It’s the 10th anniversary of Gardens Aglow at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. The light show has attracted 780,000 visitors to Boothbay, who wind through a mile of pathways adorned by more than 750,000 high-efficiency LED lights – about 66 miles of lights if laid end-to-end. Photos by staff photographer Ben McCanna.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
The Onion, Sandy Hook families team up to win Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction
Jones confirmed the acquisition and said he planned to file legal challenges to stop it.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Maine’s diverse family-owned businesses celebrate common values
The Institute for Family Owned Business celebrated its 30th anniversary with an awards ceremony.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
The 19th-century church sex scandal that changed our view of privacy
Robert Shaplen’s ‘Free Love’ delves into the adultery case against Henry Ward Beecher, an abolitionist preacher and a presidential hopeful.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
‘Meet the Neighbors’ suggests we rethink what we think we know about animals
Author Brandon Keim makes a cogent case for reevaluating how we understand – and treat – the creatures around us, even those we fear or loathe.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News, Schools and Education
USM’s Crewe Center for the Arts prepares for August 2025 opening
The $63 million facility on the Portland campus, named for prolific songwriter Bob Crewe, will contain music practice rooms, performances spaces, an art gallery and classrooms.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
At Maine Jewish Museum, viewers are invited on personal journeys
See the works of artists Yvonne Maiden, Arthur Yanoff and Don Peterson in separate shows running into the new year in Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Review
Portland Symphony Orchestra puts spotlight on its talented musicians
An homage to a late violinist was followed by works by Strauss and Mendelssohn that let members of the orchestra shine.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Music
Luckily for us, Lucinda Williams’ busy schedule includes a stop in Portland
The singer-songwriter and her band will perform at the State Theatre on Thursday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Tickets on sale for Patty Larkin on Nov. 23, Paula Poundstone on Nov. 29
See singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor on Friday in Arundel.