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The retro appeal of square dancing
FORT WORTH — This is a dance party, but there’s no booze or strobe lights, and the DJ is actually playing 45s from an old portable record player. It’s 4 p.m. on a Sunday at the Swingtime Center in Fort Worth, Texas, and dozens of couples have gathered at the front. But first, the crowd […]
Eats: The sweetest part of the tree
SABATTUS — Ed Jillson’s interest in farming somehow got started when he was 5 years old. His wish list at the time was short. “All I wanted,” he says, “was a farm set.” After pestering his mother, he was allowed to tag along on the local milk route that same year, and by the age […]
Boomers rewriting the book on aging
My generation, the baby boomers, reinvented jeans, sex and parenting, so it is no surprise that as we age, we are putting a new spin that, too. This was never going to go smoothly. Aging, I mean. Boomers are so reluctant to acknowledge, much less adapt to, even the tiniest erosions of time that we […]
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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 Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight, Schemengee’s Bar and Grille, Lewiston […]
Go back in time with Bob: beautiful music, no ads, down-to-earth advice
BATH – On a recent afternoon, underneath an orange-and-white radio tower, “the memory station” lived up to its name. In a span of 13 minutes it played “May You Always” by the Maguire Sisters, “Only In America” by Jay and the Americans, “Fascination” by Jane Morgan, “I’ll Keep On Loving You” by Willie Nelson and […]
Face Time: Emily & Alex — Love, on a mission
They met in his native Ecuador about six years ago. He was a local. She was a Mechanic Falls teen on a mission trip with the East Auburn Baptist Church. Emily Goss learned Spanish to keep in touch with her new friends and came back every year. In 2008, she remembers her youth pastor host […]
Sights Unseen: Jack’s tip-ups make for tiptop business
What started as a hobby in Tim “Jack” Jackson’s cellar has grown into a business with far-reaching customers. Jackson started making ice fishing traps, also known as tip-ups, in his Monmouth basement in 1979, with the help of his four children and his wife, Debbi. Jackson, who was raised in a “fishing family,” developed his […]
Night Life
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 Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight, Schemengee’s Bar and Grille, Lewiston […]