CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kyliegh Curran, 16; Raven-Symone, 36; Emmanuelle Chriqui, 46; Kenneth Branagh, 61. Happy Birthday: Express your views, and align yourself with people who contribute to your progress. Refuse to let emotional matters and manipulative people confuse or push you down a questionable path. Show your intelligence overtly by standing up for […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inSun Spots
Christmas cards sought for cancer patient
DEAR SUN SPOTS: If any readers are sending out Christmas cards this year, would you please drop an extra one in the mail? My step-father has Stage IV cancer and this will be his last Christmas. I want to try to make it a good one although his time is limited. The mailing address is […]
advertisement
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Dec. 9
100 Years Ago: 1921 Tom Young, well known professional dancer and a native of Lewiston, has accepted Pecker Wood’s challenge to compete in a championship dancing contest and will appear in Beacon Hall Monday evening. Mr. Wood is conceded to be Portland’s champion dancer, but Lewiston people believe he will be defeated by Mr. Young […]
Posted inDear Abby
Divorced dad carries torch 10 years later
DEAR ABBY: I am a 45-year-old divorced father of three. Two of them I share with my ex-wife. We were married for 14 years and have been divorced for 10 years now. Our marriage started falling apart when I became addicted to prescription pain medication. I was using for a couple of years, but I’m […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Nurse’s doom and gloom spring from kernal of truth about fracture risk
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old woman. I recently fell in my house doing housework and surprisingly broke my left hip. Before the fracture I was in excellent health and extremely active. I walked daily, went to the gym and did both weight resistance and aerobic workouts. I am on no other medications other […]
Posted inHoroscope
Gemini: Be honest with yourself and those who try to stand in your way
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Simon Helberg, 41; Kevin Daniels, 45; Donny Osmond, 64; Dame Judi Dench, 87. Happy Birthday: Kindness and generosity will make you feel good, but don’t be gullible. Pick who you help based on research, facts and your beliefs. You can make a difference this year, but you must protect your […]
Posted inSun Spots
Searching for ‘one pie squash’ filling
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have been unable to find “one pie squash” in the local grocery stores. I can find “one pie pumpkin,” but not the squash filling. I even looked online to see if I could order it. Someone on eBay is selling a 3-pack for $19.99 plus an additional $9.30 for shipping fees. […]
Posted inEncore
Maine author releases poetry collection on brain injury and mental health
Maine native and author Annie Louise Twitchell has recently released “Blood Mother,” her thirteenth title. “Blood Mother” is an introspective collection of poems drawn from the experience of caring for her mother in the aftermath of an accident and a traumatic brain injury. “Blood Mother” was published on Dec. 1. “I cope with things by […]
Posted inEncore
Maine author’s debut novel published
All were in pain. Would they find healing at the Bottle House?
Posted inEncore
DaPonte String Quartet celebrates the holiday season with free concert
The DaPonte String Quartet celebrates the holiday season with a free presentation of its acclaimed “Maine’s 200th: Music of Early Maine” concert program at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Second Congregational Church in Newcastle. They are joined by guest artist Eric LaPerna on percussion for a concert that highlights significant events along […]