Catch performances by Patty Larkin, Lady Lamb and Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Face the Music: ICYMI, local music released this summer that’s worth a listen
Stray Bikes, Alice Limoges and Renee Coolbrith all put out new music in the last few months.
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Indie Film: ‘Coronavirus Conspiracy’ is probably not the film you’re thinking it is
Scarborough High graduate James Sunshine wrote the wacky script after the movie he was filming at the start of the pandemic lost its funding.
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Got Tix: Where to find tickets to upcoming shows
Catch jam band Pigeons Playing Ping Pong for two nights at State Theatre.
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Theater review: ‘Perseverance’ a story of two determined teachers, and a strong-willed theater company
The new play at Portland Stage, which faced many obstacles on its way to opening night, is about two women living 100 years apart.
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‘Venom 2′ smashes pandemic box office record
The second installment in the franchise debuted at $90.1 million in North America.
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Best-Sellers: ‘Harlem Shuffle,’ ‘Downeast’
The current top 10 best-selling fiction and nonfcition books in hardcover and paperback at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Book review: In a small Maine town, an act of arson leads to division and tragedy
Gregory Brown’s debut novel, ‘The Lowering Days,’ intertwines family drama with big questions of colonialism, ownership and environmentalism.
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Deep Water: ‘Wood Stacking Song,’ by Doug Woody Woodsum
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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With its space restored and mission renewed, Waldo Theatre is ready for its encore
The 85-year-old Waldoboro venue, closed since 2014, has been refurbished and reopened by community members, who are hoping to make it an arts center and economic driver.