Catch shows from Tusk, Antibalas and Ellis Paul this week in Portland.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Face the Music: Ring in the new year with some live, local tunes
Three Portland spots are presenting New Year’s Eve shows Saturday.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: My mom was no cinephile, but I cherish our movies-related memories
The movies that struck a chord with Dennis Perkins’ mother, Kathy, who died this year.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
A friendship in life and words
An old friend takes stock of a new Wes McNair collection, which caps a decades-long career in poetry.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: As the subhead says, Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Book recommendations from readers
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Deep Water: ‘Metaphorical Leaps,’ by Mark Melnicove
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: For inaugural exhibit, Waterville gallery puts focus on video art
Three videos and a related sculpture make up ‘Light on Main Street’ at the Joan Digman Schmaltz Gallery of Art in the new Paul J. Schupf Art Center.
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How a 1987 Christmas album changed the way the holiday sounds
Jimmy Iovine was sitting on the floor of his sister’s house in Staten Island, on the phone with Bruce Springsteen, when he made the decision. It was 1985, and Iovine’s father, Vincent, had died suddenly on what the music producer says is “still the worst day of my life.” “I had an extraordinary relationship with […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
A fascinating history of beavers shows how the species shaped the U.S.
Leila Philip’s book is thrilling, both on scientific and historical levels.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Farms for Food Equity helps turn surplus into sustenance
The nonprofit kicked off its winter relief campaign with a party at Thompson’s Point.