Vacationland Cup 2025 was held Saturday night at a jam-packed Colisee. Staff photos by Russ Dillingham
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine’s best bets this week: A giant bouncy house, balloon fest and Highland Games
Catch concerts from Watchhouse in Portland and Halley Elwell in Augusta.
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Back Cove festival hit all the right notes, with help from The Roots, Madi Diaz and Lucy Dacus
Here are some of my favorite parts of a well organized, diverse event.
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Biddeford’s Vacationland Film Festival highlights the best of Maine filmmaking
City Theater in Biddeford plays host to a weekend’s worth of Maine-centered storytelling on film.
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14 historical photos from Lewiston-Auburn’s Balloon Festival
The Great Falls Balloon Festival became the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival in 2024.
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What to know about Portland’s upcoming votes on a proposed Live Nation venue
The City Council and planning board are expected to take votes Monday and Tuesday that could affect the proposed concert hall.
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From Stephen King to New Jersey diners, History Press books cover local lore around the US
A writer from Maine, Sharon Kitchens has turned her passion for Stephen King’s books into a published work
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5 don’t-miss exhibits as Maine’s busy fair season ramps up
Historic villages, a ‘Charlotte’s Web’ recreation, and a real rodeo are just some of the many highlights at the state’s agricultural fairs this year.
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We were convinced Back Cove Festival would fail, then proven wrong | Column
Now that organizers have shown it can work, would bigger be better?
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A fast-paced debut novel about a start-up seems ripped from real-life events
In Austin Taylor’s ‘Notes on Infinity,’ 2 brilliant Harvard students meet, compete, drop out, form a startup and become romantically entangled. Then things start to go awry.