MONMOUTH – Monmouth Community Players will present “Wit,” a moving show about life seen through the eyes of a woman staring her own mortality in the face.Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize, this play written by Margaret Edson is a piece known to make audiences laugh, sometimes cry and certainly appreciate life.A special welcome is […]

NEW YORK (AP) – First lady Laura Bush, among the most reserved and enigmatic public figures of recent times, will, at last, tell her story. How much she will disclose remains a mystery. Bush has agreed to write a memoir with one of the world’s oldest publishing houses, Scribner, the house of Ernest Hemingway, F. […]

Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback1. “Twilight,” by Stephenie Meyer (F-P)2. “The Tales of Beedle the Bard,” by J.K. Rowling (F-H)3. “New Moon,” by Stephenie Meyer (F-P)4. “Eclipse,” by Stephenie Meyer(F-H)5. “Breaking Dawn,” by Stephenie Meyer (F-H)6. “The Shack,” by William P. Young (F-P)7. “Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog,” by […]

NEW YORK – You’re standing in line at a deli behind two day laborers fumbling with cash and struggling with English, when the clerk begins spewing hatred. Go back to your country, he says, or go eat at Taco Bell.What would you do?Stand in uncomfortable silence, hoping simply to leave as quickly as possible? Tell […]

Mary Murphy, a versatile multi-instrumentalist and soulful vocalist in English, French and at times other languages, will perform Friday, Jan. 9, at Holly’s Own Deli & Restaurant, 84 Court St. Auburn. The jazz and pianist crosses music genres, from blues to country, and is a seasoned Maine musician, composer, indie recording artist and performer. She […]

PORTLAND – On Saturday, Jan. 17, the Port City Music Hall will open its doors at 504 Congress St., offering a schedule of nationally touring bands of all genres as well as local bands.“The thriving music scene in Portland is a strong foundation for a mid-size venue like Port City Music Hall,” said owner Rob […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Batman blockbuster “The Dark Knight,” slighted in earlier Hollywood honors, was among best-picture nominees Monday for the Producers Guild of America Awards. Other best-picture nominees were Brad Pitt’s romantic fantasy “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Ron Howard’s Richard Nixon saga “Frost/Nixon,” Sean Penn’s Harvey Milk film biography “Milk” and […]

TURNER – The theater I class at Leavitt Area High School will perform “I Hate the Mall” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, in the school’s auditorium. Written by Brian Flynn, the play is a comedy revue depicting occurrences common to shopping malls all across the country. The title is a play on words – […]

Ever wonder what the department of Homeland Security really does? Well, ABC is about to inform us with its new reality show, “Homeland Security USA,” premiering this week at 8 p.m. and airing for 13 weeks on Tuesdays.The troops snoop into passports, adoptions, drug transport, terrorism and contraband of all kinds – including that forbidden […]

FARMINGTON – Her fiddling is uplifting and lively.Her singing is gentle and evocative.Both in concert and in the studio, she is regularly accompanied by some of the country’s best musicians. Recently, she has been closely studying the roots of the Downeast traditional music that she first heard as a young girl.Fiddler and folk singer Lissa […]