Convinced that they have a just grievance, 38 union ironers at the Bates St. Shirt Co. left their work Friday noon. The strikers claim that they have been discriminated against, the few ironers who do not belong to the union being given all the work that they can handle while they have what is left. […]

PORTLAND – The Portland Symphony Orchestra will present Three Broadway Divas, featuring the vocal talents of Debbie Gravitte, Jan Horvath and Christiane Noll, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 10-11, at Merrill Auditorium.Guest conductor Markand Thakar will lead the PSO, bringing Broadway tunes from “A Chorus Line,” “Les Misérables,” “Evita,” “Gypsy” and other favorites to life.Thakar first […]

Jan. 26: BRUNSWICK, Tanglefoot, one of Canada’s best folk bands, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kresge Auditorium. $18/$16 721-0244Jan. 26: GARDINER, Kokopelli, Boston-based band, will perform at 7 p.m. at Johnson Hall, 280 Water St. $6 582-7144Jan. 26: LEWISTON, pianist, George Lopez, violinist, Eva Gruesser and cellist, Joshua Gordon, along with the […]

LEWISTON – The Maine premiere of “The Old Settler” opens Friday, Jan 26, at The Public Theatre. “It’s hard to believe that the actors arrived from New York and dove into rehearsals on January 8th and two-and-a-half weeks later, it’s now opening night.” said director Janet Mitchko. “Being a professional Equity theater gives us the […]

AUGUSTA – “Concerts at Jewett” will feature the Downeast Brass Quintet at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at Jewett Hall Auditorium. The ensemble’s program, “Blast Away the Winter Blahs,” will include some pops and some classical.Members of the Downeast Brass Quintet, five experienced musicians from southern and central Maine, enjoy playing a wide range of […]

PORTLAND – Soprano Lisa Saffer will present an intimate and lighthearted journey through the development of the opera aria at a PORTopera benefit recital Friday, Feb. 9, the University of Southern Maine.Saffer will be accompanied by Martin Perry on piano and Katherine Shao on harpsichord.The recital will provide “an engaging meander through operatic history, from […]

Blacksmith Wanted – A good driver, one that can help on jobbing; a steady job the year round and good wages to a steady man; young married man preferred. Apply to G. S. Davis, Wells, Me. For references, apply to L. B. Costello, Sun office.Wanted – Experienced canvassers in both cities, with hustling quantities, on […]

FARMINGTON – The Mt. Blue Curtain Raisers Comedy Troupe is at it again, offering another week of improvisational and sketch comedy. It all begins Saturday, Jan. 27, with a free show in Roberts Learning Center’s Lincoln Auditorium at the University of Maine at Farmington.With little more than their own manic energy guiding them, the Curtain […]

SOUTH PARIS – Soft Touch of Berlin, N.H., will perform Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the Paris Fire Hall, as part of the Paris Department of Parks and Recreation’s 2007 Cabin Fever Concert Series.Soft Touch is a regular at the town’s summer concert series and a local favorite. The concert will be from 6 to 8 […]

1. BEST PICTURE: “Babel,” “The Departed,” “Letters From Iwo Jima,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” “The Queen.”2. ACTOR: Leonardo DiCaprio, “Blood Diamond”; Ryan Gosling, “Half Nelson”; Peter O’Toole, “Venus”; Will Smith, “The Pursuit of Happyness”; Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland.”3. ACTRESS: Penelope Cruz, “Volver”; Judi Dench, “Notes on a Scandal”; Helen Mirren, “The Queen”; Meryl […]