Here are highlights of things to do in the area in the next week.
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
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Holiday decorating is a small business in Maine with big potential
Not just a service for the wealthy, home decorators can reduce stress, enhance your holiday look.
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7 Maine events this week include ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ and Vigorous Tenderness
Also, Pink Talking Fish performs at the State Theatre.
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Dar Williams travels to Maine on the ‘Hummingbird Highway’
The singer-songwriter plays in Brownfield on Dec. 27.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, Things to Do
These Maine homes get lit for the holidays
There are over-the-top home displays this year in Cumberland, South Portland, Gray, Limington, Monmouth, Waterville and Winslow, among other places.
Posted inSun Spots
Searching for merriment candies | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: When I was a child, my mother always had a box of elegant pastel candies in the top buffet drawer in the dining room at Christmastime. These candies were flat, round, and ridges of three lines across the top. They were so delicious and such a treat. They were white, green, pink, […]
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News, Outdoors, Things to Do
See the 7 towns National Geographic recommends in Maine
Hint: Portland isn’t on the list.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
These Mainers’ Christmas traditions aren’t exactly traditional
Doughnuts for dinner in Springvale, prank calls in Alna or leaving a gingerbread house in a cemetery in Bridgton are among the ways some families celebrate the holiday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Community, Life & Culture, Maine, News, Puzzles & Games
Mystery Photo for Dec. 14, 2025
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $25 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.
Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Maine
Why are Mainers so obsessed with their TV meteorologists? | Column
The reaction to Keith Carson’s recent departure from News Center Maine speaks volumes about viewers’ attachment.