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Longfellow Days will have Acadian flavor

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From: Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
Date: 20060203
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Highlights include a reading by a descendant of the famed poet and a Cajun dance.

BRUNSWICK - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of Maine's most beloved native sons and one of Bowdoin College's most illustrious graduates (class of 1825), will be celebrated Feb. 11 to March 4, during the second annual Longfellow Days.

Longfellow's epic poem, "Evangeline," is this year's theme, and events will have an Acadian focus.

A wide array of cultural and community events are planned to celebrate the life, works, and times of the famous American poet, including lectures, poetry readings, concerts, silhouette ...

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