The renowned Pihcintu Multinational Chorus will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, at the Franco Center in Lewiston. This international choral group brings together refugee and immigrant children from around the world to share their music and stories of their homelands and the experience of being a refugee in Maine. “Sharing music and […]
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Clauder Competition winning plays to be presented in Little Festival of the Unexpected
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Pair of comedy shows presented by The River Comics
Host Nic Dufault brings comedians Brian Plumb, Tim Hofmann, and Mike Gray to the stage at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, April 21, at The Colisee Club in Lewiston. Tickets are $10. More stand-up comedy is on tap featuring nationally touring comedian Dan Crohn as well as Ian MacDonald, and Nick Dufault, at 6 p.m. on […]
Posted inHoroscope
Cancer: Keep matters simple, make your words count and stay within your budget.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: America Ferrera, 39; Melissa Joan Hart, 47; Conan O’Brien, 60; Jane Leeves, 62. Happy Birthday: Patience will be necessary if you want to finish things this year. There will be no shortage of good ideas, insight and creative thinking, but emotional angst will take over if you can’t settle into […]
Posted inDear Abby
Drunk uncle pushes family to the limit of tolerance
DEAR ABBY: My “Uncle Fred” is rude and obnoxious whenever we’re in his presence. He talks down to not only me, but everyone around him. Holidays are unbearable as he creates constant tension, leaving all guests less than enthused. He also drinks too much at parties, which leads to obscenities and poor decision-making. It would […]
Posted in175th anniversary
Looking Back on April 18: ‘Livermore Falls Group victimized in New York as thieves ransack bus’
Read more about April 18, 1953, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 A vote of thanks was extended to Miss Frances Garcelon for her gift to the Bird Club Library of four copies of the Maine Naturalist, which with Bird Lore and other publications are in the care of Mrs. C. F. Wellman, […]
Posted inDr. Roach
Nurse claims wound must heal from the inside over the months
DEAR DR. ROACH: Whenever I got a wound while I was young, my mother would take me to the hospital to get stitches. I am now 94. I went to get a wound seen, and the nurse said that it needed to heal from the inside. They treated it with gauze, wrapping and then a […]
Posted inSun Spots
Danville Junction Grange holding open house to tour hall, hear history
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Danville Junction Grange at 15 Grange St. in Auburn is holding an Open House on Saturday, April 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. We are inviting the public to come learn what a Grange is, both physically and socially. Perhaps you have wondered what that big white building is, how it […]
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Gaslight Theater’s 2023 Season of Laughter continues with ‘Black Comedy’
Gaslight Theater’s “2023 Season of Laughter” continues in April and May with Peter Shaffer’s “Black Comedy,” directed by Lucille Rioux. The show will be produced at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium at 1 Winthrop St. in Hallowell over two weekends, including Sunday matinees, April 28, 29 and 30 and May 5, 6 and 7. Friday and […]
Posted inDear Abby
Recovering addict seen smoking weed on camera
DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I have been together for six years. We are in our late 40s. He’s a recovering alcoholic and former drug user from his late teens into his early 20s. He hasn’t touched drugs for 21 years. He often talked to people about his recovery, and I was beyond proud of […]