The ‘beloved annual event’ is coming back to give art enthusiasts a breath of fresh air after a long winter made even more challenging by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Box office: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ sets global pandemic record
The film, which opens in North American theaters and on HBO Max on Wednesday, debuted in 38 overseas markets to an impressive $121.8 million.
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Eddie Murphy inducted into NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame
Previous inductees include Oprah Winfrey, Stevie Wonder, Spike Lee, Ray Charles and Sidney Poitier.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Suicide bomb hits Palm Sunday Mass in Indonesia, 20 wounded
Police say the two attackers – who were both killed in the blast – are believed to have been members of a militant group with allegiance to the Islamic State.
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Deep Water: ‘The Tally,’ by Wesley McNair
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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There’s no stopping Twyla Tharp, even as she approaches 80
NEW YORK — To say Twyla Tharp is still at it after all these years would be inaccurate. Because there is never anything still about Twyla Tharp. The title of the new PBS documentary about this seminal figure in modern dance – who has sent bodies of all shapes into orbit and even made Mikhail […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: The inspirational George M. Houser and his decades-long commitment to racial justice
“I had just finished reading and appreciating the most recent, excellent biography of John Lewis, when Sheila Collins’ book ‘Ubuntu: George M. Houser and the Struggle for Peace and Freedom on Two Continents’ was published last year. It is on my bedside table, and I’m in the last chapter. I didn’t meet George Houser until […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Food
Anthony Bourdain’s forthcoming book ‘World Travel’ is inspiring our post-pandemic trips
How to use wisdom from his latest book when you hit the road again.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Maine Preservation takes gala guests on virtual speakeasy tour
The nonprofit’s 10th anniversary fundraiser made use of an app that enabled attendees to mingle in smaller groups online.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Two hundred years on, a medical book finally sees the light of day
Rockport resident Richard Kahn beautifully illuminates ‘Diseases in the District of Maine, 1772 to 1820,’ an unpublished manuscript by the remarkable Jeremiah Barker.