Film focusWHAT: “Smart People”RATED: R for language, brief teen drug and alcohol use, and for some sexualityRATING: 2½ out of 4 starsRUNNING TIME: 90 minutes Zingers can’t cover up plot contrivances “Smart People” isn’t as smart as it thinks it is, despite some wickedly snappy dialogue. Novelist-turned-screenwriter Mark Poirier gives the capable, eclectic cast some […]

WINTHROP – The CODA Chorus will present a spring concert of old songs, classic pieces and whimsical arrangements – with a focus on the animal kingdom – Sunday, April 13, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.Included in the program are John Rutter’s “All Things Bright and Beautiful,” Bach’s “Sheep May Safely Graze,” and “Habanera” from […]

The cliches and laughably hammy dialogue are scattered about just as liberally as the spent bullet casings in this ultraviolent but tired bad-cop yarn, which is surprising and disappointing given that it comes from a story by “L.A. Confidential” writer James Ellroy, who also co-wrote the script. Director David Ayer pretty much remakes “Training Day,” […]

On a recent trip to New Gloucester it was the pleasure of a representative of the Sun to visit the large dairy farm of Harris W. Jordan. Situated two miles below the railroad station on the main road to Portland, on rising ground, the large red brick house, white barn and other buildings may be […]

AUBURN – Humorist Travis Wallace, a Moosehead area native well known throughout New England for his clean comedy, will return to Maine Saturday, April 12, for a performance at the Fireside Inn & Convention Center.Over the winter, he has headlined at theaters from northern Maine to western Massachusetts. He will be in Auburn to record […]

LISBON – The Maine Kanteles will bring the hauntingly beautiful sound of the Finnish lap harp to St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church on the Hill at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12.“St. Matt’s is offering mid-coast Maine a rare opportunity to experience this unique sound from Finland in an American coffeehouse setting” said the Rev. W. Beau […]

SOUTH PORTLAND – The Richard Thompson concert originally planned for April 11 has been rescheduled to Friday, Oct. 17, at the South Portland Auditorium. The folk icon was bitten by a scorpion while vacationing in Mexico recently.All tickets purchased will be honored for the new date. All refunds will be honored at the point of […]

AUBURN – The Central Maine Community College Lakeside Players will present the one-act musical “Unhappily Ever After” Friday and Saturday, April 18-19.The story centers around a counselor who is working with fairy tale characters and discovers that none of them has lived “happily ever after.” Sleeping Beauty will do nothing but nap, the Frog Prince […]

BROWNFIELD – Musical troubadour Patty Larkin, who has been pushing the boundaries of folk music for more than 20 years, will celebrate the release of her 11th CD, “Watch The Sky,” Friday, April 18, at the Stone Mountain Arts Center.Known for her uncompromising lyrics and guitar wizardry, Larkin wrote, produced, engineered and edited the CD […]

FARMINGTON – Wilton Free Public Library will be the backdrop for some storytelling fun Saturday, April 12, courtesy of the Hands On PAH program. Performing will be Peter Cook, a nationally known deaf storyteller. Keith Wann, a well-known entertainer in his own right, will provide the interpretation.Cook and Wann are renowned for their funny, insightful […]