BROWNFIELD, Maine — The Evening with Maine Authors is back after a year’s hiatus, with award-winning author Bruce Robert Coffin headlining the event.
The fifth annual authors night, set to take place next Friday, Aug. 13, from 5-10 p.m., at Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield, is a a major fundraising dinner to benefit The Susan L. Curtis Foundation.
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