Meetinghouse Arts’ “Recollected and Reconfigured” fashion show and “From Waste to Wonder” art exhibition explore what becomes of things cast aside.
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Meet November’s featured artist at Kennebunk Free Library
Joanne Maloney is a member of ‘Urban Sketchers,’ a group that creates art during inclement weather.
Where older Mainers can get deals and discounts
There are reduced prices available for a wide range of offerings, including park passes, train fares and movie tickets.
Local actors haunt town as ghosts of Yarmouth’s past
Reviving characters of the town’s history, Stroll Haunted Yarmouth will offer spooky tours of the historic cemetery complete with phantoms.
Harvest on the Harbor returns to Portland for 19th year
The annual food and beverage festival will take place at a new venue for 2025.
Yarmouth Art Festival draws early bird crowds
As the festival enters its 17th year, local art enthusiasts line up to get their first pick of the art, with proceeds going to three Maine nonprofits.
A Roman water cure — in Portland’s Lincoln Park | Column
Some public spaces remind us to slow down and enjoy the moment.
Bestsellers: ‘The Correspondent’ and ‘History Matters’ top local lists
Here are the week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Read the poem ‘Worms,’ by John Paul Caponigro
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Poet Samaa Abdurraqib looks back while looking ahead
In her new collection, ‘Towards a Retreat,’ she examines foundational experiences and extols the natural world as refuge.