100 Years Ago: 1922 Employees of the Cushman-Hollis Shoe Co. of Auburn are to descend en masse on Tacoma Lake Saturday. It is the annual outing and more than 1000 are expected to be present. A dozen special cars have been engaged from the A&K for the day. An elaborate list of sports and entertainment […]
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Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDr. Roach
Quick weight loss doesn’t mean it can’t be forever
Dear Dr. Roach: Does losing weight fast when you are first trying mean you will always gain it back? — L.R.S. Answer: We used to think that fast weight loss universally led to regaining it, but more careful studies have shown that weight loss of at least 5 pounds in the first four weeks of […]
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Posted inHoroscope
Virgo: Worry less about what others think. Do what makes you happy.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kate Upton, 30; Leelee Sobieski, 39; Shane West, 44; DJ Qualls, 44. Happy Birthday: Choose your words wisely. Misinterpretation will stand between you and what you want. Leave nothing to chance or up to others to handle for you. Explore how you feel about your options; take the path that […]
Posted inEncore
Bridgton woodworker is juried artist at Gallery 302
Nick Todisco of Bridgton, a woodworker, is a juried artist showing all year at Gallery 302, a cooperative gallery at 112 Main St. in Bridgton. According to a news release from the gallery, his passion for woodworking began in seventh grade when he was first introduced to it in school. Todisco continued woodworking through high […]
Posted inSun Spots
St. Dom’s Class of 1972 holding 50th-year reunion in September
DEAR SUN SPOTS: St. Dom’s Class of 1972 will hold its 50-year reunion Saturday, Sept. 17, at Marco’s Restaurant, 12 Mollison Way, Lewiston. The social hour will begin at 5 p.m. with Call to Order at 6:30, followed by Marco’s buffet. The cost is $50 per person, including tax and gratuity. Any leftover funds will […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Gold LEAF Institute to open ‘The Art Among Us2’ exhibit June 17
Gold LEAF Institute, the senior college at the University of Maine at Farmington, is set to present an all-new exhibit, “The Art Among Us2” from Friday, June 17 to Friday, July 29. The exhibit is at the UMF Emery Community Arts Center Flex Gallery on Academy Street on the UMF campus. An opening reception is […]
Posted inEncore
New book teaches techniques for Finnish kantele
South Paris native Sarah Cummings has written and published “Finnish Kantele – Techniques, Exercises, Tunes and Arrangements for Five and Ten-String Kanteles.” This book provides instruction in both plucking and strumming techniques for 5 and 10-string Finnish kanteles. Explanation of musical notation, rhythm, and other elements of music theory are provided for the novice, yet […]
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UMA professor publishes book detailing impact of Irish immigrants in Belfast, Maine
Kay Retzlaff, professor of English at the University of Maine at Augusta, recently published “Redefining Irishness in a Coastal Maine City, 1770 –1870: Bridget’s Belfast” which examines how Irish immigrants shaped and reshaped their identity in a rural New England community. Forty percent of Irish immigrants to the United States settled in rural areas. Achieving […]
Posted inEncore
Recently released book details history of Rangeley
“Rangeley’s Historic Legacy,” written by Gary Priest with the Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society, is now available for sale. Rangeley was settled in 1817 when Luther Hoar brought his family from Madrid to a log cabin he had built on the shore of Rangeley Lake. Several others families soon arrived, cleared land, and began farming. […]
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Poet releases her latest work ‘Traveling Through The Pages of Time’
Poet Hazel Hogan of Stratton has released a book of poetry that she has been working on for years. “Traveling Through the Pages of Time” is a compilation of poems about her family, friends and pets. Some of the volume contains poetry written years ago from her grandmother and other family members. Including an ode […]