CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jennifer Lawrence, 31; Joe Jonas, 32; Anthony Anderson, 51; Debra Messing, 53. Happy Birthday: Rely on your instincts, not what others want you to do. An emotional adjustment will make you question what you are doing and the changes you should pursue. Be diligent and research every possibility before you […]
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Storytelling event planned in Lovell
19th Century Wit and Wisdom, an evening of storytelling, is planned for 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at the Charlotte Hobbs, at 227 Main St., Lovell. Whatever did New England villagers do on long winter evenings before cable, satellite, and the internet? It is not surprising that our ancestors warmed up those long, cold evenings […]
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The Fourth Wall to perform outdoor show
The Fourth Wall, the award-winning ensemble that is part chamber music group, part devised theater company, and part modern dance troupe, performs its family-friendly variety show Fruit Flies Like a Banana on Celebration Barn Theater’s outdoor, open-air stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21. The Fourth Wall, which earned top marks for their “deft choreography” […]
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Owen Kennedy will play Fiddle on the Front Porch in Monmouth
Fiddle on the Front Porch is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, on the Cumston Hall Front Porch, 796 Main St. in Monmouth. Owen Kennedy will play a family friendly fiddle show. Bring your chairs, family and friends, and even a picnic dinner if you’d like. The program will feature Scottish fiddle […]
Posted inDear Abby
Grandparents are ‘mommy’ and ‘daddy’ to toddler
DEAR ABBY: My daughter passed away last year, and we received custody of our grandson, who was 15 months old at the time. He is now nearly 2 1/2 years old. My daughter wanted him to call me Mamaw because that’s what she called my mother, so I’ve always referred to myself that way, but […]
Posted inHoroscope
Leo: Don’t take on too much or promise the impossible
Eugenia Last CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Mila Kunis, 38; Halle Berry, 55; Jackee Harry, 65; Steve Martin, 76. Happy Birthday: Put more thought into any changes you want to make this year. Letting your emotions take over will lead to mistakes that can disrupt your home environment. Focus on meaningful relationships, physical fitness, health […]
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Will Dailey to perform live at The Waldo
https://waldotheatre.org/ Will Dailey will perform live at The Waldo at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at 916 Main St., in Waldoboro. Dailey has built a dynamic “do-it-yourself” career as an acclaimed independent songwriter, recording artist, performer and artist advocate. Often described as a venn diagram of multiple genres with a rich vintage vibe channeled through his […]
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Looking Back on Aug. 14
100 Years Ago: 1921 Members of three firms of architects — Tooker & Marsh of New York City, Haynes & Mason of Fitchburg, Mass., and Harry S. Coombs of Lewiston — demonstrated their proposed plans for the new Edward Little High School building in Auburn Thursday evening to members of the special committee on the […]
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Nordica Scholarship winners to perform via livestream
Kaleigh Hunter and Emma Jones, winners of last year’s Nordica Scholarship, are scheduled to perform in this year’s Nordica Day Concert. The livestreamed event will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, from Nordica Auditorium at the University of Maine at Farmington. Aug. 17 was the date in 1911 when world-famous opera diva and Farmington […]
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Retirement hasn’t changed couple’s long-term routine
DEAR ABBY: My husband retired a few months ago. I was a stay-at-home mom for most of our married life but have worked part time for several years. I always took care of all the household chores because he supported us financially. Now he’s retired, and nothing has changed. I’m still doing all the cooking, […]