The theme this month is Art Walk Shoes, so we will be painting still-life shoes we provide, or bring your own favorite new, old, fancy, wacky or fun pair of kickers to paint — not on the shoe, on a real canvas. Once completed the pieces will be trotted down to Avant-Garde Maine at 182 […]

ANSWER: Sun Spots visited Emily Post online to find out what the icon of etiquette had to say about men wearing a hat in public. She wrote: Men – Hats can be left on… Outdoors At athletic events (indoors or out) On public transportation In public buildings such as post offices, airports, and hotel or […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am wondering if you or your readers may know of a baton twirling group in the area. My daughter is looking to join one. We would like to try and find one around Turner, Norway/South Paris, or Auburn. We can be contacted by email at gabcasdan@yahoo.com. Thank you. — No Name […]

ANSWER: The Sabattus Memorial Day Parade will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, May 25, at the Sabattus American Legion. The parade will travel Island Road, Main, Elm, Hemlock and Greene streets, ending at the veteran’s monument, where services will be held. Music will be provided by the Oak Hill Middle School Band with songs provided […]

ANSWER: On May 5, NESN’s Boston Red Sox commentator Jerry Remy (@Jerry_Remy) tweeted on Twitter: “Not feeling well so taking off the road trip.” Speculations are that he will return May 19. You can read more of Jerry Remy’s tweets on his public Twitter feed here: https://twitter.com/jerry_remy DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am new to bird […]

ANSWER: Sun Spots has read many reports that state Lumber Liquidators stopped selling the China-made flooring after the discovery that some of it contained formaldehyde. Forbes reports: “The flooring retailer began offering free indoor air quality tests to concerned customers in response, and on Thursday revealed the results of 3,400 testing kits. It said an […]

Teams of four players compete against other teams in 30-minute rounds, using the regular rules of Scrabble. To participate, teams must register (in various categories) and then collect pledges for Literacy Volunteers. The top fundraisers choose from an array of prizes. Door prizes, refreshments and word games during the breaks make it a fun-filled afternoon. […]

ANSWER: Sun Spots reached out to HealthSteps at St. Mary’s Health System. Ashley Stein replied that racquetball is offered through HealthSteps and takes place in Bates College’s Merrill Gymnasium. The racquetball/tennis program is available Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in one-hour sessions from 6-8 a.m. There are various rates depending on if you are going once […]

ANSWER: Sun Spots tweeted to Lindsay Liepman (@LindsayKEYETV) and she replied: “I’m down in #Texas now but she can always watch our newscast here. We stream it live @keyetv.” You can check it out online at http://www.keyetv.com/. To answer your second question, yes, Meghan had her baby; she had a boy in early April. You can […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: This is a “thank you” letter to both your terrific column and to all of the amazing readers who answered my letter published in Sun Spots on April 10. I needed help to get my Memere’s broken Catholic rosary bracelet fixed and boy did I ever get the help I needed! Over […]