Conceptual fiber artist Bukola Koiki and writer Alex Marzano-Lesnevich are among 45 recipients of the awards from United States Artists.
Eric Russell
Staff Writer
Eric Russell has been a general assignment reporter at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram since 2012 and has been a journalist in Maine since 2004. Because he doesn’t have a specific geographic or topical area to cover, Eric often is free to roam the state in pursuit of the most interesting stories, whether it’s tackling the big topic of the day or chasing ideas that fall just outside the boundaries of everyday news. His favorite assignments are ones where he can leave the office and meet with people in their homes or their workplaces to talk about their struggles and challenges – and sometimes their triumphs. Or to try and answer complicated questions. Eric grew up in Southern Maine, went to college at the University of Maine and worked in Bangor for eight years before joining the Press Herald. He lives in Brunswick with his wife, a school teacher, and two daughters.
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By taking on this risky play, Mad Horse makes its point about censorship
The local production of ‘Quills,’ written in 1995 by Broadway veteran and Pulitzer winner Doug Wright, is about the controversial Marquis de Sade, and the theater’s creative artists say its message is as timely as ever.
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Eat & Run: The Cheesy Skillet takes comfort food to an extreme
Chef Danny Caron opened locations in Auburn and Topsham last year, offering a lunch and dinner menu that caters to cheese lovers.
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State’s only biennial to showcase 35 established and emerging artists
The exhibit at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland opens Saturday and runs through May 7.
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‘Night of the Living Rez’ a finalist for national prize
Levant author Morgan Talty’s collection is one of three up for The Story Prize.
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Poet Richard Blanco pulls from his own Miami-to-Maine story for first play
Blanco, best known as the poet for Barack Obama’s second inauguration, teamed up with fellow Cuban American writer Vanessa Garcia on ‘Sweet Goats and Blueberry Senoritas,’ a play commissioned by Portland Stage, where it premieres this month.
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Decades-old abuse claims against Portland diocese, once blocked, pour in after state law change
More than a dozen people once barred by statutes of limitations are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
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West Coast design firm chosen for Portland Museum of Art expansion
Lever Architecture, based in Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles, was chosen ahead of three other finalists to design a new building on the site of the former Children’s Museum that will be integrated into the museum’s existing campus overlooking Congress Square.
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Portland Diocese challenging 2021 Maine law lifting statute of limitations on childhood abuse claims
Attorneys for the diocese and the 13 plaintiffs suing the church will argue the case before Superior Court Justice Thomas McKeon later this month.
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Historic Portland building has quietly become an arts and literary hub
The 172-year-old Mechanics’ Hall on Congress Street, which has endured change all around it and prolonged periods of uncertainty, is well-positioned to serve a variety of creative needs in years to come.