A fundraising gala for Family Crisis Services, which assists victims of domestic violence, raises more than $23,000.
Arts & Entertainment
Book review: Bach revealed as a rebel in ‘Music in the Castle of Heaven’
Composer John Eliott Gardiner’s tome on the great composer shows him as far more than a ‘bewigged, jowly’ old man with talent.
At Bates, Robert Indiana taps Bob Dylan for inspiration
The Maine artist debuts a new series of work based on rock lyrics.
Bates Dance Festival brings cutting-edge dance, established favorites to Lewiston
While training students, the festival offers a month of professional dance performances starting July 9.
Alison Chase performance
WHAT: “Dancing with Steel en Plein Air” Choreographer Alison Chase and her nephew, Nigel Chase, who is director of the Atlantic Clarion Steel Band, present site-inspired dance performances across Maine. Their venues range from a field on Penobscot Bay to Portland’s Congress Square, and the performances include humor, illusion and athleticism unique to each performance […]
Book review: Life of Maine congressman and death in a duel examined
Psychologist Roger Ginn explores the ego, environs and cultural context of Jonathan Cilley, who met an untimely demise.
How comic book movies are making comic books worse
Comic books have become episodic middle-brow stories easily adaptable to the big screen.
Abbe Museum’s new exhibition tells difficult Native American stories
‘People of the First Light’ features Native voices and a more inclusive historical narrative than has been told in the past.