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Centre Street 
Old-Time Radio


More fun than washing
the dinner dishes!

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Mainers tend to be creative and innovative folks, and Centre Streeters are no different. In March of 2000, when the Covid pandemic hit town, we all scurried to our safe homes and Zoom screens. It wouldn't last long, we told ourselves.

Then summer arrived, and we could safely do all those outdoorsy things that the rest of the country associates with Maine—hiking along the rocky coast, sailing on the ocean, kayaking on lakes and rivers, climbing Mount Katahdin, sneaking blueberries from the neighbor's field, complaining about the high cost of lobster, following VERY SLOW campers lumbering up and down Highway One, and so on.
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But then winter hit. What to do? What to do? Somehow a Zoom production of "The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon" sounded like more fun than another paint-by-number of cocker spaniels. So off we went, and we are—inexplicably, some would say—still at it.

Amazing Cast!

Next Show!

Becky LaBrosse
Bonnie Beiswenger
Cindy Huggins
Ellen Farnsworth
Ernie Atkinson
Gene Nichols
Gretchen Swain
Harper Dean
Joan Miller

Joyce Kryszak
Ken Warner
Laurel Robinson
Linda Mills
Lynne Gibson
Nancy Lewis
Sarina Brooks
Stuart Swain

Coming up in March—probably, maybe, fingers crossed!

Fibber McGee and Molly: The Flying Saucer
--and--
Dragnet: The Big No Tooth
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Listen to Past Shows!

Doc Savage: The Red Death
January 2023
Laurel Robinson as Doc Savage, Stuart Swain as Monk, Cindy Huggins as Ham, Lynne Gibson as Renny, Sarina Brooks as Johnny, Joan Miller as Long Tom, Ken Warner as King Chaac, Linda Mills as Princess Monya, and Gretchen Swain as the Mayan native

The Shadow: The Long Arm of Death
January 2023
Stuart Swain as Lamont Cranston (The Shadow), Gretchen Swain as Margo Lane, Lynne Gibson as Grace Randolph, Cindy Huggins as George Randolph, Laurel Robinson as Dr. Alexis Low, and Sarina Brooks as Jennie


Easy Aces: Jane Goes Into the Christmas Card Business
November 2022
Joyce Kryszak as Jane Ace, Laurel Robinson as Goodman Ace, Gretchen Swain as Sally Anderson, Stuart Swain as Ken Roberts, and Joan Miller as Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Jones

My Friend Irma: The Thanksgiving Turkey
November 2022
Nancy Lewis as Irma Peterson,
Bonnie Beiswenger as Jane Stacy, Lynne Gibson as Mrs. O'Reilly, Becky LaBrosse as Professor Kropotkin, and Stuart Swain as Al (Irma's no-account boyfriend)

Gunsmoke: Chester's Dilemma
February 2022
Harper Dean as Matt Dillon, Gene Nichols as Chester Proudfoot, Ellen Farnsworth as Doc Adams, Joyce Kryszak as Miss Kitty Russell, Laurel Robinson as Mr. Jonas, Nancy Lewis as Edna Walstrom, Gretchen Swain as Charlie, and Lynne Gibson as Hans Gruber

Easy Aces: Baby Food
February 2022
Cindy Huggins as Goodman Ace, Laurel Robinson as Jane Ace, Stuart Swain as Ken Roberts, Gale Moore as Sally Anderson, Gretchen Swain as Mr. Norris, Ellen Farnsworth as Agnes Brown, and Joyce Kryszak as Fisher, Mama, Father, and the girl


The Meanest Man in the World
December 2021

Lynne Gibson as George Clark
Laurel Robinson as Mr. Clark, George's mean father
Susie Maxwell as Mr. Gallagher
Gretchen Swain as hotel desk clerk

Becky LaBrosse as Mrs. Jane Hudson, old widow lady
Ellen Farnsworth as Naomi Hudson, Jane's orphaned daughter-in-law
Joan Miller as Michael Hudson, Jane's good-for-nothing son
Nancy Lewis as the psychiatrist


Astounding History!

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1-26-23
  • The Shadow: The Long Arm of Death
  • Doc Savage: The Red Death
11-30-22
  • Easy Aces: Jane Goes Into the Christmas Card Business
  • My Friend Irma: The Thanksgiving Turkey (1948)
2-23-22
  • Gunsmoke: Chester's Dilemma (1950)
  • Easy Aces: Baby Food (1948)
2-2-22
  • The Adventures of Sam Spade: The Blood Money Caper (1946)
  • Easy Aces: Jane Serves On a Jury (1945)
12-16-21
  • Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus (1953)
  • Fibber McGee & Molly: The White Christmas Tree (1945)
12-9-21
  • The Meanest Man in the World (1952)
4-29-21
  • Little Orphan Annie: Annie's Big Surprise Party (1935)
  • The Green Hornet: The Ghost Who Talked Too Much (1939)
  • The Great Gildersleeve: Income Tax Forms (1944)
3-18-21
  • The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show: The Easter Hat War Council (1947)
  • Gangbusters: The Eddie Doll Case (1939)
2-25-21
  • Gunsmoke: The Guitar (1953)
  • Fibber McGee & Molly: Fibber Gets His Hand Caught in a Milk Bottle (1941)
2-11-21
  • The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: Buying a Valentine (1949)
  • The Lone Ranger: Bad Man's Revenge (1939)
1-21-21 and 1-28-21
  • The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon (Episodes 1– 4, 1935)
Worship
10:00 a.m.
First three Sundays in the sanctuary and streamed on Zoom.
Fourth Sundays exclusively on Zoom.
January and February – All services on Zoom.
Contact Us
Office hours: Thursdays 9:00–2:00
Phone (207) 255-6665
Email: CentreStreetChurchUCC@gmail.com
Mailing Address
PO Box 265
9 Center St.
Machias, ME 04654
  • HOME
  • WORSHIP
    • From the Pulpit
    • Music
    • We Believe
  • People
    • Old-Time Radio Shows
    • Rainbow Crosswalk
    • Machias Wild Blueberry Festival
    • Machias Area Food Pantry
  • History
    • Stained Glass Windows
    • Historical Treasures
  • GIVING
  • CALENDAR
  • CONNECT
  • OTHER
    • Organizational Structure
    • Online resources
    • Link Page