Letterfounder Zine will host “No Words,” a visualiterary multimedia arts event featuring Tyler Jackson (a.k.a. DJ GRITZ) spinning downtempo beats and Jessy Kendall on ambient vocal experiments from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, July 29, as part of the LA Arts Artwalk at Co-Lab Create in Lewiston. Food will be provided by Mother India and Orchid. […]
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Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Jerry Bryant to present a musical program on traditional sailor chanteys in Norway
Jerry Bryant, of Amherst, Massachusetts, will present a musical program on traditional sailor chanteys from 7-8 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, at the Norway Memorial Library. The men who worked on square-riggers in the 19th century used rhythmic work songs, which they called chanteys (or shanties, depending on where they were from), to coordinate their […]
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Sandy River Ramblers concert planned in Readfield
The Sandy River Ramblers plan to perform a bluegrass concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at the Union Meeting House, 22 Church Road, in Readfield. The Ramblers are, stylistically, a traditional bluegrass band, but their specialty is original songs about Maine, mostly written by bandleader Stan Keach, who is a nationally-known bluegrass songwriter. […]
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Mill Town Road Show to play in Music for Mavis series
Mill Town Road Show will perform as part of Music for Mavis Tuesdays at the Gazebo series at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, in Turner. The band features Jack D. Jolie, who lived on Music Row in Nashville during his teenage years writing country music and recording with his father, while taking guitar lessons […]
Posted inDear Abby
Woman can’t stop thinking about her husband’s friend
DEAR ABBY: I have a huge crush on my husband’s friend, “Shane.” I think about him daily and fantasize about him every night. He used to come into the place where I work once a month. I wanted to tell him back then how I felt, but I chickened out. I recently changed jobs, and […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Magnesium might be the cause of underlying bowel issues
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 72-year-old woman in good health, but I have been plagued for years with muscle cramps and spasms in my legs. My physical therapist suggested magnesium supplements. I have been taking these supplements for about four years with good results. About a year ago, I started having very loose bowel […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on July 19
100 Years Ago: 1922 Last night was no exception to several other nights lately when sections of Auburn were plunged into darkness by a failure of various electrical devices. For considerable time after 9:30 the lower section of Court Street was without illumination. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Demolition of the Cushman-Hollis Building at Court Street […]
Posted inHoroscope
Libra: Don’t take a risk with your heart or your cash. Listen, but don’t divulge your feelings or next move.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Trai Byers, 39; Jared Padalecki, 40; Angela Griffin, 46; Nancy Carell, 56. Happy Birthday: Stay focused on the results you want, and don’t deviate from your plan to get you to your comfort zone. Setting up guidelines that will keep you on course will help you target your mark and […]
Posted inSun Spots
Found: Weed trimmer part and owner manual in Lewiston
DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Tuesday, July 12, a red truck with an attached trailer containing power equipment passed our house on Sunset Street, headed to South Avenue in Lewiston. After hitting a bump, a parts and operational manual, and a small part for a Craftsman wheeled weed trimmer fell out. This has been placed by […]
Posted inDear Abby
Husband irate at wife’s treatment in workplace
DEAR ABBY: My wife has been working as a teacher’s assistant for nearly 10 years. Several years ago, she became an assistant in a new school and has been in this particular classroom since it opened. She was assigned a teacher, “Mrs. Smith,” a couple years in and has been with her ever since. My […]