Stab a borrowed bill and immediately restore it, vanish coins and bring them back, suspend a toothpick in mid-air. These are a few of the many magic tricks you can learn at 49 Franklin’s School of Magic and Showmanship. Lessons include Close-up and Parlor Magic intended to perform tableside in the home, restaurant, or at […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inEncore
Hammered dulcimer performance planned for Oasis of Music
Hammered dulcimer player Keith Prairie will perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Folk music got its hooks into Prairie early on playing guitar and singing in high-school. For decades his fans have enjoyed his rich voice and mastery of the hammered dulcimer and […]
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Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Heather Maloney to perform at Chocolate Church
Heather Maloney with special guests High Tea will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 26, at Chocolate Church Arts Center, at 804 Washington St., Bath. Maloney’s most recent album, “Soil in the Sky,” her fourth full-length release, is a collective memory stitched together from personal and universal ecstasy, loss both intimate and ancient, the […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on April 1
100 Years Ago: 1924 Fred W. Barron of Bath is the champion garden here so far as is known. He has planted his first patch of peas. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Second District William S. Cohen was seen warming up in front of the Capitol Building in Washington, D. C. for the fourth Annual Walk-A-Thon […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Extremely bad cough recognized as a symptom of asthma
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a friend who has had an extremely bad cough, especially when she gets a cold. (It sounds like she is coughing up a lung.) She is a breast cancer survivor and has had this cough for a number of years. She has only had a chest X-ray done and was […]
Posted inDear Abby
Long friendship turns sour when they become neighbors
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been friends with another couple for many years. We would get together occasionally, and we mostly enjoyed their company. When the house across the street from ours became available, they bought it. Not long after they moved in, the wife began copying our interior and exterior design elements […]
Posted inHoroscope
Leo: Listen to complaints and suggestions, and use your skills and knowledge to find a solution.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Asa Butterfield, 27; Hillary Scott, 38; Taran Killam, 42; Susan Boyle, 63. Happy Birthday: Use your energy constructively. Review, assess and consider the possibilities. A shift in your schedule or daily routine will encourage you to restructure your long-term goals, focus on activities you enjoy and use your skills differently. […]
Posted inSun Spots
Androscoggin Retired Educators’ Association to meet April 10
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Androscoggin Retired Educators’ Association is scheduled to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10, at The Green ladle at Lewiston High School. The price for the meal is $19 ($20 at the door). The scheduled speakers are Joyce and Carl Bucciantini. Please make checks out to AREA and mail to […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Juston McKinney plans Waterville performance
In the late 1990s after spending seven years as a Deputy Sheriff in rural Maine, he traded his gun for a microphone and moved to NYC to pursue a career in comedy.
Posted inDear Abby
Daughter feels abandoned as dad adds to his family
DEAR ABBY: I’m a millennial. I am successful in my career and lucky to have a loving husband and two amazing children. I am, however, trying to remind myself to be “better and not bitter” in another huge area of my life. The world is changing so quickly, especially in the field of in vitro […]