The nonprofit, which helped jump-start the city’s arts scene in 2010, is planning to use savings from overhead costs on additional programming. Artists, however, lament the loss of studio space.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Deep Water: ‘Piano,’ by Mike Bove
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Bedside Table: ‘To The Uttermost Ends of the Earth’ by Phil Keith with Tom Clavin
Book recommendations from readers.
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Jonathan Lethem’s love-hate relationship with Brooklyn
In “Brooklyn Crime Novel,” he blends fictional narrative and historical essay into a metanarrative that has crime as its main character.
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Visitors tour New Mexico atomic site in likely record attendance fueled by ‘Oppenheimer’ fanfare
Thousands of visitors were expected at the Trinity Site, a designated National Historic Landmark that’s usually closed to the public.
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Carla Bley, restless composer and jazz pianist, dies at 87
Her compositions included the wistful standard ‘Ida Lupino’ and the jazz opera ‘Escalator Over the Hill,’ a triple album recorded with dozens of musicians.
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What’s that bar band playing ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’? Oh, it’s the Rolling Stones!
The Rolling Stones celebrated the release of their first collection of new original songs in 18 years with a club gig in Manhattan before a few hundred invited guests.
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ an admirable yet vexingly uneven film
The four most dreaded words for a film critic are, “What did you think?” And never have they been more problematic than when it comes to “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Martin Scorsese’s eagerly anticipated adaptation of David Grann’s 2017 book of the same name. In that gripping, magisterial account, Grann chronicled in sickening detail […]
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Burt Young, Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie in ‘Rocky’ films, dies at 83
Young had roles in acclaimed films and television shows including ‘Chinatown,’ ‘Once Upon a Time in America’ and ‘The Sopranos.’
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Hollywood’s actors strike is nearing its 100th day. Why hasn’t a deal been reached, and what’s next?
Film and TV actors are still on strike in what has become the longest walk-off in their history.