2012
DaPonte gives free Christmas concert
NEWCASTLE — DaPonte String Quartet will present its annual Christmas gift to the Mid-coast with its free Christmas concert on Sunday, Dec. 16., at Second Congregational Church, River Road, at 3 p.m. They will be joined by soprano Mary Sullivan, singing Bach arias from “The Magnificat.” The Quartet will play Corelli’s “Christmas Concerto” and bring […]
Nutcracker hits the burlesque bar
PORTLAND — Voted “Best (Hopefully) Annual Event” by the Portland Phoenix in 2010, Vivid Motion Inc., celebrates their 10th holiday production of “Nutcracker Burlesque,” now a Portland tradition. The tantalizing twist on the classic tale begins tonight at 8 p.m. and runs through Friday, Dec. 21, at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. This […]
‘Lincoln,’ ’Les Mis,’ ’Playbook’ lead SAG awards
LOS ANGELES The Civil War saga “Lincoln,” the musical “Les Miserables” and the comic drama “Silver Linings Playbook” boosted their Academy Awards prospects Wednesday with four nominations apiece for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. All three films were nominated for overall performance by their casts. Also nominated for best ensemble cast were the Iran hostage-crisis […]
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for seven years. Since our wedding, he has had increasing health problems. He recently told me that he planned his funeral three months ago, without saying a word to me. I am very concerned that he seems more focused on death than on life. Am I […]
CALENDAR
Fri/14 BLOOD DRIVE AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCross- Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS. MISCELLANEOUS HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR, 1-5 p.m.,Chewonki Center for Environmental Education, 485 Chewonki Neck Road; local crafts including jewelry, wooden gifts, wildlife art, handmade soaps, ornaments, sweets; Kelsie Tardiff 882-7323. LEGO LEAGUE, 4-4:45 p.m., Patten Free Library, […]