CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Justin Long, 44; Zachary Quinto, 45; Dana Carvey, 67; Dennis Haysbert, 68. Happy Birthday: Expand your interests and circle of friends. Embrace something unique that will give you a different perspective on life and what you can do to accommodate those having trouble. The help you offer will ground you […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inSun Spots
Help needed to find car key lost somewhere in Lewiston or Auburn
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I was hoping someone found a car key for a Toyota Corolla. My travel stops were in Lewiston and Auburn Hannaford, Big Lots!, Schooner Estates, and St. Peter’s Cemetery. Please call me at 212-9541 if you have found the key. — Pat, no town ANSWER: I sure hope someone has it and […]
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Posted inEncore
Cast announced for production of ‘You Can’t Take It With You’
Community Little Theater
Posted inEncore
Connie Ladd-McVey artwork to be featured in Western Maine Art Group gallery
The Western Maine Art Group’s Artist of the Month in June is Connie Ladd-McVey. Her work will be featured at the Main Street Gallery in Norway. The artist will host a First Friday Reception from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, June 3. Retiring after forty years in commercial art, and moving to Auburn, she continued expanding […]
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‘Hamlet’ wraps up Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD season
The Metropolitan Opera presents “Hamlet” for the the final Live in HD simulcast of the 2021-22 season to be shown at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at Fryeburg Academy. When Australian composer Brett Dean’s “Hamlet” had its world premiere at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017, The […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Camden library to display gilded carvings by city artist
The Camden Public Library is displaying a show of gilded carvings by artist William Francis Brown from Thursday, June 2, to Thursday, July 28, in the Picker Room Gallery, 55 Main St. The exhibit will display a sampling of Brown’s award-winning folk art, with a focus on his carvings in the iconic style of a […]
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‘Girl on the Train’ to open June 9 at Lakewood Theater
“Girl on the Train” will be staged June 9-18 at Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Road in Madison. Show times are 8 p.m. June 9-11; 4 p.m. June 12; 2 and 7 p.m. June 15; and 8 p.m. June 16-18. Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches […]
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Rabbi and Lisa Scruli will perform a Music for Mavis Tuesdays concert
Rabbi and Lisa Scruli will perform a Music for Mavis Tuesdays at the Gazebo concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, at 98 Mathews Way, in Turner Center. The duo are international Jewish music personalities who perform Klezmer, Hasidic, and Israeli music. They play the clarinet, violin, accordian, drum, bass, recorder, banjo, ukulele, nose flute, […]
Posted inDear Abby
Retired man takes a liking to neighbor across the street
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are retired. A short while ago, a young couple moved in across the street. A few months later, my husband, who does yardwork for neighbors for extra money, started working in theirs. He never charged them for it, and even after they had the equipment to care for their […]