An eight-week 3-D Paper Sculpture Workshop led by artist Karen Brooks opened at Museum L-A in late August and will continue through October. The workshop will culminate in a celebration and exhibit of the art works created by the 12 participants. Admission to the celebration will be free and open to the public.

“These workshops are wildly popular,” said Museum L-A program coordinator Denise Scammon. “We had space for 12 participants and a long wait list. Artist Karen Brooks is well known, and her work is admired by many.”

Sawyer Memorial in Greene will present Peter Mezoian and his “Outrageous Banjo” on Friday, September 13at 2 and 7 p.m. Both shows are free and open to the public.

A talented instrumentalist who has performed as a feature act on theater and nightclub stages in America, England, and Japan, at music festivals, and on more than 50 different cruise ships, Mezoian plays the banjo with a smooth, lush tone, combining impressive technical prowess with a warmth and humanity that connects to all who listen. 

While the roots of his instrument are deeply associated with American popular music and jazz from the early 1900s, he is unusualamong banjoists in finding innovative ways to successfully adapt his instrument to a wide variety of popular genres and styles. 

Sawyer Memorial is at 371 Sawyer Road in Greene. For more information, call 946-5311 or see sawyer-foundation.com.

Two members of the Dominican Sisters of the Roman Congregation, who together have served as members of the order for 110 years, marked their jubilees with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Robert P. Deeley at Holy Cross Church in Lewiston on Sunday, August 25.

Sister Francesca Cloutier, OP, who is originally from Lewiston, is celebrating her 60th jubilee, while Sister Therese Demers, OP, a native of Skowhegan, made her temporary commitment to the sisters 50 years ago.

The Bates College Museum of Art will host a gallery talk by Robert Flynn Johnson, guest curator of the museum’s current exhibition, “DeWitt Hardy: Master of Watercolor,” on Friday, September 6 at 5 p.m. 

After a long and distinguished career as curator of prints at the Achenbach Foundation, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Johnson remains active as a curator and author. The address he will deliver at Bates is called “A Journey, Not a Destination: The Triumphs and Frustrations of Four Decades as a Museum Curator.” 

The program is free and open to the public. A reception will follow at 6:30 p.m. The museum is located at 75 Russell Street in Lewiston. For more information, call 786-6158 or email museum@bates.edu. 

Two months ago, Republicans in the Legislature said that the price of my original bond proposal was too high. So, I reduced it.

They also said there should be four separate bills instead of one. So, we broke it into four different bills for them to vote on.

I then personally called lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, invited their questions, and offered to accommodate any objections. I thought we had arrived at a practical, responsible compromise that should have garnered bipartisan support.

Well, surprise, surprise, the bonds did not all pass.

The Auburn-Lewiston Rotary Breakfast Club has selected Chantel St. Laurent as the recipient of its 2019 Rotary Youth Fellowship Award. The award goes to a candidate between the ages of 18 and 35 who is committed to their community, education, and is on track to become an asset for both the area and their family and friends.

Enjoy a slice of pie with a side of history when the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore presents its ninth annual Pie Social fundraiser on Saturday, September 7, from 1 to 4 p.m. 

Against a backdrop of rolling fields and woodlands, the delicious aroma of homemade pies of every type, made and donated by Norlands’ volunteers, will fill the air for this event. Some pies will also be baked by Norlands’ staff using the woodstove in the historic farmer’s cottage. 

All pie may be served plain or with real whipped cream or homemade ice cream, while supplies last. Whole pies will be for sale for $13 and individual slices will be served up for a donation. All proceeds will support the Norlands’ museum and farm programs, so have that second piece or purchase a whole pie to take home. 

Jeff Brickman will be the featured guest speaker of the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Lunch Club on Thursday, September 5, from noon to 1 p.m. at The Village Inn of Auburn.  

Brickman, CEO of Central Maine Healthcare, has spent 39 years as a healthcare and hospital executive, responsible for major expansions and turnarounds at five health systems across the country. He came to CMH and Lewiston almost three years ago, in September, 2016. Since that time, Brickman and his team have experienced multiple successes in stabilizing the health system and are now looking forward to advancing CMH in its mission to provide top-quality, accessible, lower-cost care to Mainers. 

By Rep. Kathleen Dillingham

Since our last address, Governor Mills has called the Legislature back for a Special Session on Monday, August 26. 

The stated purpose is to consider bond proposals and two other pieces of legislation, one concerning the Franklin County Commissioners and another dealing with the Ocean School in Searsport.  

This one-day Special Session will cost Maine taxpayers approximately $42,000 more because it is above and beyond what was budgeted. 

We shouldn’t have to be called into Special Session at all. The Mills administration and Democrats know that our roads and bridges are in tough shape. We should have already passed a transportation bond and finished our work on bonding in June.

First, some history on how we got here.

This fall, Lewiston Adult Education will offer a unique new class that will provide advice and encouragement for those seeking to go back to college. “College Success Skills” will be co-taught by LAE’s College Transition Program coordinator Amy Hatch, along with Central Maine Community College graduate Kassie Schmidt, who completed the College Transition Program at Lewiston Adult Education before attending CMCC.