Maine’s Tess Gerritsen returns to her start in mystery romance with a re-release of the novel that served as her ‘bridge’ to thrillers.
Arts & Entertainment
Classical Beat: A question of psalms: Which impresses – Bernstein or Stravinsky?
The Bowdoin Chorus and Mozart Mentors Orchestra will present an impressive Stravinsky symphony.
Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry
Edited and Introduced by Wesley McNair, Maine Poet Laureate. Today Elizabeth Tibbetts of Hope writes of a character well known to those who pass him by in their cars. Yet he remains mysterious. The Saint of Returnables By Elizabeth Tibbetts Our saint of returnables is back, riding, slow mile after mile, along the spring roadside, […]
Portland Stage presents ‘The Savannah Disputation’
Though light and comedic, the play explores the dilemmas of shaken faith.
USM gallery in Lewiston crawling with art inspired by ants
Putting egos aside four artists work collaboratively to visually re-create the complex social structures of leafcutter ants.
‘Event cinema’ on the rise
Plays, sports and just about anything else can now be streamed live to local venues.
Signings, etc.
Author Josh Reubner will discuss the faltering Middle East peace talks.
‘Elementary’ affirms place as smartest TV study of addiction recovery
Very few shows could pull off a homage to the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman without seeming exploitative, sensational or culturally carnivorous. Only one could do it in the middle of an episode dealing with a bunch of missing anthrax and Garret Dillahunt as a dairy farmer. Two years ago, when CBS premiered the crime-procedural […]
Movie Review: ‘Brick Mansions’ has lots of plot
But Paul Walker’s performance is not his best.