Matt Nakoa plans to take the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at Waldo Theater, 916 Main St. in Waldoboro. Nakoa is an award-winning songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. A modern troubadour, he makes his home on the highways and concert stages of America, and appears regularly with folk music icon Tom Rush. General admission […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDear Abby
Young adult weighs difficult decision
DEAR ABBY: I’m 24 and not where I want to be in life. I have goals and dreams I would like to accomplish. However, my family is super family-oriented. I work for my dad in a family business. He always talks business with me. I do not want to go into the family business. I […]
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Posted inHoroscope
Aquarius: Keep anyone prying at a distance until you investigate the time and cost of reaching your target.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Elizabeth Smart, 36; Gemma Ward, 36; Colin Kaepernick, 36; Dolph Lundgren, 66. Happy Birthday: You’ll score big this year by focusing on what’s important. Leave nothing to chance or up to someone else, and you’ll gain respect and the momentum you require to go above and beyond your goal. Don’t […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Nov. 3
100 Years Ago: 1923 Lucretia Bore, noted opera singer, has arrived in this country from abroad and will be heard during the upcoming opera season. 50 Years Ago: 1973 Geneva Kirk of the Lewiston High School teaching staff presented a program recently at the monthly meeting of the Patrons at St. Mary’ General Hospital this week. […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Identifying the pros and cons of prostate artery embolization
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 77 and have been suffering from an enlarged prostate for 20 years, waking up six times each night to use the toilet. Because my prostate is “extremely large,” according to my urologist, he suggested that I see my vascular surgeon (who previously cleared my leg artery blockage) for a prostate […]
Posted inEncore
Paintings, photographs on display in gallery at CMMC
The watercolor paintings of Kenneth Harvey and the photographs of Richard Plourde are on display for the month of November in the Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Harvey is a watercolor artist who has been exploring this medium for over thirty years. After working for a major […]
Posted inEncore
The Public Theatre presents spellbinding ‘My Witch: The Margaret Hamilton Stories’
“My Witch: The Margaret Hamilton Stories,” the amazing tale of the brains, heart, and courage it took for a gentle kindergarten teacher from Cleveland, Ohio to become The Wicked Witch of The West as well as one of the most famous character actresses of her time, will be performed beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
UMF presents ‘A Pianist’s Playlist: Steven Pane Performing Five, Five-Minute Works’
Steven Pane, professor of music at UMF, will perform five, five-minute compositions at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, in Nordica Auditorium, UMF Merrill Hall, with a repeat performance at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8. The program is free and open to the public. Organized in the spirit of a playlist, the selection of works both […]
Posted inHoroscope
Capricorn: Take control, and bring about changes that offer significant opportunities to use your skills and experience to improve your lifestyle,
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Marisol Nichols, 50; David Schwimmer, 57; k.d. lang, 62; Stefanie Powers, 81. Happy Birthday: Pay it forward. The more you are willing to do, the more you’ll get back. Live in the moment, embrace change and enjoy the ride. It’s time to exercise knowledge, experience and ingenuity to reach your […]
Posted inDear Abby
Holidays become less fun with the In-laws around
DEAR ABBY: My daughter’s in-laws have no place to go on holidays. They have two children, but haven’t spoken to one of them in several years, so my son-in-law is their only family close by. I enjoy entertaining and having family over, but I really don’t care for their company. It’s a different vibe when […]