Many of the characters and places in the film with the hair-metal soundtrack are rooted in reality.

Look sharp, sample the colorful cocktail menu, and prepare to enjoy an evening of inventive and eclectic dining at this new Portland restaurant.

Through July 22, Frost Gully Gallery in Thomaston is showing a selection of recent paintings by gallery proprietor Thomas Crotty.

The Portland Museum of Art has just opened its big summer splash, “The Draw of the Normandy Coast,” but it already has its sights set on its next exhibit.

In “1812: The Navy’s War,” George C. Daughan gives a sprawling, brawling, factual account of America’s Second War for Independence.

WinterKids raises more than $20,000 and at the same time puts the ‘fun’ in fundraising with an event at quirky Bubba’s.

Maine author, humorist and radio personality John McDonald will be signing his new book, “Maine Trivia: A Storyteller’s Useful Guide to Useless Information.” It might make a good last-minute Father’s Day gift.

NEW YORK – What with “Ghost,” “Lysistrata Jones” and other wearying disappointments, the 2012-13 Broadway season hardly will go down as a banner year for new American musicals. Indeed, should the best-musical Tony Award go, at tonight’s ceremony, to a show other than “Once” or “Newsies” — the only remotely viable candidates for this most […]