The Portland-area artist has a solo show at Buoy in Kittery.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Best-Sellers: ‘The Hotel Nantucket,’ ‘This Will Not Pass’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books and More in South Portland.
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Inspired by trip home to Grenada, rising art world star unpacks his suitcase in Portland
Billy Gerard Frank’s latest work, which explores his past and a complex relationship with his father, will be on display from Friday through Aug. 13 at Elizabeth Moss Galleries.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Portland chamber recognizes leaders who are charging toward change
The 2022 Imagine Portland awards celebration draws 400 people to Ocean Gateway.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
‘The Foundling’ turns a serious subject into a perfect beach read
Ann Leary’s thrilling novel was inspired by the early 20th-century incarceration of “feebleminded” women.
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Book review: In fictional ‘Oslo, Maine,’ a musical couple from away collides with the locals
Unfortunately, neither the characters nor the town are believably drawn.
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‘Mr. Malcolm’s List’: Not quite Jane Austen, but close
If you’re going to set out to write a movie that critics will call Jane Austen-esque, you’ve got your work cut out for you. Not only does your script have to hold its own against one of the sharpest, funniest writers England has ever produced, but the raft of previous movies based on (or inspired […]
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Bedside table: Writer Anthony Doerr does it again
Book recommendations from readers.
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Deep Water: ‘Declaration,’ by Sandy Stott
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Canadian rocker Randy Bachman reunited with guitar stolen 45 years ago
The Gretsch guitar on which he wrote ‘American Woman’ and other hits was handed to him by a Japanese musician who had bought it at a Tokyo store in 2014 without knowing its history.