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Arts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture

Bestsellers: ‘The Correspondent’ and ‘1929’ top local lists

December 3, 2025December 3, 2025

Here are the week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine

Maine country band 12/OC on the rise to headline Portland show

by Ray Routhier December 3, 2025December 4, 2025

Brothers Reid and Will Nichols, who form the core of the band, will headline a holiday concert at Cross Insurance Arena and soon announce a major tour.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Review

Grace Hartigan’s gorgeous show at the PMA resists easy classification | Column

by Jorge S. Arango December 3, 2025December 4, 2025

Hartigan’s fascination with street life is evident in ‘Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention,’ on exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art through Jan. 11.

Arts & Entertainment, Business, News, Times Record

L.L.Bean’s Winter Spectacular projects holiday spirit

by Paul Bagnall December 2, 2025December 4, 2025

A Maine-made holiday-themed animation is being projected on Camp L.L.Bean’s tent leading up to Christmas Eve.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine

A Maine children’s author drew Taylor Swift’s otter shirt

by Ray Routhier December 2, 2025December 2, 2025

Chris Van Dusen, of Camden, created the image of 2 otters lounging in the water, which Swift made famous in October in a film promoting her latest album.