Concert goers show enthusiasm for the music, acoustics, and opportunity to enjoy a live performance in the comfortable ambiance of the Franco Center. The new 2026-27 season will see repeats of…
We are incredibly grateful to our local Walmart store for awarding the Franco Center a $1,500 Community Grant in support of our mission work! When presenting the grant, they shared…
A Season of Music, Memories, and Community — And More Still to Come As the Franco Center’s season runs from August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026, we’re taking a…
PHOTO CAPTION: A strategic planning workshop was held March 21 at the Franco Center and included board members, staff and a planning consultant. From left, in the front row are…
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Sylvio and Marie Gervais Rousseau – Migration to Lewiston, Maine Sylvio Rousseau and Marie Gervais Rousseau were part of the significant wave of French-Canadian migration to the United States in…
PHOTO CAPTION: The Franco Center’s Performance Hall was visited by 260 Lewiston school children in grades Kindergarten through 2 on April 7, 2023 to see Silver Circus perform magic, juggling, and circus-type…
A great way to promote the many Franco American sites in Lewiston and Auburn, Maine is with … a Franco Trail map! No need to download an app! Simply open…
LEWISTON—The board of directors unanimously voted to the use of “Franco Center” as the name of its building during its March 23 meeting. “Performing Arts & Events” will be used…
Copyright 2007. Written by Connie Michaud; dictated to Sue Trumble Note from Denise: My grandmother was Dorothy Leona Michaud, born in St. Agathe, Maine, in 1913 and died in Lewiston,…