2018
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: I grew up watching my mom being abused by her husband. It was terrible. Unfortunately, he eventually murdered her. She was only 36. I was 16 at the time, and although it has taken almost 30 years, I have finally found peace. My message is to people who are currently experiencing abuse. No […]
Bath artist offering painting workshop
BATH Starting Jan. 9, an eight-week painting workshop will take place at the gallery of Sarah Greenier. The Bath artist will be teaching the workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, at her 428 Middle St. gallery. The sessions are open to people with varying levels of experience. She will start each class with a […]
Midcoast Youth Theater staging Willy Wonka
BRUNSWICK Nearly 80 cast members — ranging in age from 4 to 70 — will help bring Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka to life as part of an upcoming Midcoast Youth Theater production. There will be four shows in Crooker Theater at Brunswick High School, spanning Friday, Jan. 12, to Sunday, Jan. 14. Show times are […]
Polka, Ponzi and prison: Jack Black stars in new biopic
Jan Lewandowski built a “polka empire” from his base in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, only to watch it crumble after his arrest on fraud charges. Lewandowski’s rise and fall is played for laughs in “The Polka King,” starring Jack Black as the flamboyant Polish emigre who attracted legions of polka fans — and fleeced some of them […]
Abstract art on display in UU church gallery
BRUNSWICK Alice de Mauriac’s solo show, “Destinations and Detours,” is energizing the walls of the Fellowship Gallery at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Brunswick. The evocative, abstract paintings fill the contemporary space with subtle harmonies and glowing color. Thoughtfully organized interactions between minimal and maximal paintings, these works convey a sense of reflective calm as […]