Because of pandemic-related uncertainties and Bowdoin College’s schedule, the Brunswick-based theater felt it had to change venues for the shows to go on.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Live Music Lineup: Mozart, Americana and classic country
Catch shows this week from Amy Sims & Vytas Baksys, Jason Spooner Band and Scott Moreau.
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‘Where We Stand,’ a modern fable, opens Friday at Portland Stage
The play features one character, a narrator, and addresses the importance of compassion in a community.
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Indie Film: State motto takes on terrifying meaning in horror short ‘Dirigo’
Skowhegan native and Portland resident Noah Bessey’s film was selected to represent Maine in The United States of Horror anthology.
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New ‘Saw’ film tops box office but with underwhelming sales
‘Spiral,’ starring Chris Rock, is the ninth film in the franchise.
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Portland Ballet performs before a live audience with ‘Momentum’
The production of ‘Momentum: 3 Dances for Moving Forward’ at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center featured two pieces choreographed by artistic director Nell Shipman that began and ended the evening.
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In the 19th century, an unlikely man ignited a movement to protect animals from mistreatment
‘Traitor to His Species” tells the story of Henry Bergh, who believed that when we abuse animals, we also harm ourselves. He was accused of ‘benevolent balderdash,’ but his ideas live on.
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When the sun never set on the British Empire and London never slept
Simon Heffer’s encyclopedic book about Victorian and Edwardian England offers a fascinating perspective on the present.
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Deep Water: ‘Always Day,’ by Edward J. Rielly
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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‘The Underground Railroad’ is traumatic, unflinching and relentless – also beautiful, must-see TV
Barry Jenkins unpacks two legacies in “The Underground Railroad.” One is ugly and horrific, the resounding echo of an institution that stripped human beings of their culture and identity and enslaved them for profit. The other is beautiful and stirring, marked by resilience and resolve. These legacies have been intertwined for the last 400 years, […]