BROWNFIELD, Maine — Newbury Medal-winning author Lois Lowry will headline the sixth annual Evening with Maine Authors at Stone Mountain Arts Center on Friday from 5-9 p.m.
The event is a benefit for Camp Susan Curtis in Stoneham, Maine, which provides two weeks of summer camp programs to about 500 qualifying low-income children from ages 8-18.
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