There’s an abundance of thought-provoking and emotionally moving art on display at the Rockland institution.
Review
How a forgotten American crisis led to democratic renewal
In “American Midnight,” Adam Hochschild revisits an era almost a century ago when dangerous forces abounded.
Book review: The search for meaning in a deconstructed library
The prose poems in ‘Antique Densities’ are fantastical yet reassuringly matter-of-fact.
Puerto Rican musician Fabiola Méndez displays mastery at Portland show
Méndez, who also sings, is considered a master at playing the cuatro, a traditional 10-string, guitar-like instrument.
Tale of a real-life gardener – who made nearby islands bloom – will grow on you
‘Celia Planted a Garden’ introduces children to Celia Thaxter, a well-known poet and gardener in her time, who all her life cherished flowers, birds and the Isles of Shoals.
Art review: ‘Morphing Medium’ will widen your view of photography
The show at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts crams in examples of many variations of the art form.
‘The Banshees of Inisherin’: When old friendship goes violently awry
The Irish writer-director Martin McDonagh has earned an adoring audience for his ability to find grace amid the grotesque. With films like “In Bruges” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” he’s been rapturously received for his auteurist signatures, which include extravagant profanity, wickedly caustic humor, and a penchant for putting his characters into alternately amusing […]
Theater review: Portland Stage packs ‘Sherlock Holmes’ with action and comedy
The live show runs through Nov. 20 and also will be available online.
Art review: Exploring the Black experience and the human condition at Cove Street
‘Stay Black & Die’ and ‘Worry Later’ are up at the Portland gallery for about another month.
Book review: In small town Maine, a lobsterman has big ambitions and few scruples
Echoes of ‘The Great Gatsby’ resound in ‘The Midcoast,’ Adam White’s debut novel.