LEWISTON, ME (May 19, 2022) — Bishop Robert Deeley will celebrate a Memorial Day Mass on Monday, May 30, at 10 a.m. at St. Peter’s Cemetery on 217 Switzerland Road in Lewiston. All are invited to this Mass, which is an occasion to pray for all our deceased loved ones, especially those who served our nation and have now gone home to the Lord.

The origins of Memorial Day date back to the Civil War when many cities and towns would set aside a day to remember those who died in the war. Originally called Decoration Day, it was officially proclaimed by General John Logan, commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, on May 5, 1868, and was first observed on May 30 of that year when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers buried at Arlington National Cemetery. In 1971, Congress passed a law placing the celebration of Memorial Day on the last Monday in May.

Lewiston: St. Peter’s Cemetery

217 Switzerland Road

10 a.m. (Bishop Robert Deeley will preside at th

LEWISTON, ME (May 12, 2022) — The 2022 Music in the Park summer concert series begins on May 27 in Kennedy Park, Lewiston from 7-9 pm, and continues after each Art Walk L/A on final Fridays through September, 2022. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy some free, live music in the park! 

On May 27, LA Arts presents performances by:

Lewiston Elementary All-Star Orchestra Lewiston Elementary students comprise this strings ensemble led by Greg Boardman; 

Forêt Endormie Forêt Endormie is a chamber ensemble formed in 2016 by Falls of Rauros guitarist and composer Jordan Guerette, hailing from the “Forest City” of Portland, Maine (USA). Baxter Brewing Co. will be on site in Kennedy Park with refreshments. 

If you’re looking for a snack on your way to the park, try these spots on Lisbon St.: Sambusas and Somali tea at Mogadishu Store, 240 Lisbon St.; David-Made Pizza at Forage, 180 Lisbon St.; Spicy Tots at Boba, 97 Lisbon St. 

Music in the Park and all LA Arts programs would not be possible without the generous support of community partners including Community Arts Champion and Advocate sponsors Austin Associates, P.A., Bates College, Baxter Brewing Co., Berman & Simmons, the City of Auburn, the City of Lewiston, Liberty Mutual, Munka Coworking, the Sun Journal as well as the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation, Maine Arts Commission, the New England Foundation for the Arts, the Onion Foundation, and the Ladd Foundation. 

Since 1973, LA Arts, the arts agency for the cities of Lewiston and Auburn Maine, has pursued a mission to engage and inspire a vibrant community through arts and culture. The agency works with governments, businesses, schools and local arts and cultural organizations to create opportunities for community members across the generations to experience, learn, and participate in the arts. 

LA Arts organizes arts programs and initiatives, supports the work of local artists and arts organizations, and highlights the essential role the arts play in shaping an economically vital, socially integrated, and forward-looking future for its community. Learn more at www.laarts.org. 

LEWISTON, ME (May 13, 2022) —  The 2022 Art Walk L/A season begins on May 27, 2022 from 5-7 pm and continues on final Fridays of each month through September. Enjoy live, in-person arts experiences in more than a dozen locations along Lisbon Street in downtown Lewiston, including a performance by the Lewiston High School Jazz Band in Dufresne Plaza at 5 p.m.* And stay downtown for the first Music in the Park summer concert from 7-9 p.m. in Kennedy Park.  Join us!

Art Downtown

Check out visual arts on display at these and other Art Walk LA venues:

The Studio, 291 Lisbon St. Artists Grayling Cunningham and friends

Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St. Photographer Stephen Harris, plus a book sale! 

Kimball Street Studios, 191 Lisbon St. redux, portraits by Kate Cargile 

Forage, 180 Lisbon St. the CROW, works by Deanna Ehrhardt 

Downtown Handmade, 182 Lisbon St., 2nd floor. Proprietor Sheri Withers Hollenbeck and friends 

Art Walkables 

Looking for to-go food items along the art walk route? Try these spots!

Sambusas and Somali tea at Mogadishu Store, 240 Lisbon St.

David-Made Pizza at Forage, 180 Lisbon St.

Spicy Tots at Boba, 97 Lisbon St.

Music in the Park summer concert series

After the art walk, head to Kennedy Park for more music! This month’s concert features

Lewiston Elementary All Star Orchestra

Forêt Endormie

Art Walk LA and all LA Arts programs would not be possible without the generous support of community partners including Community Arts Champion and Advocate sponsors Austin Associates, P.A., Bates College, Baxter Brewing Co., Berman & Simmons, the City of Auburn, the City of Lewiston, Liberty Mutual, Munka Coworking, the Sun Journal as well as the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation,  Maine Arts Commission, the New England Foundation for the Arts, the Onion Foundation, and the Ladd Foundation. 

Since 1973, LA Arts, the arts agency for the cities of Lewiston and Auburn Maine, has pursued a mission to engage and inspire a vibrant community through arts and culture. The agency works with governments, businesses, schools and local arts and cultural organizations to create opportunities for community members across the generations to experience, learn, and participate in the arts. LA Arts organizes arts programs and initiatives, supports the work of local artists and arts organizations, and highlights the essential role the arts play in shaping an economically vital, socially integrated, and forward-looking future for its community. Learn more at www.laarts.org.

*Rain location: Callahan Hall, Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St., Lewiston

AUBURN, ME (May 17, 2022) — Please join the City of Auburn Friday as we unveil two beautiful new monuments honoring the veterans who served America in wartime and military conflict.

Memorial Monument Dedication Ceremony; Friday, May 27 at 10:00AM at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (please park on Summer Street).

During the initial days of Covid, when our historically large gatherings at Veterans’ Park were cancelled, the City of Auburn decided to hold an outdoor ceremony at a long-forgotten memorial at Mount Auburn Cemetery which was erected in 1946 by the Lions Club of Auburn. The memorial listed major conflicts in American history up to World War 2. It was later updated to include the Korean and Vietnam conflicts but had not been updated since 1975.

On that day, Mayor Jason Levesque promised those in attendance that the city would erect new stones to appropriately recognize a new generation of veterans, from Grenada to Panama, from the Cold War to the Persian Gulf War and the Global War on Terror. The Auburn City Council appropriated funding, the stones were designed, and now they are done and are ready to be unveiled for our community. Promises made, promises kept.