Also, the Maine State Music Theatre annual yard sale is this weekend.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture
After kicking cancer, Eliza Ruth Watson returns to the stage as Mama Cass
The singer stars in ‘The Best Part of My Life: The ‘Mama’ Cass Elliot Story’ at Footlights Theatre.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Community, Life & Culture, News, Sports
Harrison native wins Emmy: ‘This doesn’t feel like a job’
Mitchell Lisowski won his first Emmy Award in February for a college football film featuring a 2024 Wake Forest vs. UConn game.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture, Maine
9 fun things to do at a Portland Sea Dogs game
Besides watching the games, fans can see fireworks, collect bobbleheads, sing and dance, climb on a fire engine or dress like Batman.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture
Vintage photos show the history of Becky’s Diner in Portland
The Commercial Street restaurant opened in 1991.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Food, Leslie Bridgers, News
Squeeze in these seasonal activities before the tourists get here | Column
In the month before Memorial Day, many of Maine’s summer destinations are ready and waiting.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Community, Life & Culture, News
Making to the music at Portland ‘craft rave’
Two friends hosted an afternoon of creativity, socializing and a DJ’s beats on Sunday afternoon, and hope to throw more similar events.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
InterMed will no longer accept Martin’s Point Medicare Advantage insurance, starting in 2027
About 4,500 InterMed patients will be affected, according to the healthcare provider.
Posted inHealth, News
Maine delays some Medicaid payments due to budget shortfall
There will be no disruption in Medicaid services, hospital officials said.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News, Religion and Values
Southern Maine pastor detained by ICE, leaving a hole in his church community
Rufino Beca, 59, was apprehended on St. John Street in Portland on Monday while helping another member of his congregation already in the custody of federal immigration authorities.