Art Walk L/A! is planned for 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 24, in downtown Lewiston. There will be experiences in more than a dozen locations, including a meet-the-artists event and performance by Chicks With Sticks at 5 p.m in Dufresne Plaza. A Music in the Park summer concert will be held from 7 to […]
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
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Emily of E. Claire shares two popular recipes
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am replying to Diane from the May 3 Sun Spots and hope that she sees this. My name is Emily and my mom, Denise, and I owned E. Claire and Pastries. We were really honored that you enjoyed our meat pies enough to write in and ask for the recipe. We […]
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Bar Harbor Music Festival returns for 56th season
Founded in 1967 by Violinist and Conductor Francis Fortier, The Bar Harbor Music Festival celebrates its 56th season with performances from June 26 through July 24. Performances in Bar Harbor are solo recitals, chamber music, “Pops,” “New Composers,” opera, jazz, two string orchestra concerts, and a “New Composer” Forum; as well as six free Young […]
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Talk to cover ‘The Painter from Maine: Marsden Hartley in Lovell and across the State’
Author and USM professor Donna Cassidy will deliver an in-person talk about renowned Maine artist Marsden Hartley at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22, at The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell. Professor Cassidy will speak immediately following the library’s Annual Meeting, which will take place in the King Community Room beginning at 6:30 p.m. […]
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Arts experiences in more than a dozen locations hosted by Art Walk L/A
Head downtown for Art Walk L/A from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, June 24, to enjoy live, in-person arts experiences in more than a dozen locations, including a Meet-the-Artists event and performance by Chicks With Sticks at 5 p.m in Dufresne Plaza (Rain location: Callahan Hall, Lewiston Public Library located at 200 Lisbon St., Lewiston). And […]
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‘Homecoming: An Odyssey’ to be presented by Mad Horse Theatre Company
What does home mean to you? This summer, audiences will reflect upon that question when Mad Horse Theatre Company closes their 36th season with the premiere of “Homecoming: An Odyssey,” an immersive, installation production. There will be six performances over the course of four days: at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, June 23 and […]
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‘Be Here Now’ opens at The Public Theatre
A pessimistic professor of nihilism develops a medical condition with a side effect that turns her into a happy, hopeful, believer in love. But what if curing her condition will return her to misery? This wise and quirky comedy asks: Is happiness a choice or a pre-existing condition? “Be Here Now,” by Deborah Zoe Laufer, […]
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Lakewood Theater to stage ‘Critics Choice’ June 23
“Critic’s Choice” is set for June 23 through July 2 at Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Road in Madison. The production will be staged at 8 p.m. June 23-25; 4 p.m. June 26; 2 and 7 p.m. June 29; and at 8 p.m. June 30 and July 1 and 2. Parker Ballantine is the most respected […]
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Looking Back on June 16
100 Years Ago: 1922 Miss Doris Spaulding and Master Byron Harradon of the Webster Grammar School have each received a five-dollar gold piece from Mrs. M.R. McCallum, president of the W.C.T.U. of Auburn. Sometime ago the W.C.T.U. gave notice that prizes would be awarded to those pupils who wrote the best composition on the injurious […]
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Jawbone death is a rare complication of osteoporosis meds
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am taking Fosamax for osteoporosis. One of the side effects is osteonecrosis of the jaw. Does this only happen if you have major dental work, such as pulling teeth or root canals, or can it happen with routine cleanings, fillings? — G.D. ANSWER: The word osteonecrosis literally means “bone death,” so […]