Portland Ovations hit the right note in moving its annual fundraiser called POP (Portland Ovations Presents) to a larger venue and a new season. The 300-person event Dec. 12 at Ocean Gateway sold out nearly 10 days in advance. Inspired by its name, the evening featured “pop-up” performances and culinary delights celebrating creativity, community and […]
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inHealth, Life & Culture, Maine
Here’s what you need to know about bird flu
There have been no human cases reported yet in Maine, and 66 cases across the U.S., according to the CDC.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Dalliance leads to erotic obsession in Susan Minot’s unflinching new novel
‘Don’t Be a Stranger,’ set in Manhattan, finds a middle-aged single mother besotted with a significantly younger man.
Posted inCommunity, Life & Culture, News
Burning Christmas trees light up Old Orchard Beach for New Year’s
As the trees burned, those gathered balanced anxieties over the future with dreams of a bright new year: sharing goals of growth, health and better relationships in 2025.
Posted inHealth, Maine
U.S. to expand autism research under new law co-sponsored by Maine Sen. Susan Collins
The $2 billion law will fund autism research and programs over the next 5 years.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Linda Lavin, Maine-raised actor who starred in the sitcom ‘Alice,’ dies at 87
The Tony Award-winning stage actor, who became a working class icon as a waitress on the TV sitcom ‘Alice,’ has died at age 87.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Listen to ‘The Tater Report’ to be safe on the ice
Keith Forest is one of the city employees who maintains the city’s sledding hills and skating ponds in the winter.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Maine music highlights this year include Diana Ross, Bikini Kill and Julia Gagnon
Mainer Amy Allen also left her mark with a debut solo album and hit songs written for Sabrina Carpenter.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Thievery Corporation in Portland March 4, Tracy Morgan in Bangor April 11
Morgan will be appearing at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
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Music biopics don’t have to be real to really sing
Here’s a list of movie biopics of musicians who aren’t real — but whose stories sometimes make for a much more entertaining watch than the real thing.