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Let ‘The Sunshine Boys’ in
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BANGOR – Vaudeville is alive and well (well … sort of) on a local stage.
Ten Bucks Theatre Company is offering up their production of the Neil Simon comedy “The Sunshine Boys” at their theater space in the Bangor Mall. Directed by Ben Layman, the show runs through Oct. 20.
It’s a tale of a friendship gone sour, featuring a pair of stubborn men whose once-intimate connection is long in the past, courtesy of a number of slights both real and perceived. It’s about what a monumental task it can be to forgive (even if age has made it a little easier to forget). A love of show business can run deep, but deeper than a friendship?
Depends on the friend.
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Local stages come alive this October
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One of the quirks of the local cultural calendar is the fact that many of our area’s theatre companies open their fall shows in the month of October.
This year is no different, with five different groups – ranging from professional to community to academic – in the immediate vicinity bringing their latest projects to life on local stages.
And the choices are wide-ranging. For musicals, we’ve got a beloved classic at the beginning of the month and a cult favorite closing it out. There’s a Victorian melodrama that is very spooky and very timely. Plus, we’ve got not one, but two Neil Simon offerings.
Here’s a list of what’s coming, in chronological order. Any way you slice it, it’s a big month for local theatre. Go see something.
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The latest in pet furniture: pieces that fit a home’s décor
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No longer are furniture companies content to offer you staples like a sofa, easy chair and bed. Now they have those items for your pet, too, designed not to clash with the rest of your decor.
Pottery Barn, Crate and Barrel, Ikea, Casper mattresses and other popular furniture purveyors have lines for pets, often in styles that complement their human-size living room furniture.
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Stephen, Tabitha King plan changes to iconic Bangor home
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BANGOR - Stephen and Tabitha King are ready for the next chapter for their Victorian mansion that stands behind a wrought iron gate festooned with winged creatures and spiderwebs.
The authors want to transform the home where they raised their children into the location for Stephen King’s personal archives. A guest house they own next door would host writers in residence.
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The irresistible current of ‘The Water Dancer’
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Writing is hard. Writing WELL is even harder. There are some writers who devote their lives to honing their specific craft, to finding ways to excel in their chosen niche. Some write fiction, some write nonfiction. Some lean toward the literary, while others revel in genre. Some are reporters and journalists. Some write essays or memoirs or comic book arcs. A person who is able to do any one of those things well is worthy of celebration.
Ta-Nehisi Coates does ALL OF IT.
The National Book Award winner and Macarthur Genius Grant recipient has made his first foray into the realm of fiction (leaving aside his magnificent Marvel turns on Black Panther and Captain America books); his newest work is “The Water Dancer” (One World, $28), a heartbreakingly powerful work of historical fiction and magical realism. It’s a fictionalized exploration of one young man’s struggle with (and against) the peculiar institution that remains our country’s greatest shame.
It’s also a story about the magic of memory and the power of stories, a look at how our pasts can shape our futures and how words can change the world. It’s a tale of love lost and rediscovered, all under the looming shadow of slavery. Freedom – real freedom – comes with costs both expected and surprising, but there are many who are willing to pay all that and more.
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