DEAR ABBY: I’m a 13- year-old girl and I had a big argument with my mom. It’s about her drinking. I have tried to get her to stop because most of the money she makes goes straight to her alcohol, but instead of talking it out, she starts yelling. She says it’s her life and […]
2013
Georgetown Working League raffling quilt
GEORGETOWN — Each year, the Georgetown Working League, a volunteer group from Georgetown, holds a delightful, old fashioned fair filled with hand made gifts and food, white elephants, art, crafts and music. All proceeds go to the town and to scholarships for college bound Georgetown students. As part of the league’s fund raising efforts, a […]
TAM to stage ‘Taming of the Shrew’
MONMOUTH — William Shakespeare’s epic battle of the sexes, “The Taming of the Shrew,” opens at Theater at Monmouth today, July 12, at 7:30 p.m. In Shrew, Shakespeare explores the institution of marriage, the rifts between men and women, and the rough and tumble journey toward enduring love. The play bursts with disguise, deception and […]
‘The Hindenburg’ film viewing at Skidompha
DAMARISCOTTA — Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main St., will host a screening of “The Hindenburg” on Monday, July 15, at 6:30 p.m. The 1975 film, starring George C. Scott and Anne Bancroft, is based on the disaster of the German airship. A $5 donation is suggested. For more information, call the library at 563-5513 or […]
Frances Perkins Homestead tours set
NEWCASTLE — The family homestead of U.S. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins will be open to visitors on Sunday, July 14, at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Tickets cost $15 for general entry and $12 for AARP members. Tickets may be purchased at http://bpt.me/370152, or 563- 3374. Additional tours will be held Aug. 11 and Sept. […]
Annual ‘Salad Days’ fundraiser for Watershed Ceramics
NEWCASTLE — The 19th annual Salad Days fundraiser will take place at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts Saturday, July 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those attending Salad Days can select one of 500 individually crafted, unique salad plates by artist Tess Stilwell to fill to the brim with a bountiful, healthy lunch. […]
‘Chats with Champions’ features Greenlaw
DAMARISCOTTA — Swordfisherman and bestselling author Linda Greenlaw will be the featured guest Monday, July 15, during “Chats with Champions” at The Lincoln Theater. The chat begins at 7 p.m. Linda Greenlaw survived the perfect storm and lived to tell the tale, but when faced with the prospect of raising a deeply troubled teenager at […]
Theater Project camp to perform ‘Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing’
BRUNSWICK — Summer at The Theater Project means theater camps for kids, and the first Young People’s Theater Camp production of the summer is “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing,” onstage July 19 to 21. Based on the perennial favorite by Judy Blume and adapted for the stage by Bruce Mason, “Tales of a Fourth […]