DEAR ABBY: I have been married to a man I’ll call “Ed” for 15 years. We are seniors, but he is 17 years older than I am. I have three children from a previous marriage who are grown and on their own. I think my husband is gay but never came out of the closet. […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inHoroscope
Capricorn: Rely on experience and ingenuity to point you in the right direction.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lola Kirke, 33; Avril Lavigne, 39; Anna Camp, 41; Tamara Taylor, 53. Happy Birthday: Keep life simple, factual and stress-free. Your decisions will determine how you feel and how far you get. Associate with people who have something to contribute and are willing to do their fair share, but don’t […]
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Posted inDr. Roach
High cobalt levels signify that it’s time for a hip replacement
DEAR DR ROACH: I am having significant issues with my hip replacement that was performed 10 years ago. It can get quite painful after kneeling, lifting heavy objects or sitting in some chairs for extended periods. My MRIs show no issues. C-reactive protein tests and sedimentation rates are within the normal range, so my doctors […]
Posted inSun Spots
Resources offered to reader wanting draft horses for hauling logs
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the recent inquiry about using draft horses for logging, the short answer is yes, draft horses can be used for jobs such as hauling out downed logs. However, if the logs are truly inaccessible by mechanical means, which often utilizes a winch, they are probably inaccessible for horses as well. There are many […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Bethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Life & Culture, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Nominate someone for the 2023 Mainers To Be Thankful For
Do you know someone whose hard work and generosity makes life better for their fellow Mainers?
Posted inEncore
Portland Symphony Orchestra season set to begin
The Portland Symphony Orchestra plans 22 Classical, POPS! and Discovery concerts – in addition to a dozen performances of Magic of Christmas – for the 2023-2024 season which opens on Saturday, Sept. 30. Highlights include POPS! Kings of Soul in October, Beethoven’s 5th in January, an all-John Williams POPS! program in April and Mahler’s Symphony […]
Posted inEncore
Author visit, discussion on Sept. 27 of Franco-American books cancelled
The Books and Stories program at the Franco Center on Wednesday, Sept. 27, featuring author David Vermette has been cancelled. He is unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for the inconvenience. The program featuring author Paul Dionne at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, will still take place. Dionne, author of “The Priestess and […]
Posted inEncore
The Seyir Duo brings Middle Eastern music to the Oasis of Music
The Seyir Duo, made up of Eric LaPerna and Jeremey Zela, will perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday Oct. 4, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Founding members of Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble, multi-instrumentalist Eric LaPerna and guitarist Jeremey Zela perform Armenian, Turkish, Greek and Arabic music from the folk, […]
Posted inEncore
Traveling exhibit of art by residents of Maine prisons on display at UMF
An opening reception for “Inside Vision: An Outside Exhibition of Inside Art,” a traveling exhibit of art by residents of Maine prisons curated by Jan Collins, Olivia Hochstadt and Nicole Lund (UMF ’24), will be held from 5-7 p.m. with remarks by the curators at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5, in The Emery Community […]
Posted inEncore
Open Book Players present production of ‘Frantic Frogs and Other Frankly Fractured Folktales’
A children’s production of “Frantic Frogs and Other Frankly Fractured Folktales” will be presented by The Open Book Players at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1, at Oak Hill High School in Wales. The Open Book Players is the resident community theatre company for Johnson Hall in […]