100 Years Ago: 1921 All in line for the annual Easter openings today. Lewiston and Auburn will generally observe this as the day set apart for showing the new spring styles. The store windows are all dolled up and the style exhibit will not stop with those features which deal exclusively with women’s wearing apparel […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inSun Spots
Information requested for Maine documentary film project
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m a Maine-based documentary filmmaker. At the moment, I’m producing a film with the support of French broadcaster TV5 Monde and I’m searching for the following media to use/license: Radio emissions in French from Lewiston’s WCOU or WFAU between the dates of 1909 and 1968. Articles mentioning Ku Klux Klan activity in […]
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Posted inEncore
Oasis of Music to feature songs from 17th century
The music of John Dowland, an English Renaissance composer, will be performed at the Oasis of Music from 12:30-1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Greg Boardman on violin, Scott Vaillancourt on organ, and Terrence Karn on hand and small mallet percussion will perform their arrangements […]
Posted inEncore
Lean in Toward the Light fundraiser event will benefit Sophia’s House
Two events on the spring equinox to benefit Sophia’s House
Posted inEncore
‘Snuggie Bear’ featured in March Storywalk in Auburn
The children’s book “Snuggie Bear goes to the Maine Wildlife Park,” by Cynthia D. Grimm with illustrations by Peri Broadbent, is featured for the month of March in the Storywalk along the Riverwalk in Auburn. The Storywalk begins on the panels at Bonney Park and finishes at Festival Plaza on Main Street. Both Grimm and […]
Posted inHoroscope
Libra: You have opportunities waiting for you to incorporate into your plans
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Pharrell Williams, 48; Mike McCready, 55; Mitch Pileggi, 69; Agnetha Faltskog, 71. Happy Birthday: The best path to new beginnings is completing anything you’ve left undone. Tidy up loose ends, and you’ll be able to pursue the next phase of your life. Memories will play a role in helping you […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Clifford Cameron to perform Out of the Blue concert
Clifford Cameron will perform an Out of the Blue virtual concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 18. Cameron is a Maine-based pianist and composer with a particular fondness for improvised music. He obtained his Bachelors in Composition and Jazz Performance from The New School and the Mannes School in New York City. His music consists […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Hot flashes have not subsided post-prostate cancer treatment
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 76-year-old man who was treated for prostate cancer starting in summer 2017. Following radiation therapy, I was given Lupron injections every six months for two years. It’s been two years since my last injection, but I still experience hot flashes as a result. Will these hot flashes stay with me […]
Posted inHoroscope
Capricorn: Don’t fear being different
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kellan Lutz, 36; will.i.am, 46; Eva Longoria, 46; Bret Michaels, 58. Happy Birthday: Look at the possibilities, dream a little dream and start heading in a direction that brings you peace of mind, hope for the future and a realistic plan to help you reach your destination. Enthusiasm, discipline and […]
Posted inDear Abby
Mom feels powerless to cure what ails her adult daughter
DEAR ABBY: My daughter is in her early 20s. When she was younger, she was happy. She socialized, had friends and had fun. She has had several boyfriends, but unfortunately, nothing that panned out. She feels the only way to be comfortable or worth anything is to have a guy by her side. I think […]