KARI CHAPIN Massachusestts-based crafting guru Kari Chapin will be at Longfellow Books on Friday discussing her book, “The Handmade Marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and Online.”   WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday WHERE: Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland. 772-4045; www.longfellowbooks.com HOW MUCH: Free  

The movie “Nanny McPhee Returns” is a lot like Nanny herself. It’s not always pretty to look at, but deep down it’s charming, funny and warm. Emma Thompson reprises her role as the Mary Poppins-on-speed nanny who makes magic with the tap of her walking stick. She only appears at households in total disarray. Such […]

Lewis Kaplan, co-founder and artistic director of the Bowdoin International Music Festival, has a deservedly famous talk on J.S. Bach’s use of numerology in his musical works. I was surprised to find out last week that Debussy (and maybe Beethoven and Mozart and Schubert)) also experimented with mathematical ratios and series in at least some […]

Jonathan Franzen returns with a monumental tale of relationship dysfunction.

Maine has been experiencing a lot of spam over the past week. Reports of the incident began in the midcoast last week and have since spread south to Ogunquit. Mayhem and madness have ensued, but there’s no need to double the firewalls on your computer. The only infectious attachment with this spam is laughter. And, […]

SOUTH BRISTOL Jinishian Gallery opens location on Rutherford Island The J. Russell Jinishian Gallery of Fairfield, Conn., has opened a summer location at 2159 State Route 129 in South Bristol, on Rutherford Island, just up the hill from the swing bridge. The gallery is open by appointment through Labor Day. Call 644-1102. Visitors can view […]