Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to [email protected] and received no later than Monday. Tonight Film: Searching for Sugar Man, 6 and 8 p.m., Frontier, Brunswick Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus […]
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Face time: Julia Harper, India bound
In less than two days, Julia Harper will be on her way to India to volunteer her time and energy to help with organic farming in the region. She’s never been to India. She doesn’t speak the language. She doesn’t even have a garden. But the former Dempsey Challenge coordinator is following her heart — […]
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‘Transformational!’ — Yes, roasting your own coffee has that kind of effect
Mmm, coffee. If you asked me, I’d say this particular brew has great character, with notes of pie crust, apple, lemongrass, creamy nut tones, ripe orange, marzipan and bittersweet chocolate. You know. Off the top of my head. Forgive me. I roasted my own beans and I’m feeling epicurean. This is coffee from scratch. The […]
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Nightlife Calendar for the Week of November 4
Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to [email protected] and received no later than Monday. Tonight Ballet: Swan Lake, 7 p.m., Frontier, Brunswick Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Singles and Couples […]
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Facetime: Jim ‘The Blur’ Myrick
Jim Myrick has become a personal hero of mine. It’s not all the trophies scattered across his showroom at Maine Cycle in Auburn. No, what impresses me most is that no matter what situation I get into on my dual sport motorcycle, Myrick has seen it before. Bike stuck in a tree? Been there. Sunk […]
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Before you go . . . Sky dive. Finish camp repairs. Two-step. Nude beaching. Time’s precious: Readers check off their bucket lists
Cassie Gauthier (not related) is going to backpack across a glacier. Soon. “I’m working on going somewhere cold right now, probably the end of next year,” said Cassie Gauthier, 26, of Auburn. Think Alaska or Greenland. All three events top their bucket lists, things to do before the personal credits roll. Around in concept since […]
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Eats: ‘Alive in Lewiston’ brings community together over — what else? — great food
Recently, on a cool October evening, with the harvest moon just a few short weeks past, the St. Mary’s Nutrition Center opened its generous Bates Street doors for the sixth annual “Alive in Lewiston,” a celebration of local food, music and art. The concept for this celebration was born out of the Nutrition Center’s passion […]
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Sights Unseen: Taking care of business is No. 1 goal at the Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control facility
There is no recession in the waste business. The Twin Cities’ treatment facility is buzzing with activity, and for good reason. “We take in raw sewage and return 11 millions gallons of clean water per day into the Androscoggin River. The water . . . is cleaner than the water flowing in the river,” says […]