“Project Omaha Beach: The Life and Military Service of a Penobscot Indian Elder” is a curious but honest volume notable for the unique information it freights. The rather choppy quality of its organization, which includes some duplication and newspaper articles from the author’s journey abroad, disguises a rich experience and a book that should not […]

ROCKLAND — My introduction to classical music was a Saturday-morning thing. Like so many American kids, I first heard — and loved — Wagner and Mozart as brought to us by Bugs Bunny. I still listen to classical music. My introduction to fine art came through wandering the Colby College Museum of Art and by […]

LEWISTON — The Atrium Art Gallery at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn campus presents “Tell Me a Story: About Maine,” showcasing the work of 14 artists who have illustrated children’s books. The exhibition includes artwork from classics such as “Dahlov Ipcar’s Maine Alphabet” and “The Little Fisherman,” written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated […]

To begin talking about the indie film “The Way, Way Back,” I want to go way, way back. Praise for the movie’s excellent cast, anchored by Sam Rockwell, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Allison Janney and teenage rock Liam James, will come later. As good as the actors are, we must begin with the originality of […]

ART WBLM Rock Art Show and Sale, artwork created by rock stars, famous rock photographs, album artwork, gold records, concert posters, animation art and more, Asylum, Portland. portlandasylum.com. Noon to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Annual Popham Art Show, works by local fine art painters and photographers with woodcuts […]

Maine author Paul Doiron crafts a compelling tale that draws heavily from real events.

Enthusiasm abounds as the Portland Museum of Art Contemporaries gather for a midsummer tip o’ the hat to keeping the scene vibrant.

A girl’s disappearance brings community angst into sharp relief in Ivy Pochoda’s second novel.