• Wanted – A man to sleep nights at my undertaking parlors. Chas. W. Harris, 51 Court St., Auburn.• GREENVILLE – Two men suspected of being cracksmen who blew the safe in the Canadian Pacific Railroad station, but failed to plunder it, were arrested at Milo Junction and taken to Dover today. They boarded an […]

• The exciting sport of pitchforking for pollock furnished lots of fun for many people at Popham Beach Sunday. The beach was lined with men and boys armed with pitchforks and sticks and some of them made good hauls. One man speared three big pollock at one stroke.• Sporting editor of the Lewiston Daily Sun: […]

PORTLAND – This summer, the Portland Museum of Art will present an exhibition of photographs of Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. This is the first exhibition to pair paintings and photographs to establish two opposing public images of the artist.The exhibition will include 60 photographs of Georgia […]

LEWISTON – Music of George Gershwin and Cole Porter are the theme for an “American Songbook” concert scheduled for May 30-31 in South Paris and Lewiston.It’s the season-ending presentation of the Maine Music Society and the Androscoggin Chorale. As is customary for the Maine Music Society, the late spring concert brings a light pop flavor […]

LEWISTON – Lots to Gardens will present “Alive in Lewiston: A Celebration of Local Foods, Music, and Visual Art,” a sequel to last November’s “Soup and Music Night,” on Friday, May 30, at the Franco-American Heritage Center.This red carpet event will premiere a movie featuring Lots to Gardens highlighting the work we do in the […]

CAMDEN – Shangri-La is pleased to present Iris DeMent at the Camden Opera House on Thursday, June 5, at 7:30 p.m. One of the most celebrated country-folk performers of her day, Iris DeMent is an American classic, with the ability to take everyday emotions and subjects and make you feel moved.Her first album, “Infamous Angel,” […]

VSA arts of Maine announces a gala evening of arts events at the Denmark Arts Center on Friday, May 30. The opening reception for VSA’s “Matter of Perception” exhibit will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. That same evening, beginning at 7, students from Molly Ockett Middle School will present short films and stories about four […]

LOS ANGELES – Whether critics walked out of “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” loving or hating it, most had something to say about Shia LaBeouf’s dramatic entrance.The 21-year-old actor plays Harrison Ford’s sidekick in this fourth installment in the Indy franchise, and when he first appears on screen, he’s a dead […]

CANNES, France (AP) – The French film “The Class,” a frank tale about classroom life using real students and teachers at a junior high school, won top honors Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival.Directed by Laurent Cantet, “The Class” (“Entre les Murs”) was the first French film to win the main prize, the Palme d’Or, […]

In just over five decades in show business, George Carlin has graduated from comedy’s troublemaking Class Clown (the title of his 1972 Grammy-winning album), to one of its most respected deans, influencing scores of rising comics and quite a few established ones.His 14th HBO special, “It’s Bad for Ya” (which can be seen in rotation […]