BROWNFIELD, Maine — Now in its third year, the “Evening with Maine Authors” dinner has become not only one of the top annual fundraisers for Camp Susan Curtis but has become one of the most coveted tickets in town.
In 2017, it was headlined at Stone Mountain Arts Center by Lois Lowry (bestselling author of young adult novels “The Giver” and “Number the Stars”), Kate Braestrup and Bruce Coffin.
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