Catch local singer Jennifer Porter on Saturday in Portland.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Paris Hilton becomes a first-time mom to baby boy
Socialite and reality TV star Paris Hilton has welcomed her first child with her husband, venture capitalist Carter Reum.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Lloyd Morrisett, who helped launch ‘Sesame Street,’ dies at 93
The co-creator of the beloved children’s education TV series is remembered as a ‘wise, thoughtful, and above all kind leader.’
Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
Pope criticizes anti-gay laws, says being gay is a sin but ‘not a crime’
At least 67 countries, the majority in Africa or the Middle East, have national laws against same-sex relations, while at least nine others criminalize gender expression against transgender or other people.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, Schools and Education
Maine College of Art & Design hires new exhibitions director
Iris Williamson will oversee short- and long-term exhibitions at the college’s Institute for Contemporary Art and serve as a resource for hundreds of students.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Searchers find 2nd hiker in area where Julian Sands missing
Storms have coated Mount Baldy with heavy snow and ice and searches have been thwarted by the threat of avalanches and foul weather, including powerful winds.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, New England
Results released in girl’s request for DNA evidence of Santa
A Rhode Island girl sent a partially eaten cookie and carrot sticks to her town’s police department.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Jennifer Coolidge named Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
She’ll be honored with a parade through Harvard Square on Feb. 4 followed by a roast.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Willie Nelson to celebrate 90th birthday at all-star concert
The lineup includes Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves and Ziggy Marley.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Nation & World, News
Senators grill Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift fiasco
They also went after the price of tickets and fees, which now average 27% of the ticket cost and can climb as high as 75%.