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🌱 Where Bethel locals can still catch a movie on the big screen
Bethel, Maine Patch AM: a 3 min readHi there, Bethel! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Where Bethel locals can still catch a movie on the big screen
- Meet the Bethel sixth-grader obsessed with Beatles CDs and boom boxes
Also on today's calendar: KC Women's Chorus 25th Anniversary Concert and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 54 and low of 45 degrees.
- Thursday: Occasional rain, temps: high: 57, low: 49.
- Friday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 59 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• A guide to the (few) movie theaters in western Maine (sunjournal.com) — If you’re looking for a movie night close to home, Bethel’s Gem Theater on Cross Street offers affordable films, live performances, and collaborations with Bethel Area Arts and Music. The guide also highlights options in Rangeley, Farmington, and Bridgton, including drive-ins and arts-focused nonprofit theaters, so you can plan outings across western Maine. 
• Bethel boy's interest in music a reach back in time (sunjournal.com) — A Bethel middle-schooler is turning back the clock with a serious love for Beatles CDs, boom boxes, and even VHS concert footage. Twelve-year-old Aiden Lindsay, who attends Eddy Middle School in Newry, explains how classic rock helps him unwind, why Paul tops his Beatle rankings, and why he’s mostly given up trying to convert his classmates’ musical tastes.
📸 Around Bethel
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Maine Mineral & Gem Museum Activity Sessions at the Bethel Library →
Bethel Library, 6 Broad St, Bethel
3:00 pm
Thursday May 14
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Other local events
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Visual and Performing Arts Night
Crescent Park School Bethel, ME 04217
6:00 pm -
THS College Fair FT with Carrie Lynch
Telstar High School Bethel, ME 04217
7:45 am -
Education Committee
Rsu 44/msad 44 Norway Savings Bank, 1 Parkway Rd Ste 100, Bethel, ME 04217, U
3:00 pm -
Spring Dance
Telstar Middle School Bethel, ME 04217
6:30 pm -
KC Women's Chorus 25th Anniversary Concert →
The Gem Theater, 48 Cross St, Bethel
3:00 pm -
Prom 7:00-10:00pm- TL BARN
Telstar High School TL BARN, 8 Tove Lizette’s Way, West Paris, ME 04289, USA
6:15 pm -
TMS Spring Concert & Art Show
Rsu 44/msad 44 Bethel, ME 04217
11:40 am
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
Saturday May 16
Tuesday May 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Visual and Performing Arts Night
Crescent Park School Bethel, ME 04217
6:00 pm -
THS College Fair FT with Carrie Lynch
Telstar High School Bethel, ME 04217
7:45 am -
Education Committee
Rsu 44/msad 44 Norway Savings Bank, 1 Parkway Rd Ste 100, Bethel, ME 04217, U
3:00 pm -
Spring Dance
Telstar Middle School Bethel, ME 04217
6:30 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Prime Healthcare posted a job opening for Certified Residential Medication Aide CRMA - Assisted Living in Rumford. Apply here.
- Sweetser posted a job opening for Clinician - School Based -Rumford - Elementary and Middle School in Rumford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bethel here.
🗞 Nearby News
Norway
- Obituary: Linda Baker Raiamiaki (sunjournal.com)
Paris
- Organ restoration project at Paris church pedals on with fundraisers (sunjournal.com)
- What you need to know about the candidates running for Maine governor (newscentermaine.com)
- 2 passengers, French and American, test positive for hantavirus after cruise ship evacuation (newscentermaine.com)
Dixfield
- Tim Scott takes down Walz (pressherald.com)
Ok Bethel! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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