Plus, the Maine Tattoo Arts Festival comes to Thompson’s Point this weekend.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Portland singer-songwriter pens musical tribute to Maine’s neighborliness
Jim Sharkey was inspired to write ‘Muamba Chicken Stew’ to honor efforts by Mainers to help the immigrant community amid a surge in ICE activity.
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Canadian ice skating show comes to Portland’s outdoor rink
The Montreal-based skating troupe will perform at the outdoor rink twice on Friday.
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Portland City Council may extend moratorium on large concert venues
Officials say the 6-month extension will give them time to consider a buffer between large venues that was crafted in response to a new concert hall proposed by Live Nation.
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Portland’s Observatory was an early social media network | Column
Lemuel Moody’s monitoring tower at the summit of Munjoy Hill took a new approach to architecture when it was built in 1807.
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These Mainers are learning to play musical instruments later in life – and gaining unexpected joy
It is never too late to pick up an instrument for the first time, or after a long time away, say these Maine musicians.
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Read the poem ‘Marry a Man Who,’ by Meg Stout
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Warren fly-fisher’s new novel explores ecology and changing tides
In his fourth novel, ‘Rolling Back the River,’ Paul Guernsey angles for his big catch.
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Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, a longtime Maine resident, dies at 96
The influential Oscar-winning documentarian had summered in Northport since 1974, and one of his many films was about nearby Belfast.
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‘Lend Me a Soprano,’ ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ among 6 Maine events this week
Also, catch the Maine Voices Live interview with Portland Hearts of Pine co-founder Gabe Hoffman-Johnson.