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 By Blood Alone w/Jim Rose Circus, Port City Music Hall, […]

In an ideal world, every Hollywood studio suit would be forced to sit through “District 9” as part of a curriculum entitled “How to Make a Summer Movie That Delivers.” Here is a smart, hugely entertaining genre picture, made by Peter Jackson’s New Zealand-based Wingnut Films for $30 million, that exposes its costlier U.S. cousins […]

Perhaps you thought you’d seen it all, but then this site exists: www.style-your-garage.com. Trompe l’oeil for the garage. Wow. So, you can show off the fighter jet/Italian sports car/wine cellar/horse stables/speedboat you’ve always wanted for the world to see. No doubt passersby, especially your neighbors, will stop and stare. The garage door covers also come […]

Online shopping site of the week: Think Geek (www.thinkgeek.com). Once upon a time, interest in science or computers was enough to get you stuffed in a locker. But with the emergence of the Internet, being a geek has gained a certain amount of cache. Celebrities like Ashton Kutcher spend countless hours online, tweeting up a […]

Good morning! As I write this, the sun is shining for the second day in a row – imagine that! It really has gotten warmer and a bit drier since we spoke last and a great deal better than June. But then, it really should, since Labor Day is only two weeks away. Where did […]

The Perseids They were beautiful this year, weren’t they? At least that’s what a friend in Borneo tells me. To see anything sky-related up here in New England, you’d need to rent time on the Hubble Telescope. The very day the meteor storm was to peak, clouds moved in over Maine like a parent covering […]

It’s Sunday and still two days before I would learn what mud really is. I don’t know where I am exactly, but I can tell you this: It’s a paradise of muck and sand, rocks and roots, hills and ruts. For an hour — or maybe three — I’ve been bouncing and weaving, slipping and […]

Today, lifestyle site AskMen.com revealed the results of The Great Male Survey, which polled more than 50,000 men on their views about relationships, finance, fashion and more. “The results of the 2009 survey confirmed that men aren’t the bumbling sex maniacs that TV shows and commercials make us out to be,” said James Bassil , […]

What began as an interest in high school became the foundation for a unique and fulfilling career for Liz Allen of Auburn. As police planner and coordinator of the Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) Program for the Auburn Police Department, Allen recruits, trains and places community volunteers in a variety of tasks that support officers […]

The newly reopened Village Inn in Auburn might look somewhat different at first glance than it once did. The layout is much the same, but the décor, entryway and bathrooms have a new and welcoming look. There is no doubt that this is still the same restaurant owned by three generations of the Vallee family; […]