100 Years Ago, 1907More than 500 men are now at work at the Portland Shipbuilding Co. on contracts to fit out four steamers, namely, the City of Stamford, which has been launched at Kennebunk for the North and East River Navigation Co.; the towboat Pejepscot recently built at the Portland Shipbuilding Co. for the Bay […]

NEW YORK – Harry Potter fans, the end is near.“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the last of seven installments of J.K. Rowling’s mega-selling international phenomenon, will be published July 21 – at midnight, of course, a time to be marked by celebrations and more than a few tears, as Rowling wraps up the magical […]

AUBURN – “Godspell” will return to Lewiston-Auburn’s Community Little Theatre after more than a decade. This lively musical, originally conceived by John-Michael Tebelak, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, has been a huge success, both off and on Broadway.Based on the Bible’s Gospel of Matthew and featuring such well-loved songs as “Day by Day,” […]

WHO: Norah Jones with special guest M. WardWHERE: Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., PortlandWHEN: 7 p.m. Sunday, April 15TICKETS: $49.50, reserved seating, all ages. They are available at PortTix, 20 Myrtle St., Portland; by calling 842-0800; and online at www.porttix.com and www.livenation.com. There is a four-ticket limit.GO ON SALE: at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14 […]

CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Sugarloaf/USA is offering entertainment specifically for families this month and next.Saturday, Feb. 10, Hot Peas N Butter, direct from the Noggin Network’s Jack’s Big Music Show, will give a concert at 6:30 p.m. in the King Pine Room. Tickets are $5 in advance, $7 at the door.The highlight of President’s Week at […]

All-woman art show at Commons NORWAY – “I am a Maine native dedicated to beautification of our world through all media,” says Joanna Reese. And to prove it, she has organized an all-woman show at the Commons Art Collective Gallery.For this show, titled “Art in Action Action in Art,” pots have been shaped, collages assembled, […]

• Five hundred cases of nice ripe peaches landed in New York, the first large consignment of South African fruit to reach this country. It is the intention to inaugurate a Cape Colony fruit service whereby from 5,000 to 10,000 cases of peaches, plums, pears and nectarines will be delivered in New York weekly.• The […]

In the great mythology of movie monsters, every fiend contains an audience’s hidden fear. For the vampire, it’s the shame of infection. For the mummy, it’s the pain of memory.And for the werewolf, it’s the mindlessness of hunger.It might be, as in the old Lon Chaney stories, a thirst that hinted of addiction. It might […]

FARMINGTON – “Rustic realism” would probably be the best words to describe Irene Duplissis’ style of transparent watercolor. Most of her subjects are beautiful characteristics of the New England states, both past and present.She is Heirlooms of Tomorrow’s “Artist of the Month” for February.A professional artist for many years, Duplissis’ interest in art began when […]

Everything about “Because I Said So” screams out generic chick flick – and we mean scream, literally – from the forgettable title to the excruciatingly corny ending. In between, director Michael Lehmann runs through a veritable checklist of cliches. (Is it possible this man made the deliciously vicious “Heathers” nearly 20 years ago?)There are the […]