Central Maine Credit Union has partnered this Christmas season with Safe Voices, a local support service for victims of domestic violence, to sponsor a family during the holiday. Some of the items donated were winter coats, mittens, hats, board games, stuffed animals and a gift card. CMCU representatives with the gift bags are, from left, […]
2018
Posted inDear Abby, sj-web
Man without a romantic bone in his body irks his girlfriend
DEAR ABBY: I am 25 and have been with my boyfriend on and off for five years. I love him very much. I often overthink things, and a constant frustration of mine is that he makes no romantic gestures at all. He drowns me in compliments and shows his love in other ways. I always […]
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Posted inEncore, sj-web
Veggies to play at Sea 40 New Year's Eve
The classic rock band The Veggies will perform at 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, at Sea 40, 40 East Ave., Lewiston. There is no cover charge for this show.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Bliss Thru Shopping: All about Eve
A new year is coming! A new year is coming! I feel like Paul Revere. But it’s coming! Maybe you need to kick 2018 out the door and usher in 2019 with a liberal amount of alcohol. Or maybe 2018 was positively sublime and you need to quietly contemplate its amazingness. Or maybe you just […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
13 Black to perform at Mixers Saturday
Southern Maine’s cover band 13 Black will perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Mixers in Sabattus. The band covers music by artists such as Bon Jovi, Alice in Chains, Bruno Mars, Rage Against the Machine, Grand Funk Railroad, Michael Jackson and many more. There is no cover. For more information, call 207-375-4188.
Posted inEncore, sj-web
Mixers to host two bands Friday
Two youth bands will storm the stage beginning at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge, 136 Sabattus Road, Sabattus. LATCH, formerly known as The Skidmarks, is a band of kids from 14-16 years of age who have been playing together for over a year. Band members include: Tylert Bosse, drums; Hunter Bosse, bass […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Waging peace on Earth no easy task
In 2005, I showed up at Camp Lemonnier, the American military base in the East African nation of Djibouti. As I joked in a column published that year, Djibouti is one of Earth’s hard corners few people can pronounce and still fewer visit. Located on the Horn of Africa, Djibouti’s neighborhood is violent. Ethiopia, Eritrea […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Encore, sj-web
House Lorax to host first Friday Blindman's Ball
NORWAY — Local art collective House Lorax invites the general public to the first Friday Blindman’s Ball on Jan. 4 at 290 Main St., second floor. Join House Lorax for an evening of creative performance art, including creative dance, music, live art and more, all while viewing their gallery, full of hung art from local artists. […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
I was arrested for nunchucks. Now, justice.
When news broke last week that a federal judge had ruled a New York law banning possession of nunchucks unconstitutional, I felt vindicated. You see, as a teenager growing up in New York City in the 1980s, I was arrested and thrown in jail for illegal possession of nunchucks. Really. During high school, I got […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
CLT's production 'Lend Me A Tenor' to open Jan. 11
The cast and crew for Community Little Theatre’s “Lend Me A Tenor” have been busy getting in costume for the upcoming production. Jason Pelletier, left, who plays the annoying and outrageous bellhop, has just donned his uniform jacket while Caroline Carreras, who plays the dreamy and giddy Maggie, is about to try on some dresses. […]