STUDIO CITY, Calif. – When you’re an actor, you never know where your next job is coming from. When you’re married to another actor, it’s double jeopardy. That’s the situation for Laura Leighton and her husband, Doug Savant.Sitting herself at a corner table in a busy bakery on a windy, rainy day, Leighton sighs, “Both […]

The fourth annual Deep-Freeze Bluegrass Concert will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Old Town Hall in Bridgton. Proceeds will benefit the Lakes Environmental Association in Bridgton and Maine lakes. Featured will be The Gelina Family, Breakin’ Strings, The Hemingway Brothers, Loose Cannons and Squash to Gourds. Performing, above, are Brian […]

AUBURN – “The Laramie Project” is an unusual piece of theater, and Community Little Theatre’s current production has mastered its many challenges.A talented ensemble of eight actors portrays a kaleidoscope of more than 70 characters. They are real people – scared, glib, quirky, confused – whose thoughts and feelings about a sensational hate murder were […]

BRUNSWICK – Rev. Peter Panagore, author of “Two Minutes for God: Quick Fixes for the Spirit,” will be at Borders Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. for a book-signing. An ordained minister for 20 years, he appears every morning on two NBC-TV affiliates in Maine for his two-minute Daily Devotions segments, and his stories are […]

PARIS – Patricia Probert Gott, whose life adventures have taken her to four continents, 10 countries and 47 states, will be at the Paris Public Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. She will speak about her writing experiences as well as finding a publisher and marketing her books.A retired businesswoman who […]

Acclaimed novelist Nahid Rachlin was born in Iran during the shah’s rule. In her frank, vivid memoir, “Persian Girls” (Tarcher Penguin, 288 pp., $14.95), she recounts her life there and her close relationship with her sister Pari.When still an infant, Rachlin was given to her aunt, Maryam, a devout Muslim and childless widow. For nine […]

LEWISTON – Multiplatinum country music star Trace Adkins, who has remained a chartbuster for more than 11 years, will take the stage Friday, Jan. 25, at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee.Adkins has become one of country music’s top headlining performers and has sold millions of records, won dozens of industry awards and became a member of […]

AUBURN – Two anti-violence shows will be staged at the First Universalist Church of Auburn. V-Day Auburn will produce “Vagina Monologues” Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1-2, and “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and a Prayer” Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9-10.Both shows begin at 7 p.m. and will benefit the church and Women of New […]

PARK CITY, Utah – So far, the buyer’s market at Sundance has proved to be as frigid as the temperatures here. There’s been some buzz here and there but no direct heat surrounding any one film.All that changed when a documentary called “American Teen” screened on Saturday. It was clear that the film had generated […]

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been going round and round about nursing homes. My father’s illness and memory loss have brought us face-to-face with the issue. This dilemma is not for those families who can afford to pay for someone to care for a patient in his or her own home. Nor does […]