Looking to fill your dance card? Take dance lessons with Jake first! 10:00 AM Wednesday, Aug. 23 at the Franco is where you need to be. Bring a friend or make new ones. It's also great exercise! $5 donation at the door gets you in to an hour of good fun.

It's the Great Falls Balloon Festival weekend! As we have in the past, we will be selling parking spots in the mill lot on Oxford Street for $5 a spot! It's a great fundraiser for us. Shout out to Lowe's and Home Depot for the aprons! francocenter.org

Our cultural luncheon with musical entertainment by Marc Mailhot is in two weeks! Thursday, Sept. 7. Before you know it, the day will be here! Get your ticket to La Rencontre today because they are not sold at the door. conta.cc/3E3r6Qa Tell your friends!

FREE event at noon Wednesday, Sept. 13 Suzanne Roy, author of “The Enclave” and “The Legacy. Funded by Maine Humanities Council and Maine Arts Commission. conta.cc/3P0FwpB

“My dear, have you thought about my birthday?” “Of course! You see that red Ferrari in front of the restaurant?” “Yes!!!” “Well, I bought you a sweater of the same color.”

Our cultural luncheon with musical entertainment by Marc Mailhot is in one week! Thursday, Sept. 7. Before you know it, the day will be here! Get your ticket to La Rencontre today because they are not sold at the door. conta.cc/3E3r6Qa Tell your friends!

Members of MSO and Friends of the Franco Center will perform in a fundraising concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10. Tickets can be purchased at francocenter.org/shows and 207-689-2000. The Franco Center is at 46 Cedar St., Lewiston.

La Rencontre is THIS THURSDAY Sept. 7! Tickets must be purchased by noon TODAY! Come in to our box office to purchase in person or call 207-689-2000. You can also purchase tickets online app.arts-people.com/index.php?show… Come support this Franco American program at the Franco Center.

We have four copies of David Vermette's book on hand if you want to buy and read it ahead of the free noon Sept. 27 book talk. Today Sept. 19 between 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. walk-ins with $30 cash only. francocenter.org/show/books-sto…

Sign up for this free Paper Arts class today! There are only 12 seats available. See the details here: francocenter.org/paper-arts-wor…

Try this math! Worked for me!

Stuffed eggs! I have the best recipe AND a party tip. If you're making these for a party at your own house or bringing them to a party elsewhere, these stuffed egg tray carriers are a great idea. amzn.to/3uztr3Q My recipe is here: livingwithdana.com/.../everyones-…

Did you know that on the Auburn side of the Androscoggin River’s Great Falls is a fence of padlocks? Do you know what those padlocks signify? livingwithdana.com/2023/12/local-… Read about it on my blog where I have a few more photos. I have the Comment section turned on for the blog, too.

I went to the post office closest to home at about 11 a.m. today and there wasn't a single available parking spot! youtu.be/HMh7POqq_mw I went to the Great Falls post office instead. I could see the Falls from the post office so I walked over and took this video.

Local event calendar sources and cameras to capture the moment. livingwithdana.com/2023/12/whatto… #wednesdayweekly #whattodo

Love for Lewiston is a concert fundraiser coordinated by musician Ken Goodman for two businesses where the mass shooting in Lewiston took place last fall. francocenter.org/show/love-for-… Read about the event and get your tickets today!