100 Years Ago: 1921 Grace Merrill, a Lewiston girl, is one of the members of the musical comedy company at Lake Grove this week. 50 Years Ago: 1971 A watercolor painting entered in the third annual art festival, sponsored by the Androscoggin Valley Art Association, by a Lewiston man won first prize by the judging […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inSun Spots
Devouring more about Wasson’s Grove
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am so enjoying the Wasson Grove responses that came in after the letter in the July 14 Sun Spots. My sweet memory is that my boyfriend (husband-to-be) and I spent Sundays at Old Orchard Beach, and being poor college students, we took the toll-free back way home. We would stop at […]
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Posted inDear Abby
Long-held family secret continues to be hidden
DEAR ABBY: I have a half-sister who is 14 years younger, and there is a sensitive genealogical matter I have never shared with her. Her “father” married our mother while she was pregnant with another man’s child. That man lied to her about being single and wanting to marry her. My stepfather came on the […]
Posted inHoroscope
Taurus: Don’t face off with someone over something that isn’t of importance to you
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Taylor Russell, 27; Kristen Bell, 41; Vin Diesel, 54; Wendy Williams, 57. Happy Birthday: Embrace the world with open arms. Opportunities are within reach; all you have to do is be receptive, use your imagination and take matters into your own hands. Get out and network. Participate and position yourself […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
‘Age of Bees’ to be staged in Monmouth
Theater at Monmouth plans to presents the Maine Premiere of Tira Palmquist’s “Age of Bees,” an eerily prescient drama written in 2008 about a world-wide pandemic and its aftermath on people, the planet, and, most importantly, the bees. The play opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 22, other performances are set for 7:30 p.m. July […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Celebration Barn to present fusion of juggling, dance, circus
Celebration Barn Theater plans to presents 3AM Theater’s Mindful Manipulations at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 24, at 190 Stock Farm Road in South Paris. Described as a “playful and comedic adventure,” the show is a fusion of dance, juggling and circus arts where everyday objects become extraordinary. 3AM Theater is comprised of award-winning artists with […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Museum L-A waives admission fee during Riverfest July 24
LEWISTON — Museum L-A has announced that the admission fee to its gallery featuring the “Our Working Waterway” exhibit that presents multiple facets of the Androscoggin River, will be waived during the Androscoggin Riverfest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 24. Donations are welcome. The family-oriented activities of the festival will take place […]
Posted inDear Abby
Single woman fears she may never be a wife and mother
DEAR ABBY: I am a 31-year-old woman who has been in many relationships since high school. No engagements, however, although four of the men mentioned they wanted to marry me. I lived with three of them. I’m a former model, have almost completed my second master’s degree and hold a steady government job. I don’t […]
Posted inHoroscope
Aries: Avoid an unnecessary emotional scene
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Asjha Cooper, 38; Luke Bryan, 45; David Hasselhoff, 69; Donald Sutherland, 86. Happy Birthday: Embrace life wholeheartedly this year. Be open to doing things differently and to exploring the possibilities that exist. Strive to broaden your outlook and to let your creative imagination point you toward positive changes, new friendships […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
A conversation with the Artist Laurel Nakadate scheduled
Bowdoin College Museum of Art will host a conversation with the Artist Laurel Nakadate at noon Thursday, July 22, online. Nakadate will talk about her acclaimed 2011 photographic series, “365 Days: A Catalogue of Tears,” a portion of which is currently on view at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, and other related work. Moderated […]