The ‘Hopeful’ sign artist and Lewiston native will open an exhibit at the Maine MILL museum Jan. 30.
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
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Where did that island in Lake Auburn go?
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m turning to you with a question that I’ve had for months now. When driving through Auburn on Route 4, as we near Lake Auburn, I used to always see a small island covered with trees not too far out from Lake Shore Drive. In 2025, I could no longer see this […]
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Mainer gets Oscar nomination for ‘Avatar’s’ visual effects
Eric Saindon, who grew up in Gorham, was nominated for his work on ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash.’ A documentary film, ‘Come See Me In the Good Light,’ about Maine-born poet Andrea Gibson, was also nominated.
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Trinity Jubilee Center moving to new Lewiston site | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: After many years of planning and hard work, Trinity Jubilee Center’s new home at 123 Bates St. is complete. Now comes the stressful part: moving! Please bear with us for the rest of January as we start moving supplies and programs. Here’s the schedule at our current building at 53 Spruce St. […]
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Maine actor makes her TV debut in current season of HBO Max’s ‘The Pitt’
Elysia Roorbach, a graduate of Mt. Blue High School in Farmington, plays an emergency room patient. She’ll next appear on the show Jan. 29.
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This Down East Maine village inspired the setting for Fox’s new show ‘Best Medicine’
The executive producer of the show, based on the long-running British hit ‘Doc Martin,’ went to Corea, east of Acadia National Park, for ideas and storylines.
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Portland writer’s new story collection takes on Lawrence Welk, Atticus Finch and Paul Bremer
Bowdoin professor Brock Clarke’s ‘Special Election’ looks at legacies under threat.
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Items requested for Auburn Drop-In Center | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Current needs at the Drop-In Center at 121 Mill St. in Auburn include clean blankets, travel-size packages of tissues, men’s and women’s winter gloves and mittens, men’s and women’s sweat pants, men’s and women’s winter boots, men’s and women’s thermals and leggings, men’s pants in waist sizes 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, […]
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In Lewiston, historic loom is moved from one mill to another
A Jacquard loom was brought from the Bates Mill Complex to the Museum of Innovation Learning and Labor’s future location next to Simard-Payne park.
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Dueling pianos in Lewiston, singing in Farmington, papercut crankie in Bath
Here are highlights of things to do in the area in the next week.