🌱 Gardiner community remembers the life of Dennis Russell Monroe

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• Gardiner community remembers the life of Dennis Russell Monroe

Also on today's calendar: Capital City Improv presents…Hallmark Holiday…unscripted and 4 more events.

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• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 31 and low of 21 degrees.
• Wednesday: An a.m. rain or snow shower, temps: high: 39, low: 24.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 40 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Obituary: Dennis Russell Monroe (centralmaine.com) — Gardiner readers are remembering Dennis Russell Monroe, a Gardiner native and Gardiner High School graduate who went on to a long career in education and guidance counseling. The obituary shares his teaching years at Hall-Dale High School, his love of gardening and volunteer work, and notes that Staples Funeral Home in Gardiner is handling arrangements. It also lists ways to honor his memory through donations.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Thursday Night Cruisin’ – Waterfront Park in Gardiner
  Waterfront Park, ME-24, Gardiner
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Capital City Improv presents...Hallmark Holiday...unscripted
  Johnson Hall Opera House , 280 Water Street , Gardiner
  7:30 pm
• Capital City Improv presents…Hallmark Holiday…unscripted
  Johnson Hall Opera House , 280 Water St , Gardiner
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• ELF (The Movie)
  Johnson Hall Opera House , 280 Water Street , Gardiner
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• A Motown Christmas with Pat Colwell & The Soul Sensations!
  Johnson Hall Opera House , 280 Water Street , Gardiner
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 25

• Thursday Night Cruisin’ – Waterfront Park in Gardiner
  Waterfront Park , ME-24 , Gardiner
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• New Year’s Eve Spectacular
  Johnson Hall Opera House , 280 Water St , Gardiner
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Capital City Improv presents...Hallmark Holiday...unscripted
  Johnson Hall Opera House , 280 Water Street , Gardiner
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Easy Streets annual Holiday Sing along
  Easy Street Lounge , 7 Front St , Hallowell
  5:30 pm
• ELF (The Movie)
  Johnson Hall Opera House , 280 Water Street , Gardiner
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Whitefield Singing Circle — Sheepscot General Store and Farm
  Sheepscot General Store and Farm , 98 Townhouse Rd , Whitefield
  6:00 pm
• A Motown Christmas with Pat Colwell & The Soul Sensations!
  Johnson Hall Opera House , 280 Water St , Gardiner
  7:30 pm

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