An exhibit that encompasses an ecological record of Monhegan Island is on view now at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art and will travel this summer to the Monhegan Museum of Art and History.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Society Notebook: Jewish and Irish heritage organizations co-host a kosher corned beef dinner
Two Portland cultural institutions — the Maine Jewish Museum and Maine Irish Heritage Center — celebrated their shared immigrant roots Sunday with a sold-out Shalom & Shamrocks kosher corned beef dinner and Jewish deli buffet. “Our mission is to foster appreciation and understanding of people of all backgrounds, and that is exactly what we’re doing […]
advertisement
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Deep Water: ‘Three-Point Shooter,’ by Jefferson Navicky
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine
Waterville’s Northern Light Inland Hospital to close in June
The hospital had diminished its outpatient and maternal care services in recent months.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Leslie Bridgers, Maine
Think Maine therapists and Realtors are all raking it in? Not exactly
Even the industries that have seen increased demand since the pandemic have faced their own sets of challenges.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Five years after Maine’s first case, where does COVID-19 now stand?
One health care expert is concerned that lessons learned during the pandemic — the importance of transparency, trust in government and communication between officials, health care systems and citizens — are being forgotten.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics
Sen. King demands answers about latest round of Veterans Affairs cuts
A plan to cut hundreds of contracted workers may include a key ‘radiation safety officer’ position and other jobs at the Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Guitarist Tim Reynolds’ trio TR3 plays at Bayside Bowl on Saturday
Local rock act Seepeoples opens the show.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Get ready for Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ in May, ‘Sweeney Todd’ in July
You can also catch the Drumming Up Wishes concert in Lyman on May 4.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
PMA Films celebrates the legacies of David Lynch, Gene Hackman
It’s a cliché to note the passing of a celebrity with a social media post reading, “Oh, scr*w you, 2025.” But I get it. Especially with the recent deaths of film giants Gene Hackman and David Lynch, two completely different movie world figures whose passing hit me with a rapid, one-two sock right to my […]