Tree State. Over the years, he has performed thousands of shows in venues as diverse as the Los Angeles Convention Center, the Mall of America, the New York Yacht Club and the Caribou Performing Arts Center. These days, he averages 50 to 70 concert and after-dinner appearances per year.
Enough is Enough: Portland Pirates, Arts and Culture can help L-A achieve prosperity
By Robert E. Macdonald
Mayor of Lewiston
Last Thursday, September 26, was the happiest day of my mayoral term. I feel it also has become a defining moment in both Lewiston and Auburn and possibly the surrounding communities.
The events that happened that day clearly open a path to success and prosperity to our area. But this success can only be achieved, first and foremost, by you, the people residing in our community. This is your chance to step up to the plate and put our area on the map.
What happened on September 26? Two major things: First the various groups responsible for arts and cultural events in the Twin Cities organized into a single group, Arts and Culture Lewiston Auburn. Second, although it is deeply instilled in Lewiston-Auburn culture, our second piece of good news does not fit into the preceding category: first-class professional hockey. Portland’s loss is our gain.
