Amid the Christmas movies that overindulge in the manufactured magic of the season, there’s one that gets the sentiment (though not much else) right.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Live Music Lineup: Vigorous Tenderness, Low Lily, Broken Men, and Gina Alibrio & The Red Eye Flight Crew
Experience the winter solstice outside at the Vigorous Tenderness performance in Gorham.
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Face the Music: Hear the holiday tunes Maine musicians released this season
Listen to new music from An Overnight Low, Neon Gypsy and Jennifer Porter, and past recordings from other local artists on our all-Maine holiday playlist.
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Got Tix: Where to find concert tickets to upcoming shows
Tickets are on sale now for Grammy Award-winning guitar virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela at the State Theatre in May.
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Air Jordans made for filmmaker Spike Lee up for auction after being donated to Oregon shelter
The shoes were anonymously dropped in the donation chute at the Portland Rescue Mission in the spring.
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A history of books in wartime – and of unexpected book-burners
Accounts from Andrew Pettegree’s ‘The Book at War’ will make you wonder what role books are playing in current conflicts.
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Society Notebook: Victoria Mansion brings back holiday gala
The event hadn’t been held since before the pandemic.
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From maple syrup to ‘The Maine Christmas Song,’ children’s book publisher encapsulates the state
Stephanie Mulligan’s McSea Books has published nearly two dozen titles since 2019, including ones on iconic Maine subjects.
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Through nature and landscape, Portland art shows explore existential questions
See ‘Seeking Light’ at University of New England through Jan. 21 and ‘Long Dreams’ at Moss Galleries through Feb. 2.
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Deep Water: ‘Navigating New Waters,’ by Ellen Goldsmith
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.