Maine Inside Out is holding a special performance in Portland for Juneteenth to amplify the voices of incarcerated people.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Portland Press Herald.
6 Maine events include Portland Pride Parade, Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’
Attend the Saco Arts Festival and catch a Beach Boys tribute in Lewiston.
Meet generations of makers participating in Brunswick’s summer art walks
2nd Friday art walks take place in downtown Brunswick each month through September.
15 Maine summer festivals worth your plans
A busy, fun summer includes food, music and other types of festivals all over the state.
Portland music fans fill Old Port for Resurgam Festival
The Maine Academy of Modern Music hosted its 5th annual music festival in the Old Port, showcasing the talents of kids as young as 8 years old.
Portland cartoonist’s ‘Big Nate’ comic strip ends its daily run on Saturday
Lincoln Peirce is ending the daily ‘Big Nate’ cartoons, but the Sunday strips will continue to run.
19 live music concerts in Maine worth traveling for this summer
Huge acts including Barry Manilow, Billy Idol and Indigo Girls are performing all over the state.
The Breeders revisit Portland, bringing fresh songs and classics
The concert is Thursday at the State Theatre.
This composer is making silent films sing again in Maine
Ogunquit’s Leavitt Theatre is screening three silent films, accompanied by live music, this year.
Maine author adapting his novel set in Waterville for Netflix
Ron Currie is adapting his 2025 novel ‘The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne’ for Netflix. A prequel, ‘We Will See You Bleed,’ will be released July 7.