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Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
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Looking Back on Sept. 10
100 Years Ago: 1922 A monster welcome will be tendered to Donald MacMillan, explorer, and scientist, on his return this week from his 14 months exploration trip to the Arctic region. Preparations have been completed for greeting the explorer on Tuesday when it is expected that his auxiliary Schooner Bowdoin on which he entered the […]
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Posted inDear Abby
Man discovers lost family, but still feels unwanted
DEAR ABBY: I was adopted at 6 weeks old. My parents adopted my sister two years later. They weren’t very good parents — not abusive, but with no understanding of how to treat children. Ten years later they had a biological son, who became the center of their world, and I was pretty much left […]
Posted inHoroscope
Pisces: Choose to back away from anyone picking fights or trying to coerce you into doing something you don’t want to pursue.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Sarah Levy, 36; Ryan Phillippe, 48; Amy Irving, 69; Joe Perry, 72. Happy Birthday: Stay ahead of the competition. Know what you want, and don’t be afraid to ask. Stay focused on what’s important to you, and you’ll come up with a plan that helps you achieve your goal. Refuse […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Musical duo Peaceful Means to perform Sept. 16 at Norway church
Peaceful Means, a new musical duo featuring Leah Boyd and Heather Pierson, is scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept 16, at the First Universalist Church, 479 Main St., Norway. Weaving together original songs and arrangements of covers with their voices and accompanying piano, acoustic strings, and percussion, they create music as an invitation […]
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Choruses from Bath/Brunswick, Augusta to battle Sept. 17
The Nor’easters men’s barbershop chorus, based in Bath/Brunswick and directed by Kathy Robitaille, and the Maine-ly Harmony women’s barbershop chorus, based in Augusta and directed by Kathy Greason, are “Singing Together Again” after two years of pandemic silence. It’s a battle of the choruses when the women declare in song that they can do anything […]
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Richard Thompson plans Waterville Opera House performance
WATERVILLE — A solo acoustic concert by Richard Thompson is set for 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. The opening act will be Jason Spooner. Since co-founding Fairport Convention in 1967, Thompson has had a decorated career in music. He’s received an OBE and Lifetime Achievement Awards from the BBC, […]
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Looking Back on Sept. 9
100 Years Ago: 1922 The County Buildings in Auburn were well decorated for the Legion Convention and Shrine Ceremonial. A 65-foot banner saluted the veterans, while a 20-foot banner beneath bore a Shrine emblem. It was first proposed by county officials to have “Welcome” on both banners, but Sheriff Stevens tabooed the idea, pointing out […]
Posted inDear Abby
Wife fights losing battle versus husband and his son
DEAR ABBY: My husband inherited a nasty habit from his mother. He calls people “crazy” to discredit them so he can win arguments and stifle discussion. I have told him it’s lazy to pass judgment on someone that way. It also shows the world how ignorant he is, because he thinks he’ll win every argument […]
Posted inHoroscope
Aquarius: Don’t let anyone stand in your way or lead you astray. Change what isn’t working and leave everything else in place.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Michelle Williams, 42; Eric Stonestreet, 51; Adam Sandler, 56; Hugh Grant, 62. Happy Birthday: It’s time to make a change based on current trends. Update your qualifications by taking the things you enjoy doing most into consideration. Refuse to let others disrupt your plans or cost you emotionally or financially. […]