Continental Shakedown – from left, Charlie Bradbury, Lane Kaplan and Ken Goodman – brings their bluesy classic rock to the stage from 9 pm.-12:30 a.m. on New Year’s Eve, Friday, Dec. 31, at the 1800 Club located at 34 Main St., Auburn.
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Auld Lang Zing! planned for Bangor stage
Penobscot Theatre Company and ImprovAcadia recently announced the latest show in their ongoing partnership — Auld Lang Zing! Shows are set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, and Thursday, Dec. 30, and at 5 p.m. Dec. 31. An adult show is planned for 8 p.m. Dec. 31, at the Bangor Opera House, Bangor Opera House, […]
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Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Dec. 23
100 Years Ago: 1921 Even the “phone girls” had a Christmas tree this year. Their party took place Wednesday evening, in the Park Street exchange building with sixty-five — as many as could be accommodated — present and enjoying themselves. The feature of the evening was the presentation of a phonograph to the operators thru […]
Posted inDear Abby
Friend’s death cloaked in secrecy and silence
DEAR ABBY: A dear friend of mine, “Dirk,” died by suicide a couple of years ago. We were very close when we were young but saw each other only occasionally as adults. However, on the occasions we did get together, it always felt like we picked up where we left off. I found out about […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Vitamins turn out to be the unlikely cause of reader’s headache
DEAR DR. ROACH: All my life I have had severe headaches almost daily. I have been to various doctors, and none of the treatments — including medications, stress management and identifying food triggers — was effective. Doctors told me to live with it. I have always taken vitamins. Last April, I missed my vitamins by […]
Posted inHoroscope
Leo: Be the life of the party and the one who brings everyone together
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Noel Wells, 35; Eddie Vedder, 57; Susan Lucci, 75; Harry Shearer, 78. Happy Birthday: Stick to a plan. If you make too many changes, you’ll fall short of your goal. Keep life simple and moderate, and use your intelligence to develop a plan that will stabilize and secure your position. […]
Posted inSun Spots
Memories shared on winter activities of the Androscoggin River
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the inquiry about the Androscoggin River freezing enough to allow for ice skating, the answer is yes. I was born at home in Lisbon Falls in 1934 and my house was only 200 yards from the river that froze over enough for ice skating before Thanksgiving Day for a number of […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Peter Wolf and the Midnight Travelers plan a New Year’s Eve event
Peter Wolf and the Midnight Travelers plan a New Year’s Eve event at Stone Mountain Arts Center, at 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. Doors open and dinner seating starts at 6 p.m., the concert will start at 8 p.m. Growing up in an artistic, politically engaged family in the Bronx, Wolf became an early rock […]
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Dec. 22
100 Years Ago: 1921 A lost baby gave Patrolman Walsh of the Lewiston police department a busy five minutes Monday afternoon on Lisbon Street. Just as he had commandeered Jacob Ham’s sedan to take the child to headquarters, the frantic mother appeared. A considerable crowd had gathered in the meantime. 50 Years Ago: 1971 The […]
Posted inDear Abby
Late mother’s surprising lifestyle comes to light
DEAR ABBY: I was never close to my mother-in-law, “Agnes.” She always came across as very religious and morally upright. She recently died of dementia. It came on so fast that there were things Agnes needed to take care of but was unable to. My husband was executor of her estate, so we had to […]