NEW ON THE SHELF “THE FAULT IN OUR STARS,” Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort. Keep the Kleenex close at hand for this skillful adaptation, the unavoidably tragic tale of good-natured teens Frannie (Woodley, “The Descendants”) and Michael (Elgort, “Divergent”), who meet in a cancer support group having both been beaten into near-submission by the disease, only […]
Arts & Entertainment
Kienbusch family legacy on view in Fryeburg
The exhibition probes the influence of a famous artistic uncle.
VoxPhotographs opens gallery with exhibit, ‘Urban’
The show is meant to ‘demonstrate the visions of Maine’s fine art photographers in the age of digital darkroom.’
With experiences culled from Maine, Paul Watkins tells a WWII winter tale
The fifth in the Inspector Pekkala series weaves family story and trouble in Ukraine.
Society Notebook: Center toasts captains of creativity
The cocktail party is a warm-up for Maine Center for Creativity’s biennial gala in November.
‘Wisdomkeeper’ chronicles life of radical religious scholar Huston Smith
A Maine author bases a book on a series of interviews with the 95-year-old author of ‘The World’s Religions.’
‘Midnight at the Pera Palaces’ examines one of the world’s great cities
Charles King’s new book is an engaging, detailed look at Istanbul.
Sarah McRae Morton’s painterly dreamscapes
The artist follows her own distinctive vision while sampling some 19th-century masters.
Review: Sun Kil Moon spreads warmth on Portland crowd
Coming off conflicts elsewhere, Mark Kozolek awes the audience at Port City Music Hall.
Fans may be humming tune to ‘Portland, Maine’ thanks to Tim McGraw
The country star’s new album has a breakup song named for the city that’s not exactly positive, but it’s ‘amazing publicity’ nonetheless.