Melanie Therrien and Corrina Tancrede, artists of Wicked Illustrations Studio and Gallery, are the featured artists for month of October in the Art and Ale Window at Gritty’s in Auburn. Therrien and Tancrede are showing a selection of witchy paintings for the season including witch portraits, hats and brooms. Therrien is the owner of Wicked […]
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Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
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Groundbreaking artist and museum educator to give presentation at Bates College Museum of Art
Artist and museum educator Randy Williams will give a talk titled “Everything is Connected: The Art of Resisting Definition,” focusing on his intertwining career as a visual artist, teacher, and museum educator, at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, at the Bates College Museum of Art in Lewiston. The lecture aligns with the Saturday, Oct. […]
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Farmington writer publishes book of poetry
Farmington resident Nathaniel Duggan’s debut book of poetry, “Death Egg,” has been published by Back Patio Press. “Death Egg” is a collection of poems about unemployment, love, jellyfish, despair, and apocalypses. Each poem is a bleak, dense rumination on contemporary American life, creating both powerful levity and despair with its exploration of the banal through […]
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Morgan Lee joins Maine Music Society
The Maine Music Society welcomes accompanist Morgan Lee as it begins its Golden Jubilee Season. Lee has built a dynamic career as a soloist, collaborative pianist, and teacher. She recently graduated from the University of Connecticut with her Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance, where she studied with Angelina Gadeliya. She also holds a […]
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Script submissions being accepted for Annual Maine Playwrights Festival
The annual Maine Playwrights Festival, produced by Acorn Productions, is now accepting scripts for this season of the state’s long-running incubator for new plays by local playwrights. Anybody living in Maine is eligible to submit a new play between 8 and 30 minutes in length for consideration in the festival. The deadline for submissions is […]
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Portland’s Good Theater to launch season with romantic comedy ‘Fireflies’
The production stars Valerie Perri and Whip Hubley
Posted inDear Abby
Mature couple’s marriage lost its spark years ago
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to a man I’ll call “Ed” for 15 years. We are seniors, but he is 17 years older than I am. I have three children from a previous marriage who are grown and on their own. I think my husband is gay but never came out of the closet. […]
Posted inHoroscope
Capricorn: Rely on experience and ingenuity to point you in the right direction.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lola Kirke, 33; Avril Lavigne, 39; Anna Camp, 41; Tamara Taylor, 53. Happy Birthday: Keep life simple, factual and stress-free. Your decisions will determine how you feel and how far you get. Associate with people who have something to contribute and are willing to do their fair share, but don’t […]
Posted inDr. Roach
High cobalt levels signify that it’s time for a hip replacement
DEAR DR ROACH: I am having significant issues with my hip replacement that was performed 10 years ago. It can get quite painful after kneeling, lifting heavy objects or sitting in some chairs for extended periods. My MRIs show no issues. C-reactive protein tests and sedimentation rates are within the normal range, so my doctors […]
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Looking Back on Sept. 27
100 Years Ago: 1923 “Miss Portland,” otherwise Winona Evelyn Drew, who represented this Maine city in the Atlantic City beauty contest, arrived at Poland Spring early Thursday afternoon as a guest of the Portland Rotary club. She was accompanied by Thomas J. Cannon, manager for Maine of the Atlantic City contest; Francis Jensen, of the […]