Sanford Middle School Musicians Shine at Spring Concert

Photo: Sanford School Department By Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communications Coordinator The talented musicians of the Sanford Middle School put on a fabulous show on May 8 at the Spring Concert held at the Sanford Performing Arts Center. The evening featured performances by the Jazz Band, 7th Grade Band, 8th Grade Band, and combined 6th-8th Grade Choir. The concert kicked off with the Jazz Band, led by director Erica Scarano. They got things going with "Apache," featuring a solo from…
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SHS Choral and Band Ensembles Perform Spring Concert

Photo: Sanford School Department By Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communications Coordinator Sanford High School’s choral and band ensembles performed a Spring Concert in the Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, May 7. Under the guidance of SHS Director of Choirs Ryan Geary, the choral ensembles kicked off the evening’s festivities with an array of performances. The CCP Chorus set the stage with their rendition of “Put A Lid on It” by Alan Billingsley. Following suit, the Select Treble Choir sang “Truth”…
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Y Honors Volunteers, Staff at Annual Meeting

YMCA Director Andy Orazio, center, honors Merilee Perkins and Jonathan Mapes, winners of the Pillars of the Community Award. Photo: Jack McAdam By Jack McAdam The Sanford-Springvale YMCA shared highlights of the past year during its annual meeting May 1 at the Y. Over a Cinco de Mayo breakfast, Board President Kimberly Stewart and Executive Director Andy Orazio thanked volunteers and young staff for carrying out the Y’s core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. They bestowed honors on…
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World-Class Talents on Our Small-Town Stage

Ilya Kazantsev and Sergey Antonov Photo: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society By Morton Gold OK, Tom Brady could be described as a football player and Willie Mays as a baseball player, but these descriptions are obviously incomplete. In the same way, Sergey Antonov could be described as a cellist and Ilya Kazantsev as a pianist. These descriptions would not let folks know that Brady and Mays were superstars in their respective sports, while Antonov and Kazantsev are as gifted on their respective…
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News Notes

The Beginner Dulcimer Group at Goodall Library Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Making sweet music together: The Beginner Dulcimer Group gave their spring performance last week at Goodall Library. To hear them perform one of the songs they learned, go here. If you’d like to learn to play this instrument, you can check out the library’s dulcimer for free with your library card. New rent relief program to offer assistance: A pilot program, to be developed and administered by Maine Housing,…
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