Although a video spoofing the popular Dos Equis ads features several clever takes on the ultimate Mainer, there are shortcomings.
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Maine’s Patrick Dempsey takes on the role of a killer in new Fox series
In ‘Memory of a Killer,’ the actor known as McDreamy on the long-running ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ is an assassin for hire leading a double life and battling dementia. The series premiered Jan. 25.
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Off-Broadway shows in Lewiston, theremins, silent films in Farmington, and more | Get out!
Here are highlights of things to do in the area in the next week.
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5 Maine events this week include ‘Macbeth,’ Camden Winterfest
Catch the Maine premiere of Off-Broadway hit ‘Still’ in Lewiston.
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There’s a lot more winter fun at Maine ski areas than just skiing. Here’s a few.
If skiing is not your thing, many places around the state offer tubing, sledding, skating and fat tire biking for winter fun.
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Charlie Hewitt’s art, and doodles, are going on display in Lewiston
The ‘Hopeful’ sign artist and Lewiston native will open an exhibit at the Maine MILL museum Jan. 30.
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Where did that island in Lake Auburn go?
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m turning to you with a question that I’ve had for months now. When driving through Auburn on Route 4, as we near Lake Auburn, I used to always see a small island covered with trees not too far out from Lake Shore Drive. In 2025, I could no longer see this […]
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Mainer gets Oscar nomination for ‘Avatar’s’ visual effects
Eric Saindon, who grew up in Gorham, was nominated for his work on ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash.’ A documentary film, ‘Come See Me In the Good Light,’ about Maine-born poet Andrea Gibson, was also nominated.
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Trinity Jubilee Center moving to new Lewiston site | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: After many years of planning and hard work, Trinity Jubilee Center’s new home at 123 Bates St. is complete. Now comes the stressful part: moving! Please bear with us for the rest of January as we start moving supplies and programs. Here’s the schedule at our current building at 53 Spruce St. […]
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Maine actor makes her TV debut in current season of HBO Max’s ‘The Pitt’
Elysia Roorbach, a graduate of Mt. Blue High School in Farmington, plays an emergency room patient. She’ll next appear on the show Jan. 29.