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SUMMARY:Love for Lewiston
DESCRIPTION:Love for Lewiston \n\nA special concert to benefit the two local venues affected by the tragic events of Oct. 25 will be held 5-10:30 p.m. on Saturday\, Jan. 6\, at the Franco Center in Lewiston. Both Schemengees and Just-In-Time Recreation suffered losses of lives and business closures as a result of the tragedy. While operating and facility expenses continue to grow\, revenues came to a halt\, and little if any of the funds raised so far have actually reached these businesses that served the community for years. \nThe concert/dance will also give the owners of the two businesses\, family\, employees\, and circle of friends a well-deserved opportunity to let their collective hair down\, relax and enjoy a fun time with loved ones. \n\nAlong with the Franco Center donating the venue\, these Lewiston/Auburn-based musicians have donated their time: \nSmith Collaboration\nGoff Hill Rundown\nContinental Shakedown\nRunnin’ Down a Dream\nJumpin’ Willys\nRon Bergeron\nBonnie Edwards\nDenny Breau & Arlo West \nAcoustic Sunshine\n\nJustin Dube of Dube Media will livestream the event over Facebook\, including a QR code where people can donate from anywhere. The Franco Center will provide a cash bar and concessions for the duration of the event. Advance tickets are $15 and are available at francocenter.org\, by phone at 207-689-2000 or in person at the box office.\n \nJanuary 6\, 2024 \n5:00 PM – 11:00 PM \nHeritage Hall \nPrices include fees: \nAdvance  $15 \nDoor  $20 \nBUY TICKETS ONLINE HERE \nor call 207-689-2000.
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/love-for-lewiston/
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SUMMARY:SPRQ Burlesque at the Franco Center Jan. 13\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, Jan. 13\, 2024 \nStay tuned for more information! Last year their event at the Franco Center was from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with the doors and cash bar opening an hour before the show. It was a 21+ event\, too. \nSPRQ Burlesque sold their own tickets last year but as soon as we get a link to the ticket site we will share here! \nSPRQ Burlesque Facebook Page. \nSPRQ Burlesque studio: 14 Highland Spring Rd\, Lewiston\, ME\, United States\, Maine \nSPRQ Burlesque email: kelligilzow@gmail.com \nVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcptF-NfVZ461pv0ZwpYcDA \nWebsite:  SPRQBurlesqueFitness.com \n 
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/sprq-burlesque-at-the-franco-center-jan-13-2024/
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CATEGORIES:Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240117T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240117T110000
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SUMMARY:Line Dance Lessons at the Franco Center
DESCRIPTION:Line dance lessons will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays\, Jan. 17\, 24\, and 31\, at the Franco Center\, 46 Cedar St.\, Lewiston. $5 suggested donation at the door. Jake Hodgkin will lead the class in the steps of many popular line dances. It’s a great workout if you’re looking for exercise\, too. \nNo need to register. Just drop in! Bring your friends.
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/line-dance-lessons-at-the-franco-center/
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CATEGORIES:Dance,Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240118T183000
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SUMMARY:Lewiston High School Winter Concert rescheduled to Jan. 18
DESCRIPTION:The Lewiston High School Choir Winter Concert has been rescheduled to Thursday\, Jan. 18 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Doors open at 6 pm. \nDirector: Moll Brown \n 
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/lewiston-high-school-winter-concert/
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CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240120T190000
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SUMMARY:MSO's Song and Dance Music from Around the World at Franco Center Jan. 20
DESCRIPTION:Song and Dance Music from Around the World\nRohan Smith\, Conductor \nProgram: \nAlberto Ginastera: Danza final (Malambo) from Danza Estancia \nAstor Piazzolla: Libertango \nJosé Moncayo: Huapango \nAaron Copland: songs from Old American Songs \n— featuring Philip Lima\, Baritone \nJohann Strauss\, Jr.: Thunder and Lightning Polka \nGustav Mahler: Three Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Boy’s Magic Horn) \n— featuring Philip Lima\, Baritone \nLeonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story \nConcerts – Midcoast Symphony Orchestra:\n  \nPerformances: \nSaturday\, January 20\, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. – Franco Center in Lewiston\nConcert length approximately 2 hours including intermission
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/msos-song-and-dance-music-from-around-the-world-at-franco-center-jan-20/
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SUMMARY:Line Dance Lessons at Franco Center
DESCRIPTION:Line dance lessons will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays\, Jan. 24\, and 31\, at the Franco Center\, 46 Cedar St.\, Lewiston. $5 suggested donation at the door. Jake Hodgkin will lead the class in the steps of many popular line dances. It’s a great workout if you’re looking for exercise\, too. \nNo need to register. Just drop in! Bring your friends. \nFebruary dates to be determined.
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/line-dance-lessons-at-franco-center/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T190000
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SUMMARY:Elton\, Billy Joel tribute performance at Franco Center Jan. 26
DESCRIPTION:PHOTO CAPTION: Joe Boucher\, pianist and vocalist for Piano Men: The Music of Elton and Billy\, will be performing at the Franco Center with the tribute band at 7 p.m. Friday\, Jan. 26. Tickets available at 207-689-2000 or www.francocenter.org/shows. The Franco Center is at 46 Cedar Street\, Lewiston. Submitted photo.  \nElton and Billy Joel tribute performance coming to Franco Center Jan. 26  \nLEWISTON–Piano Men: The Music of Elton and Billy tribute band will perform at 7 p.m. Friday\, Jan. 26\, at the Franco Center. The concert is a tribute to the amazing songs of Billy Joel and Elton John. Rarely have these songs been heard performed live in this way as Elton and Billy have only on a few occasions performed with orchestras\, according to the band.   \nMembers of the band include Joe Boucher (piano\, lead vocals)\, Christopher Eastburn (bass guitar\, vocals)\, Gary Backstrom (guitar\, vocals)\, Steve Hodgkin (drums)\, Matt Kennedy (saxophone)\, and Nick Pires (audio engineer). At times the band is joined by musicians playing violins\, viola\, and cello; and a female vocalist.  \nJoseph Boucher grew up in the quaint seaside village of Biddeford\, Maine.  He is a singer and songwriter who has fronted the power pop band Frotus Caper.  They recorded and released four critically acclaimed albums. He has worked as a studio session musician\, playing piano and arranging pop\, rock and folk songs for many artists.  \nBoucher is an on-air host and producer at Maine Public Classical Radio.  For 16 seasons he was the concert manager for The Portland Symphony Orchestra.  Prior to that\, he spent seven years touring internationally as stage manager. For more information visit www.pianomenmusic.com  \nChris Eastburn is an arranger\, orchestrator and award-winning composer. His music has been performed to acclaim from New York’s Carnegie Hall to the Getty Center in Los Angeles. Commissions include a ballet score for Island Moving Co. called “Newport Stories\,” a string orchestra and chorus score for the theatre production “Moses Brown and the Voyage of the Slave Ship Sally” and a score for Caitlin Corbett Dance Co. called “Tom’s Wealth.”  \nEastburn’s string quartet/vocal quartet score “Consent to Gravity” choreographed by Daniel McCusker was hailed as “one of the most successful new musical works for dance I’ve heard in ages” by Debra Cash\, dance critic for NPR’s Here and Now. His arrangement and orchestration of “Jazzy Old St. Nick\, a hip swing version of a Christmas favorite” is now available from the Hal Leonard choral music catalog. Learn more about his music at www.eastburnmusic.com  \nGary Backstrom has been playing for the last 20 years touring the country with his award-winning jam band Jiggle the Handle and as the Gary Backstrom Band. He has opened for such acts as Little Feat\, Spin Doctors\, Rat Dog\, The Samples\, South Side Johnny\, The Allman Brothers\, Warren Haynes\, and Blues Traveler. He has shared the stage with Dereck Trucks\, AOD\, and members of Todd Rundgren’s Band. Check out more details at www.garybackstrom.com  \nSteve Hodgkin had an active schedule as a working drummer in a variety of rock bands before making a switch to singer/songwriter in 2000 when he fronted Portland-based original rock band The Reedlings. Hodgkin returned to the drums in 2004 to perform and record with Joe Boucher in Frotus Caper and has been working with Boucher ever since.  \nNick Pires was an active member of both the jazz and concert bands in high school while also gigging frequently in the local music scene. After graduating\, Pires put his musical aspirations aside to attend Full Sail University in pursuit of a career as a live sound engineer. Despite not playing for several years\, he continued to maintain an interest in music and networking with musicians through his work in concert production and eventually found his way back to the drums.  \nMatt Kennedy spent the last 30-plus years as a professional saxophonist starting in his hometown of Denver\, Colorado and later as a fixture in the blues and roots scenes of Portland\, Oregon\, Vermont\, New Hampshire\, Baltimore\, MD\, and Washington DC before settling in Portland\, Maine. Over the years\, he has backed a wide range of artists\, including Terry Adams (NRBQ)\, Daniel Johnston\, John Popper (Blues Traveler)\, Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson\, and Peter Tork (The Monkees). He is currently an active freelance saxophonist in Portland\, Maine and is a member of the soul/funk band Mamas Boomshack (www.mamasboomshack.com).  \nPiano Men music videos can be viewed at https://www.theirsongs.com/piano-men  \nDoors and cash bar open at 6 p.m. Concert starts at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.francocenter.org/shows or by phone at 207-689-2000. Tickets can also be purchased in person at our box office between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.    \nTickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door day of show.  \nThe Franco Center is at 46 Cedar St.\, Lewiston. Parking is available in the mill lot. The building is handicap accessible on the Lincoln St. Alley side.  \nSeason Underwriter is Maple Way Dental Care; Media Sponsors are Sun Journal\, Turner Publishing\, Uncle Andy’s\, Bennett Radio Group. Show sponsors are Champoux Insurance and Maine Community Bank. \n 
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SUMMARY:6th annual HIGH 95 awards and celebration
DESCRIPTION:Attend the 6th Annual HIGH 95 AWARDS at THE FRANCO CENTER\, Lewiston\, Maine. SUNDAY\, JANUARY 28TH\, 2024\,\n\n2pm Doors // 2:30pm Speakers\,\n4pm Awards // 5pmish Celebration –\n$15 in advance\, $20 at the door. www.high95.com\n\n\n\nExcited to gather in celebration for what we’ve accomplished this past year as we look forward to better days ahead in 2024.\n\nIt’s been a pivot year for many including ourselves. Thank you for everything you do.\n\n\n\nhttps://mailchi.mp/de077dda1511/high95awards
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/6th-annual-high-95-awards-and-celebration/
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CATEGORIES:Renter
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SUMMARY:Line Dance Lessons at the Franco Center
DESCRIPTION:Line dance lessons will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday\, Jan. 31\, at the Franco Center\, 46 Cedar St.\, Lewiston. $5 suggested donation at the door. Jake Hodgkin will lead the class in the steps of many popular line dances. It’s a great workout if you’re looking for exercise\, too. \nNo need to register. Just drop in! Bring your friends.
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/line-dance-lessons-at-the-franco-center-2/
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CATEGORIES:Dance,Fundraiser
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