During her nearly 10 years at the South Portland Public Library, Marie Plouffe has helped people decide what to read next, how to use computers and printers and looked up a huge variety of information.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine Lit Fest kicks off with events from Portland to Presque Isle
This year’s festival, featuring events from Portland to Presque Isle, has a wider geographic reach than the inaugural event in 2022.
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Portland Ovations kicks off 94th season with free piano performance Saturday
The Gather Hear Portland appearance from pianist Miki Sawada starts at 2 p.m. in Congress Square Park.
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Killer Queen will rock you in Portland; Lambs in South Portland hosts record sale
See the Queen tribute at Merrill Auditorium on Thursday.
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Tickets on sale for Bombay Rickey on Saturday, Lucinda Williams on Nov. 14
Bombay Rickey brings its multi-genre sound, influenced by ’60s cinema, to Portland.
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Documentary insists the free press isn’t doomed. Phew.
A screening of ‘Trusted Sources’ at Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta will be followed by a Q&A with Maine journalists.
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A painful tale of rape and consequences at an elite New England boarding school
Three students narrate ‘The Sharp Edge of Silence,’ including the victim of the assault by a star athlete at the school who seems to be getting away with it.
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Environmental visions will beckon you off the beaten path
In shows running into the fall, galleries in Searsport and Deer Isle offer a wealth of variety.
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In a new memoir, conservative Sam Patten details the ‘Dangerous Company’ he keeps
Patten’s adventures – and misadventures – took him from Kazakhstan to Ukraine, from Nigeria to Iraq. His legal troubles didn’t lessen his self-confidence.
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In Rumaan Alam’s ‘Entitlement,’ money can drive people crazy
The author of ‘Leave the World Behind’ returns with a bleakly satirical and unnerving novel.