The Alfond Youth & Community Center is set to host the festival, which is to run over two long weekends and benefit nonprofits that provide aid to those contending with food insecurity and agencies developing workforce readiness programs.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Gael Greene, restaurant critic who made food ‘seductive,’ dies at 88
She upended New York’s food scene by bringing herself and her passions into her reviews. She also said her many flings included Elvis Presley.
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Julie Powell, bestselling author of ‘Julie & Julia,’ dies at 49
Julie Powell was known for documenting her mission to cook every recipe in Julia Child’s cookbook, ‘Mastering the Art of French Cooking.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Movie review: ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ takes biopic myth and parodies it
It only makes sense that Al Yankovic’s biopic would be a parody of biopics. So “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” is anything but the A-Z story of the song parodist who is perhaps not technically the best but arguably went on to become the most famous accordion player in an extremely specific genre of music. […]
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Taylor Swift makes music history, snagging all Billboard Top 10 spots
It is a previously unheard-of, tremendous achievement for any artist.
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Migos rapper Takeoff dead after Houston shooting, rep says
Takeoff — whose name was Kirsnick Khari Ball — was part of the Grammy-nominated rap trio Migos, along with Quavo and Offset.
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Theater review: Portland Stage packs ‘Sherlock Holmes’ with action and comedy
The live show runs through Nov. 20 and also will be available online.
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Indie Film: Crescent Beach stands in for Yosemite in Hulu series ‘Wild Crime’
The second season of the true crime series, produced by South Portland’s Lone Wolf Media, came out last week.
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Live Music Lineup: New Orleans jazz, bluegrass fiddle and songs from a screen legend
See Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue at Portland’s State Theatre.
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How the ‘Boat of Eternal Return’ made its way to a Portland gallery
The piece by artist Stephanie Rayner, originally from Canada but now living in Maine, will be on display at Cove Street Arts through the end of the year.