2008 Woodie Awards
Style and Culture Articles
Ofelia's in downtown Bangor offers second-hand style and first-rate culture
If Ofelia's were a person, it would be a freewheeling firecracker doing cartwheels at midnight during a blizzard. In other words, Ofelia's is something you have probably never seen before, and once you have seen it, you want to know everything that you can about this phenomenon.…
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Guess what? Bangor has a music scene.
In case you've been gone for a while, here's an update: Bangor got a music scene.
It started at the tail end of the last semester when a local thrift store, Ofelia's, opened up a new location in the heart of the downtown area, a three-story building with an art gallery and performance space.…
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Movie Review: Crowe and Bale Revive Western in 3:10 to Yuma
The Western film has been virtually non-existent in the last 5 years. With the exception of "Open Range," in 2003, and HBO's series "Deadwood," the genre has moved into extinction in movie goers' minds, as many Westerns nowadays focus on shootouts and blood and leave out the humanistic themes that the genre is built around.…
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Acts from Nashville and Orono showcased in first two Java Jives
Java Jive opened up their inaugural concert of the semester on the first day of classes. This show was not of UMaine students, but rather of an ex-reality television star. No, it wasn't Flavor Flav. It was Meg Allison of "Nashville Star."
For most of us, "Nashville Star" is an unfamiliar show on the USA network.…
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Jewish begin celebration of New Year with Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday, Sept. 13, at sundown, marks the first of the two highest holy days in the Jewish faith. Looking at any half-decent calendar, one will notice that this holiday is Rosh Hashanah.
While the literal translation is "head of the year," it is more commonly known as the Jewish New Year.…
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