DEAR SUN SPOTS: Is baking your passion? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of feral cats? Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends 4th of July Bake Sale & Bottle Drive will be held Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Family Dollar, 11 Middle Road in Sabattus. We are looking […]
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Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
‘Impossible Destinations: Postcard Edition’ to be staged at Chocolate Church Performing Arts Center
The production is a journey from a tropical island to southern pines, past cable cars to the streets of London and other wonderful sites before ultimately arriving in Sin City.
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Western Maine Art Group will host First Friday Receptions
The Western Maine Art Group will host a First Friday Reception to open June’s exhibit of “Faces and Figures” from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, June 7, at the Matolcsy Art Center in Norway. A concurrent reception featuring artists Barbara Traficonte and Janet Healey will be held at the Main Street Gallery in Norway. The Matolcsy […]
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Gaslight Theater to present ‘Nunsense’ June 6-9
Gaslight Theater and McKee Morgan Attorneys plan to present “Nunsense” written by Dan Googin, directed by Bill Haley, with Musical Direction by Marcia Gallagher. There is mild adult language and humor. The action takes place in the auditorium on the second floor of Hallowell City Hall, 1 Winthrop St., Hallowell and the site is handicapped […]
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Owen Kennedy and his friends Seán Heely and Kevin Elam to perform at the Vienna Union Hall
Maine musician Owen Kennedy and his friends Seán Heely and Kevin Elam plan to perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, at the Vienna Union Hall, at 5 Vienna Mountain Road, Vienna. Heely and Kennedy met at the 2019 Acadia Traditional School of Music & Arts in Bar Harbor. Inspired by Heely’s workshops and performances […]
Posted inDear Abby
Freindship reforged before being completely abandoned
DEAR ABBY: I am a male scientist at a large university. Four years ago, I was surprised to receive an email from someone with whom I’d been friends many years ago, when he was a postdoctoral fellow in our department. We were good friends back then, but we lost contact when he moved east and […]
Posted inHoroscope
Virgo: Size up a situation that can influence your position or reputation, and consider the outcome and how you can benefit the most without jeopardizing yourself physically or financially.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Willow Shields, 24; Amy Schumer, 43; Heidi Klum, 51; Morgan Freeman, 87. Happy Birthday: Socialize, participate and expand your mind. Follow through, and honor promises to yourself and others. Consider what’s important to you and how you can make a difference. Reach out to organizations and individuals who share your […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on June 1
100 Years Ago: 1924 The No. 1 Advertising charge of J. M. Randolph was in Lewiston Monday and his crew of 26 billers immediately started to work putting up the flaring posters and bills that set forth the wonders innumerable of the big performance to be given Monday June 16. The Sparks circus bears the […]
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Senior boyfriend kept kids ages under wraps
DEAR ABBY: I have been dating my man for seven years. When we got serious, he told me he had kids. Because we are seniors, I assumed his kids were adults. I recently found out that the kids are teenagers! He is very involved in their lives. The problem is, their mother calls him constantly […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Woman feels intense side effects with anti-seizure medications
DEAR DR. ROACH: My 22-year-old granddaughter had her first seizure less than a year ago. She had a few tests done, which showed that everything looked normal. She did an MRI, a CT scan and two electroencephalograms (EEGs). She was told that the seizures she had are non-epileptic ones and are much safer than epileptic […]