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PROGRAM CANCELLED! — Marc Bamuthi Joseph

Past Event ....... January 12th, 2012 — 3:30pm

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Due to today’s storm, this program has been cancelled.  Teens (and adults) interested in seeing Bamuthi are urged to attend his free staged reading of “red, black & GREEN: a blues” on Friday, Jan 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the … continues …

UN/Stable Landscape: A Preview

Past Event ....... July 29th, 2011 — 7:30 p.m.

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Dances with horses in the Library–not quite!  Through a partnership with the Bates Dance Festival (BDF), LPL is presenting JoAnna Mendl Shaw and Carl Flink with a special preview lecture/demonstration on their upcoming BDF performances which will take place on August … continues …

World Refugee Day Celebration

Past Event ....... June 17th, 2011 — 4:00 p.m.

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On Friday, June 17 at 4:00 p.m. in the Library’s Callahan Hall, we will be joining forces with the City of Lewiston, Catholic Charities’ Refugee and Immigration Services, Coastal Enterprises, Inc. and the United Somali Women of Maine to celebrate … continues …

NYC Cultural Icon to give talk

Past Event ....... March 30th, 2011 — 7pm

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LPL will be presenting an author talk and book reading by Jacques d’Amboise on Wednesday, March 30 at 7:00 p.m. in the library’s Callahan Hall.  d’Amboise, a former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet will be speaking on his … continues …

New England Contra Dance

Past Event ....... August 13th, 2010 — 8 - 11pm

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*Last local Contra Dance of Summer Season to take place at LPL this Friday* Friday, August 13, 8-11 p.m. in Callahan Hall, an evening of traditional New England contra dancing to the band Catharsis (fiddler Michele Roy, pianist Zeba Weidler … continues …

French-Canadian Folk Dance Workshop

Past Event ....... July 29th, 2010 — 5:30 - 7pm

Thursday, July 29, 5:30-7 p.m. in Callahan Hall, a French-Canadian folk dance workshop for students age 12 and older led by renowned Quebecois dance master Benoit Bourque. Free admission. FMI: 782-0386.

Contra dance

Past Event ....... July 9th, 2010 — 20:00

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Friday, July 9, 8-11 p.m. in Callahan Hall, an evening of traditional New England contra dancing featuring the Maine folk duo Perpetual E-Motion (Ed Howe on fiddle and John Cote on guitar, mandolin, didgeridoo & feet) with caller/trombonist Nils Fredlund … continues …

Contra Dance

Past Event ....... June 11th, 2010 — 8:00 pm

Friday, June 11, 8-11 p.m., in Callahan Hall, an evening of traditional New England contra dancing to the band Le HotClub du Maine (fiddlers Julia Plumb and Greg Boardman, guitarist Aidan Boardman and percussionist Alfred Lund) with special guest caller … continues …

Family Barn Dance

Past Event ....... May 12th, 2010 — 6:30 pm

Wednesday, May 12, 6:30-8 pm in Callahan Hall, Greg Boardman & his Merry Band of Magnificent Middle-School Fiddlers play for a Family Barn Dance with caller Kathryn Larson. All ages invited; no dance experience necessary. Free admission. For more information: … continues …

Contra Dance

Past Event ....... April 9th, 2010 — 8:00 pm

Friday, April 9, 8-11 p.m.  in Callahan Hall, an evening of traditional New England contra dancing to the the band Playgroup (Alden Robinson & Julia Plumb on fiddle, Abraham Stimson on piano & bass, and Zach Davis on mandolin, banjo … continues …