In ‘A Season for That,’ award-winning food writer Steve Hoffman recounts the six months he and his wife and children spent living abroad.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Portland Press Herald.
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At a pivotal time for the Maine Arts Commission, new leader offers promise
The agency’s new executive director started her job in August with 30-plus years of experience at the intersection of arts and government.
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Prince fans can party overnight like it’s 1999 with Airbnb rental of ‘Purple Rain’ house
A few Prince fans visiting the superstar’s hometown of Minneapolis may be lucky to stay at a place that will let them go crazy over his cultural legacy.
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The wedding marsh: Lana Del Rey reportedly marries alligator tour guide Jeremy Dufrene
It’s the first marriage for Del Rey and second for Dufrene.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Auburn filmmaker on a mission to introduce Maine’s lumberjills to the world
Auburn native Breanna Wing wants “Axe Women: The Modern Lumberjill” to chronicle women’s relationship with the timber industry, from wartime lumber-cutting to modern competitive shows.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Maine
Oscar-nominated director Todd Field coming to Portland screening of ‘In the Bedroom’
Field, who lives in the Midcoast, will lead a post-film discussion at the Portland Museum of Art event on Oct. 5.
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Maggie Smith, star of stage, film and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89
Smith was frequently rated the preeminent British female performer of a generation and remained in demand even in her later years.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
How Elizabeth Strout came to bring 3 beloved characters together in ‘Tell Me Everything’
When the author realized Olive Kitteridge, Lucy Barton and Bob Burgess from her previous books were all living in Crosby, Maine, she knew they had to meet.
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Deep Water: ‘A Few Things I Want Today,’ by Peter Beckford
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Get acquainted with Olive Kitteridge, Bob Burgess and Lucy Barton
The three characters from previous Elizabeth Strout books are the focus of her latest novel, ‘Tell Me Everything.’ If you haven’t met them before, here’s some background.