Plus, the Portland Symphony Orchestra performs in Old Orchard Beach.
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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Performers are returning to Maine stages this summer. Will audiences come back, too?
Arts organizations across the state are laying out a pre-pandemic level of programming this season and hoping there’s an appetite for it.
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Here’s what’s coming to Maine theaters this summer
World-premiere musicals, classical plays and something for the kids are all on the season’s schedule.
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Maine summer arts traditions, old and new, to look forward to
The Bates Dance Festival, Shakespeare in the Park and Opera Maine are among the state’s must-see cultural events.
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Nonprofit board fires DaPonte String Quartet musicians, changes mission
The group that has managed the ensemble for decades told the quartet’s members this week that they would no longer be paid as salaried musicians.
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Oliver, Charlotte top 2021 list of Maine’s most popular baby names
While those also were high on the national list, some names – like Owen and Willow – were much more popular in Maine than in the rest of the country.
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Maine Art Gallery featuring work by artists at Spindleworks in Brunswick
Spindleworks is a program of the Independence Association, which provides services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Commission accomplished: Portland performances to showcase new work funded by pandemic program
Musician Samuel James and dance choreographers Riley Watts and Heather Stewart were among the recipients of commissions from Portland Ovations meant to put artists to work.
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Woolwich curator’s new destination gallery veers far from ‘lighthouses and landscapes’
Sarah Bouchard, who worked for years in other galleries in Maine, has converted a garage at her home to display the work of Maine artists.
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Story of psychoanalyst Sabina Spielrein set to song in musical premiering at Portland Stage
‘Sabina’ tells the real-life story of a young Russian woman who was institutionalized then went on to become a student and the lover of psychoanalyst Carl Jung.