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Indie Film: How we archive our lives is Maine documentarian’s latest subject

by Dennis Perkins July 24, 2023July 26, 2023

Ian Cheney’s ‘The Arc of Oblivion’ will be shown next month from inside an ark built on land in Rockland.

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Face the Music: 5 must-see performers at the Ossipee Valley Music Festival

by Aimsel Ponti July 24, 2023July 20, 2023

The four-day event in Hiram also features workshops, barn dances, yoga and food trucks.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized

‘Barbie,’ in 1st, and ‘Oppenheimer,’ in 2nd, fuel historic box office bonanza

by LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press July 23, 2023July 23, 2023

The ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon may have started out as a good-natured competition between two aesthetic opposites, but, as many hoped, both movies benefitted in the end.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

Art review: Art-making is among the many careers of these professionals

by Jorge S. Arango July 23, 2023July 18, 2023

Four concurrent shows feature artists who have worked in very different fields, from psychotherapy to coffee roasting.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Bedside table: A nonfiction stack

July 23, 2023July 20, 2023

Editor’s note: Some people tell us about one book they’re reading, and some, like LIZ SOLET of Blue Hill, who sent us this list, have an enticing and varied stack. “The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, and Ancient Crab, and an Epic Journey” by Deborah Cramer “Catch and Release: The Enduring Yet Vulnerable Horseshoe Crab” […]

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