Deconstruction of the former Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine at 142 Free St. will likely start next week.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Are we ready to admit yet that Andrew Wyeth was great?
The iconic American artist’s connection to Kuerner Farm, the subject of a traveling show in North Carolina, was haunted by death.
A Maine art critic takes stock of his environment
Meet our new art critic, Jon Calame, who will be writing about art, architecture and design in public spaces.
Actor David Walton is podcasting his journey from ‘New Girl’ to Maine comedy clubs
In ‘Starting Standup in Maine,’ Walton chronicles his efforts to learn the art of stand-up, trying to make his midlife crisis funny.
Society Notebook: Teens to Trails boogies with bow ties and Bean boots
Nonprofit Teens to Trails’ 10th Bow Ties and Bean Boots fundraiser April 3 at L.L.Bean headquarters in Freeport will be remembered as the one with the line dancing: the “Bean” Boot Scootin’ Boogie accompanied by cover band Lily in the Weeds. The 220 guests also enjoyed charcuterie and oysters, local beverages, boot decorating, a gear […]
Deep Water: ‘Apology to the Flock,’ by Jeanne Julian
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
A new guide for aspiring memoirists asks who has the right to tell a family story
Elissa Altman’s ‘Permission’ combines Altman’s personal history with her shrewd perspective on the form’s pitfalls and rewards.
The Oscars are adding a new category: Stunt design
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Thursday that the new award will honor the best in stunt design.
Bestsellers: ‘Wild Dark Shore,’ ‘Raising Hare’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
The first transgender woman to compete in Miss Maine is a farmer who loves to dance
Isabelle St. Cyr wants to use her platform to challenge stereotypes about trans people.