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Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Face the Music: Weakened Friends grow up together on ‘Quitter’
Grab tickets now for their Dec. 3 show at Portland House of Music.
Woolwich artist reunited with late husband in joint exhibit at Maine Jewish Museum
Ellen Golden and Duane Paluska worked in separate studios, but their creations nevertheless reveal deep connections.
Got Tix: Where to find tickets to upcoming shows
Grab tickets for vocal group Pentatonix, who will be playing a Christmas show in Portland on Dec. 2.
Live Music Lineup: Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards bring their indie folk-pop sound to Portland
There’s also a tribute to Carole King in Sanford, and Little Feat headline the State Theatre.
Wilbur Smith, prolific author of adventure tales, dies at 88
He set many of his stories in Africa, where he grew up on a cattle ranch and hunted game.
‘Eternals’ wins box office over ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’
The Marvel blockbuster maintains dfirst place with $27.5 million.
Native authors share their culture through stories about Indigenous people in Maine
New books from the viewpoint of Maine’s Native peoples are out this year, and librarians are putting a focus on the subject area, including compiling reading lists.
Deep Water: ‘Teeth,’ by Jefferson Navicky
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Best-Sellers: ‘The Nameless Ones,’ ‘Downeast’
The current top 10 best-selling fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback at Longfellow Books in Portland.