Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to [email protected] and received no later than Thursday. Tonight Jazz for a New Society, 7 p.m., Gelato Fiasco, Brunswick Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Erik Adkins spends a lot of time on ice. As general manager of the Heaven’s Dog bar in San Francisco he’s very particular about what ice goes into his cocktails, preferring hand-carved chunks for slow-sipping drinks and oversized clear cubes for lighter concoctions. And that’s just the tip of the ice trend. […]

Once upon a time, the ideal for a child’s room was a cozy haven filled with sturdy push-pull toys, handmade dolls and a few baskets of dress-up clothes. That was before batteries, computer programs for toddlers and the array of stuff that talks, squawks, jangles and jolts in little hands. Some modern parents want to […]

Shannon Gilmartin raised just over $10,000 for last month’s Dempsey Challenge, earning the spot as the top fundraiser among all individual participants. Her work earned her a private bike ride with Patrick Dempsey the day before the Challenge and a seat at the private pre-ride Champions of Hope gala. But her devotion to the event […]

NEW YORK — For parents, the start of school each fall is a little like New Year’s Day: We resolve that this year, things will be different with our kids. We have goals for them (less procrastinating and better grades are perennials on my list). And we also have goals for ourselves as parents (less […]

Mystery photo for 11/1/09

I’m typing this column with stained fingers after spending the early morning hours in my favorite strawberry patch in Bowdoinham. Every year, I look forward to making the pilgrimage down that dirt road, my towers of green berry baskets bouncing on the back seat. Today, I was the first to arrive, practically skipping to my […]

When it’s wet …. Be grateful you planted dependable plants among the persnickety ones, try to be patient and free your flowers of slugs and mildew Good morning! Well, as I write this it is still raining and seems like it has been raining for months. I am hoping by the time you read it, […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Suzanne Somers is at it again. Less than a year after the former sitcom actress frustrated mainstream doctors (and cheered some fans) by touting bioidentical hormones on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” she’s back with a new book. This one’s on an even more emotional topic: Cancer treatment. Specifically, she argues against […]

Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to [email protected] and received no later than Thursday. 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 […]