IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: TUESDAY • Hanley Leadership Dinner, 6 to 9 p.m., Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland. Hear a keynote address by T.R. Reid about affordable health care and see seven individuals and nonprofits honored for humanitarian work. $75. 622-3374, Ext. 226. […]

BATH – Maine Maritime Museum challenges the commonly held perception of what one will find in a maritime history museum with the opening of its latest exhibit, “Cross Currents: Visual Arts Distilled from the Maritime World.” The show is on view through Feb. 6. Just as history is a compilation of complex interwoven elements, “Cross […]

I picked up Douglas Kennedy’s romantic novel, “The Pursuit of Happiness,” a few weeks ago with no idea at all what I was getting into. The cover of the heavy paperback (572 pages) intrigued me. A woman dressed in black, who could be Cate Blanchett in the last moments of the Titanic, faces away from […]

Art Holiday show, group exhibit, CRAFT Gallery, Rockland. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Thursday through Saturday. Through Dec. 5. “John Haberle: Master of Illusion,” Portland Museum of Art, Portland, $4-$10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Tuesday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Through […]

Mark Marchesi got his bright idea playing with his kids in the bathtub. He loathed buying one more plastic toy, and decided instead to make wooden playthings for his youngsters. One good idea led to another, and the result is Merchants Row, a fledgling toy company for kids and adults that Marchesi is serving up […]

IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: TODAY 20/20 Charity Wine Tasting, 3 to 5 p.m., Havana South, Portland. Taste 20 wines perfect for Thanksgiving pairing with all proceeds going to the Animal Refuge League.$20. 504-4510. WEDNESDAY Scotch Tasting, 5 to 7 p.m., The Salt Exchange, Portland. […]

When I read the first paragraph in the prologue in this nonfiction book, I feared I had a clunker on my hands. Based on that first glance, it appeared I was saddled with a move-to-Maine memoir by a Massachusetts retiree who bought an old house in Brunswick. What’s new about that? The answer is: plenty! […]

The acclaimed author can tackle divorce or death and come away amused.

Art “John Haberle: Master of Illusion,” Portland Museum of Art, $4-$10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today to Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Through Dec. 12. “Debating Modern Photography: The Triumph of Group f/64,” Portland Museum of Art, $4-$10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today to Wednesday; […]