Memorial Day event roundup

The Southeastern Connecticut chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America march in the Norwich Area Veterans Council annual Memorial Day Parade in 2017. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Editor's note: This version corrects the times for Old Saybrook events. This Monday is the most parade-populated Monday of the year around these parts. And why shouldn't it be? It is Memorial Day, after all. It is the day that we honor people who died while serving in the...

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BITS AND TIPS

A&E Events
Jake St. John (Submitted)

St. John, Gore headline Thursday poetry reading in NL

A&E Events
Bill Maher (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Bill Maher returns to Foxwoods Saturday

A&E Events
“The Bikers” by Zhang Hongtu

Chinese landscape painting is seen through new lens by artists in Lyman Allyn show

A&E Events
A past Touch-A-Truck (Photo submitted)

Wheel estate: Touch-A-Truck is Saturday in Niantic

FOOD

Rainbow cake (Photo by Marisa Nadolny)

Good things come in small packages at NoRA Cupcake Company

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Shaved Rhubarb and Radish Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette (Photo by Stacy Zarin Goldberg for The Washington Post; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post)

Ease up on the sugar. It's time to start treating rhubarb like the vegetable it is.

RESTAURANT REVIEWS

COLUMNS

Steve Fagin

A smashing good time at the Essex River Race

Of all the things that can go awry during a chaotic boat race on a winding river with a narrow channel — running aground, flipping over or cramping up — I hadn’t foreseen one other misadventure last Saturday: slamming into a...

Dr. Jon Gaudio

Improving heart health

The Journal of the American College of Cardiology just published an entire edition, a “Special Focus Issue: Cardiovascular Health Promotion", publishing a plethora of studies that look at lifestyle changes to improve heart health.

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LIVE LUNCH BREAK

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BIG TICKET

Marc Anthony — Nov. 3 at Mohegan Sun Arena; tickets on sale at 10 a.m. today; $61-$161

Chris Tucker — Aug. 10 at Mohegan Sun Arena; tickets on sale at 10 a.m. today; $25-$45

Of Monsters and Men — Sept. 7 at Mohegan Sun Arena; tickets on sale now; $24.75-$44.75

Shawn Colvin — Aug. 13 at Katharine Hepburn Center; tickets on sale now; $68

Lorna Luft — Aug. 7 at Katharine Hepburn Center; tickets on sale now; $45

"Game of Thrones" Live Concert Experience — Sept. 11 at Xfinity Theatre, Hartford; tickets on sale now; $25-$99.50

 



Marc Anthony — Nov. 3 at Mohegan Sun Arena; tickets on sale at 10 a.m. today; $61-$161

Chris Tucker — Aug. 10 at Mohegan Sun Arena; tickets on sale at 10 a.m. today; $25-$45

Of Monsters and Men — Sept. 7 at Mohegan Sun Arena; tickets on sale now; $24.75-$44.75

Shawn Colvin — Aug. 13 at Katharine Hepburn Center; tickets on sale now; $68

Lorna Luft — Aug. 7 at Katharine Hepburn Center; tickets on sale now; $45

"Game of Thrones" Live Concert Experience — Sept. 11 at Xfinity Theatre, Hartford; tickets on sale now; $25-$99.50

 

DEAR ABBY

Church music director hides her drinking problem well

DEAR ABBY: The music director at our church — I'll call her Mildred — is an alcoholic. I realized it after I offered my home to her when she said she needed to escape from her alcoholic partner. Mildred is...

Man tells wife his travel plans on need to know basis

DEAR ABBY: I could use your advice on training my husband. He refuses to enter his work travel schedule on the household calendar. He snapped at me this week when he finally revealed that he was leaving Sunday. It took three more...

Man who flirts online brushes aside his girlfriend's concerns

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been a couple for three years. We live together and have an incredible relationship and an amazing sex life. A while ago, he was approached by a strange woman on social media. Through Hangouts...

Mom is put out by stepdad who tattles on her daughter

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for 12 years. I have a daughter from a previous relationship who is now 16. They have had their ups and downs. What irritates me to no end is, my husband tattles on my...

Serious girlfriend is surprised to learn man is still married

DEAR ABBY: I am currently dating someone, and although it hasn't been that long, so far everything has been great. We each have two children from previous relationships. We have discussed the topic of marriage, having a child of...

Guests glued to cellphones can wear out their welcome

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I live in a nice home in the desert Southwest with an in-ground pool and guesthouse. Our friends and relatives from back east have an open invitation to visit whenever they please. We enjoyed these...

Man's gender transition jolts couples' longtime friendship

DEAR ABBY: My longtime friend of 30 years, "Charlotte," lives across the country. I have just learned that her husband, "Harold," is transgender and is now transitioning to become "Helen." When they come, they always stay...

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