Local comic Matt Dundas will perform for a live album taping beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, at Great Falls Comedy Club in Auburn. The show will feature Tuck Tucker and host Leonard Kimble. Dundas is a stand-up comedian and musician based in Maine and has performed across the U.S. at clubs and […]
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Multi-instrumentalist Mary Murphy coming to Oasis of Music
Singer and multi-instrumentalist Mary Murphy returns to the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. She will perform some originals, some blues and some nostalgic tunes with vocals, piano, blues harp and ukulele. Murphy, who has won awards from the Downeast Country Music Association and the […]
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Famed illustrator and artist Scott Nash to give talk ‘Getting Started as an Illustrator’ at the UMA
Maine artist Scott Nash give a talk, “Getting Started as an Illustrator,” at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1 in Jewett Hall on the campus of the University of Maine in Augusta. The talk is part of the The Great State of Illustration in Maine exhibition, now on view at the Danforth Gallery in Jewett […]
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Maine State Ballet presents ‘Western Roundup’ and ‘Britten’
Maine State Ballet will present the elegance of “Britten” and the joyous nostalgia of “Western Roundup” in several performances beginning on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Maine State Ballet’s Lopez Theater in Falmouth. “Britten” is a neo-classical ballet based on Benjamin Britten’s “Simple Symphony.” Renowned for its engaging melodies and inventive use of themes he originally […]
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George Rigden returns for two nights at Great Falls Comedy Club
Comedian George Rigden will return to the stage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, and Saturday, Oct. 12, at Great Falls Comedy Club in Auburn. Rigden is a full-time comic from the United Kingdom and has recently settled in Austin, Texas. He is fulfilling a lifelong professional ambition to perform shows across the country. […]
Posted inDear Abby
Readers weigh in on pets joining us for eternity
DEAR ABBY: “Missing My Cat in Georgia” (June 20) was told by his Catholic friend that his cat wouldn’t be joining him in the afterlife. I have been an ordained pastor for 27 years. Last summer my cat, Fred, who had been with me for 11 years, died. I claim no deeper or higher connection […]
Posted inHoroscope
Libra: Put a strategy in place and follow through. Have faith in yourself and your ability to get things done.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lacey Chabert, 42; Marion Cotillard, 49; Jenna Elfman, 53; Fran Drescher, 67. Happy Birthday: Focus, discipline and intelligence will help you bypass angst and parlay your way to achieve what you want this year. Set your goals and target what’s most important to you. Detail and precision will help you […]
Posted inDr. Roach
How polycystic ovary syndrome affects older women
DEAR DR. ROACH: I had all the symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) when I was younger. I could go six months without having my period. I had all the other symptoms, too, like oily skin and facial hair. It’s a terrible thing for a young teenage girl. I also had trouble getting pregnant; though, […]
Posted inSun Spots
Reader recounts harrowing experience involving husband with dementia
DEAR SUN SPOTS: My husband has dementia and is content to sit outside for long periods of time watching the birds, wildlife and traffic passing by. The other day, I spent the morning baking, and as I was tidying up the kitchen, Michelle, my rural mail carrier, rang the doorbell. She let me know she […]
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Franco-American Collection to show documentary Oct. 9
The event will begin with a presentation of the Fleur de Lys Agreement, demonstrating the partnership between the Franco-American Collection and the Quebec Government Office in Boston.