DEAR DR. ROACH: Are there any studies that show who might be more seriously affected by COVID, whether it’s based on risk factors such as genetics, vitamin deficiencies, etc.? — F.F. ANSWER: There are many disease conditions that put a person at risk for a severe illness if they get infected with the virus that […]
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Aquarius: Adjust investments, and put your energy into something that encourages fitness, routine and a healthy lifestyle.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Naomi Osaka, 27; John Mayer, 47; Kellie Martin, 49; Tim Robbins, 66. Happy Birthday: Keep your emotions and ego under wraps when dealing with domestic or professional matters. Anger solves nothing, but insight and ingenuity will put you in a position of power and help you navigate your way through […]
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Reprise Choral Ensemble will present ‘Imitation and Imagination’
Reprise Choral Ensemble are set to present “Imitation and Imagination” at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Universalist Unitarian Community Church, 69 Winthrop St., in Augusta. Directed by Mary Rector and accompanied by Beth Schiller, the fifteen singers hail from throughout Central Maine, from Auburn to Pittsfield, Rockland to Waterville and places in […]
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‘261 Flower Sleeves’ art installation memorializes shootings in Lewiston
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Magician Scot Grassette to present Ooky Kooky Magic Show at 49 Franklin
It’s Ooky it’s Kooky, it’s not too spooky. The Ooky Kooky Magic Show is Fall family fun beginning at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 49 Franklin’s Mystic Theater in Rumford. The event includes a costume contest with the top prize set at a $100 bill. Longtime local magician Scot Grassette is terrified of […]
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Getting in costume for the CLT musical ‘1776’
Cast members of the upcoming Community Little Theatre production of the musical “1776” have been fittted for 18th-century attire as they prepare for the opening of the show on Friday, Oct. 25. Producer/costumer Jane Mitchell has been working closely with the cast — including Roger Philippon, who is playing Benjamin Franklin in the show — […]
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Reader looking for list of seamstresses in Auburn area to do alterations
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Please post again seamstresses, people who do alterations to clothing in the Auburn area and beyond. Thank you. — No name, no town ANSWER: In the Rolodex, we have Sue Roebuck, Mom the Mender, on Upper Street in Turner. Her number is 754-6558. There is also LA Clean & Spin/John’s Clean & […]
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Steel cello performance planned for Oasis of Music
The Oasis of Music will present Michael Libby on steel cello joined by Greg Boardman on viola in a program of improvised contemplative music at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Libby is a multi-disciplinary artist who also practices as an addictions counselor. His current art show at the Atrium […]
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Dominic Lavoie with Full On Voltron to play at Denmark Arts Center
Dominic Lavoie and his band Full On Voltron bring an evening of music spanning his 20 year career as a songwriter and performer beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, at the Denmark Arts Center. Lavoie is an Acadian songwriter, musician and producer. He has shared the stage with artists including Rayland Baxter, Mikaela […]
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Omar Sosa and Tim Eriksen to perform at Chocolate Church
Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Tim Eriksen will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. The performance will also feature guitarist Marvin Sewell and drummer Amaury Acosta. Sosa is one of the most versatile jazz artists on the scene today. […]