DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 83-year-old healthy woman. In 2019, I became aware of a little bulge in my groin and suspected an inguinal hernia. It was confirmed by my family doctor. Given its small size and the fact that it gets reduced easily, we decided to wait and watch it. An ultrasound revealed that […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
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Sagittarius: Rely on your intelligence and ability to figure out your best path forward.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rooney Mara, 39; Jennifer Garner, 52; Liz Phair, 57; Sean Bean, 65. Happy Birthday: Engage in what makes you happy. Choose to explore possibilities, live in the moment and enjoy what life has to offer. Broaden your awareness, skills and relationships with people who share your interests. Expansion and exploration […]
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Scrabble Fest in Auburn raising money for literacy services in Androscoggin County
DEAR SUN SPOTS: We would really appreciate your help with getting the word out about our upcoming Letters for Literacy Scrabble Fest. Scrabble fans are invited to help raise money for Literacy Volunteers by playing their favorite board game. Join us April 28 at the High Street Congregational Church, 106 Pleasant St. in Auburn for […]
Posted inEncore
Mexico native Monica Wood to hold author talk
Friends of the Rumford Public Library will host “One-in-a-Million Boy” and “When We Were the Kennedys” author Monica Wood for a reading at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8. Because the Public Room at Rumford Public Library is temporarily closed, the event will be held at the American Legion located at 184 Congress St., Rumford. […]
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Mexico native Monica Wood to hold author talk
Friends of the Rumford Public Library will host “One-in-a-Million Boy” and “When We Were the Kennedys” author Monica Wood for a reading at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8. Because the Public Room at Rumford Public Library is temporarily closed, the event will be held at the American Legion located at 184 Congress St., Rumford. […]
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One woman show ‘Keeping It Inn’ to be staged at The Hill Arts
The lives of women born in the 1920s are rarely documented or even considered to be interesting. As a playwright and performer of “Keeping It Inn,” it is clear that Cindy Pierce had a front-row seat watching her mother, Nancy Pierce, break out of the conventional life expected of women her age and step into […]
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Poet, professor Brian Turner to give keynote speech at 22nd annual Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival
The Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival, an annual celebration of emerging and established poets and poetry, will be held in person and online on Saturday, April 27, at in Jewett Hall on the Augusta Campus of the University of Maine at Augusta. This year’s keynote speaker is Brian Turner, poet, musician, professor, and US Army veteran […]
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Poet, professor Brian Turner to give keynote speech at 22nd annual Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival
The Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival, an annual celebration of emerging and established poets and poetry, will be held in person and online on Saturday, April 27, at in Jewett Hall on the Augusta Campus of the University of Maine at Augusta. This year’s keynote speaker is Brian Turner, poet, musician, professor, and US Army veteran […]
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Maine author Denis Ledoux will speak about his latest memoir, ‘French Boy’
Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society
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Author of celebrated memoir will join Finding Our Voices online book discussion
Michelle Horton will join the discussion of her just-released memoir, “Dear Sister: A memoir of secrets, sisterhood, and unbreakable bonds,” in the Finding Our Voices online book club. The 90-minute Finding Our Voices discussion of “Dear Sister” will be held via Zoom on at beginning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30. The discussion is […]