Here are some highlights of things to do in the area in the next week.
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Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
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Baptist church in Lewiston seeks volunteer pianist | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thomas Memorial Baptist Church at 62 Strawberry Ave. in Lewiston is looking for a temporary pianist to play traditional hymns for Sunday morning services for the last two weeks of November and the month of December. Sunday morning services are from 11 a.m. to noon. If you are available and willing to […]
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Updated musical about Lewiston is ‘giant, show-stopping marvel’ | Review
‘A New Home,’ which now includes the city’s immigrant experience and pays tribute to the mass shooting, ‘is a love letter to our city.’
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5 Maine events this week include The Lone Bellow and ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’
There’s also Rennie Harris’ Puremovement hip-hop dance event in Westbrook and a play about emergency medical responders in Bath.
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‘American Idol’ winner Abi Carter will perform in Portland
Fellow contestant and Mainer Julia Gagnon will be opening the show.
Posted inGuides, Life & Culture, Things to Do
Looking to buy handmade and local? Here’s your guide to Maine’s upcoming craft fairs
There are dozens of opportunities from now through the holiday season to shop for locally made gifts.
Posted inFood, Leslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Maine, News
The stories behind Maine’s most famous and strangest craft beer names | Column
With 207 Beer Week underway, we asked breweries about the origins of Lunch, The Substance, Gigantic Dad Pants and more.
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Maine schools, churches see growing interest in Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk’s assassination
At least 20 Turning Point USA chapters have launched at churches, colleges and high schools across Maine since the conservative group’s founder was killed in September.
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Third annual Pumpkin Destruction Day rains down on Falmouth
Hurricane Meadows Farm in Falmouth celebrated the last moments of fall by dropping pumpkins from a helicopter on Saturday.
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“A New Home” at Community Little Theatre | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Community Little Theatre production of “A New Home” opened on Oct. 30. I know many Sun Spots readers will remember the original musical, “Lewiston: A New Home,” that was presented in 1995 to sold-out audiences. In the 30 years since that production, major events – both good and tragic — have […]