Kicking off the 2021-22 Portland Stage Mainstage season is a New Work co-commissioned by Portland Stage and the Maine Suffrage Centennial Collaborative titled “Perseverance,” written by celebrated Maine playwright Callie Kimball. The live in-theater dates are Sept. 29 through Oct. 17; and digital streaming is available Oct. 13-31. Perseverance illuminates the complexities at the heart […]
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Waldo Theatre to stage Portraits
Portraits will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, at The Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St. in Waldoboro. The program explores the intersection of music and visual art. Each piece in this program is vividly evocative, taking us on a journey through different sonic landscapes. In Stravinsky’s neoclassical ballet Apollo, the god Apollo is visited by […]
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Looking Back on Sept. 25
100 Years Ago: 1921 Deputies Stewart and Blair raided a New Auburn home yesterday morning and secured several quart bottles of excellent Canadian rye whiskey. No arrests were made in connection with the seizure. The sheriff’s department understands that a claim will be filed for the return of the liquor, as the owner has had […]
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Pisces: Look at your options, then start heading in a direction
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Catherine Zeta-Jones, 52; Will Smith, 53; Michael Douglas, 77; Barbara Walters, 92. Happy Birthday: Dedication will lead to success. Don’t lose sight of your goal or dismiss any detail that can help you get superior results. Think outside the box, and stick to the budget you set. Take the path […]
Posted inDear Abby
Engaged couple eager to live on their own
DEAR ABBY: I am a 25-year-old woman. My fiance is 26. Both of us live at home with our parents but have decided to move out in a few months to an apartment. Although his parents have given their blessing, my parents are against it and keep trying to change my mind. Abby, I have […]
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Final Wiscasset Art Walk planned for Sept. 30
WISCASSET — True to the spirit of the 2021 Wiscasset Art Walk season, the final event scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, will feature community art-making, working artists, music, and picnics to go. The evening’s sidewalk activities aim to activate inner artists, stimulate taste buds, and enhance community connections. Two hands-on community art projects […]
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Gemini: Refuse to let anyone put you down or steal your thunder
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, 46; Saffron Burrows, 49; Jeff Goldblum, 69; Christopher Lloyd, 83. Happy Birthday: Keep an open mind, and be ready to compromise when dealing with domestic issues and family feuds. Take comfort in knowing your capabilities, and use your strengths personally and professionally to bring people together and […]
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Fiddle and piano duo Don and Cindy Roy will perform at the Oasis of Music
Fiddle and piano duo Don and Cindy Roy plan to perform at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept 29, at the Oasis of Music, held in the downstairs chapel of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, at 122 Ash St., Lewiston. The music of the husband-and-wife team is rooted in both the Quebecois and Acadian traditions. […]
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Looking Back on Sept. 24
100 Years Ago: 1921 The Boston Daily Advertiser of September 21, shows a half-tone of three prominent Auburn ladies who with their husbands attended the convention of 33rd degree Masons with headquarters at the Copley-Plaza this week. Those ladies are Mrs. John H. Merrill, Mrs. A.M. Penley and Mrs. A.E.Verrill 50 Years Ago: 1971 The […]
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Aquarius: Stop and take inventory. Remember what’s happened in the past.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Erin Chambers, 42; Candace Kita, 54; Nia Vardalos, 59; Kevin Sorbo, 63. Happy Birthday: Laboring over something you have no control over will not help you get ahead this year. Step outside your comfort zone. Use your intelligence, not your brawn, to get things done. Broaden your horizons to avoid […]