Friday, November 20, 2009 in Lewiston, Maine
Tonight
Mike Doughty, 2 p.m., Bull Moose Music, Scarborough
Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus
Umphrey's McGee, 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland
Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight, Schemengee's Bar and Grille, Lewiston
Think Fluffy can't do what Fido can? Think again. Area specialists share their cat training stories and tips on how you can achieve success with your own fuzzy feline.
Karen Campbell, a consulting pet behavior specialist in Portland, has taught cats to sit up on their hind legs to receive a treat (ultimately doing the cat-equivalent of "sit"), to fetch, accept new pets into a home by using food-based rewards and, most notably, to ring a bell by the front door when the cat needed to go outside to relieve itself.
LEWISTON — People use the word "soiree" too rarely. It has become a prissy word, evocative of exclusive guest lists, polite patter and using one's pinkie.
The Nutrition Center of Maine in Lewiston is taking it back.
"We're going to make some fire," Chef Randall Smith warned attendees to the center's annual Chef's Soiree a week ago. A moment later, a flame erupted from his bubbling broth. Ladies holding their white wines flinched in their seats. Smith grinned.
Chances are if you're into sports — like, so into them you listen to sports radio — you probably have 96.3FM programmed in. And you've more than likely heard Jeff Schools and Matt Boutwell on The Weekend Warm-up. If not, I ask, what are you waiting for? Every Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m. this duo talk sports, and sometimes things get a bit more than warmed up. Like any true sports fan, these guys are passionate about positions, coaching, bad calls, unbelievable plays, and they want to talk about it all with you.
It's ugly, yes, but you know what they say: Comedy is not pretty.
Ocean State Job Lots
What you people love about stores like this is the very thing I find to be a drag: It's too big and it has too much stuff. Why can't somebody open a store that has like, four items?
Out with the old
If you're like me and you find peopleofwalmart.com to be soooooo August, why not ditch that tired habit and try something new? Namely, peopleofpublictransit.com. Who knew? People are disgusting and embarrassing at subway terminals, too.
Aerosmith looking for new singer
My vote: Susan Boyle.
Tonight
Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus
Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight, Schemengee's Bar and Grille, Lewiston
Open mic blues jam hosted by the 501 Blues Band, 3 to 7 p.m., Tailgate Bar & Grill, Gray
But the official condiment of Turkey Day can be so much more. And without much more effort.
The easiest way is to simply follow the directions on the back of a bag of fresh cranberries, which usually involves dumping the cranberries, a somewhat scary amount of sugar and a bit of water into a saucepan and boiling until thick.
It's a question many revelers may be asking this year as the holiday party season coincides with an anxiety-provoking flu season.
The good news is that while it is true that mingling over punch and canapes can help spread the H1N1 virus, health and entertaining experts say it's possible to throw a holiday party without making everyone wear surgical masks and hazmat suits.
It's a question of managing risk.
He admits he was not the ideal student (about 370th out of 450 students) at Auburn's Edward Little High School five years ago. You wouldn't know it today. College, two favorite books, two personal goals and a passion for what he does have given Michaud a direction he couldn't have dreamed of just a few years ago. For his story and some lessons learned, read on. (Excerpted from a longer interview. For the entire interview, go to www.sunjournal.com.)
Clearly, Italian food brings people together — whether that's giovannis and madams in Italy or friends and family in Lisbon, Maine.
