The show at Grant Wahlquist Gallery, up through Aug. 19, features the works of four artists.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Bedside table: ‘Dante: A Life” by Alessandro Barbero
Book recommendations from readers.
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South Portland native writes about life before and after becoming ‘Bernie’s Mitten Maker’
Jen Ellis, who lives in Vermont, gained fame in 2021 when Bernie Sanders wore her mittens at the presidential inauguration. She’ll speak about her book, ‘Bernie’s Mitten Maker,’ on Wednesday at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Deep Water: ‘Inquiring Minds: Mothers Edition,’ by Sass Borodkin
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Best-Sellers: ‘The Lioness of Boston,’ ‘The Creative Act’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Two Maine authors turn their life stories into novels in verse
‘The Road to After’ and ‘The Name She Gave Me’ draw on the writers’ own circumstances, as they grew up in — and found their way out of — dysfunctional families.
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Brando Skyhorse’s satire imagines a wall around a ‘perfect’ life
In Brando Skyhorse’s sharp satire “My Name Is Iris,” a Mexican American woman is determined to fit in, but America doesn’t want her.
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New York City high school student charged with hate-motivated murder in killing of gay dancer
Police took the teenager into custody Friday in connection with the killing of the 28-year-old O’Shae Sibley, who was gay.
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Writers Guild and studio reps meet, but no signs of strike ending
Picketing writers on Friday expressed cautious optimism over the meeting with the AMPTP, saying they viewed it as a positive step while stressing their resolve to continue striking if necessary.
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A funeral home in El Salvador offers pink coffins with Barbie linings
Latin America jumped on Barbie mania with pink-colored tacos and pastries, commercial planes bearing the Barbie logo, political ads, Barbie-themed protests and now coffins.