PORTLAND – Picture a metallic cube, packed with hidden spaces.Imagine dancers, acrobats, gymnasts and actors turning that cube into a pyramid, then three pyramids, then a wall, three walls, a bridge and a labyrinth.All the while these dancers, acrobats, gymnasts and actors leap from peak to peak, rolling down the sides and twirling and flying […]

According to most historians, the first comedy bit took place in 3,000 B.C. when a caveman bopped his roommate on the head with a club, sending his startled victim into the flames of a nearby fire. That classic clip isn’t included in PBS’ “Make ‘Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America,” a three-night documentary that […]

BATH – The horn-fueled, jumping, swinging, award-winning band Roomful of Blues will perform Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center.Since 1967, the group’s deeply rooted blend of swing, rock ‘n’ roll, jump, blues and soul has earned it five Grammy Award nominations and a slew of other accolades, including seven Blues Music Awards […]

The first active step in the construction of the new Portland, Gray and Lewiston railroad was taken Thursday noon when the papers were filed with city clerk Cummings asking for a hearing for a suitable right of way across the city property. There will be only one place in Portland where such right of way […]

PORTLAND – Critically acclaimed guest conductor Christian Knapp will lead the Portland Symphony Orchestra in the first Sunday Classical concert of the new year on Jan. 25 at Merrill Auditorium. “The All-Mozart Matinee” celebrates the most popular classical composer of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, two days before his 253rd birthday.The program opens with the […]

BRIDGTON – Gallery 302 will bring a splash of color to winter Saturday, Jan. 24, with a talk and slide show on the Impressionists given by Claire Knox, docent from the Portland Museum of Art.Knox will show slides from the recent Impressionist show at the museum and share her wealth of knowledge about these ground-breaking […]

“The Billion Dollar Game” (Doubleday, 264 pages, $24.95), by Allen St. JohnRemember the Giants’ go-ahead drive in the final minutes of the Super Bowl last year? Remember Eli Manning spinning free of a certain sack to heave a pass to David Tyree, who improbably clamped the ball to his helmet?Well, the buildup to that Super […]

AUBURN – Bob Niles, a 20-year Boston comedy veteran, will headline at the Laughing Matters Comedy Club at Fireside Inn & Suites in Auburn Saturday, Jan. 17.The Fireside Inn comedy shows, which began as monthly installments, have been so popular that promoter Travis Wallace decided to make them a weekly event during the winter.“We took […]

Auburn and Lewiston bowlers have a number of important out-of-the-city games planned for the remainder of season. Possibly several will be bowled for the State championship, an honor which has been held by Lewiston for four or five years.Lisbon Falls will bowl at the L.&A. alleys Thursday night, and the locals hope to get revenge […]

Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 20, a new series called “Invention Mysteries” – revealing little-known secrets behind well-known inventions – will run on this page. From then on, an illustrated story will run each week on Mondays.Teachers may now sign up their classes for this free, educational and entertaining program. Call 689-2864.