CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Joel Embiid, 30; Judah Friedlander, 55; Lauren Graham, 57; Victor Garber, 75. Happy Birthday: Take the time and effort necessary to stabilize your life. Filter through what’s working for you and discard what’s weighing you down. Address sensitive issues and disclose the way you feel about your life and what […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Mallett Brothers Band plans Waterville Opera House concert
David, Luke and Will Mallett plan a performance at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at The Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. Singer-songwriter David Mallett is one of America’s true original troubadours. In a career spanning four decades, he has recorded 17 albums, had several hundred covers of his songs, including the American […]
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Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on March 15
100 Years Ago: 1924 The Lewiston-Auburn BPW, will have as a speaker at its next regular meeting, Miss Harriette Thompson, teacher of art in Portland High School, whom members of the club found so entertaining and helpful when she addressed them three seasons ago, that they have been wanting to hear her again ever since. […]
Posted inDear Abby
Estranged daughter is out of loop on dad’s health
DEAR ABBY: Three years ago, our 40-year-old daughter, “Tanya,” suddenly accused me of abusing her during her childhood. She also accused my husband, her dad, of enabling this abuse. Abby, the abuse never happened! Could some therapist have planted these ideas in her head? Tanya has problems with alcohol (which she blames on me) and […]
Posted inHoroscope
Pisces: Refuse to let others cause you emotional turmoil.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kellan Lutz, 39; will.i.am, 49; Eva Longoria, 49; Bret Michaels, 61. Happy Birthday: Stay in touch with the people who bring out the best in you. Explore what life has to offer and see who wants to come along. It’s time to set yourself free and declutter your life. Use […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Ten days is sufficient enough to stop isolation after mild COVID
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband and I both came down with COVID. We had all of the usual symptoms and have since recovered. We have been in isolation and are even wearing masks around the house to keep our (so far) uninfected son safe. However, after 15 days for me and 17 days for my […]
Posted inSun Spots
Franco Center seeks volunteer tour guides
DEAR SUN SPOTS: For those who don’t know this, the Franco Center at 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston is the former St. Mary’s Church and is now a performing arts and heritage center. The building is beautiful with its stained glass windows and Gothic-style architecture. It was once a Catholic church built and used by […]
Posted inEncore
DownEast Folk Festival features traditional dance and music
Everything from fiddles and flutes to banjos and bones will rattle the rafters when the DownEast Folk Festival takes place beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, at Mount Ararat Middle School and the Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham. This day-long celebration of traditional dance and music features an array of workshops, performances […]
Posted inEncore
‘Secret Hour’ opening at The Public Theatre
The compelling new play “Secret Hour” featuring Jason Cadieux as Ben and Katharine McLeod as Kate will open on Friday, March 15, and running through March 24, at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. This will be the play’s second production after its world premiere last year in New York. Playwright Jenny Stafford will be joining […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on March 14
100 Years Ago: 1924 H.W. Ricker of Poland Spring is leaving Maine soon for California to look into California’s method of publicity. Mr. Richer is a born investigator and student — a judge of large businesses. He will bring back much information. Some day he will be appreciated by those whose chief activity is at present […]