DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I are engaged to be married soon, but we live (and will continue to live) in separate cities. We are in our mid-50s with children, and it’s the second marriage for each of us. My fiance isn’t very verbal about his desires, but we talk with each other every day […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
Posted inDr. Roach
Distinguishing between homeopathy and allopathy in medicine
DEAR DR. ROACH: What’s the difference between homeopathy and allopathic medicine? — H.L. ANSWER: Homeopathy is a pseudoscience based on two assumptions. The first is that the body always knows what to do, so treatment includes a substance that will cause the same symptom a sick person currently has in a healthy person. This seems […]
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Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on Oct. 4
100 Years Ago: 1923 There were no cattle pulling tests at the grange fair here today. An official of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, representing himself to be acting under orders from Gov. Baxter, prohibited it, fair officials said. Cattle pulling tests have been an institution at Maine fairs for years […]
Posted inHoroscope
Leo: Think before making physical changes that are unnecessarily costly.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Alicia Silverstone, 47; Liev Schreiber, 56; Christoph Waltz, 67; Susan Sarandon, 77. Happy Birthday: Live life your way. Fulfill your dreams and follow your heart. Using experience and knowledge, you must broaden your awareness and make decisions that bring you closer to your desired life. A passionate, intense step forward […]
Posted inSun Spots
References requested for refinishing wood floors and doing home energy audit
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m in need of a wood floor refinisher. If you have a list of contractors in the Auburn area, would you share it please? — Cindy, no town ANSWER: In the Rolodex, I have TW Flooring in Auburn (https://twflooring207.com/, 207-241-1606); B & D Floor Sanding in South Portland (https://www.bdfloorsanding.com/, 207-553-0320); and B & […]
Posted inEncore
Poet Myronn Hardy will read from his latest book
Myronn Hardy, an assistant professor of English at Bates College, will read from his newly published book of poems, “Aurora Americana,” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at Gomes Chapel on the campus of Bates College in Lewiston. Books will be for sale at the event. “Aurora Americana” is being published by Princeton University Press […]
Posted inEncore
Guitarist, composer to perform at Oasis of Music
Guitarist and composer Peter Griggs will perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday Oct. 11, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Griggs attended the Juilliard School of Music Pre-College Division, Bowdoin College, Wesleyan University and York University (UK). His principal teachers included Louis Ricci (French Horn), Elliot Schwartz & Wilfred Mellers […]
Posted inEncore
Cast announced for production of ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ at Community Little Theatre
The cast has been announced for the upcoming production of the musical comedy “The Drowsy Chaperone,” directed by Brandon Chaloux, at the Community Little Theatre in Auburn. The cast is, standing from left, Joseph Tinianow, Hannah Hanson, Scotty Venable, Abram Dwyer, Ray Woodworth, Kristen Gilhooly, Casey Waters, Meg Walz, Jonathan Carr, Anita Charles, and Tony […]
Posted inEncore
Paintings by Lewiston artists on display in hospital gallery
The paintings of Lewiston residents Susan and Paul Boucher are on display for the month of October in the Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Art is an integral part of Paul’s life and has been for almost fifty years. His style combines a sense of realism with […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Tim Sample plans Waterville show
Tim Sample plans to take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. Sample is a Maine native whose unique New England style of humor has gained him a national following. Describing Sample’s work as “humor” rather than “comedy” is, according to fellow Mainer and bestselling […]