Libraries across the state have incorporated formal and informal gallery spaces into their expansions and renovations.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Read the poem ‘How We Get Close,’ by Sandy Stott
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Doing good means breaking rules in ‘At Midnight Comes the Cry’
In Julia Spencer-Fleming’s riveting 10th Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne mystery, white supremacy hits town and a police officer is missing.
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Bestsellers: ‘How to Read a Book’ and ‘Against the Machine’ top local lists
Here are the week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Portland to get spring music festival
The All Roads Music Festival, which has run in Belfast for a decade, will expand to Maine’s biggest city for 2 days in May.
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Maine enacted a law on ticket resale to protect consumers. How does it work?
The law prohibits selling speculative tickets, using bots and charging exorbitant fees for resale services.
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A life-sized inflatable whale is making a splash in Maine
Owned by wildlife education and conservation advocate Jessica Woodend, of Topsham, Chunk the whale makes visits to schools and community spaces all over Maine.
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Midcoast-based film a ‘love letter’ to Maine printmaking
Shot between 2023 and 2024 at a print shop in the Midcoast, ‘Neo-Typesetters’ spotlights the enduring art of printmaking and those keeping it alive.
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Things to do in Maine this week include comedian Adam Ray, MLK Day celebration
Plus, Broadway singer George Dvorsky has several performances in Portland.
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12 ways to get the most enjoyment out of Maine this winter
Events include festivals and Maine Maple Sunday weekend.