At Aperto Fine Art, Anne Neely’s work delivers beauty and foreboding alike, while David Wolfe’s prints at Moss Galleries offer inspired innovations.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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One of Us: Youth choral director creates bonds through love of music
Maria Belva directs the Horizon Voices youth choirs for children ranging from kindergarten to high school seniors.
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How Thomas Smallwood helped hundreds of enslaved people find freedom
Scott Shane’s ‘Flee North’ tells the gripping story of Thomas Smallwood, who was born into slavery and who Shane credits with coining the term ‘underground railroad.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bestsellers: ‘Lessons in Chemistry,’ ‘The Creative Act’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Hollywood strikes enter new phase as daytime shows like Drew Barrymore’s return despite pickets
As long as the hosts and guests don’t discuss or promote work covered by television, theatrical or streaming contracts, they’re not technically breaking the strike.
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Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Jackman separate after 27 years of marriage
The couple met in 1995 on the set of an Australian television show where both were actors.
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Colombian artist Fernando Botero, known for his inflated forms, dies
The renowned painter and sculptor died at age 91 of complications from pneumonia.
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Branagh’s Poirot returns in moody mystery ‘A Haunting in Venice’
Grief casts a heavy pall in “A Haunting in Venice,” Kenneth Branagh’s third installment of his Hercule Poirot series. As both a director and an actor, Branagh has sought to imbue the meticulously groomed Belgian detective – one of Agatha Christie’s most beloved creations – with psychological depth, even darkness. Since 2017’s “Murder on the […]
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After layoffs, Gannett is hiring Taylor Swift and Beyoncé journalists
The country’s largest newspaper chain is hiring people to exclusively cover Swift and Beyoncé and their massive cultural impact.
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This fall TV season, there’s no new ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ or ‘Law & Order.’ Here’s what’s coming instead
Hollywood loves a safe bet and several new shows debuting this fall feature some not-so-new characters or tie-ins to films and other series that have proved popular.